U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Interior Secretary Gale Norton today awarded in excess of $16 million in grants to 25 states to promote the conservation of threatened and endangered species.
"These grants are very much in line with my philosophy that states should be given more resources and greater flexibility to protect habitat and conserve threatened and endangered species," said Secretary Norton. "States will use these grants to strengthen and build vital and cost-effective conservation partnerships with local communities and willing private landowners - partnerships that are essential to helping species prosper and recover."
The grants will benefit threatened and endangered species in every region of the country, helping local partnerships acquire and protect crucial habitat and supporting the development of Habitat Conservation Projects that allow private landowners to use and develop their land while conserving listed species.
The grants will benefit dozens of threatened and endangered species, such as marbled murrelets and bull trout in the Pacific Northwest, the aplomado falcon in the Southwest, the Karner blue butterfly in the Midwest, the Florida scrub jay in the Southeast, Atlantic salmon in the Northeast, and the Preble's meadow jumping mouse in the Rocky Mountains. In many cases, plans funded by the grants will also protect green space that is vital to many communities, while benefitting game species and other wildlife that share threatened and endangered species habitat.
Section six of the Endangered Species Act provides funds to States and territories, and through them, to communities and individuals, for species and habitat recovery actions on non-Federal lands. Today's grant awards are the 1st under the Recovery Land Acquisition and the Habitat Conservation Planning Assistance Grant programs. Congress funded these new grants to respond to the growing interest shown by States and landowners in managing their lands in ways that benefit species and their habitats. Non-Federal plan partners contributed an average of 25 percent of their projects' total costs.
The Service awarded approximately $10.4 million in Recovery Land Acquisition grants, which provide backing to States to acquire lands that support approved endangered species recovery plans. Land acquisition and protection is often an essential element of a comprehensive project to recover listed species. With land values increasing in many areas of the country, the Service and the States sometimes lack the resources to acquire or protect key habitat needed to recover a species.
Grant backing will be used to acquire and protect important prairie, coastal, mountainous desert, cave and riparian habitat, land that represents critical portions of species' last remaining habitat. Some of these acquisitions support many endangered species, as well as important habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife. For example, acquisition of property in Kern County, California, benefits the biggest known population of the Kern primrose sphinx moth by securing protection for an area that is the only place this species has been sighted in the past 20 years. In Tennessee, acquisition of a 25-acre location will protect one of only 5 known populations of the endangered Tennessee coneflower.
An additional $6 million in grants for Habitat Conservation Project (HCP) Planning assistance will help states support the development of HCPs. These conservation Projects balance the need to conserve threatened and endangered species with landowners' desire to use and develop their property. By working with the Service during the HCP process to identify ways to offset any harmful effects of use or development on listed species, landowners can continue to use their land while promoting listed species conservation.
Grants will underwrite the development of HCPs across the country in areas ranging from the North Slope of Alaska to the islands of Hawaii, from the mountains of West Virginia to the forests of the Pacific Northwest. These HCPs will benefit a wide range of plants and animals, including the Houston toad in Texas, Ute ladies-tresses in Washington state, and the Florida golden aster in Florida. Most of the HCPs will address multiple species, many of them on a city, county, or large watershed basis. Each region of the country received at least one grant in each category, if applications were received.
"These grants recognize creative and effective partnerships among states, organizations and landowners that are making a difference for endangered species on the ground. Successful implementation of the Endangered Species Act depends on these types of partnerships," said Marshall Jones, acting director of the U.S.F.W.S..
Attached are descriptions of the grants approved for this year's program. Plan descriptions may also be viewed at http://endangered.fws.gov.
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2001 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (Section six of the Endangered Species Act) Funded Habitat Conservation Planning Grants
Pacific Region:
Walla Walla Watershed Basin-Wide Habitat Conservation Project (Walla Walla and Columbia Counties, Washington and Umatilla County, OR) - This grant allocates $500,000 to help a diverse work group representing both Washington and Oregon develop an HCP designed to protect and extend critical steelhead and bull trout habitat. The HCP will guide efforts to enhance stream flows and ensure fish passage around dams on streams in the watershed, improving migration for endangered fish and connecting isolated populations to enhance prospects for recovery. This HCP will also foster conservation efforts for other aquatic species on non-Federal lands in the Walla Walla basin.
Scatter Creek Watershed Habitat Conservation Project (Thurston County, WA) - The grant provides $300,000 to develop an HCP encompassing the entire Scatter Creek Watershed (27,423 acres). This Project would cover in excess of 30 species that are listed under either the Federal or State Endangered Species acts or considered to be of special concern, including the Northern spotted owl, marbled murrelet, bull trout and bald eagle.
Multi-species Habitat Conservation Project for Douglas Co. (Douglas County, WA) - This County-wide HCP will enhance land management across a landscape of one million acres to benefit 63 species. Listed species to benefit from this HCP, which will gain a $358,260 grant, include the Ute ladies-tresses, bull trout, steelhead, spring chinook, and bald eagle.
Chewuch Basin Council Habitat Conservation Project (Methow River, WA) - A $100,000 grant will help to develop a basin-wide HCP for the Chewuch River basin to support the survival and wild propagation of federally listed fish species. The HCP will guide management of river flows to ensure adequate water for threatened and endangered fish and to protect their habitat. The HCP is designed to benefit 2 federally listed endangered species (Spring Chinook and Steelhead), one federally threatened species (bull trout), and one species of concern (west slope cutthroat) while continuing to meet irrigation needs within the basin.
Technical Assistance for Habitat Conservation Projects in the Methow Watershed (Methow Watershed, WA) - This grant of $200,717 will help develop HCPs in the Wolf Creek Irrigation District, Skyline Irrigation District and potentially the Beaver Creek Irrigation District and Entiat Watershed Planning Unit. These HCPs would be directed at avoiding and minimizing take of 2 federally listed endangered species (spring chinook and steelhead), and one federally listed threatened species (bull trout). The goal of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife would be to provide technical assistance to develop strategies for meeting irrigation and habitat needs in partnership with private, State, Federal and 2 tribal entities. Wherever possible, the strategies will enhance bull trout, steel head and spring chinook recovery efforts in these drainages by providing water flows that contribute to species recovery.
Habitat Conservation Project for Oregon's Western Snowy Plover, Coastal Population (Coastal OR) - This HCP planning grant provides $103,950 to develop an HCP to guide conservation and protection of habitat for all of the recovery beaches for western snowy plover on Oregon's coast. The HCP will identify and minimize potential take of plovers, and contribute to their conservation and recovery by establishing guidelines for recreation and other public uses of Oregon's beaches.
Development of a Habitat Conservation Project for Game Mammal Management in North Kona, Hawaii (North Kona, HI) - The $363,296 grant will help to develop an HCP that will lead to management and recovery actions for up to 34 listed plants,10 listed animals, and 14 species of concern. Twenty- 2 of the listed species number less than 300 individuals. The HCP will be developed to address long term habitat needs and provide immediate actions to protect and restore critically endangered species by growing endangered plants and planting them in secure habitat. This HCP will find a balance between ensuring the continued survival of native plants and animals and continued public hunting and the conservation and recreation benefits it provides.
Wolf Creek Reclamation District Habitat Conservation Project (Wolf Creek Reclamation District, WA) - A $198,750 grant will allow for the completion of an HCP and implementation of a management strategy aimed at protecting and restoring native runs of steelhead, spring chinook and bull trout. The HCP will guide management of water diversions for crop irrigation in order to ensure that adequate instream flows exist to benefit fish, while also providing for a reliable irrigation supply. The adaptative management strategy to be implemented with this HCP will test the effect of various flow levels and water diversions on the 4 fish species subject to the HCP.
Surveys and Development of Habitat Conservation Strategies for the Hawaiian Hoary Bat (HI) - This $153,838 grant will enable partners to conduct surveys and develop habitat conservation strategies for the Hawaiian Hoary Bat, the only surviving land mammal native to the Hawaiian archipelago. Lack of detailed knowledge concerning the bat's distribution, abundance, and habitat needs makes it difficult to assess the potential impact of land use activities on the bat and impedes the development of effective land use policy. Therefore, surveys funded by the grant will provide crucial information needed to both enhance habitat in areas in which the bat is present, and to guide land use decisions to ensure the bat is not adversely affected. Based on the information gained in these surveys, the U.S.F.W.S. will seek to develop an HCP with the State of Hawaii for the bat.
NW Chinook Recovery Habitat Conservation Project ( The Skykomish River, Snohomish County, WA) - A $100,000 grant will provide backing to develop an HCP covering 2 threatened species, chinook salmon and bull trout, for agricultural lands along Washington's lower Skykomish River. The HCP would encompass approximately 12,000 acres and is being designed to serve as a model/pilot plan for acquiring or otherwise securing rights to lands that can benefit species. By using both conservation easements and purchase of development rights, the local community gains open space and improved habitat for both threatened species and other viable native fish and wildlife populations.
Southwest Region:
Houston Toad Regional Habitat Conservation Project (Bastrop County, TX) A $300,000 grant will help Plan partners complete and implement a regional HCP for the federally endangered Houston toad. By completing a regional HCP, Project participants hope to secure sufficient habitat in the region to assure the future of the Houston toad in Bastrop County. This HCP will help streamline the endangered species compliance process for local citizens and allow for better coordination of mitigation and management strategies for the toad and species covered by surrounding HCPs. The HCP would also benefit other unique plants and animals in the area, which includes bogs and wetlands providing habitat for over 200 species of migratory birds. The area also supports nesting and wintering bald eagles, the short-tailed shrew, and an isolated population of the gold-striped darter.
Griffith League Ranch Habitat Conservation Project (Bastrop County, TX) A $260,119 grant will assist the Boy Scouts of America in implementing research and monitoring activities on their ranch that will enhance knowledge about the federally endangered Houston toad, including its habitat requirements and effective management strategies. The Griffith League Ranch, which will be the focus of monitoring efforts, represents a large and significant portion of remaining high quality Houston toad habitat. Grant monies will also be used to prepare and implement education and outreach programs to support recovery of the toad throughout its range.
Development of a Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Project for the Malpai Borderlands Region (Malpai Borderlands, Arizona and NM) - The grant provides $95,000 to create a watershed-scale plan, nearly one million acres in size, that will provide the framework for cooperation among participating organizations, agencies, and landowners to guide restoration and management activities for listed and sensitive species in grassland, oak woodland, and riparian habitats of the Malpai Borderlands region. This area includes one of the area's few remaining large intact and unfragmented landscapes, one that covers habitat ranging from valley bottom grasslands to forest and mountaintop woodlands. The HCP would provide benefits to in excess of 10 listed species that occur in the Malpai area, including the Aplomado falcon, Mexican spotted owl, Yaqui chub and Yaqui catfish.
Habitat Conservation Project for Cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl in Arizona (Pima and Pinal Counties, AZ) - A $239,702 grant will provide backing to incorporate data on pygmy-owl nesting, foraging and dispersal, into the Sonoran Desert HCP. This Plan will contribute significantly to the knowledge of the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl, its preferred habitat usage, and the overall understanding of the bird's life history. This information will allow natural resource managers to develop management guidelines that ensure the future viability of pygmy-owls in Arizona.
Habitat Conservation Planning Support for the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Plan (400+ river miles through AZ, CA, and NV) - The grant provides $300,000 to fund efforts by the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Plan to conserve habitat and work toward the recovery of about ten federally threatened and endangered species, including the bonytail chub, razorback sucker, Yuma clapper rail and Southwestern willow flycatcher. This Plan will also reduce the likelihood of additional species listings for in excess of 40 additional species of concern.
Great Lakes/Big Rivers Region
Statewide Habitat Conservation Project for the Karner blue butterfly in Michigan (MI) - A $712,886 grant will establish an ecosystem-based HCP for the Karner blue butterfly and help increase habitat availability and population levels of the butterfly in Michigan. This Plan will benefit the Karner blue throughout its range in Michigan and have the potential to benefit in excess of 30 state-listed species and in excess of 30 additional special concern species.
Southeast Region:
Habitat Conservation Project for Imperiled Aquatic Species of the Upper Etowah River Basin (Northwest GA) - A $158,043 grant will aid the development of an HCP to cover all of the imperiled aquatic species of the Etowah basin. These species include 2 federally endangered fish species, the amber darter and the Etowah darter, one federally threatened fish species, the Cherokee darter, and as many as 5 species of federally protected mussels.
Sarasota County-Wide Florida Scrub Jay Habitat Conservation Project Development (Sarasota County, FL) - A $137,545 grant will help develop a system of habitat preserves within Sarasota Co. and identify management guidelines that maximize the number of scrub-jays supported by individual preserves and assure their long term survival. The system of reserves will consist of both habitat tracts that are currently occupied by scrub jays and unoccupied tracts with habitat that can be restored to support future reintroductions of jays. The HCP will develop a strategy to acquire or otherwise protect and manage the identified preserves with guidelines to balance the economic and environmental needs of the county. Other listed species likely to benefit from this HCP include the gopher tortoise, Eastern indigo snake, Florida golden aster and Florida bonamia.
Northeast Region:
Landscape-level Management of the West Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel and Cheat Mountain Salamander at Snowshoe Ski Resort. (Pocahontas County, WV) - The grant provides $120,000 in backing to survey current population levels, habitat conditions and distribution of the West Virginia northern flying squirrel and Cheat Mountain salamander. Researchers will also investigate potential impacts of forest fragmentation to the squirrel and opportunities for habitat restoration for the squirrel and salamander. This Plan will promote ecosystem- and landscape-level land use planning at Snowshoe Resort. The Plan investigations are needed to collect information integral to development of an HCP for the area.
Mountain-Prairie Region:
El Paso Co. Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse Habitat Conservation Project Development (El Paso Co. and the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado) - A $600,000 grant will provide backing for a comprehensive countywide Project for the long term conservation of the Preble's meadow jumping mouse and its habitat. Through implementation of the HCP, regulatory assurances will be provided to the residents of El Paso County, riparian habitat will be protected and habitat linkages between existing mouse populations will be provided. This HCP will also protect habitat for 3 other listed species - the Ute ladies-tresses orchid, Colorado butterfly plan, and bald eagle.
South Dakota Least Tern and Piping Plover Habitat Conservation Project Development (SD) - A $37,500 grant will aid development of an HCP designed for the protection and conservation of the least tern and piping plover, while also benefiting the bald eagle, pallid sturgeon, whooping crane and Eskimo curlew. This HCP will develop essential habitat protections for the plover and tern, while reducing conflicts with recreation and development.
Habitat Conservation Project for Utah Prairie Dog (Iron, Piute and Wayne Counties, UT) - The grant provides $37,500 for development and implementation of an HCP that will protect and conserve the Utah prairie dog and sage grouse. This HCP will contribute significantly to the conservation of the Utah prairie dog by consolidating large contiguous parcels of habitat and ensuring that they will be perpetually managed for wildlife. Other species likely to benefit from this HCP include burrowing owls, ferruginous hawks, long-billed curlews, peregrine falcons (all considered sensitive species by the State of Utah) and bald eagles.
Alaska Region:
Habitat Conservation Project for Steller's and Spectacled Eider Habitat on the North Slope of Alaska (North Slope Area, AK) - The $550,000 grant will fund an HCP that will develop a coordinated approach, involving all key stakeholders, for resolving development conflicts and conserving endangered eiders and other species of concern along the North Slope. The conservation framework provided by the HCP will enhance conservation, while allowing oil and gas leasing, exploration, and other development activities to proceed with acceptable impacts to species. The biological information obtained will provide answers to key questions concerning the recovery needs of the Steller's and spectacled eiders.
2001 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (Section six of the Endangered Species Act) Funded Recovery Land Acquisition Grants
Pacific Region:
Kern County, Deluca Property (Kern County, CA) - The grant provides $800,000 for acquisition of between 300 and 440 acres of the 660-acre DeLuca property. This acquisition will protect habitat that is home to the biggest known population of the federally threatened Kern primrose sphinx moth. The only known sightings of the moth within the last 20 years have been on this property.
Rocky Prairie / Beaver Creek Plan (Thurston County, WA) - A $1 million grant will enable partners to acquire approximately 200 acres of Puget Trough forested, prairie and wetland habitat. Acquisition of this land will permanently protect habitat for 2 federally listed plants (golden paintbrush and Howellia aquatilis), 4 Federal candidate animal species (mardon skipper, Oregon spotted frog, Mazama pocket gopher and Whulge checkerspot) and 5 State-listed and candidate species.
The Ellsworth Creek Watershed Plan (Pacific County,WA) - A $900,000 grant will purchase approximately 400 acres of an 800-acre location that would be permanently protected and enhanced to promote the recovery of 3 federally listed species (marbled murrelet, northern spotted owl and bald eagle), the federally suggested threatened coastal cutthroat trout, a federal candidate species (coho salmon), and several state and federal species of concern. Implementation of this Plan will constitute the 2nd major step in protecting the entire 5,500-acre Ellsworth Creek watershed.
Eastern Riverside County, Peninsular Bighorn Sheep (Eastern Riverside County, CA) Acquisition of 254 acres of mountainous desert habitat will be possible through a $100,000 grant. This habitat will be acquired in the portion of the species' range facing the greatest threat of development and loss of habitat. The acquisition will also permit the construction of a barrier fence to separate the federally endangered Peninsular bighorn sheep from urban areas.
Kaena Coast In-Holding Land Purchase (Kaena Point, Oahu, HI) - A $150,000 grant will enable the purchase of 5 remaining inholdings that will create one large (more than 900-acre) tract of land for the conservation of twelve federally listed species, including the Hawaiian monk seal and green sea turtle. The habitat within the land acquired represents one of the last intact dune and boulder slope ecosystems in the main Hawaiian Islands, and is critical for the recovery of several species.
Purisima Hills Metapopulation, California Tiger Salamander Conservation Easement (Santa Barbara County, CA) - The grant will provide $491,000 to purchase a conservation easement of approximately 1,145 acres that permanently protects all 13 of the known breeding ponds and their adjacent uplands for an important population of the federally endangered California tiger salamander. This acquisition will also benefit the federally threatened California red-legged frog, as well as several state species of special concern.
The Acquisition and Enhancement of Granite Rock Dunes (City of Marina, Monterey County, CA) - A $500,000 grant will enable acquisition of a 51.26-acre Granite Rock property that provides coastal dune habitat for a number of federally listed species, including the endangered Smith's blue butterfly, sand gilia, and Menzie's wallflower, and the threatened western snowy plover and Monterey spineflower. Purchase of this parcel represents a critical step in the effort to protect undisturbed dunes, seashores, and habitat for listed species along Monterey Bay.
Los Osos - Powell II Property (San Luis Obispo County, CA) - A grant of $650,000 will enable acquisition and protection of a 40-acre property that contains critical riparian and upland habitat for multiple threatened and endangered species in the Morro Bay Dunes. This property includes designated critical habitat for the federally endangered Morro shoulderband snail and threatened California red-legged frog, and is within the historic range of the federally endangered Morro Bay kangaroo rat. Los Osos Creek borders the property for approximately 3 quarters of a mile, and supports both the California red-legged frog and the federally threatened steelhead. The protection of this property will also enhance migratory bird habitat by protecting wetland and riparian areas.
Acquisition of Habitat for the Santa Cruz Long-Toed Salamander in Lakin Valley (Santa Cruz County, CA) - The grant will provide $250,000 to acquire or place a conservation easement on an 8-acre parcel that is located 1,000 feet downstream of a primary breeding pond for the federally endangered Santa Cruz long-toed salamander. Acquisition of this parcel will contribute towards recovery of the salamander by protecting upland habitat and by providing an opportunity for to enhance upland habitat and create breeding ponds. This parcel will also provide habitat for the federally threatened California red-legged frog and will benefit 2 state species of special concern, the southwestern pond turtle and the yellow warbler.
Southwest Region:
Conservation of the Little Aguja Pondweed and Associated Rare Species in the Davis Mountains (Jeff Davis County, TX) - The $249,777 grant will provide for acquisition of 2,523 acres in the Davis Mountains, reducing landscape fragmentation and promoting land stewardship that benefits endangered species. This acquisition will benefit 2 federally listed species, the endangered Little Aguja Pondweed and the threatened Mexican spotted owl, as well as a Federal candidate species, the Shinner's tickle-tongue.
Great Lakes/Big Rivers Region:
Prairie Bush-Clover Multi-State Recovery Land Acquisition Plan (IL, IA, MN, WI) A $517,500 grant will enable acquisition or protection by easement of approximately 390 acres that encompass the remaining populations of prairie bush-clover, a federally threatened species found in native, tallgrass prairie, throughout its four-state range. Several other species of concern will also benefit from this acquisition.
Southeast Region:
Park Mammoth Bat Caves Land Acquisition (Edmonson County, KY) - The grant provides $236,250 to acquire and protect a 150-acre property that contains Jesse James and Coach Caves, 2 caves that provide essential habitat for 2 federally endangered species, the gray bat and the Indiana bat. These caves are rated among the top ten most critical hibernation roosts in North America. In addition, acquisition of this property will benefit 2 species of management concern, the Rafinesque's big-eared bat and the southeastern bat, as well as 3 other bat species.
Land Acquisition for the Recovery of Geocarpon minimum (Franklin, Cleveland, and Drew Counties, AR) - A $300,000 grant will enable the acquisition of approximately 400 acres of saline soil prairies in the West Gulf Coastal Plain and the Arkansas Valley Natural Divisions of Arkansas. This acquisition will greatly contribute to the recovery of the federally listed plant species geocarpon minimum. This acquisition will provide protection in portions of this species' statewide range where it currently has no protection, and greater protection to the biggest known population of the species in Arkansas, aiding its long-term survival. The acquisition will also benefit the federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker by protecting suitable foraging and roosting habitat.
Land Acquisition to Expand the Population of the Tennessee Coneflower (Rutherford County, TN) - The grant provides $159,750 for acquisition of a 25 acre location that will provide protection for one of only 5 known populations of the federally endangered Tennessee coneflower. This acquisition will protect the only remaining portion of habitat for one of the biggest coneflower populations from development. The acquisition will also benefit the federally endangered leafy prairie clover.
Northeast Region:
Machias River Habitat Conservation Plan - Atlantic Salmon (Washington and Hancock Counties, ME) A $2 million grant will fund the 1st phase of the Machias River Habitat Conservation Project. The grant will be used to acquire approximately 6,500 acres of property along the Machias river and its tributaries to protect habitat for the federally endangered Atlantic salmon. When completed, this Plan will permanently protect 86 percent of Atlantic salmon habitat in the Machias river system. This represents 20 percent of the remaining wild Atlantic salmon spawning and nursery habitat in the country. The acquisition will also benefit the federally threatened bald eagle.
Mountain-Prairie Region:
The Virgin River Confluence with Ash-La-Verkin Creeks, Phase II: A Plan to Protect and Restore Habitat for Threatened and Endangered Species in Washington Co. (Washington County, UT) - A $1.275 million grant will acquire property associated with the 2nd phase of the Virgin River Confluence Project. Grant backing will acquire 350 acres with 3.5 miles of critical habitat for endangered fish species. This Plan will contribute to the protection and enhancement of flow, discharge, and aquatic and riparian habitats that will benefit the federally endangered woundfin, Virgin River chub, and Southwestern willow flycatcher. Federally threatened species also likely to benefit from this acquisition include the desert tortoise and bald eagle.
Land Acquisition for Interior Least Tern, Piping Plover, Bald Eagle, Pallid Sturgeon, and Lake Sturgeon at Elk Point Bend, Nebraska (Dixon County, NE) - A grant of $825,000 will enable the acquisition and restoration of approximately 500 acres of riverine and flood plain habitat adjacent to the Missouri River that is important to the recovery of the federally endangered pallid sturgeon, interior least tern, and the federally threatened piping plover and bald eagle. Plan partners will restore sandbars, side channels, backwater edges, and other shallow water habitats that will reconnect the habitat to the Missouri River. This Plan will also benefit the State threatened lake sturgeon.
Alaska Region:
No proposals were submitted from Alaska for Recovery Land Acquisition Grant Funds.
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