John Leonard (Regional Tribal Liaison) requested the Ashland FRO review a 2007 Tribal Wildlife Grant proposal from the Sac and Fox Tribe (Meskwaki Settlement).  Staff biologist, Frank Stone read the draft document and provided comments back to the tribe.

The purpose of this proposal is to conduct an inventory of populations of game, furbearer, and non-waterfowl bird, on Tribal lands which will provide baseline data necessary for the Tribe to develop management programs of the flora and fauna of the Meskwaki Settlement.  The data will also be used to implement management tools including habitat protection and development and harvest quotas.

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.