January 19, 2011 
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Call for Nominations for SER Awards - Closes March 28, 2011

The Awards Committee of the Society for Ecological Restoration is now soliciting nominations from SER members for our society awards which will be presented at the biannual meeting of SER to be held in Merida, Mexico from August 21-25, 2011. We seek nominations for four awards: The Theodore M. Sperry Award, the Full Circle Award, the Communications Award, and the John Rieger Award. SER Awards are presented in recognition of meritorious achievement and service for advancing the craft, knowledge, and public awareness of ecological restoration. Recipients may include Society members and others. Please read the individual award criteria carefully, as nominations must meet the award criteria to be considered. Descriptions of the award criteria and a link to the on-line nomination form may be found at:  http://www.ser.org/content/ser_awards_program.asp

 

SER Members receive 25% off Island Press purchases. Contact Caroline Bronaugh at caroline@ser.org for details!

 

Get Involved/Community-based Restoration

 

Mangrove Ecology, Management and Restoration Training Course" - March 3-5, 2011, Hollywood , Florida. See announcement at www.mangroverestoration.com

 

Washington: Mushrooms / Mycelium as Environmental Restoration Tools - January 22, 2011

http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/xn/detail/2723460:Event:40408?xg_source=activity

 

California: Torres-Martinez & Wetlands Restoration Tour - January 22, 2011

http://theabf.org/event/archaeology_and_history/torres_martinez_wetlands_restoration_tour

 

Wisconsin Wetlands Association Annual Conference February 16-17, 2011

http://www.wisconsinwetlands.org/2011conference.htm

 

Oregon: Watershed Wide Volunteer Restoration Event - March 5, 2011

http://www.katu.com/outdoors/events/105366513.html

 

Washington: Maury Island Marine Park Restoration - March 12, 2011

http://pugetsound.org/connect/events/031211maury/?searchterm=None

 

Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter Society for Ecological Restoration - April 1-3, 2011

http://nced.umn.edu/content/midwest-great-lakes-chapter-society-ecological-restoration-2011-meeting

 

Florida: Service at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge - April 3-9, 2011

http://www.sierraclub.org/outings/national/brochure/11076a.aspx

 

Conferences & Workshops

 

NCER2011 Call for Abstracts - Closes January 21, 2011

http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/NCER2011/call.html

 

On Thursday, February 3, The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project (SBSP), the largest wetland restoration project on the West Coast, will convene researchers from throughout the Bay Area for a day-long Science Symposium about restoring wetland habitats in the South Bay.

http://events.mercurynews.com/menlo-park-ca/venues/show/4254245-us-geological-survey-campus-auditorium-3#

 

2011 Conference Listing Available on the GRN

http://www.globalrestorationnetwork.org/conferences/

New Books & Articles

 

Amount of carbon absorbed by ecosystems each year is grossly overstated, says new study

According to a new paper published in Science, current carbon accounting methods significantly overstate the amount of carbon that can be absorbed by forests, plains, and other terrestrial ecosystems. That is because most current carbon accounting methods do not consider the methane and carbon dioxide released naturally by rivers, streams, and lakes.

http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/42240

Biodiversity & Climate Change

 

How to measure your firm's biodiversity footprint

Biodiversity is the new carbon in environmental circles, but can you really measure, manage or cost it as easily as you can carbon?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/biodiversity-footprint-new-carbon-measurement-management

 

Forests Climb UN agenda UN Forum on Forests
Forests 2011" will be officially launched at the UNFF Ninth Session, held from 24 January to 4 February in New York. At the event IUCN will announce new forest restoration initiatives of global importance as well as new findings on the economic value of forests and new insights from countries on reducing carbon emissions through sustainable forest management.
 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1101/S00298/forests-climb-un-agenda-un-forum-on-forests-unff.htm
 

Cholera and Cooperation Play Into Haiti Reforestation

An agronomist from Wisconsin, Kutschenreuter has been working in Haiti for more than two decades, most recently on soil conservation and hillside terracing projects run by the International Organization for Migration. Kutschenreuter's goals: to create jobs and reverse the country's downward spiral into ecological degradation and extreme poverty-problems exacerbated by last year's earthquake and the island's history of hurricane damage.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/01/110113-haiti-cholera-reforestation-water-floods-hurricane-earthquake/

Wetland Restoration

 

Video: Restoring Iraq's wetland marshes to the original Eden

One man is leading the way, attempting to rejuvenate the marshes and bring back the diversity of animals and plants that once lived there. A BBC film crew has followed his progress, revealing how he and his colleagues are succeeding in attracting rare birds back to a land ravaged by persecution and war.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9364000/9364044.stm

 

Canada: New inventory will identify wetlands needing restoration

Environment Minister Margaret-Ann Blaney has announced the province will partner with the Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP) of Saint John to establish a wetland restoration inventory for the Greater Saint John area.

http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/city/article/1371545

 

Missouri: City Council approves ecological restoration project

City Council members on Tuesday unanimously approved an ecological restoration project that will reinvent a former city sewer site near an MKT trailhead into a wetland natural habitat.

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2011/01/18/city-council-approves-ecological-restoration-project/

River & Watershed Restoration

 

California: Work begins to transform riverbed habitat

On 65 acres about a mile west of Interstate 15, crews have begun to turn a wide expanse of riverbed ---- sullied by invasive species and years of sand mining ---- back into the native habitat it once was

http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_35c8a260-dc3c-5698-bd19-05c56248b586.html

Coastal & Marine Restoration

 

Maryland: Dredging Reclaims Popular Island

While most of the Chesapeake Bay's islands are slowly vanishing beneath the waves, one not far from Baltimore is staging a remarkable renaissance. Poplar Island, former hunting retreat, hangout for politicos and black cat farm, had nearly washed away by the late 1990s. But it's since been restored to the size it was when it was still a thriving 19th-century farming and fishing community, using muck dredged from the shipping channels leading to Baltimore just 34 miles to the northwest.

http://www.dredgingtoday.com/2011/01/17/usa-dredging-helps-reclaim-poplar-island/

 

Louisiana: Breaux Act task force could approve 5 coastal restoration projects

The federal-state Breaux Act task force will consider approving five coastal restoration projects at a public meeting Wednesday morning.

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/01/breaux_act_task_force_to_consi.html

Wildlife Restoration

 

UK: Great bustard reintroduction project gets EU funding boost

Scheme to reintroduce the world's heaviest flying bird to the UK has received £1.8m from the European Union

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jan/19/great-bustard-funding-boost

 

Massive Six-State Habitat Restoration Project Sees Progress on 130,000 Acres in Year One

Leaders of a massive, six-state, 1.1 million-acre habitat restoration initiative that will potentially benefit a host of rare birds and many species of wildlife say that the project has had an auspicious start with restoration work initiated on about 130,000 acres.

http://www.flyrodreel.com/blogs/tedwilliams/2011/january/restoration-progress

 

 

 

Funding Opportunities

 

Colorado: Grant Funds Available for Forest Restoration, Watershed Protection Projects - Closes January 26, 2011

Colorado landowners and communities that want to protect forested watersheds may be eligible for grant funding from the Colorado State Forest Service. The CSFS will accept proposals for the Colorado Forest Restoration Pilot Grant Program, which helps fund projects that demonstrate a community-based approach to forest restoration. Proposals are due to the CSFS by Jan. 26.

http://csfs.colostate.edu/pages/main-features.html#funding

 

Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative - Closes January 28, 2011

To improve the health of the Mississippi River Basin, including water quality, wetland restoration, and wildlife habitat, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has established the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI). Through this Initiative, NRCS and its partners will help producers in targeted watersheds within the Mississippi River Basin voluntarily implement conservation practices that avoid, control, and trap nutrient runoff; improve wildlife habitat; and maintain agricultural productivity.

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-29958.pdf

 

USDA Seeks Bay Partnership Proposals - Closes January 31, 2011

USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is making available up to $3.5 million in financial assistance in fiscal year (FY) 2011 for single state- and multi-state partnership projects that address natural resource concerns within six Chesapeake Bay Watershed states - Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. The financial assistance is available through NRCS' Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI).

http://southeastfarmpress.com/government/usda-seeks-bay-partnership-proposals

 

Charles Bullard Fellowship in Forest Research - Closes February 1, 2011

The Charles Bullard fellowship program is to support advanced research and study by individuals who show promise of making an important contribution, either as scholars or administrators, to forestry and forest-related subjects from biology to earth sciences, economics, politics, administration, philosphy, humanities, the arts or law.

http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/education/bullard.html

 

NOAA Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Program Project Grants - Closes February 2, 2011

NOAA delivers funding and technical expertise to restore Great Lakes coastal habitats. Projects funded through NOAA have strong on-the-ground habitat restoration components that provide social and economic benefits for people and their communities in addition to long-term ecological habitat improvements.

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=61674

 

Five Star Restoration Grant Program - Closes February 14, 2011

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 (WHC), in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Southern Company, and FedEx, are pleased to solicit applications for Five Star.

http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Charter_Programs_List&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=60&ContentID=17901

 

Nebraska: Producers Urged to Sign Up for Conservation Programs - Closes February 18, 2011

Farmers and ranchers interested in soil, water and wildlife conservation or wetland restoration funds are encouraged to sign up now for conservation programs available from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. The first application deadline is Dec. 31, with a second application deadline set for Feb. 18.

http://www.gothenburgtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2064:producers-urged-to-sign-up-for-conservation-programs&catid=5:agribusiness&Itemid=7

 

Washington: New Stream Stewards Program Created - Closes February 25, 2011

The 15-year-old Kitsap County Stream Team is being reorganized as a new Stream Stewards Program with broader restoration goals, according to officials with the Kitsap County Surface and Storm Water Management Program. People who wish to design and carry out stream-restoration projects may be eligible to receive grants up to $2,500.

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/jan/10/new-stream-stewards-program-created/

 

Kansas: Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy Projects - Closes February 28, 2011

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Watershed Management Section, will be accepting proposals for Kansas Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy projects and services for State Fiscal Year 2012. http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/45639/

 

New Mexico: Forest Service Seeks Grant Applications - Closes February 28, 2011

The U.S. Forest Service plans to award $4 million in grants for forest restoration projects on public and tribal lands in New Mexico. The agency is accepting applications for grants of up to $360,000 for projects to reduce the threat of wildfires and improve forest and watershed conditions.

http://www.newswest9.com/Global/story.asp?S=13635613

 

Illinois Native Plant Society taking grant applications - Closes March 1, 2011

Grants of up to $1,000 are available for projects making use of native plants. The Central Chapter of the Illinois Native Plant Society if offering grants to support one-time projects.

Demonstration prairies, teacher and student workshops, rain gardens and butterfly gardens are among the types of projects previously funded. Habitat restoration projects, including the removal of invasive species and planting native trees, also qualify.

http://www.sj-r.com/features/x512658534/Native-Plant-Society-taking-grant-applications

 

Estuary Habitat Restoration Program Project Solicitation - Closes March 10, 2011

On behalf of the Estuary Habitat Restoration Council (Council), NOAA Fisheries Service is soliciting proposals for estuary habitat restoration projects.

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=61934

 

2011 Riverprize Applications Now Open - Closes March 30, 2011

International RiverFoundation is pleased to announce the 2011 Riverprize applications are now open! All organisations, big and small, engaged in all aspects of river management are eligible to apply for either the Thiess International Riverprize or Australian National Riverprize (funded by the Australian Government). Further information may be found at www.riverfoundation.org.au, or email questions to riverprize@riverfoundation.org.au

 

Alabama: Longleaf Pine Restoration Grants Available - Closes April 1, 2011

The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division (WFF) of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) is currently accepting applications through its Landowner Incentive Program to continue longleaf pine restoration efforts in Alabama. The grant was awarded through a partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and will be made available to qualifying landowners for longleaf pine restoration on private lands.

http://www.andalusiastarnews.com/2011/01/07/21302/

 

USDA Announces Support for Restoration of Nonindustrial Private Forest Land Damaged by Natural Disasters

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today said that $18 million will be made available to assist nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) landowners restore lands damaged by natural disasters. The funds are provided through USDA's Emergency Forest Restoration Program.

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os_gAC9-wMJ8QY0MDpxBDA09nXw9DFxcXQ-cAA_2CbEdFAEUOjoE!/?contentidonly=true&contentid=2010%2F11%2F0614.xml

 

Terra Viva Grants develops and manages information about grants for agriculture, energy, environment, and natural resources in the world's developing countries. 

http://www.terravivagrants.org/Home/view-grant-makers

 

World: Call for wet carbon proposals

Danone would like to invest in projects which deliver certified carbon credits and local community benefits through restoring mangrove ecosystems. They are interested in large-scale projects which can be implemented quickly and efficiently. Working in partnership with IUCN and Ramsar, Danone is seeking to invest in wet carbon projects that have the potential to deliver between 10,000 and 300,000 tons per annum of carbon offsets, certifiable by the Clean Development Mechanism or the Voluntary Carbon Standard.

http://wetcarbon.com/

 

California: Ecosystem Restoration on Agricultural Lands (ERAL)

Grant funding applications are accepted on a year-round basis. The WCB meets four times each year, normally in February, May, August, and November to consider approval of funding for projects.

http://www.wcb.ca.gov/ERAL/grants.html

 

Tamarisk Related Grant Opportunities

The Tamarisk Coalition has developed a list of available Grant Opportunities to address tamarisk issues and riparian restoration. This list was revised as part of the Colorado River Basin Tamarisk and Russian Olive Assessment.

http://www.tamariskcoalition.org/FundingResources.html
 

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