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Get Involved / Community-Based Restoration
NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship Program - Closes January 26, 2009
The NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship Program is now recruiting candidates for the 2009-2011 fellowship program. This program was established in 1996 to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students and to provide project assistance to state coastal zone management programs. The program matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on projects proposed by the state and selected by the fellowship sponsor, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center. This two-year opportunity offers a competitive salary, medical benefits, and travel and relocation expense reimbursement. The fellowship positions starts in August 2009 and are available in California (both the Coastal Commission and the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission), Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon, and Wisconsin. Eligibility requirements, descriptions of the state projects, and guidance on how to apply are attached. More information on the program can be found at: http://csc.noaa.gov/cms/fellows.html. Candidates must submit their applications directly to your state Sea Grant program by January 26, 2009.
Restoration Ecology and Conservation Biology Paid Internships - Closes February 17, 2009
The Institute for Applied Ecology will be hiring up to nine interns this summer for field work and related activities. Our paid positions are intended to provide field experience to individuals considering conservation biology or restoration ecology as a career. Internships are partially supported by the Native Plant Society of Oregon, and interns are encouraged to write short articles for the NPSO Bulletin. We encourage you to visit our website, www.appliedeco.org for more information on these projects.
Ecosystem Facelift
What is an ecosystem? Ecosystems are the complex interaction of all the living and non-living aspects of a particular area. The plants, animals, micro-organisms, water, nutrients, energy and air are all inter-dependent aspects of the ecosystem and form a balance that sustains itself. An ecosystem can be large, such as a mountain valley, or it can be as small as a tree. Ecosystems can become unbalanced when one of the aspects of the ecosystem is destroyed or disappears, such as when the water in a wetland is drained, or the animal predators disappear. Ecosystems need to be managed for the good of the entire ecosystem to ensure species biodiversity and the health of the ecosystem. Use Project WILD's "Ecosystem Facelift" to explore the restoration of several ecosystems. Students will design their own restoration plan, deciding what organisms and non-living components they will reintroduce and how they will manage the ecosystem.
http://iowaprojectswildplt.blogspot.com/2009/01/ecosystem-facelift-what-is-ecosystem.html
California: Shollenberger Park Habitat Restoration Project
The Shollenberger Park habitat restoration project, which started two years ago, is trying to remove 10 species of invasive weeds (five of which are thistles) that make up a majority of the plant cover at Shollenberger and replace them with native grasses, shrubs and trees grown in the Casa Grande High School Nursery. This project will take years to complete, but regular park users can already see positive results. We invite the public to get involved in this effort to restore our public wetlands to healthier native ecosystems. See www.petalumawetlands.org or call 763-3577 for more information.
Washington: Help Sought on Planting Projects
Involvement in a couple of upcoming shoreline restoration work parties might help you keep your New Year's resolutions. Participants can get exercise, spend time with their families and help the environment, said Keeley O'Connell, an ecologist with People for Puget Sound. On Jan. 17, the Port of Everett and People for Puget Sound plan to host a work party that aims to plant more than 1,000 native trees and shrubs on 28 acres along Union Slough.
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090106/NEWS01/701069846/-1/RSS02
Conferences & Workshops
SER World Conference in Perth Australia Call for Abstracts
For individuals interested in presenting a contributed oral or poster presentation, abstracts are now being called. Abstracts will need to address the themes listed on the conference website - please visit http://www.seri2009.com.au/pages/home.html. On-line abstract submission guidelines and the form can be located under the abstract submission link on the conference website - http://www.seri2009.com.au/pages/abstract.html. Please follow the guidelines carefully, and follow the link to the abstract on-line form. Deadline for abstract submission is 4 March 2009.
Germany: Welcome to SER Summer School June 29 - July 3, 2009!
We invite PhD students who work in restoration ecology and related fields to come to Münster for the SER Summer School 2009. Together with many specialists from all over Europe, we will work on different aspects - biotic and abiotic - of "Species introduction and management of biodiversity in restoration projects". The course includes lectures of specialists to provide theoretical background and also field work and excursions to train practical research skills and learn about restoration projects on-site. We are looking forward to welcome you in Münster in summer 2009!
http://www.uni-muenster.de/Restorationsummerschool/index.html
2010 IUFRO World Congress
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) will hold its 23rd World Congress in Seoul, Republic of Korea from August 23-28, 2010. The title of the Congress is "Forests for the Future: Sustaining Society and the Environment". The Congress Scientific Committee invites submission of technical session proposals until 15 January 2009. Session proposals are welcome from all organizations and individuals with an interest in the future of forests from all forest-related scientific disciplines.
http://www.iufro2010.com
10th International Congress of Ecology
The Congress, bringing together the knowledge and resources of the Ecological Society of Australia, New Zealand Ecological Society and INTECOL, will be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia from 16 to 21 August 2009. Be sure to register now to take advantage of the special early-bird registration rate! Register online via
http://www.intecol10.org |
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People in the News
Silver Spring Regional Services Center Earns National EPA Award
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded its Overall Excellence in Smart Growth Award to the Silver Spring Regional Services Center in recognition of its role in the redevelopment of Downtown Silver Spring. Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (far right) accepted the award at ceremonies at the National Building Museum. Accepting congratulations from EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson (second from right) are (from left) Andrew Der of Loiederman Soltesz Associates, Inc., the civil engineering firm on the Silver Spring project, and Gary Stith, director of the Silver Spring Regional Services Center.
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/news/pressphotos/PP_details_new.asp?PpID=483
Chesapeake Bay Steward has Passion for Conservation
Wendi Everleigh grew up on the water, loving anything and everything about the outdoors. That fondness for nature followed her into adulthood. Recently, she took Chesapeake Bay stewardship classes so she can actively work on projects that benefit the environment. "I wanted to give back to the community by volunteering in some kind of environmental capacity and knew about the Chesapeake Bay Foundation," says the Newport News resident, now 41. "The course included everything from contacting your legislator to restoration efforts, shorelines, fisheries, waste water technology, land use and agriculture. I was thrilled with what I learned."
http://www.dailypress.com/features/dp-life_realwomen_jan05,0,3907075.story |
| New Books & Articles
Study: Can nature's leading indicators presage environmental disaster?
Economists use leading indicators - the drivers of economic performance - to take the temperature of the economy and predict the future. Now, in a new study, scientists take a page from the social science handbook and use leading indicators of the environment to presage the potential collapse of ecosystems. The study, published today (Jan. 5) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by two ecologists and an economist, suggests it may be possible to use nature's leading indicators to avert environmental disaster.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-01/uow-scn010509.php
Restoring the Pacific Northwest: The Art and Science of Ecological Restoration in Cascadia
This is a book in which the reader should not simply pass over the Foreword. Eric Higgs provides a profoundly poetic vision yet very practical opening discussion that sets the scene for all that follows. The many authors demonstrate a wisdom and competence that do justice to Higgs' vision. In short, it is a remarkable and very valuable book.
http://egj.lib.uidaho.edu/index.php/egj/article/viewFile/3245/3234
Salt Plus Salt Can Equal Sustainable Agricultural Land
Take an arid field riddled with salty soil. Irrigate it with salty water. Plant a salt-tolerant grass along with a salt-sucking companion plant and what do you get? If you're a Brigham Young University research team, you raise a crop that successfully replaces corn as cattle feed. Their research highlights the promise of using salty water to turn the salty soil -- like that found near the Great Salt Lake -- in the world's arid regions into sustainable agricultural land. Published online in the journal Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment ahead of the February issue, the study identified a plant that could thrive in yet-unusable lands near the coasts in much of the world.
http://www.eponline.com/articles/69975/
Effects of Agricultural Conservation Practices on Fish and Wildlife
Effects of Agricultural Conservation Practices on Fish and Wildlife is one in a multi-volume set developed by the Water Quality Information Center at the National Agricultural Library in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP). This bibliography is a guide to recent scientific literature covering effects of agricultural conservation practices on fish and wildlife. The citations listed here provide information on how conservation programs and practices designed to improve fish and wildlife habitat, as well as those intended for other purposes, e.g., water quality improvement, affect various aquatic and terrestrial fauna.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/ceap/ceap07.shtml
India and the IUCN: Environmental Payoff
Furor over a conservation group taking fees from developers. In 2004 a committee on the Indian supreme court concluded that the proposed port site "will seriously impact Gahirmatha's nesting turtles and could lead to the beach being abandoned by the marine creatures. It is therefore necessary that an alternative site is located for this port."
http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com/0109016.pdf |
| Restoring Natural Capital (RNC)
A Tree Grows in Panama
It's one thing to have an idea and another to start a business, of course. But the partners - using skills gleaned from academic programs in business, design and international relations - have pulled it off. Their company, Planting Empowerment, leases land in the region - a pocket of biological riches that has been eroding under decades of slash-and-burn farming. Money from investors is used to plant and tend about 500 trees an acre that, in 25 years, should become a source of valuable tropical hardwood.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/education/edlife/ideas-panama-t.html?_r=1
Five Hidden Challenges to Ecosystem Markets
Fans of the Ecosystem Marketplace often complain of being slammed by the left for cavorting with markets and by the right for snuggling up to government. One prominent social scientist says an important challenge may come from ecosystem market supporters themselves, who fail to recognize the assumptions underlying their own worldviews and those of potential allies.
http://ecosystemmarketplace.com/pages/article.opinion.php?component_id=6415&component_version_id=9575&language_id=12 |
| Agro-Ecology
US: A 50-Year Farm Bill
The extraordinary rainstorms last June caused catastrophic soil erosion in the grain lands of Iowa, where there were gullies 200 feet wide. But even worse damage is done over the long term under normal rainfall - by the little rills and sheets of erosion on incompletely covered or denuded cropland, and by various degradations resulting from industrial procedures and technologies alien to both agriculture and nature.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/opinion/05berry.html?_r=1
India: Sustainable Farming - Low Investment, Maximum Returns
Fertile soil and adequate water resources, though important, cannot alone ensure a good yield. Inputs such as fertilizers and manures are essential. "Today chemical fertilizers cost a lot, and a sudden shortage in their availability makes a small farmer desperate for an alternative," says Dr. G. Namalwar, organic scientist. In addition to buying these chemicals at a high cost, and applying them, a farmer cannot be assured of good yield. "Constant application of these chemical salts makes even a fertile land barren over time and it takes several years to reclaim the land," he explains. "The only alternative to this," according to Namalwar, is "sustainable agriculture or natural farming, which has proved that it is capable of not only increasing crop yields but also safeguards the soil, water, and climate. It protects those who use and consume it."
http://www.hindu.com/seta/2009/01/01/stories/2009010150161700.htm |
| Biodiversity & Climate Change
UN Body Calls for Better Farm, Forestry Practices
Holding the agriculture and forestry sectors responsible for contributing nearly one-third of the total green house gas (GHG) emissions, a United Nations body has suggested greater allocation of resources for promoting better practices in these sectors to combat climate change.
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/un-body-calls-for-better-farm-forestry-practices/00/06/345257/
Video: Maldives Under Threat
The Island Kingdom of the Maldives off southern India, one of the lowest lying countries in the world, is under threat from the effects of climate change. It was the first country to sign the 1997 Kyoto climate protocol and is closely following current climate negotiations after talks in Poland at the end of last year.
http://planetark.org/wen/51122 |
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Montana: Wilderness, Timber Interests Offer Stimulus Plan
If Congress crafts an economic stimulus package, it should include money for forest restoration in Montana, some wilderness and wood-products interests say in a letter to the state's congressional delegates. Pyramid Mountain Lumber Co. and The Wilderness Society are among signers of a letter seeking stimulus dollars for "important, shovel-ready forest restoration work here in Montana."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28453089/
New Mexico: Recovery Planned in Cibola Forest
The U.S. Forest Service may soon spend up to $2 million rehabilitating the Cibola National Forest. The money will be used to undo some of the damage caused by a series of fires - Ojo Peak, Trigo and Big Spring - that burned more than 25,000 acres of forest. The fires left a passel of problems in their wake, including flooding, road damage, hazard trees and destroyed structures. It also forced the Forest Service to close down large portions of the forest to ensure public safety, according to Karen Lessard, district ranger for the Mountainair Ranger District.
http://www.emtelegraph.com/index.php/news/718-recovery-planned-in-cibola-forest.html
Video: Society for American Foresters
http://www.safnet.org/media/forest-resto.cfm |
River & Watershed Restoration
Arizona: Restoring Watson Woods Riparian Preserve
After a decade of research, monitoring and planning the restoration project in Watson Woods Riparian Preserve has begun. Prescott Creeks, a local not-for-profit organization and preserve manager, has secured most of the necessary funding through a series of grant and private donations. Watson Woods Restoration Project is a five year project designed to restore, enhance and recreate the riparian (creek side) habitat just south of Watson Lake. Re-establishing a functional riparian habitat will help enhance water quality in the lower portion of Granite Creek and Watson Lake.
http://www.readitnews.com/get-out-there-arizona-outdoors/outdoor-news-mainmenu-10017/1448-restoring-watson-woods-riparian-preserve
UK: Glaven Restoration Project Starts Soon
An ambitious long-term river restoration project will start this spring on a north Norfolk country estate. A stretch of chalk river on the Stody estate near Holt that contains some of the country's most valued wildlife and plant species will be returned to its natural, unimproved condition. Years of debate involving experts and members of the River Glaven Conservation Group have gone into forging a clear strategy for the project.
http://www.northnorfolknews.co.uk/content/northnorfolknews/news/story.aspx?brand=NNNOnline&category=news&tBrand=NNNonline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED05%20Jan%202009%2009%3A26%3A48%3A810
Missouri: Foundation Contributes $1.2 Million to Conservation Efforts in 2008
The Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization, contributed a total of $1,250,000 to outdoors and conservation projects across the state last year. During the December 4, 2008 year-end meeting, the foundation's board of directors approved five stream protection and restoration projects that totaled $385,000, which resulted in the $1.2 million figure for the year. The foundation's total contributions to Missouri since it was created in 1997 has topped $7 million.
http://freshare.net/article/foundation_contributes_12_million_to_conservation_efforts_in_2008/
NOAA and Partners Share Plan to Restore Delaware River from 2004 Oil Spill
NOAA, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware are seeking public comment on a restoration plan to repair and improve shoreline and habitats of the Delaware River damaged by a vessel oil spill in 2004. On Nov. 26, 2004, the Athos I, a large cargo vessel, struck a submerged anchor while preparing to dock in Paulsboro, N.J. The anchor punctured the hull, spilling nearly 265,000 gallons of crude oil into the Delaware River, which resulted in damage to more than 280 miles of shoreline, affecting habitats, aquatic organisms, birds and other wildlife, as well as hindering recreational use of the river.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090106_oilspill.html |
| Lake Restoration
Florida: Drought Spurs Pasco Lake Restoration
Middle Lake has an unusual middle these days; instead of water, there's an excavator hard at work. Drought conditions have reduced the 150-acre lake near Dade City to just a 4-acre puddle. However, the state is taking advantage of this dry situation to try and restore Middle Lake. "This is the perfect opportunity," says state biologist Ken Denson who designed the project. "That means we don't have to dewater the lake artificially. It's an existing condition that Mother Nature created for us."
http://www.tampabays10.com/news/columnist/story.aspx?storyid=97303&catid=79 |
| Extractive Industries
Philippines: Ecologists Welcome Mining Moratorium in Palawan
Militant ecologists hailed the Palawan provincial government's decision to stand by its 25-year moratorium on mining, saying it shows the province now sees the "evil" of government's revitalized mining program. Kalikasan People's Network for the Environment (Kalikasan-PNE) national coordinator Clemente Bautista Jr. said they welcome the growing ranks of local government units banning large-scale mining in their areas.
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/142168/Ecologists-welcome-mining-moratorium-in-Palawan |
| Invasive Species
California: Bond Crisis Halts Juniper Studies
When the state of California froze $3.8 billion for projects funded by bond money on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at least one project in Lassen County went on hold. The project, funded by the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, a state agency that grants Proposition 84 funding, would have collected and analyzed data on three riparian/meadow monitoring sites in the South Ash Valley area where landscape juniper removal has recently occurred to assist in the restoration of sagebrush steepe habitat.
http://www.lassennews.com/News_Story.edi?sid=5286&mode=thread&order=0
US: War With Riverbank Invader, Waged by Muscle and Munching
In the 1930s, when the federal government was experimenting with an array of projects to address bad times, tree-planting came into vogue as a tool to fight soil erosion here in the West and on the Great Plains. The shelterbelt program, as it was called, took trees from many parts of the world - including a hardy species from the Asian steppe, called tamarisk or salt cedar - and planted them by the millions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/27/us/27tamarisk.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail1=y |
| Recreation & Tourism
California: Environmental Group Transforms Whitewater Land
When the Wildlands Conservancy took over the Whitewater Trout Co. two years ago, the Yucaipa-based nonprofit set a goal to restore the native plants and habitat at the site and make it energy self-sufficient in five years. Today, the 291-acre former commercial fishery has been transformed into a family friendly park, with nature trails and three trout ponds. Roof-top and ground-level solar panels provide a major part of the site's electricity.
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20090105/NEWS01/901050313 |
| Funding Opportunities
Wisconsin: Beautification/Restoration Projects - Closes January 15, 2009
The Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin is accepting applications for the 2009 C.D. Besadny Conservation Grant Cycle. Named after former Department of Natural Resources Secretary, "Buzz" Besadny, this grant program provides matching grants of up to $1,500 to private and public organizations and government agencies in support of small scale conservation projects that promote the responsible stewardwhip of Wisconsin's natural resources at the local level. Since the program's inception, the Natural Resources Foundation has contributed over $290,000 to 390 projects throughout every county in Wisconsin.
http://www.mainstreetoshkosh.com/2008/11/beautificationrestoration-projects.html
Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act - Closes January 23, 2009
This 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 habitat in the Great Lakes basin. The projects are funded under authority of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006. The amount of funding available this year is subject to final Congressional appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009. Funds may be used for approved Tribal and State sponsored projects which benefit Great Lakes fish and wildlife restoration.
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=44170
NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship Program - Closes January 26, 2009
The NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship Program is now recruiting candidates for the 2009-2011 fellowship program. This program was established in 1996 to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgraduate students and to provide project assistance to state coastal zone management programs. The program matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs to work on projects proposed by the state and selected by the fellowship sponsor, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center. This two-year opportunity offers a competitive salary, medical benefits, and travel and relocation expense reimbursement. The fellowship positions starts in August 2009 and are available in California (both the Coastal Commission and the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission), Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon, and Wisconsin.
http://csc.noaa.gov/cms/fellows.html
California: Land Grant Opportunities Available - Closes January 30, 2009
Land funding opportunities exist for property owners, and public workshops will be held about land-related topics. Applications are being accepted through Jan. 30 for funding riparian restoration projects. Highest ranking is given to projects along the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers. Land must be privately owned and there is no cost-share requirement. The voluntary program provides funding to restore marginal or flood-prone farmland to riparian buffers. The program provides annual incentive funding to help with the cost of habitat management and the loss of income due to idling farmland. Technical assistance is also provided.
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_11047564
Wisconsin: Habitat Projects on Ontonagon River Watershed - Closes February 1, 2009
Beginning Jan. 1, Upper Peninsula Power Co., a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group, will accept applications for grants to fund habitat improvement projects and studies in the Ontonagon River watershed. Grant requests must be less than $10,000. All grants would need to be matched by a 25 percent contribution from in-kind or other sources. The deadline for applications is Feb. 1. The grants will be funded by a portion of the Mitigation Enhancement Fund, which UPPCO maintains for the Bond Falls Project as part of the Bond Falls Settlement Agreement. The goal of the MEF is to provide tangible, measurable improvements to the aquatic and terrestrial environments in the Ontonagon River watershed.
http://www.uppco.com/info/ontonagon_guidelines.asp
New York: Doctoral Program in Ecosystem Restoration - Closes February 1, 2009
The State University of New York at Buffalo (UB) encourages recent graduates of undergraduate or masters programs to apply to its new doctoral degree concentration in Ecosystem Restoration through Interdisciplinary Exchange (ERIE). The ERIE program provides Ph.D. students with the technical, professional and personal skills needed to become leaders in the emerging field of ecosystem restoration through its focus on innovative and interdisciplinary research in environmental science, engineering, and policy. The research at UB's ERIE program is rooted in a number of nationally-recognized Great Lakes watershed and stream restoration efforts occurring in western New York State.
http://www.erie.buffalo.edu/
Pennsylvania: Sinnemahoning Creek Watershed Restoration Grant Program - Closes
February 14, 2009
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has announced that approximately $3.6 million is available to develop and implement projects that benefit fishing, boating, and aquatic resources in Cameron, Elk, Potter and McKean counties, with primary emphasis on projects within the Sinnemahoning Creek Watershed upstream from the confluence of the First Fork of Sinnemahoning Creek.
http://www.fish.state.pa.us/promo/grants/sinn/00sinn.htm
National Ecosystem Services Research Partnership Opportunity - Closes February 15, 2009
Ecosystem services are vital for public health and the well-being of human communities. Improved understanding of ecosystem services across institutional, spatial, and temporal scales is crucial for designing management strategies and institutional and governmental policies intended to increase and sustain the value of ecosystem services. The ESRP is focused on understanding the present and future ecological dynamics of ecosystem services to create a solid scientific foundation for environmental decision-making. Approximately 200 EPA scientists with an annual in-house budget of $62 million are associated with this program and will participate in the Partnership; EPA funding will primarily support this in-house research effort. http://www.epa.gov/ord/esrp/pdfs/ESRP-CRADA-Brochure.pdf
NSF Postdoctoral Scholar in Tropical Ecosystem & Global Change Science - Closes February 15, 2009
The NSF-funded Partnership for International Research and Education (PIRE) at the University of Arizona invites applications for the Amazon-PIRE Postdoctoral Scholar in tropical ecosystem and global change science. We seek outstanding candidates interested in investigating tropical ecosystem structure, physiology, and biogeochemistry, how these respond to climatic variability and change, or how such responses scale from individual to landscape to region. Candidate backgrounds within a broad range of scientific disciplines, including ecology, plant physiology, remote sensing, hydrology, atmospheric science, geosciences, meteorology or climate dynamics, or an interdisciplinary combination of these, are welcome.
http://www.b2science.org/
Maine: Pollution Fine to Fund Gulf of Maine Restoration - Closes February 15, 2009
Funding for environmental restoration projects along the Maine coast will be awarded on a competitive basis, with individual grants expected to range between $35,000 and $300,000. The deadline for applications is Feb. 15, and the first grants are to be awarded this summer, according to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, a nonprofit organization created by Congress to distribute such grants.
http://news.mainetoday.com/updates/036926.html
US: Five Star Restoration Program - Closes February 16, 2009
The Five Star Restoration Program seeks to develop community capacity to sustain local natural resources for future generations by providing modest financial assistance to diverse local partnerships for wetland, riparian, and coastal habitat restoration. The National Association of Counties, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), the Wildlife Habitat Council, in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Southern Company, and our newest partner Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), are pleased to solicit applications for the Five Star Restoration Program.
http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Search&template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=10936
Restoration Ecology and Conservation Biology Paid Internships - Closes February 17, 2009
The Institute for Applied Ecology will be hiring up to nine interns this summer for field work and related activities. Our paid positions are intended to provide field experience to individuals considering conservation biology or restoration ecology as a career. Internships are partially supported by the Native Plant Society of Oregon, and interns are encouraged to write short articles for the NPSO Bulletin. We encourage you to visit our website, www.appliedeco.org for more information on these projects.
New Mexico: Collaborative Forest Restoration Program - Closes March 2, 2009
The Community Forest Restoration Act of 2000 (Title VI, Public Law 106-393) established a cooperative forest restoration program in New Mexico to provide cost-share grants to stakeholders for forest restoration projects on public land to be designed through a collaborative process (the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program). Projects must include a diversity of stakeholders in their design and implementation, and address specified objectives, including: wildfire threat reduction; ecosystem restoration, including non-native tree species reduction; reestablishment of historic fire regimes; reforestation; preservation of old and large trees; increased utilization of small diameter trees; and the creation of forest- related local employment.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/spf/cfrp/rfp/index.shtml
Gloria Barron Wilderness Society Scholarship - Closes March 31, 2009
The Wilderness Society is now accepting applications for the 2009 Gloria Barron Wilderness Society Scholarship. This $10,000 scholarship is awarded annually to a graduate student in natural resources management, law or policy programs. The scholarship seeks to encourage individuals who have the potential to make a significant positive difference in the long-term protection of wilderness in North America.
http://wilderness.org/content/gloria-barron-scholarship-guidelines | |
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