2006 Funded Projects

INDIANA

Habitat enhancement for state-listed and conserved fen species - (application by private landowner) - Marshall County, Indiana – ($18,125) Species benefiting from stewardship activities include northern leopard frog, Blanding’s turtle, eastern massasauga, and marsh club moss. PDF of project proposal

IOWA

Southern Iowa oak savanna and tallgrass prairie restoration initiative - (application by the Decatur County Economic Development Board) - Decatur and Ringgold Counties, Iowa – ($125,000) - Practices will benefit the Henslow’s sparrow, greater prairie chicken, the eastern prairie fringed orchid, and at least 12 other at-risk plant species.  This project is a collaborative effort among Decatur County, Graceland University, Southern Iowa Oak Savanna Alliance, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and The Nature Conservancy. PDF of project proposal

MICHIGAN

Endangered Great Lakes piping plover protection and monitoring in Northern Michigan - (application by Central Lake Superior Land Conservancy) - Alger, Chippewa, and Schoolcraft Counties, Michigan – ($69,373) - Piping plover monitoring and protection at Grand Marais, Vermilion, and Gulliver, Michigan.  Activities supported by this grant are a part of a multi-agency partnership among the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service and the states of Michigan and Wisconsin, and will be conducted over a two-year period. PDF of project proposal

Kalamazoo Nature Center fen and upland restoration project - (application by Kalamazoo Nature Center) - Kalamazoo County, Michigan - ($28,559) Funds will be used to protect and enhance fen and upland habitats that support 21 state-listed species including the eastern massasauga (snake), Blanding’s turtle, spotted turtle, and the cut-leaved water parsnip.  PDF of project proposal

MINNESOTA

Southeast Minnesota Prairie and Savanna Restoration Project - (application by Prairie Smoke Chapter of The Prairie Enthusiasts) - Fillmore, Houston, Mower, and Olmsted Counties, Minnesota - ($99,500) - The habitat in the top 4 four priority identified prairie remnants will be recovered, enhanced and expanded to benefit at-risk species including cliff goldenrod, Hill’s thistle, and the timber rattlesnake. PDF of project proposal

Rare species habitat restoration within an 80-acre residential property – (application by private landowner) - Anoka County, Minnesota - ($40,000) - Private landowner will restore, enhance and manage habitats supporting the tubercled rein orchid, lance-leaved violet, and Blanding’s turtle.  PDF of project proposal

MISSOURI

Maries River Watershed Restoration for private landowners and Niangua darters - (application by private landowner) - Osage and Maries Counties, Missouri – ($85,000) - The Maries River Watershed Landowner Committee will implement best management practices within the Maries River watershed to benefit the endangered Niangua darter as well as 12 other at-risk species such as plains topminnow, grotto salamander, and black sandshell.  This is a collaborative conservation effort among the landowners, Osage and Maries Counties Soil and Water Conservation District, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Farm Services Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Missouri Department of Conservation, University of Missouri Extension, Maries/Osage Cattleman’s Association, Osage Independent Pork Producers, National Wild Turkey Federation, Quail Unlimited, and the Conservation Federation of Missouri.  PDF of project proposal

Groundwater protection in the Tumbling Creek Cave Recharge Area - (application by Ozark Underground Laboratory, Inc.) - Taney County, Missouri – ($26,988) - This grant addresses management activities located in the groundwater recharge area to Tumbling Creek Cave which provides habitat for 10 species of conservation concern, including the endangered Tumbling Creek cavesnail, Indiana bat, and gray bat. PDF of project proposal

OHIO

Restoration of oak savanna and wet prairie communities at St. Michael's Ridge - (application by private landowner) - Defiance County, Ohio – ($11,050) - This project will help restore 20 acres of black oak savanna on a centennial farm on St. Michael’s Ridge along with 30 acres of wet prairie and swamp forest to benefit 10 state-listed species including the frosted elfin and Persius dusky wing butterflies. PDF of project proposal  

WISCONSIN

Kinnickinnic River canyon prairie and oak savanna recovery project - (application by the Kinnikinnic River Land Trust) - Pierce County, Wisconsin – ($40,000) - The grant will help restore prairie and oak savanna habitats for several at-risk species including prairie bush clover (threatened), timber rattlesnake, prairie fame-flower, and kitten-tails.  PDF of project proposal

Critical habitat restoration in driftless area of southwest Wisconsin - (application by the Mississippi Valley Conservancy) - Crawford, Grant, La Crosse, and Vernon counties, Wisconsin – ($40,000) - This grant will target six areas for restoration on over 1,250 acres of bluffland, sand prairie, goat prairie, riverine wetland, and grassland habitats.  These areas support 28 at-risk species including timber rattlesnake, Blanding’s turtle, Henslow’s sparrow, Hill’s thistle, and northern monkshood (threatened).  PDF of project proposal

Military Ridge Prairie Heritage Area Prairie Restoration Project - (application by The Prairie Enthusiasts) - Dane and Iowa counties, Wisconsin – ($75,000) - Funds will restore 236 acres of degraded prairie remnants on 11 sites  to create large tracts of uninterrupted habitat for eight at-risk species including regal fritillary, turberous Indian plantain, Hill’s thistle, white lady’s slipper, Bell’s vireo, and ornate box turtle.  PDF of project proposal

Karner blue butterfly and associated declining species of savanna and barrens - (application by Sand County Foundation, Inc.) - Portage, Waupaca, Outagamie, Waushara, Adams, Marquette, Green Lake, Jackson, Wood, Juneau, and Monroe counties, Wisconsin – ($111,743) - Working in partnership with 15 landowners, 500 acres of habitat will be enhanced and restored through invasive species control, prescribed fire, tree canopy reductions, and native prairie seeding.  Fifty-six at-risk species will benefit from this project including the prairie bush clover, Karner blue butterfly, loggerhead shrike, Blanding’s turtle, eastern massasauga, ottoe skipper, and frosted elfin butterfly. PDF of project proposal

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