What's New for Washington Partners

Posted August 31st, 2011

Announcements

Ecology seeks nominations for Coastal Advisory Group on Ocean Policy
Deadline: September 27, 2011

Willapa National Wildlife Refuge Releases Its Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement

USFWS Announces Grants to Support Habitat Acquisition and Conservation Planning for Endangered Species
The grants, awarded through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, include a Habitat Conservation Planning Assistance Grant for the South Puget Sound Prairie HCP (Thurston County) $450,000.

Funding

Natural Resources Grants and Loans Webinar
September 8, 2011, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Sponsored by six Washington state agencies, the webinar will feature more than 45 funding programs.

Protecting Puget Sound marine and shoreline habitat through improved permitting and compliance with development regulations
Deadline: September 26, 2011
Eligible entities: State, local, or Tribal government agencies, nonprofit conservation organizations, and institutions of higher learning, operating within the Puget Sound region. Successful proposals will help local governments and others implement, monitor compliance with, and enforce existing regulations that protect marine and nearshore ecosystems from the pressures of development.

Notice of Funding Availability—USFWS (Washington State)
The restoration programs of the USFWS in Washington state are soliciting projects to implement in FY 2012. Deadline for project summaries for National Fish Passage Program and Western Native Trout Initiative: September 12, 2011. Deadline for Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, Puget Sound Coastal Program, or Chehalis Fisheries Restoration Program: October 14, 2011.

Recreation and Conservation Office changes grant schedule
Starting in 2012, RCO will accept applications for grants administered by the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board only in even-numbered years. Eight grant programs are affected, including ALEA, WWRP and LWCF.

Birds and biodiversity

WDFW “Living with Wildlife” features the importance of snags to birds and other wildlife
West of the Cascade Mountains, 39 species of birds and 14 species of mammals depend on tree cavities for their survival. This webpage includes instructions for creating and maintaining snags as habitat.

NPR features efforts to reverse decline of streaked horned lark
This July 29 radio story highlights efforts to improve genetic diversity of the streaked horned lark, a priority species in the PCJV Puget Lowlands Ecoregion plan for landbirds.

Habitat management and restoration

“Restoration Highlights” features Elwha Dam removal
This is the first issue of a new publication from the Society for Ecological Restoration Northwest Chapter.

Conferences and training

Pacific Northwest Climate Science Conference
September 13-14, 2011, Seattle, Washington
Agenda now available, registration deadline September 7

For more resources, tools and grants, visit the PCJV Home Page