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Get Involved / Community-Based Restoration
Delaware: Volunteers Needed for Silver Lake Revitalization Project
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control's Watershed Assessment Section is seeking volunteers to help with phase 1 of the Silver Lake Revitalization Project at Silver Lake Park in Dover from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26. The rain date will be May 10. The joint project with the City of Dover kicked off last summer with a public workshop and input from park neighbors to map out two-year restoration plan that involves planting trees, flowers and shrubs along the St. Jones River in order to improve water quality and protect the stream banks.
http://outdoornewsdaily.com/index.php/archives/3215
California: Nonprofits Hope Sun won't Set on Volunteer Law
Nonprofit groups that use volunteers for projects such as watershed restoration would be able to continue using free labor under a bill that's scheduled to be heard in a Senate committee this week. Four years ago, the state Department of Industrial Relations found itself forced to order nonprofit groups using volunteers for certain public works projects to pay prevailing wages to those workers or face hefty fines.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/24/BA16VNE0B.DTL
Tree Planting and Waterfowl Projects for Students on Spring Break
During the depths of the Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt created the Civilian Conservation Corps. The New Deal program put unemployed young men to work on conservation projects all over the country. The structures they built in national parks and on public land are some of the loveliest examples of WPA architecture and design. As part of their conservation mission, the CCC planted an estimated five billion trees for the National Forest Service. When the nation entered WWII, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the CCC became unnecessary and was disbanded, but the model for youth work programs remained.
http://www.theind.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2220&Itemid=96
Seek Leads to Early Projects and Initiatives for History of Restoration
We are interested in documenting projects that represent early attempts at restoration, as defined by SER, or that are related to this form of land management in interesting ways. We are also interested in initiatives related to the development and application of restoration for environmental, educational or scientific purposes, or its use in landscaping, soil rehabilitation, hydrological management and the like. If you have suggestions, please contact me at newacademy@comcast.net, 815-337-6896; or George at George.Lubick@NAU.EDU; 928-523-6211.
Wetland Restoration and Wetland Delineation Short Courses
Professional wetland short courses for practicing engineers, planners, scientists, and resource managers at the Heffner Wetland Building at the Olentangy River Wetland Research Park, Columbus, Ohio. July 9-11, 2008 (3 days) CREATION AND RESTORATION OF WETLANDS with William J. Mitsch and Roy R. "Robin" Lewis, and August 11-15, 2008 (5 days) WETLAND DELINEATION with Ralph W. Tiner, Mark D. DeBrock, Frank Gibbs, and William J. Mitsch.
http://swamp.osu.edu/ShortCourses/index.html
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People in the News
MEANDRS 'Environmental Stewards'
In 1994, a team of volunteers formed a watershed partnership because they recognized the unique hydrology of the Dowagiac River. They were impressed with its potential for a high-quality trout fishery and as a greenway corridor through the agricultural landscape of Cass County. In 1995, the group became formally known as MEANDRS, an acronym for "Meeting Ecological and Agricultural Needs within the Dowagiac River System." Since 1996, efforts to gain grassroots support have been put forth, including multiple outreach programs and watershed survey efforts.
http://www.dowagiacnews.com/articles/2008/03/24/news/dnnews4.txt
California: Shasta Workers Thin Forests, Restore Streams, help Private Landowners
While its name might not seem familiar, the projects of the Western Shasta Resource Conservation District probably are. Run by the state as a special district, akin to a fire or water district, the conservation district covers 1.7 million acres in Shasta County. It is funded entirely by grants and contracts. The conservation district's 28 employees are involved with environmental projects around the county like fuel thinning aimed at decreasing fire danger and stream restoration designed to increase salmon runs.
http://www.redding.com/news/2008/mar/24/conservation-district-saves-land/
Coral Protection and Restoration Recognized
NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary office received the 2007 Coastal American Partnership Award in February for its Coral Protection and Restoration Program at a ceremony held at the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center in Key West, Fla. The Coral Protection and Restoration Program formed after recognizing potential threats to corals from seawall construction and repairs sites, marinas and dock development, and shoreline stabilization projects.
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1302255/coral_protection_and_restoration_recognized/
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| New Books & Articles
Resurrecting Jackrabbits
In the January 2008 issue of The Oryx, Dr. Joel Berger (of the University of Montana and the Wildlife Conservation Society) published an interesting short article on the likely local extirpation of white-tailed jackrabbits from the Yellowstone region - a cautionary tale about the potential problems of undetected extinctions and their potential ramifications cascading up through food webs.
http://reconciliationecology.blogspot.com/2008/03/resurrecting-jackrabbits-citizen.html
Ecosystems in the Philippines Bounce Back
The Philippines has often been an example for the worst-case-scenario in environmental degradation. Some scientists have even concluded that environmental efforts should put elsewhere, claiming the Philippines to be a lost cause. In his book Requiem for Nature John Terborgh writes the "overpopulated... Philippines are already beyond the point of no return." However, a recent paper entitled "Hope for Threatened Tropical Biodiversity: Lessons from the Philippines" argues that there are enough positive environmental and conservation trends in the Philippines to have hope and continue working for a better tomorrow.
http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0319-hance_philippines.html
Tropical Forest Changes 'Explained by Multiple Factors'
Changes in the growth and species composition of tropical forests cannot be fully explained by global environmental changes, say researchers. Recent studies in the Amazon rainforest have suggested that changes such as the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide (see Carbon emissions 'may alter forest growth patterns') and other factors such as nutrient deposition, temperature, drought frequency and irradiance are increasing the productivity and biomass of forests.
http://www.scidev.net/en/news/tropical-forest-changes-explained-by-multiple-fact.html
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| Restoring Natural Capital (RNC)
David Pannell on Investing in Environmental Management and Restoration
Professor David Pannell, a Federation Fellow from the University of Western Australia, recently gave an impressive presentation at the Living Laboratories Workshop on "Integrated landscape science and management forum". He described a simple tool for helping regional decision makers in Australia decide on where to focus their investment to get the greatest benefit per dollar invested. He has designed the tool to help regional councils to trade off the hard nosed decisions needed to get good environmental outcomes (in Australia, we call it "natural resource management outcomes") and the expectations of the local community. It is a formal, structured way to understand the integrated outcomes of investments.
http://blog.litfuse.com.au/2008/03/23/david-pannell-on-investing-in-environmental-management-and-restoration/
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)
India: Rahul Throws his Weight Behind Adivasis
Against the backdrop of Left parties' attack on the government for its alleged lack of sincerity in implementing tribal laws, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday assured the Adivasis that he will take up their cause at the highest level in Delhi. Taking a dig at the western leaders who proclaim themselves to be the environmentalists, Rahul said "I met a lot of foreign leaders who tell me that we should work to conserve the forest. I tell them we have been doing it for the past 3,000 years". Hailing Adivasis as the preservers of environment, he said their indigenous and traditional knowledge should be put to use. "There is very valuable knowledge within you. And there is a wisdom of everything and of every situation. Thank you for the wisdom. We ignore this at our own peril" he said.
http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14629806
Climate Change Policy Needs Traditional Wisdom
Pulkol was speaking at the launch of a report by Minority Rights Group International (MRG) which said that indigenous and minority communities frequently bear the brunt of climate change, but often come last on the aid list because they're on the margins of society. In the semi-arid and impoverished Karamojong region - which is roughly the same size as Belgium - the lack of interaction between the state and informal authorities is a hindrance in dealing with climate-related emergencies like droughts, according to Pulkol.
http://www.alertnet.org/db/an_art/40453/2008/02/19-165220-1.htm
Maine: Two Tribes Awarded Grants to Study Wildlife, Aquatic Habitats
Two Maine Native American tribes are among the three New England recipients of cash grants that were announced Friday by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, and those grants should pay dividends for all Mainers. The grants were part of $6.2 million in Native American conservation projects in 18 states under the Tribal Wildlife Grant program.
http://bangornews.com/news/t/outdoors.aspx?articleid=162067&zoneid=28
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| Agro-Ecology
UK: Urban Jungle
As food prices soar, could a project that saw fruit and vegetables grown in town-centre planters and parks be a blueprint for the future? People visiting Middlesbrough last year may have wondered why there were radishes and pumpkins being grown where they might have expected to see carnations and dahlias. All over the town, disused urban spaces were turned into fertile corners bursting with freshly grown fruit and vegetables as more than 1,000 residents took part in a project aimed at changing the way they think about food. This year, the results could be even more spectacular.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/mar/26/cityfood
California: Rancher Plants for the Future
Just off the paved road outside Parkfield lives a man who is planning and planting for the future.
One tree at a time and one season after another, Jack Varian has developed a passion for sustainability. If all goes as planned, his actions today will grow for the next 400 years.
Varian is planting valley oak trees, native to the Parkfield region, and has collected a team of specialists and volunteers to assist him in his pursuit of transforming his rural landscape on the more than 16,500 acres of the V6 Ranch into what he calls "a more environmentally friendly approach" to ranching.
http://www.lompocrecord.com/articles/2008/03/23/business/biz12.txt
Oregon: BPA Emerges as a Force for Conservation
Sandwiched between two subdivisions in the wooded hills west of Philomath, Lee and Pat Noble's Lone Star Ranch is a 199-acre oasis of open country in a steadily urbanizing landscape. It also fits neatly into a checkerboard of protected lands being managed for plants and animals listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act, including the rare Fender's blue butterfly. So when the Noble family approached the Greenbelt Land Trust about setting up a conservation easement on the property, the Corvallis-based conservation group jumped at the chance.
http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2008/03/23/news/community/1aaa03_bpa.txt
Development of Organic Agriculture Sector in Sri Lanka
Organic production has considerable potential in our agriculture sector in Sri Lanka. However, the term organic has been widely misused in Sri Lanka without having very clear understanding about it. Ecological farming systems, applying compost on crops, natural home garden practices, neglecting lands without applying natural and artificial inputs can not be defined or termed as organic. Organic chemistry has no direct relationship with organic agriculture. Organic is a kind of labelling system that is granted for ecological production when the whole process is certified by an accredited third party organization.
http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/10186
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| Biodiversity & Climate Change
Named: 25 Environmental Threats of the Future
Forget genetically modified crops - the great environmental concerns of the future should be nanomaterials, manmade viruses and biomimetic robots. So say researchers, policymakers and environmental campaigners, who have identified 25 potential future threats to the environment in the UK, which they say researchers should focus on. In addition to well-publicised risks such as toxic nanomaterials, the acidification of the ocean and increasingly frequent extreme weather events, the list includes some more outlandish possibilities.
http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/dn12397-sunshade-for-global-warming-could-cause-drought.html
Climate Change: The Resiliency of Wildlands is Key
Ecologist Tom DeLuca, during his lecture Tuesday night at the University of Montana, made the case for an adaptive approach to wildlands management in order to help the West's ecosystems adjust to a changing climate. "We have expressed a flawed response to environmental damage," he said. DeLuca, a Senior Forest Ecologist with the Wilderness Society and former UM professor speaking as part of the Wilderness Issues Lecture Series, acknowledged that there may be no way to avoid climate change, but the region's forests and wildlands have evolved under changing climates and possess a measure of resilience to variations.
http://www.newwest.net/city/article/climate_change_the_resiliency_of_wildlands_is_key_ecologist_says/C8/L8/
Climate Change Deepening World Water Crisis
When U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last January, his primary focus was not on the impending global economic recession but on the world's growing water crisis. "A shortage of water resources could spell increased conflicts in the future," he told the annual gathering of business tycoons, academics and leaders from governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations. "Population growth will make the problem worse. So will climate change. As the global economy grows, so will its thirst. Many more conflicts lie just over the horizon," he warned.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=41659
Major Food Source Threatened by Climate Change
Rice is arguably the world's most important food source and helps feed about half the globe's people. But yields in many areas will drop as the globe warms in future years, a review of studies on rice and climate change suggests. The poorest parts of the world, including Africa, will probably be hardest hit, the study says. Rice harvests already need to increase by about a third just to keep up with global population growth.
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn13517-major-food-source-threatened-by-climate-change.html
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Indonesia: Logging Road Threatens Rare Peat Dome, Tigers
In an investigative report published today by Eyes on the Forest, evidence shows that a new logging road in Riau Province -- strongly indicated as illegally built by companies connected to Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) -- is cutting into the heart of Sumatra's largest contiguous peatland forest, a rare hydrological ecosystem that acts as one of the planet's biggest carbon stores.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-03/wwf-lrt032508.php
Canada: Restoring the Oak Ridges Moraine
What is a unique and surprising twist to this oft repeated story is that the slopes of the Oak Ridges Moraine are returning to forest. Concerted efforts by the Ministry of Natural Resources, starting in the 1920's, replanted 147.5 million trees in eroded areas, establishing Agreement Forests. This paved the way for landowner involvement that has reforested thousands of hectares, with the help of conservation authorities and the MNR. These plantations stabilized the blowing soils. With timely thinning, they will become diverse forests.
http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2008/0320/Columns/038.html
Chinese Dams Threaten Cambodia's Forests, Farmers
Along the Chay Areng valley in Cambodia's remote Cardamom mountains, children still scamper barefoot through one of mainland southeast Asia's last remaining tracts of virgin jungle. If they take the same paths in a few years, they will probably have to be swimming. Faced with a rapidly growing but power-starved economy, Prime Minister Hun Sen has decided the rivers flowing from one of the few elevated spots in a relentlessly flat country should become its battery pack.
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/33562
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| Wetland Restoration
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River & Watershed Restoration
California: It's Full Stream Ahead for Lower Owens' Restoration
The Lower Owens River has flooded for millenniums, but this flood was artificial, part of the most ambitious river restoration project in the West. The river mostly disappeared when the Los Angeles Aqueduct opened in 1913, but 15 months ago engineers began redirecting some aqueduct water into the channel. The flood should flush the recently revived river of a century's worth of cattle waste and debris, add topsoil to its flood plain and spur an awakening of riparian rhythms without harming fish populations. Eventually, a canopy forest will grow along the 62-mile river, and Inyo County officials hope the river will support a thriving recreational industry.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/dailyreview/localnews/ci_8689497
Montana: Milltown River Resoration Work Quietly under Way
But progress also has quietly continued on the project's next phase - a $12 million restoration plan designed to make the riverine ecosystem look and function much as it did a century ago before the dam was built and copper, arsenic and other heavy metals started poisoning the environment. The restoration project, which has been in planning since 2000, started last year and is slated for completion in 2012.
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/03/25/bnews/br89.txt
Canada: Dams, Mining Endangering B C. Rivers
The Upper Pitt River, 40 kilometres east of Vancouver, tops the 2008 list of British Columbia's most endangered rivers. The Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia issues the annual list and says the Upper Pitt is threatened by a proposal for a power development that would divert eight tributaries and construct seven power houses just off the river's main stem. "The clustering of power projects along the Upper Pitt has raised serious concerns about the potential for adverse impacts to the river and its fish stocks," council spokesman Mark Angelo said in a news release.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080325.BCRIVER25/TPStory/TPScience/BritishColumbia/
Korean Waterway Project Gathers Opposition
The South Korean president's plan to tie together the county's main waterways is riling scientists, economists and environmentalists at home and abroad. President Myung-bak Lee, who assumed office on 25 February, has been pressing forward with plans for a 'Grand Korean Waterway', an ambitious plan to link all the country's major rivers by canals.
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080319/full/news.2008.679.html
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| Grassland Restoration
UK: Chance to Recreate Wild Flower Meadows
The wild plant restoration charity Flora locale is looking for farmers, smallholders, advisers and land managers to help re-create wildflower grasslands across Wales. A programme of farm visits this summer will demonstrate what can be done to restore part of the natural and farming heritage. Ivy Berkshire, project officer for the Wild Meadows of Wales Initiative, says natural flower-rich grassland is under threat from two extremes - intensive farming and the abandonment of traditional grazing and haymaking.
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/countryside-news/2008/03/25/chance-to-recreate-wild-flower-meadows-91466-20667633/
Tibetan Cowboys' Last Stand: Globalism Sets Grasslands on Fire
As Tibetan horsemen charge like fiery embers over withered grass to attack a Chinese government outpost, the Dalai Lama and the Beijing government point fingers of blame for the firestorm sweeping the Tibetan Plateau. Far away from these vast grasslands, neither authority - religious or secular - has much of a clue as to what is happening here on the ground - a "range war," the likes of which haven't been seen since the gunfights of the American West in the late 1800s.
http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=ee49c44cd49f7bca788fe2f284552696
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| Desertification & Arid Land Restoration
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| Lake Restoration
New Zealand: Restoration Project for Rotorua Lakes
The restoration plan for the lakes is ambitious - and it needs to be. The total cost of the programme put forward by the councils to address the water quality of four priority lakes is $144.2 million. Those lakes are : Rotorua, Rotoiti, Okareka, and Rotoehu. The protection and restoration action programme includes measures to address the different sources of nutrients entering those four priority lakes.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0803/S00428.htm
India: Restoration of 142 Lakes
The Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) since June, 2001 on 70:30 cost sharing basis between the Central Government and the respective State Government with its objective to restore and conserve the polluted and degraded lakes in urban and semi-urban areas in the country. In order to identify polluted and degraded lakes across the country, a study was carried out at the instance of Planning Commission.
http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=36797
California: MWD Storms the Capitol
The group met with congressman Jerry Lewis as well as staff members for senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer to ask for support of MWD's request for ACE funding of $750,000 for fiscal year 2008-09. The funds will allow the MWD to finish evaluation and prepare environmental documents for ecosystem restoration projects on the lake.
http://www.bigbeargrizzly.net/articles/2008/03/19/news/latest_news/ymwddc.txt
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| Coastal & Marine Restoration
California: Big Lagoon Restoration Project Advances
A plan to bring the Big Lagoon at Muir Beach back to life and reduce flooding in the area received approval from the county's Planning Commission Monday. An environmental impact report on the 38-acre, $14.5 million project will now move on to the Board of Supervisors for consideration. "This is a major ecological restoration project," said Tim Haddad, environmental planning coordinator for the county.
http://www.marinij.com/ci_8687308
Washington: Fines Will Help Restore Island's Shorelines
The city's largest beach restoration project will cost almost $2 million, but local taxpayers will foot only a fraction of the bill. "For every dollar we spend, we get almost nine dollars from outside sources," said city shorelines planner Peter Namtvedt Best. "For restoration projects, this is unusual." The city is initiating projects this week to transform publicly owned beaches in Eagle and Blakely harbors back to a natural state. Bulkheads, pilings and other human-made structures will give way to native plants, driftwood and mixtures of gravel suitable for salmon and other marine wildlife.
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/mar/19/fines-will-help-restore-islands-shorelines/
Oregon: Tidal Marsh Restored at the Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Ducks Unlimited and partners recently completed the restoration of an 80-acre tidal marsh known as the "Little Nestucca River Project" at the Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge just south of Pacific City. The Little Nestucca River property had been diked and drained for agricultural use during the early 1900's and remained in pasture ground prior to restoration. The project entailed 3,000 feet of levee removal and the removal of two tide gates to restore full tidal inundation to the site, the reconstruction of 3,700 feet of tidal channels, filling 2,800 feet of drainage ditches, and the placement of large woody material to stabilize the reconstructed tidal channels while enhancing juvenile salmonid habitat.
http://www.newportnewstimes.com/articles/2008/03/19/news/news22.txt
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| Extractive Industries
Australia: Kimberley Threatened by Mining Boom
The pristine Kimberley region in Western Australia is one of the nation's natural wonders but that could change if a multi-million dollar gas project gets the green light. Environmentalists are up in arms but the traditional landowners believe they are entitled to reap the financial rewards.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/20/2195433.htm
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| Urban Restoration
Washington: Planting Trees to Protect Wetlands
Ed Anderson believes urban sprawl must be controlled to stop the flow of pollution into the Puget Sound. He hopes a project under way in his Mukilteo neighborhood might show others what they can do to help. On Saturday, dozens of residents of the Waterford Park community in the Harbour Pointe area worked side-by-side to restore landscaped strips of open space adjacent to wetlands.
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080324/NEWS01/661016474
New York: Conference to Focus on "Re-Mapping" Buffalo's Urban Space
Issues of space, identity, urban planning, cultural geography, greening and other topics relevant to Buffalo's urban spaces will be subjects of a public community symposium to be held April 4 and 5 in two city architectural venues adapted for reuse.
http://www.buffalo.edu/news/9239
Portugal: Enjoying the Outdoors in a Greener Lisbon
Steered by a city government that proudly proclaims its environmental credentials, the Portuguese capital is planning to develop wind energy, restore and connect its green areas, and promote clean transport and the outdoor life. For decades, Portugal paid no attention to eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels, while real estate interests made building sites out of the green areas that were the "lungs" of its cities, environmentalists say.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=41668
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| Recreation & Tourism
Marriott Golf Courses Become Audubon Certified Sanctuaries
Marriott Golf today announced new standards requiring 34 of the company's managed golf courses at 25 locations throughout North America and the Caribbean to become Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries by year's end. Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries, which enable golf facilities to protect the environment by enhancing natural areas and wildlife habitats, are part of a systemwide commitment by Marriott International, Inc. to promote environmental stewardship, the company said in a statement.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2008/2008-03-18-095.asp
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| Funding Opportunities
Nebraska: Additional Wildlife Habitat Funds Available Closes March 28, 2008
The one-month extension of the 2002 Farm Bill is allowing the Natural Resources Conservation Service to offer additional funds to landowners interested in the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP). NRCS will be accepting applications through March 28, according to agency officials. "This is a short timeline, but it may allow interested landowners to enter the program," said Steve Chick, NRCS State Conservationist.
http://www.theindependent.com/stories/03232008/new_agbriefs23.shtml
Louisiana: Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program Closes March 28, 2008
North Louisiana landowners, seeking to environmentally enhance their property, have just over a week to apply for some available USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service funds through the group's Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program. Although it's unclear just how much money is available, applications for WHIP will be taken at all NRCS field offices throughout Louisiana with the deadline set at March 28.
http://www.la.nrcs.usda.gov/
Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act Closes March 28, 2008
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is seeking pre-proposals for projects to restore Great Lakes fish and wildlife resources through its Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Grants Program. The program provides Federal grants on a competitive basis to states, tribes and other interested entities to encourage cooperative conservation, restoration and management of fish and wildlife resources and their habitats in the Great Lakes basin. Projects are funded under authority of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006.
http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Fisheries/glfwra-grants.html
American Rivers Seeks Proposals for River Restoration Projects Closes April 1, 2008
American Rivers is seeking proposals for projects that aim for restoration of diadromous fish through dam removal projects. Projects in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Northwest and California are eligible to apply for this funding made possible through the NOAA's Open Rivers Initiative.
http://www.hydroreform.org/news/2008/02/25/american-rivers-seeks-proposals-for-river-restoration-projects
Fulbright Scholar Program for US Faculty and Professionals Closes August 1, 2008
The Fulbright Scholar Program is offering 109 lecturing, research or combined lecturing/research awards in environmental science during the 2009-2010 academic year. Awards range from two months to an academic year. Faculty and professionals in environmental science may apply for awards specifically in their field or for one of the many "All Discipline" awards open to any field. The application deadline for Fulbright traditional lecturing and research grants worldwide is August 1, 2008. U.S. citizenship is required. For other eligibility requirements, detailed award descriptions, and an application, visit our website at www.cies.org, or send a request for materials to apprequest@cies.iie.org.
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