Mike Schrage, Tribal Wildlife Biologist, from the Fond du Lac Indian (FDL) Reservation requested that the Ashland FRO review and comment on a draft Tribal Wildlife Grant (TWG) application for a project in 2007.  Staff biologist, Frank Stone read the draft document and discussed the project proposal with Schrage.

The proposed project would establish funding for extensive moose field research in northeast Minnesota.  The FDL Band is seeking $199,706 from the TWG Program to continue monitoring and to improve their understanding of the causes of mortality and survival rates of this important moose herd.  The FDL Band is conducting this research in partnership with; the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the 1854 Treaty Authority (representing the Bois Forte and Grand Portage Bands of Lake Superior Chippewa).

Tribal resource programs throughout the United States will receive financial help in 2007 to initiate projects ranging from base line data collection and habitat restoration to the control of invasive plant species.  The TWG (and TLIP) program provide new funding opportunities to Tribes for activities that protect and restore habitats that will benefit fish and wildlife species of Tribal significance.  TWG grants also support the efforts of tribal governments to develop or augment the capacity to manage, conserve, or protect fish and wildlife species of concern through the provision of additional funding and technical support.