NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION 2020 CONSERVATION INVESTMENTS 1 A snowy egret leaps into flight in Florida. 2 The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is dedicated to sustaining, restoring and enhancing the nation’s fish, wildlife, plants and habitats for current and future generations. NFWF will advance its mission through innovative public and private partnerships, and by investing financial resources and intellectual capital into science-based programs designed to address conservation priorities and achieve measurable outcomes. In fiscal year 2020, NFWF invested $398.5 million to support more than 950 projects across the nation, generating an on-the-ground conservation impact of more than $701.6 million. An eastern indigo snake leaves its burrow in Georgia. 2 CONTENTS United States and U.S. Territories Fiscal Year 2020 Conservation Investments Alabama 3 Montana 39 Alaska 4 Nebraska 40 Arizona 5 Nevada 40 Arkansas 5 New Hampshire 41 California 6 New Jersey 42 Colorado 11 New Mexico 45 Connecticut 13 New York 45 Delaware 14 North Carolina 49 District of Columbia 16 North Dakota 51 Florida 17 Ohio 51 Georgia 19 Oklahoma 52 Hawaii 21 Oregon 52 Idaho 23 Pennsylvania 53 Illinois 24 Rhode Island 59 Indiana 25 South Carolina 60 Iowa 26 South Dakota 61 Kansas 26 Tennessee 62 Kentucky 26 Texas 63 Louisiana 27 Utah 65 Maine 29 Vermont 66 Maryland 30 Virginia 66 Massachusetts 32 Washington 69 Michigan 35 West Virginia 71 Minnesota 37 Wisconsin 72 Mississippi 37 Wyoming 73 Missouri 38 U.S. Territories 74 United States and International Fiscal Year 2020 Conservation Investments 76 Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund Fiscal Year 2020 Project Commitments 78 Impact-Directed Environmental Accounts Fiscal Year 2020 Project Commitments 82 1 UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES FISCAL YEAR 2020 CONSERVATION INVESTMENTS 2 ALABAMA Florida Agricultural Saltwater and Mechanical University Expanding and Improving the Use of Electronic Alabama Forestry Foundation GIS Capacity and Training to Support Gulf- Monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Trawl Improving Habitat for At-Risk Species in South Wide Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration Fishery (multiple states) Alabama’s Longleaf Forests — II (AL, FL, LA, MS, TX) Expand and improve the use of electronic Engage family forest owners in south Provide geographic information system monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico shrimp Alabama to restore and enhance longleaf (GIS) expertise and training in support of trawl fishery by installing electronic pine forests to improve habitat for at-risk Gulf-wide ecosystem conservation and monitoring systems and collecting data species such as gopher tortoise, eastern restoration programs and projects. Project on protected species interactions and red indigo snake and eastern hognose snake. will develop GIS layers and maps where snapper bycatch volume and locations. Project will reach and educate landowners Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Project will maximize the utility of the through direct mail and social media and Natural Resources Damage Assessment collected data for both fishery management marketing, workshops and field days, projects have been approved for planning and dealer verification of catch origin and restore 11,500 acres of longleaf through and implementation by the U.S. Department sustainable fishing practices. plantings, prescribed burning, and invasive of Agriculture. $173,145 species control, and collect gopher tortoise $300,000 population data on private lands. The Longleaf Alliance $300,000 Mississippi State University Collaborating to Restore Longleaf in the Gulf Novel Techniques for Restoring Shortleaf Pine- Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership Landscape Alabama Forestry Foundation Hardwood Ecosystems on Reclaimed Mine (AL, FL) Restoring Connectivity and Improving Sites (AL) Restore and maintain 44,000 acres of In-Stream Habitat in the Upper Sipsey Fork Restore 182 acres of shortleaf pine and longleaf pine habitat in south Alabama and Watershed (AL) shortleaf pine-oak habitat on a reclaimed the western panhandle region of Florida Replace improperly installed and maintained mine site in north-central Alabama, to benefit rare and declining species such culvert crossings to restore connectivity improving soil and water quality and as the Bachman’s sparrow, red-cockaded in 13 high-priority streams in Winston benefiting species such as northern woodpecker, gopher tortoise and northern County, Alabama, benefiting numerous bobwhite and freshwater mussels. bobwhite. Project will provide technical freshwater species, including the black Project will use the restored property as assistance to private landowners and deploy warrior waterdog and flattened musk turtle. a demonstration site to engage private an ecosystem support team to implement Project will improve habitat connectivity landowners and land managers through prescribed burning, plant longleaf pine, within 101 miles of streams, improve 20 field day events and short courses, seeking remove invasive species, and support rare acres of riparian forest, and engage at least to increase adoption of habitat restoration species recovery on public and private lands. 40 private landowners through education practices on additional reclaimed mine sites. $300,000 or technical assistance to promote $174,999 conservation practices on private lands. The Nature Conservancy $225,000 Mobile County Commission Accelerating Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Dauphin Island Causeway Shoreline and Restoration in the Chattahoochee Fall Line Alabama Wildlife Federation Habitat Restoration Project (AL) Area - V (AL, GA) Alabama Longleaf Pine Restoration on Private Complete design and implementation for Accelerate longleaf pine conservation on Lands - VI breakwater and a coastal marsh in Mobile more than 20,400 acres of public and private Restore and enhance nearly 5,000 acres of Bay on the east side of the Dauphin Island land in west Georgia and east Alabama, longleaf pine on private lands within priority Causeway. Project will create and protect benefiting red-cockaded woodpecker, counties for longleaf pine and northern critical coastal marsh habitat and reduce gopher tortoise and other at-risk species. bobwhite restoration in Alabama. Project the vulnerability of the only emergency/ Project will improve forests through will engage at least 100 private landowners hurricane evacuation route between the silvicultural treatments and implement through targeted outreach and technical mainland of south Mobile County and prescribed fire on existing and restored assistance and assist landowners with Dauphin Island. longleaf habitat, with activities focused on identifying eligible incentive programs for $4,900,000 properties buffering Fort Benning, as well establishing and managing longleaf pine and as high priority state and privately owned associated wildlife habitat. Reef Fish Conservation lands. $116,538 and Education Foundation $283,000 Engaging the Next Generation of Commercial Birmingham-Southern College Fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico (AL, FL, LA, The Nature Conservancy Creating an Alabama Forest Classroom (AL) MS, TX) Calvert Prong and Turkey Creek Stream Install a rainwater harvesting system, plant Develop a workforce training program to Restoration in the Locust Fork Watershed (AL) 30 native trees and shrubs and create a 0.3 recruit and educate young fishermen for Restore and enhance riparian forests and mile “Return of the Natives” Trail on the the commercial seafood harvesting sector. support federally-listed species on two 466-acre Turkey Creek Nature Preserve. Project will engage fishery leaders from sites within the Locust Fork watershed in Project will complement the addition of a various fisheries across the Gulf of Mexico Alabama. Project will restore approximately 120-seat Turkey Creek Classroom, with new in face-to-face meetings to design and plan 10 acres of riparian buffer and .5 miles of systems to channel rainwater from the roof a young fishermen training program for streambank, preventing an estimated 400 to a 1,400 gallon cistern and drip irrigation the Gulf of Mexico and develop a review of cubic yards of sediment from entering the system, filtering rainwater to protect the similar programs around the United States. watershed annually, and improve critical critically endangered vermilion darter. $25,835 habitat for the black warrior waterdog, $35,450 flattened musk turtle, vermilion darter and other listed species. $145,948 3 The Nature Conservancy Aleutians East Borough Kenai Watershed Forum Expanding Longleaf Pine Restoration in the Implementing Electronic Monitoring Baseline Assessment of Hydrology and Water Talladega Mountains (AL, GA) for the Pollock Trawl Fishery in the Quality within the Vogel Lake Complex (AK) Plant 420 acres of longleaf pine and improve Western Gulf of Alaska Establish baselines for hydrology and water an additional 17,500 acres of existing Increase electronic monitoring for discard quality parameters throughout the Vogel Lake longleaf habitat with prescribed fire within compliance in the small vessel Pollock complex on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska the Talladega Mountains Longleaf Pine mid-water trawl fleet in the Western Gulf of to develop a treatment plan for invasive Conservation Partnership area of north- Alaska. Project will install electronic monitoring northern pike for the benefit of native coho central Alabama and northwest Georgia. systems onboard vessels, develop compliance salmon, sockeye salmon, and rainbow trout. Project will increase prescribed fire capacity