Impact-Directed Environmental Accounts Funded Projects

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The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's IDEA department serves as a manager and trustee for funds arising from legal and regulatory actions involving natural resources and the environment. These funds originate primarily from court orders, settlements of legal cases, regulatory permits, licenses, and conservation and mitigation plans.

Iowa State University
Assessment of Avian Nest Survival: Does Human Disturbance Bias Our Estimates? (AK)
Obtain the first true estimates of tundra nesting shorebird nest survival on Alaska’s North Slope that are free of bias associated with human disturbance. Project will determine if prior efforts to assess nest survival were affected by human disturbance at nests, determine if basic ecological principles relating life-history traits and environmental factors to nest survival are correct, and develop best practices for accounting for human disturbance effects on nest survival in the future.
$87,896
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Addressing Critical Gaps in Wetland Information: Enhancing Proactive Growth and Conservation Management Decisions on Alaska’s North Slope (AK)
Fill critical geospatial information gaps related to wetland habitat in Alaska’s North Slope. Project will utilize nationally compliant mapping standards and protocols to map approximately 10 million acres of private, state and Native lands.
$293,557
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.;
U.S. v. Noble Drilling (U.S.) LLC

Southeast Alaska Land Trust
Huizer Fishing Access Site Interpretive Signage (AK)
Design, produce and install interpretive signage at the Marjory and Edgar Huizer Fishing Access Site in Juneau, Alaska. Project will provide information about local wildlife and the importance of coastal ecosystems, and will educate readers about the benefits of land conservation.
$1,840
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Brannon Finney

University of Alaska Anchorage
Steller’s Eider and Polar Bear Projects on Alaska’s North Slope (AK)
Support research on Alaska’s North Slope related to Steller’s eiders and their potential predators, as well as human interactions with polar bears. Project will allow for better management and conservation of the two species in the short term and will engage Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program students in the work.
$39,902
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Noble Drilling (U.S.) LLC

Aquatic Consultants
Navajo Agricultural Products Industry Pond Drains (AZ, NM, UT)
Install two gravity drains in grow out ponds on the Navajo Nation that will be used to raise endangered fishes for stocking into the San Juan River.
$131,629
Mitigation

Alpine Watershed Group
Hope Valley Restoration and Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Project — II & III (CA)
Stabilize approximately 450 feet of eroding banks along the West Fork Carson River in lower Hope Valley and help improve aquatic habitat within two specific reaches. Project will help reduce erosion and sedimentation and provide shading at the two project sites.
$360,912
State Civil Case

Audubon California
Lake Isabella Willow Flycatcher Restoration (CA)
Continue restoration of 1,150 acres of southwestern willow flycatcher habitat to compensate for impacts of long-term operations of the Lake Isabella reservoir, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
$119,800
Mitigation

Cachuma Operation and Maintenance Board
South Side Erosion Control and Restoration Project at Quiota Creek Crossing 8 (CA)
Reduce fine sediment transport and enhance stream water quality for southern California steelhead at a newly completed fish passage improvement project site at Quiota Creek in Santa Barbara County, California. Project will install a small settling basin in two intermittent drainages that are conveying fine sediments to the creek, install a culvert to reduce erosion potential, plant native coast live oaks near the settling basins, and hydro-mulch/seed all disturbed areas.
$43,973
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Topaz Solar Farm (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in San Luis Obispo County, California.
$421,023
Mitigation

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Wister Pond Water Source (CA)
Purchase water from Imperial Irrigation District to benefit Wister Pond in San Diego County, California.
$45,744
Mitigation

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Wister Pond Operation and Maintenance (CA)
Conduct long-term operation and maintenance of Wister Pond in San Diego County, California.
$36,300
Mitigation

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Burke-Robey (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Humboldt County, California.
$16,356
Mitigation

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Hambro Acquisition (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Del Norte County, California.
$23,797
Mitigation

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - 2003 Kern River Exp Project (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Kern and San Bernardino counties, California.
$22,578
Mitigation

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Borax Mine Overburden (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Kern and San Bernardino counties, California.
$37,978
Mitigation

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Kern River Pipeline (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Kern and San Bernardino counties, California.
$14,328
Mitigation

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Mojave Projects LB (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in San Bernardino County, California.
$12,128
Mitigation

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - North Baja Pipeline (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Riverside and Imperial counties, California.
$20,928
Mitigation

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Initial and Capital Account - Southern California Edison Tehachapi Renewable Transition Project Fremont Valley (CA)
Perform short-term management of mitigation land in Kern, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino counties, California.
$65,564
Mitigation

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Renewable Energy Action Team Initial and Capital Account - Catalina and Pacific Wind (CA)
Perform short-term management of mitigation land in Kern County, California.
$51,671
Mitigation

California Department of Parks and Recreation
Montara State Beach Facility Improvement (CA)
Continue amenity improvements at Montara State Beach in San Mateo County, California, by constructing fully accessible restroom facilities. Project will accommodate the needs of shoreline visitors, improve public health and safety, and reduce maintenance costs.
$80,000
Federal Civil Case,
U.S. v. M/V Cosco Busan, et al.

California Department of Parks and Recreation
California State Parks Endowment - Morro Shoulderband Snail Habitat Management (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in San Luis Obispo County, California.
$11,903
Mitigation

California Department of Parks and Recreation
McGrath Restoration Activities - Year 8 (CA)
Continue restoration activites at McGrath Lake. Project will fund staff time and materials for dune restoration work and western snowy plover and California least tern management activities.
$75,000
Federal Civil Case
U.S., et al. v. Berry Petroleum Company

California State University - Stanislaus
Tipton Kangaroo Rat Monitoring and Shrub Association Study in Unit 15 of Kern National Wildlife Refuge (CA)
Conduct Tipton kangaroo rat monitoring and a Tipton kangaroo rat shrub association study in Unit 15 of Kern National Wildlife Refuge to enhance management and conservation strategies for Tipton kangaroo rat and fulfill monitoring obligations.
$3,945
Mitigation

California Trout
Scott River Emergency Water Transactions 2020 (CA)
Engage with water rights holders who are willing to lease their water rights to enhance flows in Miner, Sugar and Shackleford-Mill Creeks of the Klamath River Basin for the benefit of coho salmon.
$58,369
Mitigation

California Trout
Parks Creek Fish Passage and Cardoza Ranch Efficiency Implementation Project (CA)
Initiate pre-project monitoring and implementation of the Parks Creek Fish Passage and Cardoza Ranch Efficiency Implementation Project. Project will evaluate and rate an existing real-time monitoring station in Parks Creek to manage the new point of diversion on the Shasta River, establish a monitoring program to document the changes in stream conditions due to project implementation, and build a new on-channel fish screen structure at the proposed point of diversion.
$100,000
Mitigation

California Trout
Final Fish Passage Design for the I-5 and Metrolink Barriers in Trabuco Creek (CA)
Generate final design plans for a project that will restore fish passage for southern California steelhead under the Metrolink railroad bridge and nearby Interstate 5 bridge array on Trabuco Creek in the San Juan Creek watershed in Orange County, California. Project will help address one of the most significant threats to the recovery of endangered southern California steelhead.
$596,302
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Cass Gidley Marina - Sausalito Community Boating Center
Sausalito Community Boating Center - Expanding Public Recreation at Sausalito’s Shoreline (CA)
Construct a recreational boating and paddling facility along the Sausalito, California, shoreline including an Americans with Disabilities Act accessible ramp, landing, and dock. Project will provide affordable and safe access to boats and the water, educational programs, a fishing dock, and a connection for residents to the local bay ecosystem.
$175,000
Federal Civil Case
U.S. v. M/V Cosco Busan, et al.

CBEC Eco Engineering
Lower Feather River Restoration Project - Site Selection and Technical Support (CA)
Assist in selecting a preferred site for a potential aquatic resource mitigation project in Yuba County, California, titled “Lower Feather River Restoration Project” under the Sacramento District California In-Lieu Fee Program, and developing a conceptual plan for the selected site .
$16,710
Mitigation

Central Coast Salmon Enhancement
Restoring Villa Creek Estuary - Final Designs, California Environmental Quality Act Clearance and Permitting (CA)
Complete final designs and permitting for a project that will return hydrologic function to the Villa Creek Estuary in San Luis Obispo County, California, and create refugia for sensitive species including federally listed tidewater goby and steelhead. Project will utilize completed 65-percent designs to acheive 100-percent designs, secure permits, secure shovel ready construction estimates, and conduct community and stakeholder outreach.
$156,189
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Central Coast Salmon Enhancement
Arroyo Grande Creek Stream Gauge Modification Implementation Project (CA)
Modify a concrete weir and construct a resting pool to restore reliable access to and improve 3.3 miles of critical southern California steelhead habitat in Arroyo Grande, California. Project will provide passage for both adult and juvenile life stages at low and high flows.
$464,969
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

City of Oakland
Jack London Aquatic Center Non-Motorized Launch Dock Replacement (CA)
Replace a low float non-motorized vessel launch dock at Jack London Aquatic Center in Oakland, California. Project will provide access to Oakland Estuary for recreational activities and community programs, as the dock is a popular fishing location and serves hundreds of youth and adults in kayaking, sailing, and rowing programs each year.
$243,000
Federal Civil Case
U.S. v. M/V Cosco Busan, et al.

City of Santa Rosa
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Airfield Neighborhood Park (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Sonoma County, California.
$17,662
Mitigation

City of Sausalito
Dunphy Park Improvement and Native Plants Living Shoreline Project (CA)
Complete improvements of Dunphy Park in Sausalito, California, by constructing recreational amenities and increasing accessibility. Project will prepare the park to serve as a resource against coastal flooding and sea level rise.
$275,000
Federal Civil Case
U.S. v. M/V Cosco Busan, et al.

Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District
Nipomo Lupine Dune Protected Area Management (CA)
Support management of the Nipomo Lupine Dune Protected Area Management project to protect and enhance naturally occurring populations of Nipomo lupine.
$10,000
State Civil Case

Corvus Ecological Consulting
2020 Raven Monitoring, Removal and Management within Desert Tortoise Conservation Areas Chemehuevi Critical Habitat Unit (CA)
Conduct research on the interaction between desert tortoises and common ravens in the Chemehuevi Critical Habitat Unit.
$116,690
Mitigation

Corvus Ecological Consulting
2020 Raven Monitoring, Removal and Management within Desert Tortoise Conservation Areas Chuckwalla Bench Critical Habitat Unit (CA)
Conduct research on the interaction between desert tortoises and common ravens in the Chuckwalla Bench Critical Habitat Unit.
$35,076
Mitigation

Corvus Ecological Consulting
2020 Raven Monitoring, Removal and Management within Desert Tortoise Conservation Areas Joshua Tree National Park and Pinto Mountains Critical Habitat Unit (CA)
Conduct research on the interaction between desert tortoises and common ravens in Joshua Tree National Park and the Pinto Mountains Critical Habitat Unit.
$129,522
Mitigation

County of San Luis Obispo
Avila Beach Bob Jones Bike Path — III (CA)
Conduct environmental review and engineering of a segment of the Bob Jones Pathway at Avila Beach, California. Project will result in the acquisition and restoration of at least 2 acres of biologically sensitive riparian habitat.
$37.10
State Civil Case

Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee
Renewable Energy Action Team Endowment - Manzana Wind (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Kern County, California.
$11,530
Mitigation

East Bay Regional Park District
Bay Point Regional Shoreline Restoration - Transition Zone Planting (CA)
Establish native plantings and enhance transition zone habitat. Project will plant approximately 1,125 plants in the upland-wetland transition zone at the Bay Point Regional Shoreline, located in unincorporated Contra Costa County, California.
$105,000
Federal Criminal Case
(multiple prosecutions)

East Bay Regional Park District
Encinal Beach Shoreline Recreation Improvements (CA)
Complete public access improvements at Encinal Beach Park in Alameda, California, including linking trails and facilities; improving water access; upgrading accessibility of parking lots, trails, and beach access points; establishing native dune; restoring upland habitat; and reducing the frequency of inundation at high tide. Project will enhance the short- and long-term recreation opportunities at the park.
$200,000
Federal Civil Case
U.S. v. M/V Cosco Busan, et al.

EcoVision Partners
Morro Shoulderband Survey (CA)
Develop a survey methodology to estimate species presence and relative abundance for Morro shoulderband snail on conserved lands in Los Osos, an unincorporated community of San Luis Obispo County, California.
$14,910
Mitigation

Eel River Watershed Improvement Group
Noisy Creek Habitat Accessibility (CA)
Plant 65 red alder saplings, 19 black cottonwoods, and seven redwoods along 550 feet of Noisy Creek, a tributary to Hall Creek, tributary to the Mad River, in Humboldt County, California. Project will help improve stream conditions and fish passage by re-establishing a riparian corridor.
$15,830
State Civil Case

Fagundes Agribusiness
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Initial and Capital Account - Cross Creek West
Perform short-term management of mitigation land in Kings County, California.
$17,070
Mitigation

Fletcher Ranch Road Properties
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Mountain House Conservation
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Alameda County, California.
$3,312
Mitigation

Friends of the Palo Alto Parks
Salt Marsh Trail Enhancement Project (CA)
Create and install interpretive panels and interactive exhibits in the Palo Alto Baylands Preserve along the south shore of the San Francisco Bay Estuary. Project will help community members develop an appreciation and understanding of the marsh environment, increase recreational benefits for the community, and help transform over 2 miles of multi-use trails and an 850-foot boardwalk.
$54,000
Federal Civil Case
U.S. v. M/V Cosco Busan, et al.

Full Frame Productions
California Endangered Species and Habitats: Educational Video Project Distribution Assistance (CA)
Support the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Marine Fisheries Service with the successful distribution of a series of educational and outreach videos that focus on California endangered species and habitats and assist the agencies with their engagement initiatives.
$16,902
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Wildlife Management, LLC

Full Frame Productions
California Endangered Species and Habitats Educational Video Projects (CA)
Produce a series of educational and outreach videos that feature collaborative efforts to protect California endangered species and habitats. The videos will focus on the California tiger salamander, the Western snowy plover, the San Joaquin kit fox, and coho salmon.
$7,716
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Wildlife Management, LLC

Golden Gate Audubon Society
Pier 94 Wetland Restoration and Subtidal Expansion Pilot (CA)
Increase biodiversity and protect the ecosystems of a partially restored wetland in San Francisco. Project will evaluate and monitor native oyster and eelgrass and generate a report with recommendations for future habitat restoration sites along the San Francisco Bay shoreline.
$50,104
Federal Criminal Case
(multiple prosecutions)

Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge and Dune Complex Interpretive Video (CA)
Develop a film to increase awareness and understanding of the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Complex and the National Wildlife Refuge. Project will promote access to the Refuge and other public Dunes Complex lands.
$63,809
State Civil Case

Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center Educational and Public Programs Coordinator Position (CA)
Help support a full-time Educational and Public Programs Coordinator at the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center to coordinate school programs, field trips, afterschool programs, and public conservation and cultural events.
$12,677
State Civil Case

Habitat Restoration Sciences
San Diego County Endowment - Greenhills Ranch (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in San Diego County, California.
$20,967
Mitigation

Habitat Restoration Sciences
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - JAL Preserve (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in San Diego County, California.
$12,905
Mitigation

Habitat Restoration Sciences
San Diego County Endowment - Jacumba Solar Open Space Preserve (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in San Diego County, California.
$7,811
Mitigation

Institute for Wildlife Studies
Non-lead Ammunition Outreach and Education (CA)
Further California condor recovery efforts by providing non-lead ammunition outreach and education to hunters and ranchers throughout California. Project addresses the primary cause of mortality in condors.
$103,389
Mitigation

Ironwood Consulting
Ivanpah Valley Tortoise Connectivity Study (CA)
Conduct desert tortoise surveys as part of a study that analyzes demography, density, demographic connectivity, genetic connectivity, immune function, and habitat condition of desert tortoises in the Mojave Desert. Project will help provide land managers and planners insight into the impacts of development on the connectivity of desert tortoise populations.
$213,379
Mitigation

J&D Basile
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Initial and Capital Account - Cross Creek East (CA)
Perform short-term management of mitigation land in Tulare and Kings counties, California.
$17,070
Mitigation

Koopmann Family Trust
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Koopmann Preserve (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Alameda County, California.
$10,981
Mitigation

Marin County Parks
Black Point Boat Launch Visitor Upgrades (CA)
Install trash and recycling receptacles, picnic tables, a shade structure, bike racks, irrigated landscape plantings, and educational materials in an effort to upgrade visitor amenities at Black Point Boat Launch in Marin County, California. Project will create recreation opportunities for community members at the site beyond fishing and boating.
$67,500
Federal Civil Case
U.S. v. M/V Cosco Busan, et al.

Marine Life Studies
Removing Derelict Crab Pots to Reduce Marine Wildlife Entanglement (CA)
Remove derelict crab and spawn prawn pots from the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Project will reduce potential entanglements of endangered marine wildlife and increase navigational safety for recreational and commercial boaters.
$80,013
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD.

Mendocino County Resource Conservation District
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Willits Bypass (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Mendocino County, California.
$592,278
Mitigation

Mid Klamath Watershed Council
Fish Passage and Woodloading (CA)
Remedy a chronic fish passage issue at the mouth of China Creek by rerouting the channel across the active delta in a more desirable configuration using large wood. Project will install three to four wood structures within the stream channel above the mouth to add cover complexity, aid in gravel retention and sorting, and encourage floodplain connectivity downstream of the Upper Mid Klamath for the benefit of coho salmon.
$36,840
Mitigation

Mojave Desert Land Trust
California Department of Fish and Wildlife - Renewable Energy Action Team Endowment - Hidden Valley
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in San Bernardino and Imperial counties, California.
$79,082
Mitigation

Mojave Environmental Holdings
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Cuddeback-Kramer Preserve (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in San Bernardino County, California.
$52,967
Mitigation

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Kaweah/Tule Rivers Aquatic Resource Credit Purchase (CA)
Purchase 0.64 Kaweah/Tule Rivers Aquatic Resource Credit from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Sacramento District California In-Lieu Fee Program by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation as the fiduciary administrator of the Sacramento District Wetlands Conservation Fund established by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District.
$179,612
Mitigation

National Park Service
California Department of Fish and Wildlife - Renewable Energy Action Team Endowment - Mojave Milkweed (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in San Bernardino County, California.
$2,775
Mitigation

Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Bay Area Habitat Conservation Plan - (CA)
Fund contractors to secure conservation easements on lands within Santa Clara County to benefit Coyote ceanothus.
$193,466
Mitigation

PCO
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Multiple Region Habitat Conservation Plan – Zayante Sandhills Conservation Bank Credit Purchase for Zayante Band Winged Grasshopper and Mount Hermon June Beetle (CA)
Purchase Zayante Band Winged Grasshopper credits and Mount Hermon June Beetle credits from the PCO Zayante Sandhills Conservation Bank to provide mitigation for Zayante Band Winged Grasshopper and Mount Hermon june beetle under the Pacific Gas and Electric Company Multiple Region Habitat Conservation Plan for threatened and endangered species.
$1,229,222
Mitigation

Point Millerton Ranch
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Point Millerton aka Tract 4870 (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Madera County, California.
$11,326
Mitigation

Prunuske Chatham
Herndon and Reedley College Tree Replanting – Pacific Gas and Electric Company San Joaquin Valley Habitat Conservation Plan (CA)
Plant over 3,000 trees for the fulfillment of the Master Streambed Alteration Agreement in the Pacific Gas and Electric Company San Joaquin Valley Habitat Conservation Plan.
$191,107
Mitigation

San Mateo Resource Conservation District
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Bay Area Habitat Conservation Plan - San Bruno Mountain Butterfly Restoration (CA)
Fund the restoration of habitat as part of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s ongoing conservation goals related to butterfly species covered by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company Bay Area Habitat Conservation Plan. Project will fund the development and implementation of a site-specific plan.
$15,000
Mitigation

San Mateo Resource Conservation District
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Bay Area Habitat Conservation Plan – San Bruno Mountain Lower West Peak Restoration (CA)
Release management reserve funds for funding of unrealized implementation, monitoring, or maintenance costs for the San Bruno Mountain Lower West Peak Restoration Project in San Mateo County.
$18,216
Mitigation

Santa Barbara Zoo
Nest Management of Reintroduced Condors in Southern California (CA)
Further California condor recovery efforts in the Central District by monitoring California condor breeding and nesting. Project will support a dedicated field biologist who will be focused on a largely inland condor population whose nesting has been threatened primarily by microtrash, and who will provide critical support and minimize condor nestling mortality due to microtrash ingestion and other causes of nest failure.
$99,994
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Santa Paula Creek Mitigation Bank
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Santa Paula Creek Mitigation (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Ventura County, California.
$4,166
Mitigation

Save the Redwoods League
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Multiple Region Habitat Conservation Plan Conservation - Andersonia Acquisition (CA)
Fund the acquisition of habitat lands, after which Pacific Gas and Electric Company will have rights to all mitigation values, including the right to develop a conservation easement on the property in partnership with Save the Redwoods League. Project will provide mitigation toward the Pacific Gas and Electric Company Multiple Region Habitat Conservation Plan conservation goal for northern spotted owl and marbled murrelet in Mendocino County, California.
$3,566,500
Mitigation

Southern Sierra Research Station
Biological Studies in Support of Endangered Species Act Compliance for Routine and Long-term Operation of Isabella Dam and Reservoir in Kern County (CA)
Conduct southwestern willow flycatcher surveys, least Bell’s vireo surveys, and brown-headed cowbird point count surveys and control in the U.S. Forest Service’s South Fork Wildlife Area. Project will evaluate habitat suitability for the flycatcher and vireo as well as conduct nest monitoring.
$64,334
Mitigation

Suisun Resource Conservation District
Future of the Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse and Other Native Wetland Species in the San Francisco Estuary (CA)
Address the lack of comprehensive recovery information for the salt marsh harvest mouse and other small mammals through a unified assessment and survey approach. Project will coordinate a team of experts to conduct the first single-season, estuary-wide survey to determine which areas are most resilient and summarize findings in population heat maps that will identify key areas to increase understanding of how and where we should focus recovery actions.
$159,671
Federal Criminal Case
(multiple prosecutions)

Sundance Biology
Raven Nest Monitoring, Removal, and Management in Fremont-Kramer Critical Habitat Unit / Remote Egg Oiling Implementation in Fremont-Kramer Critical Habitat Unit (CA)
Conduct research on the interaction between desert tortoises and common ravens in the Fremont-Kramer Critical Habitat Unit.
$179,477
Mitigation

Sundance Biology
Raven Nest Monitoring, Removal, and Management: Remote Egg Oiling Implementation on Transmission Line Towers - Fremont-Kramer Critical Habitat Unit (CA)
Conduct research on the interaction between desert tortoises and common ravens in the Fremont-Kramer Critical Habitat Unit.
$63,740
Mitigation

Sundance Biology
Raven Nest Monitoring, Removal, and Management in Mojave National Preserve, Piute-Fenner and Ivanpah Critical Habitat Units / Remote Egg Oiling Implementation in Mojave National Preserve, Piute-Fenner and Ivanpah Critical Habitat Units (CA)
Conduct research on the interaction between desert tortoises and common ravens in the Mojave National Preserve, Ivanpah Critical Habitat Unit, and Piute-Fenner Critical Habitat Unit.
$191,081
Mitigation

Sundance Biology
Raven Nest Monitoring, Removal, and Management: Remote Egg Oiling Implementation on Transmission Line Towers – Mojave National Preserve, Piute-Fenner and Ivanpah Critical Habitat Units (CA)
Research the interaction between desert tortoises and common ravens in the Mojave National Preserve, Ivanpah Critical Habitat Unit, and Piute-Fenner Critical Habitat Unit.
$63,230
Mitigation

Sundance Biology
Raven Nest Monitoring, Removal, and Management in Ord-Rodman Critical Habitat Unit / Remote Egg Oiling Implementation in Ord-Rodman Critical Habitat Unit (CA)
Conduct research on the interaction between desert tortoises and common ravens in the Ord-Rodman Critical Habitat Unit.
$149,625
Mitigation

Sundance Biology
Raven Nest Monitoring, Removal, and Management: Remote Egg Oiling Implementation on Transmission Line Towers - Ord-Rodman Critical Habitat Unit (CA)
Conduct research on the interaction between desert tortoises and common ravens in the Ord-Rodman Critical Habitat Unit.
$51,455
Mitigation

Sundance Biology
Raven Nest Monitoring, Removal, and Management in Superior-Cronese Critical Habitat Unit and Fort Irwin’s Southeast Conservation Area / Remote Egg Oiling Implementation in Superior-Cronese Critical Habitat Unit and Fort Irwin’s Southeast Conservation Area (CA)
Conduct research on the interaction between desert tortoises and common ravens in the Superior-Cronese Critical Habitat Unit and Fort Irwin’s Southeast Conservation Area.
$179,477
Mitigation

Sundance Biology
Raven Nest Monitoring, Removal, and Management: Remote Egg Oiling Implementation on Transmission Line Towers - Superior-Cronese Critical Habitat Unit and Fort Irwin’s Southeast Conservation Area (CA)
Conduct research on the interaction between desert tortoises and common ravens in the Superior-Cronese Critical Habitat Unit and Fort Irwin’s Southeast Conservation Area.
$78,390
Mitigation

Sundance Biology
Equipment for Techno-Tortoise Bait Stations and Variable Radius Point Counts (CA)
Purchase trail camera kits, Techno-Tortoise three-dimensional printed tortoise replicas, rangefinders, and other equipment necessary to carry out the first year of a 10-year effort to collect estimates of common raven predator pressure on the Mojave desert tortoise using a cost-effective approach.
$24,357
Mitigation

Telonics
Radio-Collars for Peninsular Bighorn Sheep (CA)
Refurbish 35 radio-collars, including 29 very high frequency and six global positioning system radio-collars, with three years of satellite air service. Project will monitor peninsular bighorn sheep located in San Diego and Imperial counties, California.
$19,644
Mitigation

The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County
Habitat Restoration for Recovery of Federally Listed Species at Black Lake Ecological Area (CA)
Restore wetland habitat within the main portion of coastal freshwater marsh that feeds Black Lake to recover federal and state endangered marsh sandwort and federal threatened and state species of special concern California red-legged frog. Project will fund wetland habitat restoration activities including sediment removal and re-contouring, hydrophytic vegetation management within the marsh, invasive species removal, and outplanting of marsh sandwort.
$94,758
State Civil Case

The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County
Kathleen’s Canyon Overlook Interpretive Opportunities and Visitor Service Amenities (CA)
Construct an interactive playground structure, including education elements to teach youth about local flora and fauna, at Kathleen’s Canyon Overlook in Lower Black Lake Canyon Wetland Preserve.
$15,000
State Civil Case

The Restoration Trust
Wetland Management of Bordoni Ranch (CA)
Perform long-term land management of Bordoni Ranch Mitigation Area in Solano County, California.
$9,999
Mitigation

The Restoration Trust
The Restoration Trust - Roberts Ranch Endowment (CA)
Perform long-term land management of Roberts Ranch Mitigation Area in Alameda County, California.
$9,291
Mitigation

Thomas K. Moss
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Pletz Residence (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Monterey County, California.
$3,226
Mitigation

Transition Habitat Conservancy
California Department of Fish and Wildlife - Renewable Energy Action Team Endowment - Fremont-Kramer (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in San Bernardino County, California.
$111,023
Mitigation

Trout Unlimited
Dutch Charlie Creek Instream Habitat Enhancement Project — I (CA)
Restore approximately 0.8 miles of high-priority salmonid recovery habitat in Dutch Charlie Creek by installing 59 pieces of large wood at 16 structure sites. Project will be the first phase of a larger overall effort where 2.17 total miles of high-priority salmon recovery habitat will be restored with instream large wood.
$93,050
State Civil Case

Trout Unlimited
Gulch C Coho Salmon Fish Passage Improvement Project (CA)
Restore access for adult and juvenile coho salmon and steelhead trout to approximately 1.3 miles of habitat upstream of two culverted stream crossings and improve the geomorphic function of Gulch C at the confluence. Project will replace stream crossings with structures that meet state and federal agency fish passage requirements and will convey the 100-year flood with associated sediment and large wood.
$50,000
State Civil Case

U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Kern National Wildlife Refuge
Endangered Species Habitat Management and Biological Monitoring in Unit 15 of Kern National Wildlife Refuge (CA)
Conduct habitat management, biological monitoring, and other management and maintenance in Unit 15 of Kern National Wildlife Refuge.
$10,615
Mitigation

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center
Raven Management for Desert Tortoise Protection (CA)
Conduct wildlife damage management activities to control ravens for the protection of the federally-listed desert tortoise in the Mojave and Colorado Deserts located within California.
$81,700
Mitigation

Upper Salinas-Las Tablas Resource Conservation District
Carpinteria Salt Marsh Limonium duriusculum Removal Project (CA)
Reduce the population of invasive European Sea Lavender in the Carpinteria Salt Marsh within a one-acre site at the Estero Street entrance to the salt marsh. Project will clear habitat for the restoration of native salt marsh vegetation, specifically the endangered salt marsh bird’s beak.
$42,900
State Civil Case

Vollmar Natural Lands Consulting
Flying M Ranch Vernal Pool Preservation Project Development Plan (CA)
Develop a Project Development Plan for the Sacramento District California In-Lieu Fee Program mitigation project entitled, “Flying M Ranch, Vernal Pool Preservation Project, Southern Sierra Foothills Vernal Pool Service Area.” Project will preserve vernal pool wetland resources and ensure long-term protection of the wetland resource functions and values of the project site in California.
$85,627
Mitigation

Westervelt Ecological Services
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Meridian Ranch Mitigation Bank (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Butte County, California.
$10,653
Mitigation

Westervelt Ecological Services
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment – Maxwell Public Utility District (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Colusa County, California.
$13,439
Mitigation

Westervelt Ecological Services
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endowment - Ferrari Ranch (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Solano County, California.
$17,742
Mitigation

Westervelt Ecological Services
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Dutchman Creek Conservation Bank (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Merced County, California.
$14,794
Mitigation

Westervelt Ecological Services
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endowment - PG&E Palermo (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Butte, Yuba and Sutter counties, California.
$6,850
Mitigation

Westervelt Ecological Services
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Initial and Capital Account - CD Hillman (CA)
Perform short-term management of mitigation land in Kern County, California.
$30,180
Mitigation

Westervelt Ecological Services
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Initial and Capital Account - Cottonwood Creek (CA)
Perform short-term management of mitigation land in Tulare County, California.
$18,375
Mitigation

Westervelt Ecological Services
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Initial and Capital Account - Alkali Flats Mitigation Site (CA)
Perform short-term management of mitigation land in Kern County, California.
$10,385
Mitigation

Westervelt Ecological Services
Pacific Gas and Electric Company San Joaquin Valley Operations and Maintenance Habitat Conservation Plan – Grasslands Mitigation Bank Credit Purchase for Giant Garter Snake (CA)
Purchase two Giant Garter Snake Conservation Credits from the Westervelt Ecological Services Grasslands Mitigation Bank. Project will provide mitigation under the Pacific Gas and Electric Company San Joaquin Valley Operations and Maintenance Habitat Conservation Plan.
$93,500
Mitigation

Westervelt Ecological Services
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Multiple Region Habitat Conservation Plan Conservation – Sutter Basin Conservation Bank Credit Purchase for Giant Garter Snake
Purchase 15 Giant Garter Snake Credits from the Westervelt Ecological Services Sutter Basin Conservation Bank. Project will provide mitigation for the giant garter snake under the Pacific Gas and Electric Company Multiple-Region Habitat Conservation Plan.
$675,000
Mitigation

Westervelt Ecological Services
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Multiple Region Habitat Conservation Plan Conservation – Colusa Basin Mitigation Bank Credit Purchase for Giant Garter Snake (CA)
Purchase 15 Giant Garter Snake Credits from the Westervelt Ecological Services Colusa Basin Mitigation Bank. Project will provide mitigation for the giant garter snake under the Pacific Gas and Electric Company Multiple-Region Habitat Conservation Plan.
$675,000
Mitigation

Westervelt Ecological Services
Grasslands Mitigation Bank Credit Purchase for Seasonal Wetlands (CA)
Purchase 3.08 Seasonal Wetland Credits from the Westervelt Ecological Services Grasslands Mitigation Bank under National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Sacramento District California In-Lieu Fee Program. The credit purchase fulfills a compensatory mitigation obligation resulting from the Sacramento District California In-Lieu Fee Program’s authorized sale of 3.08 Aquatic Resource Credits in the San Joaquin River Aquatic Resource Service Area.
$28,052
Mitigation

WRA
Mendota Wetland Restoration Project Development Plan (CA)
Develop a Project Development Plan for the Sacramento District California In-Lieu Fee Program mitigation project entitled, “Mendota Wetland Restoration Project Development Plan” located in the Kings River Aquatic Resource Service Area. Project will preserve aquatic wetland resources and ensure long-term protection of the wetland resource functions and values of the project site in Fresno County, California.
$376,740
Mitigation

Yurok Tribe
McGarvey Creek Coho Habitat Enhancement Using Beaver Dam Analogues (CA)
Increase salmonid rearing habitat capacity, watershed resiliency to climate change and drought, and our understanding of Beaven Dam Analogue performance and efficacy as a salmonid recovery tool. Project will conduct one year of monitoring and three-years of maintenance at Beaver Dam Analogue sites in McGarvey Creek, planning and design of at least one additional habitat enhancement site in McGarvey Creek, and reporting and stakeholder outreach.
$106,460
Mitigation

Zoological Society of San Diego
Zoological Society of San Diego Unlawful Wildlife Trafficking Efforts (CA)
Purchase equipment to house live reptiles and reptile eggs confiscated through illegal wildlife trafficking matters in California. Project will provide support to efforts to rescue and care for unlawfully trafficked animals.
$1,660
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Estep

Zoological Society of San Diego
Head-starting Desert Tortoises and Understanding Juvenile Tortoise Habitat Requirements (CA)
Assist with the completion of an ongoing project involving head-starting the Mojave desert tortoise in Nevada and California. Project will involve conducting releases and post-release monitoring on approximately 145 juvenile head-started tortoises and evaluating effects of small mammal burrow density and vegetation community.
$45,000
Mitigation

Advanced Telemetry Systems
San Juan River Receiver Data Logger (CO)
Purchase a coded receiver data logger to track endangered fishes in the San Juan River.
$5,830
Mitigation

Ecosystems Research Institute
San Juan River Habitat Assessment - II (CO)
Assess important habitats for endangered fishes in the San Juan River.
$239,200
Mitigation

FISHBIO
San Juan River Waterfall Fish Capture and Transport Feasibility Assessment (CO)
Fund a trap and transport feasibility study at the base of a waterfall on the San Juan River.
$50,000
Mitigation

Keller-Bliesner Engineering
Secondary Channel Habitat Maintenance for Native Fishes in the San Juan River (CO)
Perform habitat maintenance on secondary channels in the San Juan River for native fish.
$29,110
Mitigation

State of Colorado
Department of Natural Resources
Maybell Boat Ramp Realignment on the Yampa River (CO)
Support river access for multiple important Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program projects in the Yampa River.
$20,778
Mitigation

U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Region 2
Nonnative Fish Management on San Juan River (CO)
Implement five years of nonnative fish management on the San Juan River in accordance with the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program.
$150,361
Mitigation

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
Assessing and Removing Derelict Lobster Gear in Long Island Sound (CT)
Remove 3,640 derelict lobster pots from Long Island Sound using a specialized grapple system. Project will implement a program with local lobster fishermen to remove abandoned gear to reduce debris in the sound and ghost fishing impacts to the depleted Southern New England lobster stock.
$50,000
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD.

Conservation Fisheries
Okaloosa Darter Collection, Propagation, and Reintroduction (FL)
Fund the collection, propagation, and reintroduction of the threatened Okaloosa darter.
$19,325
Mitigation

Matrix Design Group
College Pond Conceptual Design (FL)
Create an alternative conceptual design for an off-channel impoundment as part of a larger project for Okaloosa darter conservation.
$5,000
Mitigation

Sea Turtle Conservancy
Eliminating Light Pollution on Ft. Lauderdale’s Sea Turtle Nesting Beach (FL)
Conduct a program to assist beachfront property owners with retrofitting their lights to reduce sea turtle disorientation on high-priority nesting beaches. Project will help reduce sea turtle disorientation rates from nearby beach lighting to help prevent sea turtle mortality.
$309,997
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD.

Papahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Project
Marine Debris Removal from Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (HI)
Mitigate hazards to protected species and coral reef habitat of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument through large-scale marine debris removal from the coral reefs and shorelines. Project will remove an estimated 240,000 pounds of derelict fishing gear and plastics, restoring 1,300 acres of coral reef habitat and 400 acres of shoreline habitat.
$60,000
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD.

Pulama Lanai
Kaheawa Wind Power Mitigation Lanai Hawaiian Petrel Protection — III (HI)
Expand ecosystem-level Hawaiian petrel colony management on the island of Lanai to improve reproductive success in areas that are currently under-protected from mammalian predators.
$33,142
Mitigation

State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources
Aquatic Resources On-line Violators Course Development (HI)
Preserve and protect coral reefs through the development of an aquatic resources on-line violators course.
$9,628
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Doorae Shipping, Co. LTD.

College of William and Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Targeted “Hotspot” Removal of Derelict Blue Crab Traps (MD, VA)
Hire five commercial crabbers to remove derelict blue crab traps from areas of high commercial crabbing activity in Virginia and Maryland waters. Project will reduce bycatch mortality, help validate derelict crab trap density models, and increase subsequent blue crab harvest for commercial crabbers.
$115,680
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD.

River Design Group
Lost Trail NWF Restoration (MT)
Provide support for project management and coordination for Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge restoration stream and wetland design.
$17,209
Mitigation

River Design Group
Swan River NWR Wetland Restoration (MT)
Fund professional services on the Swan River National Wildlife Refuge restoration project.
$40,513
Mitigation

Swan Valley Connections
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grant Writing Services (MT)
Fund grant writing services for the Swan River National Wildlfe Refuge restoration project.
$15,300
Mitigation

Brenneman, Melissa dba TopoWorks
Desert Tortoise Monitoring – Final Database Developer 2020 (NV)
Assist an ongoing Desert Tortoise Monitoring project in Nevada. Funds will be used to complete final data products for 2020 surveys by compiling collection databases, providing independent review, documenting corrections, addingnew fields, and formatting.
$6,843
Mitigation

Climate Conservation
Desert Tortoise Transportation Ecology Workshop (NV)
Facilitate the Center for Large Landscape Conservation in organizing and hosting a transportation ecology workshop in Clark County Wetlands Park, Las Vegas, Nevada to address issues and challenges encountered when attempting to implement installation of fencing and culverts to reduce desert tortoise road mortality, ensure population connectivity, and protect tortoise populations and habitat.
$9,600
Mitigation

Climate Conservation
Desert Tortoise Workshop Survey (NV)
Design, implement, analyze, and summarize a survey of 100 respondents to assist in the planning and development of the Desert Tortoise Workshop organized by the Center for Large Landscape Conservation in Las Vegas, Nevada. The survey will help to guide the content of the workshop, as well as the post-workshop activities, based upon the responses from practitioners across the desert tortoise range states.
$3,200
Mitigation

Ironwood Consulting
Ivanpah Valley Tortoise Connectivity Study (NV)
Conduct desert tortoise surveys as part of a study that analyzes demography, density, demographic connectivity, genetic connectivity, immune function, and habitat condition of desert tortoises in the Mojave Desert. Project will help provide land managers and planners insight into the impacts of development on the connectivity of desert tortoise populations.
$213,379
Mitigation

Zoological Society of San Diego
Programming, Concept Design, and Conceptual Cost Estimating for a Desert Tortoise Recovery Center (NV)
Assist with programming, concept design, and conceptual cost estimating for a Desert Tortoise Recovery Center in Henderson..
$25,588
Mitigation

Advanced Telemetry Systems
San Juan River Coded Receiver Data Logger (NM)
Fund the purchase of a coded receiver data logger to track endangered fishes in the San Juan River.
$5,830
Mitigation

Anglim’s Western Metal Works
Z-Habitat Steps (NM)
Fund the fabrication of metal steps to be used at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Fish Hatchery in Dexter, New Mexico.
$2,077
Mitigation

Ecosystems Research Institute
San Juan River Habitat Assessment – II – (NM)
Assess important habitats for endangered fishes in the San Juan River.
$239,200
Mitigation

FISHBIO
San Juan River Waterfall Fish Capture and Transport Feasibility Assessment (NM)
Fund a trap and transport feasibility study at the base of a waterfall on the San Juan River.
$50,000
Mitigation

Keller-Bliesner Engineering
Secondary Channel Habitat Maintenance for Native Fishes in the San Juan River (NM)
Perform habitat maintenance on secondary channels in the San Juan River for native fish.
$29,110
Mitigation

Lutgen & Associates dba Document Technologies
Printers for Fish Hatchery (NM)
Fund the purchase of printers for fish hatchery in Dexter, New Mexico.
$1,453
Mitigation

Prairie AquaTech
Feed for Endangered Fish (NM)
Fund the purchase of feed for endangered fish down at Dexter, New Mexico. Project is part of a pilot study assessing the effects of Mercury on the reproductive success of Colorado pikeminnow.
$1,364
Mitigation

U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Nonnative Fish Management on the San Juan River (NM)
Implement five years of nonnative fish management on the San Juan River in accordance with the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program.
$150,361
Mitigation

U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
San Juan River Recovery Actions (NM)
Contribute towards a San Juan River Recovery Implementation Program staff biologist to conduct recovery actions.
$133,384
Mitigation

Brooklyn Public Library
Local History and STEM Programming at Brooklyn Public Library (NY)
Expand community access to neighborhood’s oral history and archive collection, purchase of telescope for STEM programming.
$2,722
Other

Connecticut Fund for the Environment
Adding Bronx River to Unified Water Study (NY)
Coordinate, distribute, and publicize the regional Long Island Sound Report Card over a three year budget cycle.
$7,100
Other

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
Assessing and Removing Derelict Lobster Gear in Long Island Sound (NY)
Remove 3,640 derelict lobster pots from Long Island Sound using a specialized grapple system. Project will implement a program with local lobster fishermen to remove abandoned gear to reduce debris in the sound and ghost fishing impacts to the depleted Southern New England lobster stock.
$50,000
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
Marine Meadows Eelgrass Restoration Initiative (NY)
Conduct land-based opportunities for the public to participate in eelgrass restoration activities. Project will hold two marine meadows workshops resulting in the preparation of thousands of shoots of eelgrass for restoration planting at two restoration sites throughout Long Island, New York.
$8,992
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Parente

Council on the Environment dba GrowNYC
Public Training to Install New York City Rain Barrels and Rainwater Harvesting to Improve Community Water Quality (NY)
Deliver workshops to teach how to install and maintain rain barrels provided by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection and install rainwater harvesting systems in public greenspace in West Harlem, New York. Project will increase successful public use of rain barrels and demonstrate the value of rainwater harvesting to reduce stormwater from streets, sidewalks, and roofs into local waterways.
$21,400
Other

Fiorello H. LaGuardia Community College Foundation
Introduction of Herbaceous Plants To Raft Planter Boxes at North Henry Street Inlet (NY)
Introduce herbaceous plants to raft planter boxes which are currently in place within the North Henry Street inlet in order to provide food for pollinator wildlife.
$5,350
Other

Horticultural Society of New York
McGolrick Park Horticultural Maintenance (NY)
Provide monthly horticultural maintenance at two sites in McGolrick Park, The Urban Oasis Garden, and the Pollinator Garden. Project activities will include weeding, pruning, removal of invasive plants, picking up trash, amending the soil, mulching, and watering in the designated garden areas.
$11,000
Other

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Sloop Clearwater Sailing Classroom Program (NY)
Provide students from the North River neighborhood in West Harlem with an environmental education classroom taking place on-board a 106-foot wooden replica of a traditional 17th century Dutch sloop. Project will increase students’ awareness and appreciation of the Hudson River as a natural resource, and help them understand the connection between human behaviors and the health of the River.
$17,722
Other

JB’s Excavation Services
French Creek Wetland Restoration Project (NY)
Fund the French Creek Wetland Restoration Project.
$88,400
Mitigation

National Audubon Society
For the Birds! Pre-Recorded Lessons and Activities (NY)
Deliver Audubon New York’s For the Birds! to four classrooms at P.S. 31 Samuel F. Dupont School through seven pre-recorded lessons. The lessons will be delivered to approximately 100 third-grade students.
$1,555
Other

National Audubon Society
Audubon New York’s For the Birds! Environmental Education Program (NY)
Deliver environmental education programing to students grades six through eight at I.S 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg School. Project will deliver five bird watching classes to students and offering three community bird walks to I.S. 303 students, faculty and their families.
$7,916
Other

National Audubon Society
For the Birds! An Environmental Education Program (NY)
Deliver youth and adult environmental education programs and hands-on stewardship activities for 350 people to learn about birds in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York. Project will provide an opportunity for residents to interact with natural resources in local parks and create direct connections to the natural world in their community.
$13,830
Other

National Wildlife Federation
Greenpoint Schoolyard Habitats Project (NY)
Partner with PS 31, PS 34, and MS 126 to complete schoolyard habitat enhancements that make the gardens more functional for classes and increase the overall biodiversity of the school grounds.
$26,218
Other

National Wildlife Federation
Greenpoint Seed Kit Activities, Curriculum (NY)
Support teachers and families from the four Greenpoint Eco-Schools (PS 31, PS 34, PS 110, and MS 126) while they teach and learn remotely during the Covid-19 outbreak.
$53,612
Other

National Wildlife Federation
Manhattan Avenue Street End Park Garden Upgrades (NY)
Upgrade Manhattan Avenue Street End Park in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York. Project will include the purchase of additional plants for the space and tools for volunteers and enhancement of the site as a habitat for wildlife.
$10,762
Other

Neighbors Allied for Good Growth
Reusable Greenpoint: Bag Printing and Giveaway (NY)
Purchase and print reusable bags to be distributed to Greenpoint residents.
$7,500
Other

Neighbors Allied for Good Growth
Safe Soils In Greenpoint (NY)
Fund the purchase of a handheld x-ray fluorescent analyzer that will allow for the analysis of soil samples for neighborhood residents. The analysis will allow for information to be relayed to residents regarding the concentration of lead and other heavy metals at their home.
$9,280
Other

New York City Audubon Society
Community Wildlife Conservation in New York City (NY)
Work with community partners to create diverse teams to conduct wildlife monitoring and coastal habitat enhancement projects in Jamaica Bay, Pelham Bay Park, Calvert Vaux Park, and Manhattan, New York. Project will enhance the capacity for environmental stewardship at a local level by engaging New York City residents, including minority and immigrant community members, directly in hands-on conservation.
$7,096
Other

New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Expansion of Coney Island Creek Shorekeepers, Brooklyn (NY)
Expand current coalition of volunteers who receive specialized training and resources to care for street trees and natural areas. Project will involve the public in debris clean-up and monitoring projects in the salt marsh and upland coastal maritime community.
$7,916
Other

Newtown Creek Alliance
Newtown Creek SAMPLES Project — III (NY)
Continue weekly Newtown Creek water sampling program; funds would cover 2020 season.
$7,336
Other

Newtown Creek Alliance
Environmental Education Public Events At Kingsland Wildflowers (NY)
Host three environmental education events and a mid-summer festival event at Kingsland Wildflowers. Project will provide community members with hands-on education about native plants, green roofs, and the ecological importance of both within an urban context.
$18,590
Other

Newtown Creek Alliance
Newtown Creek Urban Ecology Education NC U³ Project (NY)
Deliver an urban environmental education curriculum focused on the ecology of Newtown Creek to students and support local stewardship projects in concert with schools in Long Island City, Queens, New York. Project will increase knowledge and awareness of Newtown Creek, a nearby community waterway, and its natural resources.
$13,787
Other

North Brooklyn Community Boathouse
Greenpoint Public Paddle and Kayak Events (NY)
Hold a series of free walk-up paddle and kayak events in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York. Project will serve over 100 community members and will work to create a greater connection to waterways in the community.
$46,228
Other

North Brooklyn Community Boathouse
North Brooklyn Community Boathouse Capacity Building (NY)
Fund institutional capacity building that will culminate in a workshop for board members and volunteer leaders. The purpose of the exercises is to re-envision and re-connect with the organization’s mission and revitalize the internal and external communications.
$15,000
Other

Northwest Marine Technology
Coded-wire Tag Equipment Purchase (NY)
Fund the purchase of coded-wire tag equipment. Project will track Northern pike that are produced in wetland restoration projects to determine how they recruit to the adult population in out years.
$25,360
Mitigation

Open Space Alliance For North Brooklyn
61 Franklin St. Community Garden Improvements and Workshops (NY)
Fund garden updates including building raised-beds, installing a hand washing station, and purchasing new tools and supplies. Workshops will also be conducted to educate the public on local ecology and sustainable and environmentally friendly practices.
$7,500
Other

Open Space Alliance For North Brooklyn
Under the K Bridge Park Equipment and Celebration and OSA Capacity Building (NY)
Fund the purchase of equipment and a park opening celebration of the Under the K Bridge Park. The funds will also go towards institutional capacity building for Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn.
$56,475
Other

Panthera Corporation
Panthera Corporation “Tigers Forever” (NY)
Contribution towards Panthera’s Tigers Forever initiative. Project focuses on increasing tiger numbers worldwide.
$4,800
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Schlom et al.

PS 110K PTA
PS110 Garden Renovation Update (NY)
Install native trees, perennials, and ground covers in existing PS 110 garden. Project will also include an event to celebrate the garden.
$21,295
Other

Rockaway Waterfront Alliance
Marine Conservation Corps Youth Service-Learning Program (NY)
Deliver an education and service learning program for youth ages 14 to 18 focused on marine conservation projects and involve community members in environmental stewardship in and around Jamaica Bay and the Rockaway Peninsula, New York. Project will restore 11.5 acres of degraded shoreline and collect 1,500 pounds of marine debris while increasing awareness and appreciation of coastal resources in the community.
$7,100
Other

Rocking the Boat
Students Working On-the-Water to Restore Tidal Wetlands along the Bronx River (NY)
Engage students to enhance tidal wetlands and educate community members of all ages about the ecological value of the natural habitat to the Bronx River and Long Island Sound in Hunts Point, New York. Project will help develop an awareness of natural resources along a highly urbanized river and foster a community of local environmental stewards.
$37,274
Other

The Wetland Trust
Bog Turtle Habitat Restoration (NY)
Fund restoration and monitoring for bog turtle habitat.
$6,000
Mitigation

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Jamaica Bay, Plumb Beach, and Marine Park Feasibility Study (NY)
Fund a saltwater marsh feasibility study in Jamaica Bay, Plumb Beach, and Marine Park.
$400,000
Other

U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Restoration of Upper St. Lawrence River Muskellunge: Equipment Purchase (NY)
Update and expand the current capacity for culture at the Aquatic Research Lab at the Thousand Islands Biological Station in support of the muskellunge population recovery effort through the purchase of equipment.
$6,861
Mitigation

U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
St. Lawrence Fish Enhancement, Mitigation, and Research Fund (NY)
Support fish enhancement, mitigation, and research projects in the St. Lawrence River.
$552,151
Mitigation

Various Recipients
Musky Broodstock Collection Equipment Purchase (NY)
Fund the purchase of equipment to add in musky broodstock collection.
$28,749
Mitigation

Various Recipients
Eel Bay Wetland Enhancement Project (NY)
Fund wetland restoration project in the Town of Orleans, Jefferson County, New York. Project will increase Northern pike spawning and nursery habitat, as well as increase the overall value of the wetland to benefit other wetland dependent species.
$53,652
Mitigation

Wildlife Conservation Society
New York Aquarium Urban Naturalist Initiative
Train high school students as researchers and advocates to engage 650 community members in scientific data collection, clean-up efforts, and recreation along Coney Island Creek. Project will provide students with a seven-month Youth Naturalist internship with Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium.
$7,916
Other

Conservation Fisheries
Preventing Extinction of the Carolina Madtom in North Carolina
Enable captive breeding of Carolina madtom from the Neuse River basin and areas of the Tar River basin. Project will capture and hold live individuals from the Neuse River basin with the intent to breed them.
$45,000
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Duke Energy Carolinas;
U.S. v. Duke Energy Progress

Kris Bass Engineering
Roanoke River Habitat Restoration and Barrier Removal Planning (NC)
Conduct a GIS and field assessment of barriers for aquatic species passage in the Roanoke River basin. Project will identify specific retrofit projects and provide needed information for eventual implementation.
$29,997
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Duke Energy Carolinas;
U.S. v. Duke Energy Progress

North American Marine Environment Protection Association
Education of Seafarers and Shoreside Personnel on the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships Compliance in North Carolina
Fund activities associated with educating seafarers in North Carolina about the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships compliance.
$1,500
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Paccship (UK). LTD

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Magnificent Ramshorn Propagation and Restoration (NC)
Establish at least one population of the magnificent ramshorn in the wild in eastern North Carolina. Project will support a biologist to propagate magnificent ramshorn, identify potential ponds for stocking, conduct habitat improvements, implement stocking, and conduct evaluations of stocking success.
$75,000
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Duke Energy Carolinas;
U.S. v. Duke Energy Progress

The Conservation Fund
Rocky and Deep Rivers Conservation Corridor (NC)
Protect 317 acres along the Deep River, which will be added to the Deep River State Natural Area and Deep River State Trail. Project will preserve habitat for the federally endangered Cape Fear shiner.
$370,000
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Duke Energy Carolinas;
U.S. v. Duke Energy Progress

The Nature Conservancy
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Research in Ohio
Fund research of hemlock woolly adelgid in Ohio.
$10,000
Other

MidCoast Watersheds Council
Lower Drift Creek Tidal Restoration Design — I (OR)
Implement a restoration design project on an 80-acre site owned by the Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge located near Lincoln City, Oregon. Project will evaluate alternatives to remove fish passage barriers and enhance ecological processes to help coho salmon, other estuarine dependent species, and promote community resiliency.
$57,020
Federal Criminal Case
(multiple prosecutions)

Oregon State University Foundation
Reference Database Expansion for Field and Laboratory Wood Species Identification (OR)
Provide support for student research through the Wood Identification and Screening Center to further timber identification databases. Project will work to expand existing electronic wood species identification technologies XyloTron and Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry for field and laboratory wood species identification purposes.
$8,300
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Lumber Liquidators, Inc.

Trout Unlimited
Lalo Springs Fish Passage and Screening Project (OR)
Improve fish passage and reduce entrainment near Lalo Springs in the Klamath Basin. Project will allow greater habitat access through the removal of a culvert and the addition of a series of hardened channels between existing pools. Project will also eliminate entrainment risk for suckers and redband trout by installing a fish screen on a pump intake along the Sprague River.
$32,500
Mitigation

Magnolia Land Partners
Enhancement and Protection of Bog Turtle and Bat Habitats (PA)
Fund the enhancement and protection of bog turtle and bat habitats in Oley Township, Pennsylvania.
$12,500
Mitigation

Various Recipients
Pennsylvania Wetlands Replacement (PA)
Conduct wetland restorations on private lands, particularly in the Pocono Mountains region.
$55,656
Mitigation

Ducks Unlimited
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge (TX)
Enhance wildlife habitat quality and wetland values of the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge through installation of a fixed-crest rock weir structure near the mouth of Brushy Bayou along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Project will reduce daily tidal energy, thus reducing marsh loss through erosion and saltwater intrusion, on approximately 500 acres of coastal emergent marsh.
$200,000
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Thome Ship Management PTE, LTD. and Egyptian Tanker Company

Tom Smith Land Acquisition Consulting
Land Acquisition Support for Columbia Bottomlands (TX)
Provide support in developing land acquisition opportunities for bottomland hardwood in the Texas Mid-Coast Refuge Complex.
$33,458
Mitigation

U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 2
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southwest Region 2 Endowment - Houston Toad Captive Breeding Long-Term Support (TX)
Support of a captive breeding program for federally endangered Houston toad.
$30,810
Mitigation

Advanced Telemetry Systems
San Juan River Coded Receiver Data Logger (UT)
Fund the purchase of a coded receiver data logger to track endangered fishes in the San Juan River.
$5,830
Mitigation

American Conservation Experience
American Conservation Experience Resource Fellowship (UT)
Conduct work with Resource Associates and land managers on damaged habitat and arid land native vegetation restoration projects that benefit at-risk wildlife species. Project will focus on restoring and enhancing desert tortoise habitat in two National Conservation Areas of Utah.
$100,000
Mitigation

American Conservation Experience
Desert Tortoise Habitat Restoration by Youth Crews on Public Lands in Southern Utah
Engage and employ youth to help restore habitat for the endangered Mojave Desert tortoise in the Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area and the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area. Project will focus on planting of native plants, re-seeding of damaged areas, implementation of arid land vegetation restoration and monitoring.
$75,003
Mitigation

Ecosystems Research Institute
San Juan River Habitat Assessment – II (UT)
Assess important habitats for endangered fishes in the San Juan River.
$239,200
Mitigation

Keller-Bliesner Engineering
Secondary Channel Habitat Maintenance for Native Fishes in the San Juan River (UT)
Perform habitat maintenance on secondary channels in the San Juan River for native fishes.
$29,110
Mitigation

Ogden City
Ogden River Restoration (UT)
Provide support for Utah Conservation Crops Crews to conduct follow-up maintenance along the Ogden River. Project will benefit the Ogden River through planting of riparian and wetland plants to enhance the river corridor and surrounding area.
$4,500
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. SC Utah Enterprises, LLC,
d.b.a. A-One Salvage & Pic A Part

Providia Management Group
Stewart Lake Cattail Management (UT)
Fund cattail control in Stewart Lake, Utah.
$40,000
Mitigation

U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Region 2
Nonnative Fish Management on the San Juan River (UT)
Implement five years of nonnative fish management on the San Juan River in accordance with the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program.
$150,361
Mitigation

Utah State University
Survival Analysis of Desert Tortoises within the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve (UT)
Identify conservation objectives for the Mojave Desert Tortoise Upper Virgin River Recovery Unit, including maintaining self-sustaining populations and protecting and managing habitat to maintain the long-term viability of the tortoise population. Includes an assessment of a suite of desert tortoise population demographic measures including density, survival, and recruitment. Results will be used to update predictive models, such as population viability analysis, to accurately reflect the status of desert tortoise populations in Utah.
$8,766
Mitigation

City of Roanoke Stormwater Division
Polychlorinated Biphenyls Monitoring And Source Tracking in Roanoke City (VA)
Assess polychorinated biphenyls in Roanoke’s impaired waterways. Project will track and identify specific sections in the Roanoke River, Peter Creek, and Tinker Creek that serve as the dominant sources of polychlorinated biphenyls into the water column.
$102,708
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Duke Energy Carolinas;
U.S. v. Duke Energy Progress

Friends of the Rivers of Virginia
Lynch Park to Veteran’s Park River and Stream Stabilization/Restoration Project, Town of Rocky Mount and Franklin County (VA)
Utilize natural channel design techniques and bank restoration best management practices to address the eroding river, stream banks, and streambed along the right bank of the Pigg River. Project will restore and stabilize the stream bed, stream, and river banks resulting in significantly reduced sedimentation, which will improve habitat for the federally endangered Roanoke logperch, the state-listed orangefin madtom, and other native aquatic species.
$100,000
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Duke Energy Carolinas;
U.S. v. Duke Energy Progress

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Peat Fire Vulnerability and Consequences in the Great Dismal Swamp NWR (VA)
Use available data, modeling methods, and new field data collection to provide a model to predict smoldering peat fire vulnerability over time and space and to provide assessments of ecosystem recovery and habitat following large-scale smoldering fires.
$43,824
Other

Port of Bellingham
Design and Engineering for the Gate 1 Pumpout Float and Pile Replacement (WA)
Remove and replace the Gate 1 pumpout float and piling system with a new gangway, concrete piling, and concrete floats. Project will remove the wooden floats and creosote piling and replace them with environmentally friendly new floats and piling.
$97,435
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD.

Port of Friday Harbor
Harbor Marine Pollution Prevention (WA)
Construct a waterfront marine spill response facility and purchase a pumpout eco-barge. Project will create a program to quickly respond to oil spills and mitigate impacts to species harmed by contaminants habitats vital to orca and minke whales, harbor seals, sea lions, river otters, eagles, aukletes and many more species.
$400,000
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD.

The Longbranch Improvement Club
The Longbranch Marina Pumpout Station (WA)
Pursue permits and approvals required to start the design process for new construction of a boat pumpout station at the Longbranch Marina, Longbranch, Washington, located on the Filucy Bay of the Puget Sound. Project will provide a valuable service to the public recreational boaters while protecting the fragile shellfish environment.
$82,500
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD.

Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Sucia Island Sewer Pump-out Station (WA)
Install a floating, independent sewer pump-out station in Fossil Bay located on Sucia Island. The station will be periodically emptied and the sewage transported upland to a sewage treatment facility.
$87,500
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD.

Allstar Ecology LLC
Spruce Mountain Bat Mitigation (WV)
Fund the support of bat mitigation on Spruce Mountain, West Virginia
$9,540
Mitigation

The Wetland Trust
Columbia Pipeline Conservation Easement – Payment II (WV)
Columbia Pipeline Conservation easement payment for recordation of easement.
$15,000
Mitigation

American Wind Wildlife Institute
American Wind Wildlife Institute Eagle Vehicle Strike Mitigation Model (WY)
Utilize field data to verify and update the American Wind Wildlife Institute vehicle strike model and construct and evaluate a Resource Equivalency Analysis of the updated vehicle strike model. Project work will reduce death, injury, and disturbances to golden eagles through vehicle strike mitigation modeling and construction of a resource equivalency analysis to further understand what may happen to golden eagle populations if not for fatal events.
$142,524
Mitigation

Craighead Beringia South
Non-lead Ammunition Distribution Programs to Offset Golden Eagle Mortalities (WY)
In consultation with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, distrubute non-lead ammunition to hunters in specific hunting zones in Wyoming. Project will work towards creating a robust and defensible method to offset golden eagle mortality through the use of non-lead distribution programs and reduce golden eagle mortalities by lead poisoning.
$255,775
Mitigation

Raptor View Research Institute
Estimating Natal Origins of Immature Golden Eagles killed on Wind Farms in Wyoming
Use stable hydrogen isotope analysis utilizing the weighed growing season average precipitation to reveal natal origins of immature golden eagles found as mortalities on wind farms in Wyoming.
$6,939
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Duke Energy Renewables, Inc.

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Terry Creek Conservation Easement (WY)
Permanently protect 640 acres of essential golden eagle habitat in Wyoming. Project will protect key forage habitat in close proximity to a known nest location for golden eagles and along a known migration corridor for golden eagles through a conservation easement.
$50,000
Mitigation

Wildlands Photography and Bio-Consulting
Habitat Use, Movements, and Fate of Resident and Migrant Golden Eagles Over Two Major Wind Development Areas in Wyoming (WY)
Conduct satellite tagging of golden eagles on two major wind development regions in Wyoming. Project will substantially enhance data quality, ongoing analyses of risk assessments, seasonal and yearly variations in spatial uses of habitats by eagles, and the development of appropriate management/mitigation strategies to reduce wind development impacts on golden eagles.
$137,670
Mitigation

Southern Environmental Enforcement Network
Advanced Environmental Crimes Training Program
Develop and administer Advanced Environmental Crimes Training Program courses that provide classroom and practical instruction for advanced investigation techniques applicable to the investigation of environmental crimes.
$211,051
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Wal-Mart, Inc.

National Wildlife Refuge Association
Leatherback Turtles Nesting Habitats Restoration in Puerto Rico
Restore nesting habitats for leatherback sea turtles in index beaches of Puerto Rico by reducing and preventing light pollution; restoring and enhancing the legal protection of nesting habitat; and reducing direct sources of mortality. Project will provide a significant reduction of disoriented turtles, road kills, poaching, predation, and an increase in successful nests and hatchling production.
$1,187,371
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD.

Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Training and Gearing for Response to Marine Mammal Strandings
Strengthen the stranding response in Puerto Rico by training the personnel in the most current techniques and protocols for effective response to the different situations that could occur during a marine mammal-stranding event. Project will improve ability to conduct necropsies and preserve samples will increase our understanding of marine mammal health in Caribbean waters.
$40,000
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD.