2006 STATISTICS
  531 proposals received for wildlife conservation action in 50 states and 3 U.S.
  territories
  351 unique applicant organizations
  $45,503,198 in total funding requests

2007 STATISTICS
  201 proposals received for wildlife conservation action in 49 states and 1 U.S.
  territory
  159 unique applicant organizations
  $17,348,760 in total funding requests

FUNDING TO DATE
  Total Grants – 35 projects; $3,236,886
  Grant sizes ranging from $20,780 to $200,000

  The major grant categories were:
  Habitat restoration/Species reintroduction -- $1,214,401
  Conservation planning/Plan improvement -- $851,960
  Communications/Landowner outreach -- $696,005
  Climate change -- $474,520

American Bird Conservancy - $132,000 to conduct outreach and habitat management and restoration activities to support the project Conservation of Cavity-Nesting Bird Species on Ponderosa Pine Family Forests in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

Conservation Northwest - $95,000 to reintroduce the Pacific fisher to the Olympic Peninsula and initiate fisher recovery in Washington State by reestablishing fisher populations in Olympic National Park, Olympic National Forest and other suitable habitats.

Defenders of Wildlife - $65,000 for creation of a statewide forum to facilitate best practices/guidelines in designing and implementing wildlife connectivity plans and develop a model regional connectivity design approach and one linkage design in California’s San Joaquin Valley and foothills.

The Nature Conservancy - Oregon Chapter - $194,385 to develop a collaborative, science-based vision of desired future conditions and wildlife habitat values in each of five landscapes, totaling over 4 million acres in Oregon and Washington; drafting a priority treatment plan at each of the five sites, communication of a collaborative vision and maps to public and private land managers, and beginning implementation of one demonstration project at each landscape.

The Nature Conservancy - Washington Chapter - $56,115 to support the Glacial Heritage Demonstration Project implementing direct restoration actions to prepare grassland habitat for the reintroduction of extirpated Species of Greatest Conservation Need as outlined in Washington’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy.

Trout Unlimited - $90,000 for the Water and Wine Project; a comprehensive new initiative to restore streams and enhance stream flows in California’s Wine Country through partnerships between Trout Unlimited and the wine industry.

Mountain West

Five Valleys Land Trust - $40,000 to develop a coordinated delivery mechanism for the habitat conservation and restoration components of Montana’s Comprehensive Fish and Wildlife Conservation Strategy and lay the foundation for new programs and funding to advance the goals of the State Wildlife Action Plan.

The Nature Conservancy – Utah chapter - $50,000 to help enhance Utah’s Wildlife Action Plan to where it serves as a strategic guide for planning and action by all land and resource management agencies, non-profit organizations and private groups with a stake in conserving Utah’s wildlife or their habitats.

The Sonoran Institute - $75,000 to protect fish and wildlife habitat in Montana from the impacts of unplanned growth by providing wildlife managers, elected officials and rural landowners with the training, tools and assistance needed to effectively manage rural development to conserve ecologically important private lands.

Trout Unlimited - $38,000 to improve stream flows crucial to restoration of arctic grayling in Montana’s upper Big Hole River basin by advancing water management strategies and water right transactions.

World Wildlife Fund - $65,000 for prairie dog restoration and conservation work in north central Montana within one of the primary focal areas for prairie dog conservation identified by the Montana State Fish, Wildlife, and Parks with the intent of increasing habitat important to three of Montana’s Species of Greatest Conservation Need: black-footed ferrets, mountain plovers, and burrowing owls.

Southwest

Grand Canyon Trust - $110,000 to rehabilitate and restore wildlife habitat on Arizona’s Kaibab Plateau.

Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project - $55,000 to help align transportation projects with State Wildlife Action Plans in both Colorado and New Mexico by developing GIS data and maps, designing an early warning system and ensuring wildlife collision mitigation measures are placed in effective locations. 

The Nature Conservancy – New Mexico chapter - $75,000 to conduct a climate change vulnerability analysis for New Mexico that will (1) assess and map current and projected effects of climate change on habitats and species of conservation concern; and (2) identify pragmatic adaptation strategies for natural resource managers.

Midwest

Great Lakes

Michigan United Conservation Clubs - $93,455 to forward the implementation of Michigan’s Wildlife Action Plan through the expansion of a statewide, broad-based coalition of organizations, combined with an outreach program geared toward the general public and involving hands-on habitat projects.

National Wildlife Refuge Association - $150,000 for the Beyond Refuge Boundaries – Implementing State Wildlife Action Plans Project, that will conserve key habitats near National Wildlife Refuges in two geographically diverse landscapes; the Delmarva Peninsula (VA, MD and DE), the Rock River watershed (WI); to protect habitat, to facilitate coordination between partners, to address habitat fragmentation by creating wildlife corridors, to integrate State Wildlife Action Plans and Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plans.

Pheasants Forever - $50,000 to help implement the Habitat Wheel Initiative, which will create grassland habitat on a landscape scale using incentives provided by state, federal and private programs supporting the priorities of the Illinois State Wildlife Action Plan.

The Prairie Enthusiasts, Inc. - $200,000 for outreach and education programs around the 50,000 acre Military Ridge Prairie Heritage Area; to inform landowners, local communities, and government officials about Species of Greatest Conservation Need, habitat requirements, and Wisconsin’s State Wildlife Action Plan in collaboration with a multi-partner on-the-ground conservation project to increase and improve habitat for 27 Species of Greatest Conservation Need dependant upon grassland and savanna ecosystems.

Great Plains

Bridging the Gap - Kansas City Wildlands - $61,700 to convene partners and stakeholders to develop a Conservation Opportunity Area (COA) action plan in the Kansas City area in accordance with the Missouri Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy and to implement conservation actions identified in the plan.

Platte River Basin Environments - $100,000 to conserve and manage Nebraska’s critical Wildcat Hills habitats on both conservation-owned and private lands through partnerships and with support of local landowners and communities.

Northeast

New England

American Rivers - $100,000 to work with a diversity of committed partners seeking to restore multiple aquatic species, including two state listed species in the North Branch of the Hoosic River’s headwaters through removal of the Briggsville Dam in Clarksburg, Massachusetts.

Audubon Vermont - $72,000 to support the Forests, Wildlife and Communities Project which address the threats of fragmentation and habitat loss to a large number of Vermont’s Species of Greatest Conservation Need by providing technical assistance and outreach to landowners, planners, municipalities and residents on public and private land.

Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences - $199,520 to assist Massachusetts wildlife agencies to ensure that strategies in the Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan are adapted for climate change impacts, and that these climate-adapted strategies are adopted for implementation by the state agency and its implementation partners

Wildlife Management Institute - $198,000 to improve the quantity, quality and conservation status of both shrubland and grassland habitats in six northeastern states (CT, MA, RI, NY, NH, VT) through a collaborative, multi-partner habitat restoration initiative.

Vermont Natural Resources Council - $64,000 to prioritize north-south wildlife crossing areas in Vermont using historical and new road ecology science with wildlife passage techniques to fulfill State Wildlife Action Plan priorities to improve wildlife mobility and ability to survive a changing climate, as well as conducting mitigation work focusing on identifying priority road crossing areas in need of land conservation.

Vermont Wildlife Partnership - $75,000 c/o the Northern Forest Alliance; to build a diverse coalition of fish and wildlife stakeholder groups that works in partnership with citizens, local officials, non-traditional allies, and state legislators to redirect 1/8 of 1% of Vermont’s state sales tax to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department to support timely, comprehensive implementation of the Vermont Wildlife Action Plan.

South Atlantic

Atlanta Botanical Garden - $65,299 to help restore and safeguard critically endangered mountain bog habitats in Northeast Georgia and restore their keystone species.