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Get Involved / Community-Based Restoration
Georgia: Comment Sought On Strategy For Aquatic Invasives
The public can read and voice opinions on a proposed management plan targeting aquatic invaders in Georgia. July 30 is the deadline to comment on the draft Georgia Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan. The document is available at www.georgiawildlife.com and from the Georgia Wildlife Resources Division office in Social Circle. Also, a public comment meeting is scheduled for 5:30-7:30 p.m. July 10 at Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center in Mansfield.
http://outdoornewsdaily.com/index.php/archives/4396
Grasslands Restoration Tour highlights key projects in Boulder County
Boulder County Parks and Open Space (POS) staff is hosting a public tour of Parks and Open Space Grasslands Restoration projects at 8 a.m., Saturday, July 12. The tour will begin at the Parks and Open Space building, 5201 St. Vrain Drive, Longmont, with a short slideshow presentation in the Prairie Conference Rooms, then continue by carpool to several grassland restoration sites, and back to POS before noon.
http://www.bouldercounty.org/newsroom/templates/?a=1233&z=0
3rd Crop Walk & Talk - Small Fruits, Nuts, and Wetland Restoration
Seven Story Farm is a small-scale, diversified enterprise specializing in woody florals, small fruits, and nuts. The property also provides an excellent ex-ample of an on-site, restored wetland. Grower, Heidi Morlock is very concerned about biodiversity on her farm and works to integrate native plants into her marketing and farm plans. During this informative afternoon, Heidi will share her experiences establishing, managing, and marketing the many diverse features of the farm. University of Minnesota Extension Educator Gary Wyatt will discuss prun-ing, propagation, and coppicing of woody perennials. If you're interested in small-scale, diversified agriculture, please join us! For more information, call 507-238-5449.
http://www.chaskaherald.com/community/3rd-crop-walk-talk-small-fruits-nuts-and-wetland-restoration-4668
California: Public Input Sought on Caltrans' Wetlands Restoration Plan
Caltrans is seeking public comment on a mitigation plan to restore wetlands affected when the agency installed a rock structure below the Vista Point on U.S. Highway 101 in 1992 to protect the roadway from the migrating mouth of Mad River. A public hearing will be held July 9 from 5 to 7 p .m. at Azalea Hall, 1620 Pickett Road, McKinleyville. A brief presentation is scheduled for 6 p.m.
http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_9734244
Florida's Wildlife: On the Frontline of Climate Change
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) invites you to join us August 20-22, 2008, at the Rosen PLAZA Orlando for a very important event focusing on "Florida's Wildlife: On the Frontline of Climate Change." Learn from presenters and share your knowledge and expertise in one of six workshops to identify key research needs, improve awareness of impacts on wildlife, and develop ideas to optimize species conservation for integration into Florida Fish and Wildlife's comprehensive climate change strategy.
http://www.ces.fau.edu/floc
Sixth Eastern Native Grass Symposium - October 7 - 10, 2008
Eastern Native Grasslands - Managing an Ecosystem on the Edge. This Symposium will bring together scientists, growers, ecologists, geneticists, seed producers, wildlife managers, public land managers, and native plant enthusiasts, all with interest in our wonderful native grasses. There will be scientific and applied presentations, field trips, workshops, and a trade show, all related to aspects of our native grasses. Topics will include ecology and genetics of native grasses, native grasses as feed-stocks, native grass communities, native grasses and wildlife, native grasses as forage, eastern seed source development, propagation and establishment, aesthetic use of native grasses, and many more.
http://people.clemson.edu/~bstrngr/E_Native_Grass/
"Recreate, Replace, Restore: Exploring the Intersections Between Meanings and Environments"
This conference will take place on 17-19 April 2009 at ONU in northwest Ohio. We greatly encourage the membership of the SER to submit posters and papers that deal with restoration ecology for this interdisciplinary conference. In particular, we have oriented the poster session toward conservation biology and ecological restoration. This session will be organized by the biologists on the steering committee of the conference. For the membership of the SER, the poster session should be a great interest, and we encourage them to consider submitting both posters and papers for this conference. Email f-clingerman@onu.edu for more information. |
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People in the News
Canada: NBers Nominated for Environmental Award
A former chairman of Petitcodiac Riverkeeper and a group of students from Tantramar Regional High School in Sackville were finalists for Earth Day Canada's Hometown Heroes Award.
Earth Day Canada, a national environmental charity, was founded in 1991 and the award recognizes environmental leaders across the country. Michel Desjardins, who has served on Petitcodiac Riverkeeper's board of directors since 2004 and was chairman from 2005-08, helped the organization on a voluntary basis and hired part-time staff and a summer student to help.
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/338734 |
| New Books & Articles
U.S. Ecosystem Report Indicates Trouble
Years of industrial and agricultural growth have left an indelible imprint on many formerly vibrant U.S. ecosystems. While nature is adept at resilience, the depletion and contamination of natural resources, especially water, may affect human health and wellbeing, a new report suggests. Released last week by the federally funded environmental think tank The Heinz Center, The State of the Nation's Ecosystems offers what the authors consider the most comprehensive look at countrywide ecosystem health.
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/37505
Monarch Butterflies Can't Get By on a Wing and a Prayer
"Habitat conservation and restoration are absolutely necessary for monarch survival," the report says. Mexico and the U.S. have to ensure that a suitable habitat is available in their wintering grounds, while all three countries must ensure that a sufficient breeding and migrating habitat remains available. "Because monarchs depend upon a wide range of habitats in Canada, the United States and Mexico, conservation of the migratory phenomenon requires trilateral co-operation."
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080630.butterfly01/BNStory/Science/home
Plants and Trees Head for the Hills to Escape Global Warming
Trees, shrubs and other plants that make up mountainside forests are shifting to higher ground to escape the warming climate, researchers have found. Common species found on mountain ranges across Europe have steadily spread to higher altitudes during the 20th century, thriving on land that is on average 29m higher each decade, records show. French scientists, who examined plant records for six mountainous regions, including the western Alps and northern Pyrenees, said their findings point to the dramatic affect climate change is having on plant life.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jun/26/scienceofclimatechange.forests |
| Restoring Natural Capital (RNC)
US: Restore Wetlands, Shift to Prairie for Energy Crops
After yet another series of tragic floods in Iowa, citizens and local and state governments are evaluating how to mitigate them in the future. Experts are proposing higher, stronger levees, restrictions on construction in flood plains, buyouts of properties that flood regularly and more. The menu of remedies should include two land-use changes - restoration of wetlands and, when cellulosic biofuel production becomes feasible, conversion of corn and soybean fields to deep-rooted perennials.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080629/OPINION01/806290311/-1/NEWS04 |
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)
Kenya: Scientists in Rare Joint-project with Traditional Rainmakers
At first, they were described as backward and their shrines dismissed as laboratories of black magic. But, like the proverbial cornerstone that had been rejected by the builders, traditional African rain-makers are slowly gaining recognition. The scientific world has began embracing them as partners in unravelling the never-ending mysteries of Mother Nature.
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=39&newsid=126399 |
| Agro-Ecology
Conservation, Innovation Grants will Fund Three Projects in Oregon
Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer, on June 25, announced $14-million in Conservation Innovation Grants to fund 45 projects nationwide, including three in Oregon, to develop and refine technologies that will help farmers conserve and sustain natural resources on their land. "Conservation Innovation Grants foster the development of new technologies and approaches to natural resource management and conservation," Schafer said. "The grants we announce today will ultimately result in placing innovative solutions in the hands of our producers, which benefits agriculture and the environment."
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/1214932920145480.xml&coll=6
Sugar for Biofuel to Displace Kenya's Tana Delta Wildlife
Kenya's Tana River Delta, inhabited by 350 species of birds, lions, elephants, rare sharks and reptiles, is about to be converted to sugar cane production over the objections of conservationists and local communities. Kenya's National Environment Management Authority, NEMA, has approved a proposal by the Mumias Sugar Company, a publicly traded company based in Nairobi, to covert 2,000 square kilometers of the pristine delta into irrigated sugarcane plantations.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jun2008/2008-06-26-03.asp |
| Biodiversity & Climate Change
Condemned to Single-sex Life by Climate Change
Rising temperatures look set to produce male-only offspring in the tuatara, condemning the ancient reptile species to extinction by 2085, computer modelling predicts. Researchers studying tuatara (Sphenodon spp.) - the ancient relatives of which once roamed the world alongside dinosaurs more than 200 million years ago - made their doomsday prediction using digital terrain maps detailing the consequences for the reptiles' nesting sites of a 4°C hike in average temperature.
http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/37551
Audio: Global Warming Threatens Everglades, Residents
Few places in the U.S. are more threatened by global warming than Everglades National Park in Florida. Park officials say the national park as well as the water supply and flood control for 6 million people who live in south Florida are at risk.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92103266
U.S. Mayors Resolve to Avoid Burning Tar Sands Oil
The U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Miami this week adopted a resolution aimed at avoiding the use of high carbon fuels such as tar sands, liquid coal, and oil shale. The resolution encourages fuel analyses that include emissions from production, not just from burning the fuel. The resolution calls for the creation of guidelines and purchasing standards to help mayors understand the greenhouse gas emissions of the fuels they purchase through their entire lifecycle from production through consumption. "Tar sands oil emits up to three times the greenhouse gases in the production process per barrel as conventional oil production," Piercy said. "Our cities are asking for environmentally sustainable energy and not fuels from dirty sources such as tar sands."
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jun2008/2008-06-28-01.asp
India: Manmohan Unveils Action Plan on Climate Change
Reiterating its commitment, India on Monday said that despite developmental imperatives, the per capita greenhouse gas emissions would not exceed that of the developed industrialised countries. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said climate change was a challenge that could be overcome only through global, collaborative and cooperative efforts. He was releasing the 'National Action Plan on Climate Change' here, ahead of the G-8 Summit to be held in Japan next week.
http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/01/stories/2008070152291300.htm
Can Weeds Help Solve the Climate Crisis?
Lewis Ziska, a lanky, sandy-haired weed ecologist with the Agriculture Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, matches a dry sense of humor with tired eyes. The humor is essential to Ziska's exploration of what global climate change could do to mankind's relationship with weeds; there are many days, he confesses, when his goal becomes nothing more than not ending up in a fetal position beneath his battleship gray, government-issue desk. Yet he speaks of weeds with admiration as well as apprehension, and even with hope.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/magazine/29weeds-t.html?_r=1&ref=magazine&oref=slogin
Australia Hasn't a Clue about the Impact of Climate Change
Australia is not in a position to reliably track changes in its environment caused by climate change and other threats due to a lack of critical "baseline" data and long-term monitoring programs, according to three experts quoted in the latest issue of Ecos (143, June-July 2008). Dr Andrew Campbell and Professors Hugh Possingham and Will Steffen believe our intelligence on the state of our terrestrial environment falls well short of standards set by the US and the UK, and will prevent us from making effective management decisions in responding to future environmental threats.
http://fw.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/agribusiness-and-general/general/australia-hasnt-a-clue-about-the-impact-of-climate-change/795915.aspx
Canada: Ontario Leads In Species At Risk And Habitat Protection
Ontario's new Endangered Species Act takes effect on June 30, 2008, making the province a North American leader in species at risk protection and recovery. The new act triples the number of species protected in Ontario to 128 from 42, provides greater support for volunteer stewardship projects and a stronger commitment to recovery of species and habitats. It also allows more opportunity for businesses to work with the Ontario government to mitigate for species at risk if one is found on their property.
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2008/26/c8218.html |
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Montana: Plum Creek Conservation Deal Biggest in U.S.
When the ink finally dries on the largest conservation land purchase in the history of the United States - 320,000 Montana forest acres for $510 million - nearly nothing will have changed. And that, of course, is exactly the point. The deal between Plum Creek Timber Co. and conservation buyers is designed to maintain the status quo; the real change would come if those western Montana acres were sold instead to real estate developers.
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/07/01/news/local/news02.txt
Discovery Leads to Restoration of Boreal Forest in Oilsands Area
Edmonton-A discovery by U of A researchers is helping restore the boreal forest over mined areas in the oilsands. Professor Anne Naeth and graduate student Dean Mackenzie of the Department of Renewable Resources have found if forest floor materials, known as LFH materials, are spread on top of the soil that is put back over a mined area, the boreal forest will regenerate itself.
http://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/article.cfm?id=9458 |
| Wetland Restoration
Indiana: Student Eyeing Great Marsh Restoration
In April, Feder and chemistry professor Jon Schoer selected more than a dozen sites in the Great Marsh - as well as nearby marshes that haven't been restored - where they are taking samples to determine how effective the park's work enlarging the wetland area and removing non-native plants has been in removing pollution from water flowing through the marsh to Lake Michigan. "Restoration of marshes and wetland areas has been growing in park units throughout the country, so our results will be valuable for a number places where people are looking to increase the size of wetlands and remove non-native species," Schoer said.
http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=15289&TM=39693.29
California: Restoration of Santa Cruz Wetland Sought
Centuries ago, before there were pigs and roads and ranches on Santa Cruz Island, there was a wetland. The island's largest stream, Caņada del Puerto, ran through the oaks and grasslands of the vast central valley, dumping out at Prisoners Harbor, where a wetland was home to migrating birds, native plants and reptiles. But as one of the major gateways to the island, where the sheep, cattle and people moved to and from the mainland, the wetlands were filled in to provide easier access. The result was fewer birds and less native plants.
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/28/restoration-of-santa-cruz-wetland-sought/
Virginia: Historic Landscape Restoration
In 1997 the National Park Service and the Smithsonian Institution began to develop a proposal at Manassas National Battlefield Park to mitigate the loss of wetlands resulting from the construction of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, a National Air and Space Museum facility at Washington Dulles International Airport. The two agencies selected a heavily disturbed area here near Stuart's Hill, the site of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's headquarters during the Second Battle of Manassas in August 1862. A development company had graded nearly 125 acres for a proposed mixed-use project, but public outcry led the U.S. Congress to pass legislation in the fall of 1988, seizing the property and saving it from further development.
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=8374
Oregon: Wetland Restoration Considered
A California company has proposed setting aside 266 acres in Eagle Point for conservation and restoration of wetlands, home to federally listed threatened vernal pool fairy shrimp and other rare species. Wildlands Inc., of Rocklin, Calif., has permit applications pending with the Oregon Department of State Lands and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to sell development credits for wetlands mitigation at the property in view of the historic Walter Wood House at Highway 62. DSL will accept public comments on the Rogue Valley Mitigation Bank proposal until July 9. For more information, see www.nwp.usace.army.mil/op/g/public.asp.
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080627/NEWS/806270329 |
River & Watershed Restoration
Alaska: Tesoro, Watershed Forum Team Up for Creek Restoration
Tesoro employee Peter Ribbens stood in ankle-deep water snipping the twine on bunches of willow branches. A few feet away from him, several of his colleagues scooped out dirt and debris while others used sod rolls to rebuild the stream bank. "The culvert caved in on both sides," Ribbens said. "You couldn't drive around here, there didn't even used to be a culvert."
Ribbens, who works in environmental regulations for Tesoro, lived next to Daniel's Lake for 10 years. As he cut the branches in half on the bank of Daniel's Creek on Tuesday, Ribbens said he would bring his kids to the creek to watch the fish swim upstream.
http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/062608/new_254495222.shtml |
| Grassland Restoration
Texas: Wildflower Center Research Receives $100,000 Boost from AMD
AMD announced a $100,000 landscape restoration grant for the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin during opening ceremonies Monday for AMD's new "Lone Star" campus in Austin. The grant supports research to identify cost-effective ways of maintaining the ecological health of Texas grasslands. The funds are part of AMD's $3 million commitment to preserving open space in Central Texas. The Wildflower Center funds support a research project about the use of fire and other natural, economical ways to restore the health of rangelands comprising most of Texas' open space.
http://www.happynews.com/news/6272008/wildflower-center-research-receives-100-000-boost-amd.htm
The Rewild West: Wide-open Prairie Attracts Wildlife and Sightseers
Over the last decade as human populations on the Great Plains have thinned, many conservationists have seen an opportunity unparalleled since the frontier days of the 19th century brought towns to the region. Outdoors people, big landowners, travel operators and conservationists are returning much of the Great Plains to its wild state, to a kind of American steppe.
http://www.kansascity.com/270/story/681152.html |
| Desertification & Arid Land Restoration
China Grasslands Face Severe Desertification Despite Protection
China grasslands are still suffering severe desertification despite government funding of more than 10 billion yuan (144 million U.S. dollars) in the past eight years to protect and restore them, an agricultural official said on Monday. Liu Jiawen, deputy director of the grassland monitoring and administration center under the Ministry of Agriculture, told an international conference that the Chinese government had since 2000 launched a number of projects involving the restoration of grassland vegetation, the establishment of forage seed bases and grassland fencing.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/30/content_8466994.htm
Uganda: UN Gives sh6b to Fight Desert Spread
The United Nations Development Programme has earmarked $3.8m (sh6b) for funding two initiatives aimed at promoting the sustainable use of land in pastoral areas. This was stated by Stephen Muwaya, the lead expert on the implementation of the UN Convention to combat desertification. "It will help us involve farmers and cattle herders to invest in soil conservation, tree planting and bee-keeping," he said. "The intervention will also help curtail loss of soil fertility and help restore degraded areas."
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/635570 |
| Lake Restoration
Oregon: Plan to Restore Wapato Lake Wetlands Takes Big Step
Fifty years ago, a flock of 10,000 tundra swans fed on the rich wetlands of Wapato Lake. The Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge has begun steps to try to restore that magnificence. The Sherwood refuge bought 180 acres of wetland near Gaston -- the refuge's first acquisition in the 4,310-acre Wapato Lake Unit and the first move toward adding all of the unit to the refuge within three years.
http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2008/06/plan_to_restore_wapato_lake_we.html |
| Coastal & Marine Restoration
Maryland: Grass Restoration Success Story Growing on Eastern Shore
The push to return the Chesapeake Bay to a less polluted, more vibrant state is one of the longest running, most publicized and probably most expensive ecological restoration efforts anywhere on the planet. So when a Virginia Institute of Marine Science professor trumpets the success of "the largest seagrass restoration in the world," it must be a Chesapeake success story, right? No, though that would be nice.
http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_seagrass_0629jun29,0,6199524.story |
Wildlife Restoration
Tiger Reintroduced at Indian Reserve after Poachers Kill Off Population
Wildlife conservationists are hoping to introduce a tiger to a part of Rajastan where poachers had killed off an entire population in a forest reserve. Sariska, a reserve 120 miles south of Delhi, made news three years ago when it was discovered that its population of 26 tigers had disappeared having fallen prey to poachers and human encroachment into the forest. The uproar forced the government to order a nationwide tiger census. The report showed the numbers are down to around 1,400 less than half the big cat population five years ago http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/30/conservation.india
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42997 Mauritius: Conservationist to Aid Parrots in Peril
The dramatic success story of the Mauritius parakeets' rescue from extinction (one of the few remaining endemic parrots in the Indian Ocean) is the direct result of coordinated efforts and long-term support of the Mauritius Wildlife Foundation, The World Parrot Trust, the UK's International Zoo Veterinary Group and the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in Jersey. Dr Groombridge said: 'This project will integrate epidemiology and immunogenetics within an important and high-profile parrot recovery programme managed by the Mauritius Wildlife Foundation - an organisation that has gained a worldwide reputation for its success in restoring critically endangered species from the brink of extinction. Funding by The Leverhulme Trust will provide a much needed inter-disciplinary platform to examine how avian diseases can be effectively managed for the long-term.' http://www.sciencecentric.com/news/article.php?q=08062309 |
| Extractive Industries
Talk is Cheap, Skeptics Say of Oil Sands Message
Canada's oil sands producers have a rough road ahead persuading environmentalists and an increasingly concerned public they are serious about protecting the environment while investing billions of dollars in new projects. The industry's lobby group and several chief executives launched a new communications campaign this week aimed at countering a full-court press by environmentalists over the impact of oil sands development on air, land, water and local communities.
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/49005/story.htm
Oil Sands: Canada's Next Vacation Wonderland?
In an increasingly heated debate over the ecological impact of Canadian oil sands production, the environmental group has launched a tongue-in-cheek website promoting the huge northern Alberta energy projects as vacation destinations. Using Alberta's logo, the site, http://www.travellingalberta.com, invites tourists to laze on black-sand beaches surrounding tailings ponds, hang-glide on "the unique coal bed methane and sour gas updrafts," then ride on one of the gargantuan dump trucks that trundle around the oil sands mines.
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/49075/story.htm |
| Invasive Species
Scientists Research Foreign Bugs to Help Kill Invasive Plants in Midwest
Across the Midwest, scientists are fighting an invasion of exotic, fast-spreading plants with imported insects that have one simple mission: Eat and destroy. It's an old agricultural tactic known as biological control, used here in recent years to dramatically cut down the scourge of purple loosestrife. Researchers are now looking into new bugs to sic on other plants in the rogues' gallery of Illinois vegetation: garlic mustard and buckthorn.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/green/chi-bugs-weeds_both_02jul02,0,3470362.story
Fish Restoration Planned in Central Montana
Nonnative fish in part of a central Montana stream would be poisoned to make way for prized westslope cutthroat trout, under a project proposed by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The agency has released a draft environmental assessment of the plan for 2.5 miles of Jumping Creek in the Lewis and Clark National Forest near White Sulphur Springs, and will take public comment until July 31.
http://www.protectyourwaters.net/news/display.php?id=8105
Australian Crocs Hit by Cane Toad 'Wave of Death'
Pit a cane toad against a freshwater crocodile and who wins? Although the croc eats the oversized amphibian, it seems the toad has the final laugh. Dead freshwater crocodiles in Australia's Northern Territory were once a rare sight. But since 2005, locals have witnessed mass die-offs. Researchers now say the toxic and invasive cane toad (Bufo marinus) is to blame.
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14221-australian-crocs-hit-by-cane-toad-wave-of-death.html |
| Urban Restoration
Surigao Mayor Visits South Korea for Environment Training
Surigao City Mayor Alfonso Casurra flew to South Korea on June 15 together with other local government executives, urban planner and environmentalists in the Asia-Pacific region to attend the 2008 International Urban Ecological Restoration training, a short-term program of the International Urban Training (IUTC), an initiative supported by the United Nations Human Settlements Porgramme (UN-HABITAT).
http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p080630.htm&no=46 |
| Funding Opportunities
Leopold Center Seeks Project Ideas for 2009
Iowans with ideas for projects that will lead to sustainability in agriculture will want to check out the 2008 Request for Pre-proposals now available from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University. Each of the Center's three initiative areas - ecology, marketing and food systems, and policy - is looking for innovative new projects to enhance the long-running competitive grants program at the Leopold Center. The RFP contains all the information about what sort of projects the Center is looking for and how to apply for the grant funding.
http://wallacesfarmer.com/index.aspx?ascxid=fpStory&fpsid=34539&fpstid=2
Washington: USDA Funding for Wetland Restoration Closes July 15, 2008
Federal funding is available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wetland Reserve Program to landowners in South Sound who are interested in restoring or improving wetlands on their property. The program, which is administered by the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, offers three options: 10-year cost-sharing agreements, 30-year conservation easements and permanent easements. http://www.theolympian.com/127/story/491371.html
Minnesota: Sign-up is Open for Wetlands Restoration Program
Federal and state agencies started on Thursday the first phase of a conservation easement practice targeting high-priority areas for habitat restoration and flood reduction.
The state's Board of Water and Soil Resources is calling the practice the "premier wetland restoration program in the country," according to a news release from the Cedar River Watershed District in Austin. Sign-up for the first phase ends July 18.
http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=28&a=349734
Grant Workshops Scheduled For Nearshore Restoration Project Sponsors
A series of six workshops will be held this month and next for individuals and organizations interested in sponsoring nearshore habitat restoration and preservation projects in the Puget Sound area. The workshops, hosted by the Puget Sound Nearshore Partnership and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), will be held at various sites throughout the region.
http://outdoornewsdaily.com/index.php/archives/4222
New Zealand: Apply Now for an Environment Enhancement Grant
Landowners or groups working to protect and enhance native biodiversity in Canterbury have until the end of August to apply for contestable grants of up to $5,000 through Environment Canterbury's Environment Enhancement Fund. Financial assistance can be granted for any project that contributes to the region's indigenous biodiversity and usually involves the protection or enhancement of waterways, wetlands, coastal dunes and native vegetation. Applicants may apply more than once.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0806/S00102.htm
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.
Fulbright Awards in Agriculture or Fisheries
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program for academic year 2009-10 offers various awards for American academics and professionals in the fields of agricultural economy. The Philippines ( http://www.cies.org/award_book/award2009/award/Agr9161.htm)offers a six-months Lecturing/Research combination grant to help the development of young scholars and practitioners as well as to consult the country's Department of Agriculture. Kazakhstan ( http://www.cies.org/award_book/award2009/award/Env9494.htm ) offers awards for 4 to 10 months in environmental sciences or environmental law to lecture or lecturing/research combination. Turkmenistan ( http://www.cies.org/award_book/award2009/award/All9513.htm ) seeks for applicants in agricultural studies and water resources management; and so does Uzbekistan ( http://www.cies.org/award_book/award2009/award/All9515.htm ) Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Program Officer Mamiko Hada (mhada@cies.iie.org) with most up-to-date CV. | |
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