Impact-Directed Environmental Accounts 2022 Funded Projects

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 relating to wetland habitat within the North Slope Borough. Project will map approximately 1.2 million acres of private, state and native lands utilizing nationally compliant National Wetland Inventory mapping standards and protocols.
$23,839
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.

Ukpeagvik Iñupiat Corporation
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Endowment - AR-9 Mitigation Site (AK)
Perform long-term land management of mitigation land in Utqiavik, Alaska.
$33,289
Mitigation Endowment

Climate Conservation
Desert Tortoise Transportation Ecology Task Force (AZ, CA, NV, UT)
Develop a set of guidelines that provide technical and policy Best Management Practices to overcome barriers to the implementation of mitigation measures, improve interagency collaboration and coordination, and ultimately result in consistent implementation of the most effective transportation mitigation measures for the reduction of desert tortoise road mortality and improvement of habitat permeability across its range, which includes parts of Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and California.
$57,874
Mitigation

The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Quantify mRNA for the Assessment of Temperature Effects on Razorback Sucker Development (AZ, CO, NM, UT)
Fund the quantification of mRNA for the assessment of temperature effects on Razorback Sucker development. Project will provide a greater understanding of how unnatural temperature depressions affect susceptible life-stages of Razorback Sucker will be necessary for aiding recovery of the species.
$6,290
Mitigation

Althouse and Meade
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Palo Prieto Conservation Bank (CA)
Perform long-term land management of mitigation land in San Luis Obispo and Kern Counties, California.
$63,529
Mitigation Endowment

American Rivers
Calf Pasture Meadow Restoration Project (AME-1) Project Implementation and Interim Management and Monitoring (CA)
Implement and monitor certain elements of a Sacramento District California In-Lieu Fee Program mitigation project entitled, “Calf Pasture Meadow Restoration Project (AME-1).” The project will restore aquatic resources and ensure long-term protection of the project site in Eldorado National Forest in California.
$971,050
Mitigation

Bill Luce Consulting
San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement
Implementation Technical Advisory Committee Services (CA)
Assist and advise the Restoration Administrator in the implementation of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement to restore flow and salmon populations to the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam in California.
$6,000
Other

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Account - Cienega Springs (CA)
Perform start-up and interim management activities on mitigation land in Kern and Los Angeles counties, California.
$2,071,167
Mitigation

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Account - Hollenbeck Canyon (CA)
Perform start-up and interim management activities on mitigation land in San Diego County.
$88,669
Mitigation

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Alton North CB (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Napa County, California.
$5,363
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - American Canyon Ecological Reserve (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Napa County, California.
$18,552
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Brewer Parcel (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Shasta County, California.
$1,121
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Cherry Ranch (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Sonoma County, California.
$2,332
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Coalinga Prison (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Fresno County, California.
$9,955
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - DAVIS Preserve (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Sonoma County, California.
$3,135
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Delano Prison (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Kern County, California.
$6,380
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Eden Landing ER (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Alameda County, California.
$5,297
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Indian Wells Valley (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Kern County, California.
$6,050
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Margaret Preserve (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Sonoma County, California.
$2,316
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Gorman Creek (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Imperial County, California.
$1,100
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Hazel MB (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Sonoma County, California.
$12,436
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Gobbi Preserve (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Sonoma County, California.
$9,812
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Margaret West CB (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Sonoma County, California.
$3,982
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Oceanic Community (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Kern County, California.
$5,775
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Old Oregon Trail (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in the city of Redding, California.
$1,192
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - San Diego ESP&CSP (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in San Diego County, California.
$5,500
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - San Vicente (TET) (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in San Diego County, California.
$1,100
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Slippery Rock Conservation Bank (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Sonoma County, California.
$3,916
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - South Sonoma Business Park (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Sonoma County, California.
$1,271
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Statewide Electric Fence (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Tulare County, California.
$8,580
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Swift-Turner Mitigation Bank (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Sonoma County, California.
$3,839
Mitigation Endowment

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.
$215,720
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Tuscarora Pipeline (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Modoc County, California.
$4,180
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - W Riverside Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Riverside County, California.
$354,253
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - YUBA DRIVE MP (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Sonoma County, California.
$2,684
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Initial and Capital Account - Red Rock Canyon Project (CA)
Perform short-term management of mitigation land in Kern County, California.
$3,213
Mitigation

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildlife - Renewable Energy Action Team Endowment - Catalina and Pacific Wind (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Kern County, California.
$41,776
Mitigation Endowment

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
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.
$123,988
Mitigation

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention and Response
Guadalupe Restoration Maintenance and Operations (CA)
Fund the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for administrative costs incurred in the response, containment, and cleanup of the Guadalupe Restoration maintenance and operations.
$3,275
State Civil Case

California Department of Parks and Recreation
California State Parks Endowment - MSS Habitat Management (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in San Luis Obispo County, California.
$12,424
Mitigation Endowment

California State University - Stanislaus Tipton
Kangaroo Rat Monitoring on Unit 15 of Kern National Wildlife Refuge (CA)
Monitor population trends for the endangered Tipton kangaroo rat via livetrapping on Unit 15 of Kern National Wildlife Refuge.
$3,691
Mitigation

City of Santa Rosa
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Airfield Neighborhood Park (CA)
Long-term management of mitigation land in Sonoma County, California.
$4,388
Mitigation Endowment

Climate Conservation
Desert Tortoise Transportation Ecology Task Force (AZ, CA, NV, UT)
Develop a set of guidelines that provide technical and policy Best Management Practices to overcome barriers to the implementation of mitigation measures, improve interagency collaboration and coordination, and ultimately result in consistent implementation of the most effective transportation mitigation measures for the reduction of desert tortoise road mortality and improvement of habitat permeability across its range, which includes parts of Nevada, Arizona, Utah and California.
$57,874
Mitigation

Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District
Nipomo Lupine Dune Protected Area Management (CA)
Continue habitat restoration in a portion of the Nipomo Lupine Dune Protected Area. Project will control perennial veldtgrass, and protect and enhance the naturally occurring populations of Nipomo lupine.
$9,806
State Civil Case

Corvus Ecological Consulting
2022 Common Raven Monitoring and Management within Desert Tortoise Conservation Areas / California Common
Raven Monitoring and Management Strata Proposal Joshua Tree National Park and Pinto Mountains Critical Habitat Unit (CA)
Conduct raven monitoring and management activities for protection of federally listed desert tortoise in Joshua Tree National Park and Pinto Mountains Critical Habitat Unit in California.
$130,614
Mitigation

Eagle Electrocution Solutions
Eagle Electrocution Solutions, LLC In-Lieu Fee Credit Purchase under Permit MB23857D (CA)
Purchase 196 golden eagle 30-year mitigation credits in the Pacific Flyway Eagle Management Unit under Eagle Electrocution Solution, LLC’s Bald Eagle and Golden Eagle Electrocution Prevention In-Lieu Fee Program in California.
$1,078,000
Mitigation

East Bay Regional Park District
Encinal Beach Park Conservation and Public Access (CA)
Maintain native dune and upland transition zone plantings to provide functional habitat for sensitive, endangered, and special status species, over a three-year period, as part of a larger project to improve public access and restore native plants at Encincal Beach in Alameda, California.
$100,000
Federal Criminal Case
Multiple prosecutions

East Bay Regional Park District
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Marsh Creek Preserve (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Contra Costa County, California.
$14,310
Mitigation Endowment

EcoVision Partners
Study of the Relative Success of Morro Shoulderband Snail Relocations (CA)
Collect data on the relative success of Morro shoulderband snail relocations to conserved parcels in Los Osos, California. Project study results will address various recovery tasks which include, but are not limited to, conducting habitat-oriented research, species-specific research, and the study of habitat use and life history needs of the Morro shoulderband snail.
$4,000
Mitigation

Fagundes Agribusiness
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Cross Creek West (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Kings County, California.
$14,546
Mitigation Endowment

Fletcher Ranch Road Properties
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Mountain House Conservation Bank (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Alameda County, California.
$3,830
Mitigation Endowment

FlowWest
San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Implementation Technical Advisory Committee Services (CA)
Assist and advise the Restoration Administrator in the implementation of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement to restore flow and salmon populations to
the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam in California.
$30,000
Other

Forest Creek Restoration
Hunsinger Draw Meadow Restoration Project Concept Design Report (CA)
Provide the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation with Concept Design Report for Hunsinger Draw Meadow Restoration  Project in the In-Lieu Fee Program’s Pit River Aquatic Resource Service Area. The Concept Design Report would serve as the basis for NFWF’s preparation of an Initial Project Prospectus to be submitted to the Interagency Review Team for approval in California.
$10,000
Mitigation

Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District
Iron Horse Fish Screen Implementation Project – Permitting (CA)
Complete permitting for an already-funded fish screen installation project for a currently unscreened irrigation diversion intake at Iron Horse Vineyards, along the mainstem of Green Valley Creek, in Sonoma County, California. Project will install a fish screen to protect juvenile coho salmon and steelhead trout, which rear in the project reach.
$34,907
State Civil Case

Greater Farallones Association
Investigation of Kelp Forest Restoration Methods and Interconnectivity in Coastal Habitats (CA)
Evaluate methods for establishing bull kelp refugia close to Drakes Estero along Point Reyes National Seashore, and characterize the connectivity between the estuary and nearshore reefs to better inform future site selection and restoration efforts.
$184,474
Federal Criminal Case
Multiple prosecutions

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.
$13,470
Mitigation Endowment

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.
$18,337
Mitigation Endowment

Habitat Restoration Sciences
San Diego County Endowment - Greenhills Ranch (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in San Diego County, California.
$21,884
Mitigation

Hanson Environmental
San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Implementation Technical Advisory Committee Services (CA)
Assist and advise the Restoration Administrator in the implementation of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement to restore flow and salmon populations to the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam in California.
$15,000
Other

Hardshell Labs
Raven Subsidy Denial by Laser (CA)
Use lasers to repel ravens from adjacent raven subsidy sites in the Mojave Desert and document the effect of laser treatments on ravens with three forms of raven point counts. Project will demonstrate the feasibility of using lasers to control ravens in high quality desert tortoise habitat as a means to reduce raven predation on tortoises.
$80,047
Mitigation

Heal the Bay
Nick Gabaldón Day - Celebrating Diversity, Environmentalism, and Ocean Readiness (CA)
Support planning and execution of Nick Gabaldón Day, which offers participants access to unique water-based, shoreline, and near-shore recreation, as well as environmental, cultural, and historic learning opportunities along the Los Angeles County coastline in California.
$50,000
Federal Civil Case
U.S. and People of the State of California ex rel. California Dpt. Of Fish and Wildlife et al. v. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. et al

Institute for Wildlife Studies
Non-lead Ammunition Outreach (CA)
Provide non-lead ammunition outreach and education throughout California for the benefit of California condors. Project will support the Alta East Wind Project’s California Condor Recovery Contribution to a
lead outreach program.
$103,388
Mitigation

J&D Basile
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Cross Creek East (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Tulare and Kings Counties, California.
$53,681
Mitigation Endowment

Koopmann Family Trust
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Koopmann Preserve (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Alameda County, California.
$9,837
Mitigation

McBain Associates
San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Implementation Technical Advisory Committee Services (CA)
Assist and advise the Restoration Administrator in the implementation of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement to restore flow and salmon populations to the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam in California.
$100,000
Other

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.
$663,195
Mitigation Endowment

Mid Klamath Watershed Council
Middle Creek Fish Passage Project (CA)
Complete a design for a concrete single span bridge that will replace a corrugated steel squash pipe at the Bar Road stream crossing on Middle Creek, a tributary to Horse Creek in Siskiyou County, California.
$44,723
Mitigation

Mid Klamath Watershed Council
East Fork Elk Creek Fish Passage Project (CA)
Mitigate for a fish migration barrier across an exposed mid-channel bedrock strath on East Fork Elk Creek, providing an additional 4.5 miles of high-quality coho salmon spawning and rearing habitat.
$138,044
Mitigation

Mojave Desert Land Trust
California Department of Fish and Wildlife- Renewable Energy Action Team Endowment - Hidden Valley (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in San Bernardino and Imperial Counties, California.
$82,545
Mitigation Endowment

Mojave Environmental Holdings
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Cuddeback-Kramer Preserve (RE Cinco & RE Rosamond One and Two) (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in San Bernardino County, California.
$47,969
Mitigation Endowment

Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Initial and Capital Account - Stickleback Ranch for Foothill Feeder (CA)
Perform short-term management of mitigation land in Los Angeles County, California.
$33,829
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.
$2,897
Mitigation Endowment

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.
$11,821
Mitigation Endowment

Rogers State University
Desert Tortoise Population Augmentation Strategy Model (CA, NV)
Conduct a spatially-explicit, individual based population model using the program HexSim, to further understand the long-term population viability of and potential recovery actions for the Mojave desert tortoise throughout its range, including Nevada and
California.
$20,521
Mitigation

Ross Taylor and Associates
Mono Basin Fisheries Monitoring for 2022-2023 (CA)
Conduct annual fisheries monitoring in Rush and Lee Vining Creeks in the Mono Lake basin in Mono County, California to meet the terms of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s amended water license from the State Water Resources Control Board. Project will generate results that will be used within an adaptive management strategy to evaluate recommended modified flow regimes and potentially fine-tune flow releases in Rush and Lee Vining Creeks.
$137,784
Other

Salmon River Restoration Council
Mid-Klamath Coho Rearing Habitat Enhancement Project (CA)
Improve critical coho salmon rearing habitat throughout the Mid-Klamath River and tributaries by increasing cover and habitat complexity in off-channel and thermal refuge habitat through strategic placement of brushy material and woody debris.
$58,726
Mitigation Endowment

San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
Habitat Restoration and Enhancement at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve (CA)
Enhance 8 acres of upland transition zone habitat and reduce noxious weeds in Eden Landing Ecological Reserve and benefit the federally threatened Western Snowy Plover through improving connectivity between ponds and reducing predator perches.
$193,393
Federal Criminal Case
Multiple prosecutions

Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
Fisher Creek Riparian Habitat Restoration Project – Phase II (CA)
Support an ongoing restoration project along the Fisher Creek riparian corridor, which is an important habitat and wildlife movement pathway within and through Coyote Valley in Santa Clara County, California. Project will include the removal of invasive plants, site preparation, installation of native plants, maintenance, monitoring, and community engagement.
$247,360
State Civil Case

Santa Paula Creek Mitigation Bank
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Santa Paula Creek Mitigation Bank (CA)
Long-term management of mitigation land in Ventura County, California.
$4,348
Mitigation Endowment

Scott River Watershed Council
Long Pond Bridge Crossing Project, Siskiyou County (CA)
Develop conceptual designs for a bridge crossing to ensure that existing roadways will not enter restored waterways in the Sugar Creek tributary of the Scott River.
$28,381
Mitigation

Scott River Watershed Council
Planning to Enhance Coho Rearing Habitat in Wildcat Creek (CA)
Implement restoration planning for the benefit of coho salmon spawning and rearing in the Wildcat Creek tributary of the Scott River.
$196,621
Mitigation

Siskiyou Resource Conservation District
Lower Scott River Valley Restoration and Off-Channel Development: Phase II (CA)
Complete restoration efforts within the Scott River mainstem and oxbow side-channel area to improve channel function and enhance coho salmon access to slow water habitat.
$139,565
Mitigation

Sundance Biology
Common Raven Monitoring and Management in Mojave National Preserve, Piute-Fenner and Ivanpah Critical Habitat Unit Stratum / Remote Egg Oiling Implementation in Mojave National Preserve, Piute-Fenner and Ivanpah Critical Habitat Unit Stratum (CA)
Conduct raven monitoring and management activities for protection of federally listed desert tortoise in Mojave National Preserve and Piute-Fenner and Ivanpah Critical Habitat Unit in California.
$126,426
Mitigation

Sundance Biology
Common Raven Monitoring and Management in Fremont-Kramer Critical Habitat Unit / Remote Egg Oiling Implementation in Fremont-Kramer Critical Habitat Unit (CA)
Conduct raven monitoring and management activities for protection of federally listed desert tortoise in Fremont-Kramer Critical Habitat Unit in California.
$183,857
Mitigation

Sundance Biology
Common Raven Monitoring and Management in Ord-Rodman Critical Habitat Unit (includes portion within Barstow Marine Corps Logistics Base) Stratum / Remote Egg Oiling
Implementation in Ord-Rodman Critical Habitat Unit (includes portion within Barstow Marine Corps Logistics Base) Stratum (CA)
Conduct raven monitoring and management activities for protection of federally listed desert tortoise in Ord-Rodman Critical Habitat Unit, including portions within Barstow Marine Corps Logistics Base, in California.
$31,197
Mitigation

Sundance Biology
Common Raven Monitoring and Management in Superior-Cronese Critical Habitat Unit and Fort Irwin’s Southeast Conservation Area Stratum / Remote Egg Oiling Implementation in Superior-Cronese Critical Habitat Unit and Fort Irwin’s Southeast Conservation Area Stratum (CA)
Conduct raven monitoring and management activities for protection of federally listed desert tortoise in Superior-Cronese Critical Habitat Unit and Fort Irwin’s Southeast Conservation Area in California.
$135,059
Mitigation

The Bay Institute
San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Implementation Technical Advisory Committee Services (CA)
Assist and advise the Restoration Administrator in the implementation of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement to restore flow and salmon populations to the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam in California.
$100,000
Other

The Restoration Trust
The Restoration Trust - Roberts Ranch Endowment (CA)
Perform long-term land management of Roberts Ranch Mitigation Area in Alameda County, California.
$9,698
Mitigation Endowment

The Restoration Trust
Wetland Management of Bordoni Ranch (CA)
Perform long-term land management of mitigation land in California.
$10,436
Mitigation Endowment

Thomas K. Moss
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Pletz Residence (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Monterey County, California.
$3,367
Mitigation Endowment

Thomas R. Johnson, LLC
San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Implementation Restoration Administrator Services (CA)
Assist in implementation of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement to restore flow and salmon populations to the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam in California by serving as Restoration Administrator under
the terms of the settlement.
$155,500
Other

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.
$115,885
Mitigation Endowment

Trout Unlimited
Austin Creek Large Wood Augmentation – Planning & Design (CA)
Develop site-specific plans and cost estimates for a wood placement project in three watersheds - East Austin, Thompson, and Gilliam Creeks - within the Austin Creek State Recreation Area to complement ongoing post-fire recovery efforts in Sonoma County, California. Project will advance hazard tree removal and implement large wood restoration instream.
$22,460
State Civil Case

Trout Unlimited
San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Implementation Technical Advisory Committee Services (CA)
Assist and advise the Restoration Administrator in the implementation of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement to restore flow and salmon populations to the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam in California.
$13,500
Other

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kern National Wildlife Refuge
Supply Procurement for Unit 15 Biological Monitoring and Habitat Improvement at Kern National Wildlife Refuge (CA)
Purchase supplies to monitor endangered species (Tipton kangaroo rat, San Joaquin kit fox, vernal pool fairy shrimp, and bluntnosed leopard lizard) on Unit 15 of the Kern National Wildlife Refuge.
$1,829
Mitigation

University of California - Santa Barbara
Mono Lake Limnology Monitoring Program (CA)
Conduct meteorological and limnological monitoring of Mono Lake in Mono County, California under the terms of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s amended water license from the State Water Resources Control Board. Project will include collection of data on phytoplankton, brine shrimp, and the physical and chemical environment in Mono Lake.
$299,164
Other

University of California - Santa Barbara
Restoring a Rare Freshwater Seep in Support of the Federally Endangered Marsh Sandwort (CA)
Restore and interpret a rare half-acre freshwater seep wetland plant community in order to support a new population of the federally endangered marsh sandwort. Project will include installation of a permanent sign and preparation of material to support the site’s inclusion into multiple University of California, Santa Barbara field ecology classes.
$48,927
State Civil Case

Ventana Wildlife Society
California Condor Recovery (CA)
Fund the performance of vital recovery actions for California condors. Project will conduct daily, year-round data collection and utilize these data to prioritize recovery actions with partners; conduct releases of captive-bred condors to the wild; ensure
population growth and healthy dynamics of the flock; ensure survival of condor chicks and adult pairs as they successfully nest in the wild; and work to minimize threats and hazards to condors.
$100,000
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Ventura Port District
Ventura Port District: Six Project Request (CA)
Conduct various improvements and upgrades to increase public safety, recreation, and access at Ventura Harbor in Ventura, California. Project will include installing new radio repeaters, replacing deteriorated light poles, installing a mobile traffic sign, and procuring beach-accessible wheelchairs and beach access mats.
$93,301
Federal Civil Case
U.S. and People of the State of California ex rel. California Dpt. Of Fish and Wildlife et al. v. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. et al

Westervelt Ecological Services
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Initial and Capital Account - Poso Plains Mitigation Site (CA)
Perform short-term management of mitigation land in Kern County, California.
$39,003
Mitigation

Westervelt Ecological Services
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Initial and Capital Account - Lost Hills Mitigation Site (CA)
Perform short-term management of mitigation land in Alameda County, California.
$51,790
Mitigation

Westervelt Ecological Services
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Alkali Flats Mitigation Site (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Kern County, California.
$14,717
Mitigation Endowment

Westervelt Ecological Services
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - CD Hillman (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Kern County, California.
$14,771
Mitigation Endowment

Westervelt Ecological Services
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Initial and Capital Account - Kings River Mitigation Site (CA)
Perform short-term management of mitigation land in Fresno County, California.
$16,706
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 Endowment - Dutchman Creek Conservation Bank (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Merced County, California.
$15,440
Mitigation Endowment

Westervelt Ecological Services
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Endowment - Maxwell Planned Unit Development (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Colusa County, California.
$12,686
Mitigation Endowment

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.
$13,013
Mitigation Endowment

Westervelt Ecological Services
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endowment - Pacific Gas and Electric Palermo (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Butte, Yuba and Sutter Counties, California.
$7,150
Mitigation Endowment

Westervelt Ecological Services
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endowment - Ferrari Ranch (CA)
Perform long-term management of mitigation land in Solano County, California.
$18,517
Mitigation Endowment

WRA
Aquatic Resource Delineation Assistance (CA)
Assist the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation under its Sacramento District California In-Lieu Fee Program with completing a wetland delineation on a potential In-Lieu Fee Project site, Ledger Island, located in the San Joaquin River Watershed Service Area, California.
$7,800
Mitigation

Yurok Tribe
Enhancing Coho Salmon Rearing Habitat in Upper & West Fork McGarvey Creek (CA) Enhance 7.0 acres of upper McGarvey Creek to promote beneficial self-maintaining physical and ecological processes, expand rearing habitat enhancement in West Fork McGarvey by installing a fourth beaver dam analogues site, and preform physical and biological restoration performance monitoring and outreach to help inform basin recovery efforts.
$79,255
Mitigation

Advanced Telemetry Systems
Purchase of Radio Tags to Track Spawning Activity of Nonnative Channel Catfish in the San Juan River (CO, NM, UT)
Fund the purchase of radio tags to evaluate temporal and spatial patterns of channel catfish spawning in the San Juan River with the goal of disrupting spawning or displacing larvae. Channel catfish are opportunistic feeders known to consume fish and are considered a leading factor contributing to the decline of native fishes in the Colorado River Basin.
$28,873
Mitigation

Colorado River Water Conservation District
Lease of Elkhead Reservoir Water for Lower Yampa River (CO)
Fund the lease of up to 2,000 acre-feet of water from Elkhead Reservoir for the benefit of endangered fish in the Yampa River.
$62,650
Mitigation

Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Pilot Study to Assess Accumulation of Dietary Methylmecury in Colorado Pikeminnow (CO, NM, UT)
Provide funds to investigate the reproductive effects of mercury in Colorado Pikeminnow in the San Juan River.
$13,384
Mitigation

The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Quantify mRNA for the Assessment of Temperature Effects on Razorback Sucker Development (AZ, CO, NM, UT)
Fund the quantification of mRNA for the assessment of temperature effects on Razorback Sucker development. Project will provide a greater understanding of how
unnatural temperature depressions affect susceptible life-stages of Razorback Sucker will be necessary for aiding recovery of the species.
$6,290
Mitigation

Delaware Department of Natural Resources
Delaware Fish and Wildlife Natural Resources Police Training/Equipment (DE)
Support training and equipment purchases for the Delaware Natural Resources Police to assist law enforcement efforts benefiting the
fish and wildlife resources of Delaware.
$7,550
Other

Conservation Fisheries
Okaloosa Darter Collection, Propagation, and Reintroduction (FL)
Fund the collection, propagation, and reintroduction of the Federally Threatened Okaloosa Darter.
$5,500
Mitigation

St. Andrew Bay Resource Management Association
St. Andrew Bay Resilient Shorelines (FL)
Assess and identify highly impactful areas of shoreline erosion in Florida’s St. Andrew Bay. Project will restore coastal salt marsh habitat with community-based living shorelines and monitor previously restored coastal salt marsh habitat.
$2,000
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Lagoon Landing, LLC

Pacific Rim Conservation
Kaua’i Seabird Habitat Conservation Plan Mitigation Site (HI)
Establish a seabird mitigation site. Project will perform near term mitigation activities including installing predator proof fencing,
promoting seabird social attraction, controlling barn owl and feral cats, and project management activities such as annual
reporting and coordination with agencies.
$240,101
Mitigation

State of Hawai‘i , Department of Land and Natural Resources
Building Ungulate Excluding Fencing to Reduce Sediment Loading to Coral Reefs in West Maui (HI)
Protect 7,000 acres of forests from nonnative hooved animals, maintain firebreaks, and replant eroding areas upland of West
Maui’s coral reefs near Olowalu. Project will reduce land-based sources of pollution by improving native vegetation cover, ultimately improving water quality for coral reef habitat.
$200,000
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD

Delta Land Services
Delta Land Services, LLC Construction Account - Oak Land Mitigation Bank (Phase 2) (LA)
Short-term management of mitigation land in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
$8,569
Mitigation

ESP Tunica Opportunities
United States Army Corps of Engineers Endowment - Tunica Swamp-Silos Mitigation Area (LA)
Long-term land management of mitigation land in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
$5,437
Mitigation Endowment

Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Maryland Natural Resources Police Equipment Purchases (MD)
Fund equipment purchases for the Maryland Natural Resources Police. Project will aid and enhance ongoing surveillance investigations
focused on protection of the fish and wildlife resources of the State of Maryland.
$7,550
Other

Trout Unlimited
Protecting and Restoring Brook Trout Habitat in the Savage River Watershed (MD)
Permanently protect a high-quality riparian corridor and restore riparian buffers, in-stream habitat, and aquatic organism passage within the Savage River Watershed eastern brook trout stronghold. Project will increase habitat integrity and reduce sediment and nutrient runoff destined for the Chesapeake Bay.
$27,500
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Hachiuma Steamship, Co. LTD

River Design Group
Lost Trail Wildlife Refuge Restoration (MT)
Fund project management and coordination for Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge Restoration Stream and Wetland Design.
$2,704
Mitigation

River Design Group
Swan River National Wildlife Refuge Wetland Restoration (MT)
Fund project management and coordination for Swan River National Wildlife Refuge Wetland Restoration project.
$31,915
Mitigation

Alice E. Karl and Associates
Desert Tortoise Use of Altered Habitat in Solar Fields (NV)
Investigate the utility of leaving altered habitat in the Gemini solar facility available to Mojave desert tortoises, instead of
eliminating the habitat entirely and excluding tortoises permanently, which will help inform conservation and mitigation efforts in the desert southwest.
$5,516,299
Mitigation

Bio-West
Fish Surveys for the Muddy River (NV)
Collect information on the abundance and distribution of native and non-native fishes inhabiting the Muddy River to inform
management decisions for the endangered Moapa dace in Clark County, Nevada.
$5,340
Mitigation

Brenneman, Melissa dba TopoWorks
Tonopah Survey Databases (NV)
Create two final databases from 2021 Mojave desert tortoise surveys to help evaluate potential project impacts within the Tonopah Field Office jurisdiction in southern Nevada.
$18,060
Mitigation

Climate Conservation
Desert Tortoise Transportation Ecology Task Force (AZ, CA, NV, UT)
Develop a set of guidelines that provide technical and policy Best Management Practices to overcome barriers to the implementation
of mitigation measures, improve interagency collaboration and coordination, and ultimately result in consistent implementation of the most effective transportation mitigation measures for the reduction of desert tortoise road mortality and improvement of habitat permeability across its range.
$57,874
Mitigation

Great Basin Institute
Deployment of Field Cameras to Estimate Raven Predation on Tortoises (NV)
Deploy field cameras to monitor tortoise decoys and record predation attempts by common ravens, which will contribute to a
larger project funded by the Bureau of Land Management to estimate raven densities, analyze the camera images, and estimate
raven predation pressure on juvenile tortoises, across southern Nevada.
$5,000
Mitigation

Rogers State University
Desert Tortoise Population Augmentation Strategy Model (NV, CA)
Conduct a spatially-explicit, individual based population model using the program HexSim, to further understand the long-term
population viability of and potential recovery actions for the Mojave desert tortoise throughout its range.
$20,521
Mitigation

Southwest Decision Resources
Desert Tortoise Management Oversight Group Facilitation (NV)
Support two virtual Desert Tortoise Management Oversight Group meetings in 2022 in coordination with the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service in the State of Nevada.
$5,000
Mitigation

U.S. Geological Survey
Biological Coordinator – Monitoring of Mojave Desert Tortoises Associated with the Moapa Solar Complex (NV)
Assist the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Indian Affairs in coordinating scientific monitoring and research objectives related to Mojave Desert Tortoises and renewable solar energy infrastructure within the Moapa River Indian Reservation solar complex (Moapa Complex) in Clark County, Nevada.
$108,639
Mitigation

The Trust for Public Land
Installing Stormwater Reduction System at Jesse Allen Park (NJ)
Support the installation of a slow-release stormwater catchment system to reduce the volume of stormwater entering the combined sewer system in Newark, New Jersey. Project will improve water quality and enhance the health and living resources of aquatic species in Newark Bay.
$700,000
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. D’Amico Shipping Italia, S.P.A.

Advanced Telemetry Systems
Purchase of Radio Tags to Track Spawning Activity of Nonnative Channel Catfish in the San Juan River (CO, NM, UT)
Fund the purchase of radio tags to evaluate temporal and spatial patterns of channel catfish spawning in the San Juan River with
the goal of disrupting spawning or displacing larvae. Channel catfish are opportunistic feeders known to consume fish and are considered a leading factor contributing to the decline of native fishes in the Colorado River Basin.
$28,873
Mitigation

American Southwest
Ichthyological Researchers Determining Daily Growth Rates of Larval Colorado Pikeminnow Razorback Sucker in the San Juan River (NM, UT)
Determine daily growth rates and spawning rates of Colorado Pikeminnow and Razorback Sucker. Project will investigate relationship
between fish length and daily age, between spawning dates of larval Colorado Pikeminnow and Razorback Sucker and Growing-Degree Days, between spawning dates and water temperature, and between spawning dates and river discharge.
$74,812
Mitigation

American Southwest Ichthyological Researchers
San Juan River Larval Endangered Fish Monitoring (NM)
Fund endangered fish larval monitoring upstream of the intake for the Four Corners Power Plant water intake structure on the San Juan River.
$22,077
Mitigation

Ecosystems Research Institute Inc.
San Juan River Habitat Assessment - II (NM)
Assess important habitats for endangered fishes in the San Juan River.
$138,426
Mitigation

Lutgen & Associates dba Document Technologies
Printers for Fish Hatchery II (NM)
Fund the purchase of printers for fish hatchery in Dexter, New Mexico.
$3,420
Mitigation

M&S
Purchase of Traps and Netting for Endangered Fish Rearing Facilities (NM)
Fund the purchase of traps and netting for endangered fish rearing facilities on the Navajo Nation.
$11,327
Mitigation

Reid Enterprises
Endangered Fishes Transport - San Juan River (NM)
Purchase flat bed trailer for use at the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s Southwestern Native Aquatic Resources Recovery Center to transport endangered fishes for stocking into the San Juan River.
$16,729
Mitigation

Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Pilot Study to Assess Accumulation of Dietary Methylmecury in Colorado Pikeminnow (CO, NM, UT)
Provide funds to investigate the reproductive effects of mercury in Colorado Pikeminnow in the San Juan River.
$13,384
Mitigation

The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Quantify mRNA for the Assessment of Temperature Effects on Razorback Sucker Development (AZ, CO, NM, UT)
Fund the quantification of mRNA for the assessment of temperature effects on Razorback Sucker development. Project will provide a greater understanding of how unnatural temperature depressions affect susceptible life-stages of Razorback Sucker will be necessary for aiding recovery of the species.
$6,290
Mitigation

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Staff Biologist for San Juan River Recovery Actions (NM)
Contribute towards a San Juan River Recovery Implementation Program staff biologist to conduct Recovery Actions.
$58,724
Mitigation

Bronx River Alliance
Combating Invasive Plants: Restoring the Bronx River’s Native Habitat (NY)
Combat invasive plants and replant native plants engaging volunteers from a newly created Riparian Invasive Plant Patrol along the shoreline of the lower Bronx River, Bronx, New York. Project will restore healthy, functioning riparian habitat.
$17,029
Other

Innovasea Marine Systems Canada
St. Lawrence River Multispecies Telemetry Project (NY)
Fund the purchase of equipment and materials for establishing a telemetry array throughout the St. Lawrence River and a multispecies tagging and movement study.
$68,504
Mitigation

National Audubon Society
For the Birds! Environmental Education Program (NY)
Deliver hands-on environmental education programing to students and community members living within the Coney Island Creek Watershed. Project will inspire a culture of lifelong environmental stewardship in Coney Island through programs and activities that build awareness
of local ecosystems and human impacts.
$2,307
Other

New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Hook Creek Park Project (NY)
Fund a non-interior marshland restoration project within a tributary of Hook Creek Park, at the head end of Jamaica Bay, New York.
$125,000
Mitigation

The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
Status of Mooneye in the Oswegatchie River Project: 2022 Field Season (NY)
Fund field work that will provide background information to inform conservation, restoration, and enhancement efforts that may be necessary to recover Mooneye, a Fish Enhancement, Mitigation and Research Fund focal species. Project will determine sampling areas, time of spawning, and develop a set of best practices for surveying Mooneye.
$10,413

Mitigation
The Wetland Trust
Bog Turtle Habitat Restoration (NY)
Provide funds for bog turtle habitat restoration and monitoring.
$9,250
Mitigation

The Wetland Trust
Completion of Year Two Bog Turtle Monitoring Surveys (NY)
Fund bog turtle habitat monitoring surveys at The Wetland Trust Moskowitz Easement in Dutchess County, New York.
$2,500
Mitigation

Thousand Islands Land Trust
Water Control Infrastructure Maintenance Program Project (NY)
Fund the maintenance of two water control structures in the St. Lawrence watershed. Project will facilitate five maintenance visits per control structure per year for three years.
$34,485
Mitigation

Thousand Islands Land Trust
Mullet Creek Conservation Implementation Project (NY)
Fund the acquisition of 225 acres and about 15,000 linear feet of Mullet Creek in Omar, New York. Project will provide opportunities for current and future research, enhancement and restoration activities, and ensure that riparian land use does not degrade water quality in this tributary of the St. Lawrence River.
$398,000
Mitigation

Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina
Bobs Creek State Natural Area Acquisition (NC)
Fund the acquisition of approximately 2,249 acres of forested lands in McDowell County, North Carolina, with NFWF funds
being used to purchase 85.19 acres. Project will permanently protect over four miles of surface waters in the Broad and
Catawba River Watersheds of Western North Carolina.
$115,000
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Duke Energy Carolinas; U.S. v. Duke Energy Progress

Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina
Pinnacle Mountains East Acquisition (NC)
Fund acquisition related costs to support the acquisition of approximately 940 acres of undeveloped, forested property in the Pinnacle Mountains of North Carolina. Project will protect surface waters, a wetlands complex, natural areas, and habitats for native plants and animals of conservation concern in North Carolina.
$60,000
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Duke Energy Carolinas; U.S. v. Duke Energy Progress

Magnolia OH
Eagle Creek Mitigation: Site Approval (OH)
Fund mitigation site approval for 76.7 acres of Indiana bat and northern-long-eared bat mitigation at the Eagle Creek Mitigation Site in Ohio.
$136,910
Mitigation

Curry County Soil and Water Conservation District
Elk Mainstem Streambank Restoration (OR)
Restore 1,000 feet of eroding streambank and riparian habitat on the Elk River mainstem channel in Curry County, Oregon to enhance instream habitat for coho and
other native salmonids, while preserving the river’s developing meander bend morphology, and protecting and preserving valuable pastureland.
$47,599
Federal Criminal Case
Multiple prosecutions

Rogue River Watershed Council
Salt Creek RM 3.0 – Ecological Restoration (OR)
Improve water quality, stream processes, and coho salmon habitat in Salt Creek in Jackson County, Oregon, through the placement of 30 large woods, rehabilitation of 15.1 acres of riparian forest, and addition of 2.5 miles of livestock exclusion fence.
$83,699
Federal Criminal Case
Multiple prosecutions

Upper Nehalem Watershed Council
Tweedle Creek Channel Meander Construction and Wetland Restoration (OR)
Restore Lower Tweedle Creek and reconnect it with the associated floodplain and wetlands, two small fish bearing tributaries, and an off-channel pond, to enhance coho salmon habitat within the Nehalem River Watershed.
$82,000
Federal Criminal Case
Multiple prosecutions

Conor Gillespie
Pennsylvania Wetlands In-Lieu Fee Document
Review Payment (PA)
Provide funds for the final review of quality assurance functional document and services to bring the Pennsylvania Wetlands In-Lieu
Fee Program into compliance with the 2008 Mitigation Rule.
$7,571
Mitigation

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Construction Services for Little Arnot Run in the Allegheny National Forest (PA) Fund construction services for the Little Arnot Run in the Allegheny National Forest.
$38,014
Mitigation

Lake Area Zoological Society
Bramble Park Zoo Eagle Flight Cage Expansion (SD)
Support the conservation of golden and bald eagles in South Dakota through rehabilitation efforts at Bramble Park Zoo. Project will increase the size of the eagle flight cage to help eagles re-gain flight strength during rehabilitation.
$10,000
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Belitz

United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Region 2
Acquisition of Keith Badeaux (102) Parcel (TX)
Acquisition of 42.6 acres of land in Trinity County, Texas for the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge.
$64,000
Mitigation

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)
Long-term support of a captive breeding program for the federally endangered Houston toad.
$31,539
Mitigation Endowment

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Texas Mid-Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge Acquisition (TX)
Provide funds to acquire nearly 5,000 acres of contiguous, high quality river bottom forest along the San Bernard River near Wharton, Texas. Land tract will eventually be added to the federal San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge.
$225,000
Mitigation

Advanced Telemetry Systems
Purchase of Radio Tags to Track Spawning Activity of Nonnative Channel Catfish in the San Juan River (CO, NM, UT)
Fund the purchase of radio tags to evaluate temporal and spatial patterns of channel catfish spawning in the San Juan River with the goal of disrupting spawning or displacing larvae. Channel catfish are opportunistic feeders known to consume fish and are considered a leading factor contributing to the decline of native fishes in the Colorado River Basin.
$28,873
Mitigation

American Southwest Ichthyological Researchers
Determining Daily Growth Rates of Larval Colorado Pikeminnow Razorback Sucker in the San Juan River (UT, NM)
Determine daily growth rates and spawning rates of Colorado Pikeminnow and Razorback Sucker. Project will investigate relationship between fish length and daily
age, between spawning dates of larval Colorado Pikeminnow and Razorback Sucker and Growing-Degree Days, between spawning dates and water temperature, and between spawning dates and river discharge.
$74,812
Mitigation

Climate Conservation
Desert Tortoise Transportation Ecology Task Force (AZ, CA, NV, UT)
Develop a set of guidelines that provide technical and policy Best Management Practices to overcome barriers to the implementation of mitigation measures, improve interagency collaboration and coordination, and ultimately result in consistent implementation of the most effective transportation mitigation measures for the reduction of desert tortoise road mortality and improvement of habitat permeability across its range, which includes parts of Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and
California.
$57,874
Mitigation

Eagle Electrocution Solutions
Bald Eagle and Golden Eagle Electrocution Prevention In-lieu Fee Program (UT)
Purchase credits from the Bald Eagle and Golden Eagle Electrocution Prevention In-lieu Fee Program in the State of Utah. Project will fund the retrofitting of 24
high-risk power poles to an avian-friendly standard and maintain each such retrofitted pole to that standard for a period of 30 years.
$132,000
Mitigation

HawkWatch International
Roadkill Relocation for Golden Eagle Mortality Reduction (UT)
Relocate roadkill in Utah to benefit golden eagles in an area with high eagle-vehicle strikes. Project will conserve eagles directly through mortality reduction and demonstrate the effectiveness of roadkill relocation in eagle conservation efforts across the West.
$79,258
Mitigation

HawkWatch International
Golden Eagle Nestling Multi-Stressor Health Assessment (UT)
Assess how landscape, diet and exposure to stressors impact golden eagle nestling immune health and post-fledge survival across western Utah. Project will provide a better understanding of the reproductive
status and output of the West Desert golden eagle population.
$37,074
Mitigation

Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Pilot Study to Assess Accumulation of Dietary Methylmecury in Colorado Pikeminnow (CO, NM, UT)
Provide funds to investigate the reproductive effects of mercury in Colorado Pikeminnow in the San Juan River.
$13,384
Mitigation

The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Quantify mRNA for the Assessment of Temperature Effects on Razorback Sucker Development (AZ, CO, NM, UT)
Fund the quantification of mRNA for the assessment of temperature effects on razorback sucker development. Project will provide a greater understanding of how
unnatural temperature depressions affect susceptible life-stages of razorback sucker.
$6,290
Mitigation

College of William and Mary, Virginia
Institute of Marine Science Monitoring PBDEs and Alternative-FRs in Fishes from the Dan and Roanoke River Systems (VA)
Fund a study that measures contemporary flame-retardant levels in fishes of the Dan and Roanoke Rivers and their tributaries by analyzing archived fish tissue samples for polybrominated diphenyl ethers and their alternatives. Project will provide data that can be used to inform human health and ecological risk assessments.
$49,999
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Duke Energy Carolinas; U.S. v. Duke Energy Progress

Kiwanis Foundation of Roanoke
Kiwanis Horton Branch Watershed Improvement Project (VA)
Restore riparian vegetation and create upland wildlife habitat at the Horton’s Branch Site in the Melrose neighborhood in Roanoke, Virginia. Site improvements include: planting trees, shrubs, and flowers to protect the stream bank and attract wildlife, creating a “no-mow zone” along the stream bank, and performing wildlife habitat improvements.
$50,000
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Duke Energy Carolinas; U.S. v. Duke
Energy Progress

Oceans Initiative
Protecting Puget Sound Chinook Salmon from Harbor Seal Predation (WA)
Implement a proven pinniped predation reduction strategy at Tumwater Falls to increase passage of Puget Sound Chinook salmon through fish ladders on their return migration to Deschutes River spawning grounds. Project will mitigate a major threat to the recovery of endangered Puget Sound Chinook salmon which will increase long-term abundance of this preferred preyspecies of Endangered southern resident  killer whales.
$110,000
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD

Blue Marine Foundation
Reviving Ecosystem Health Through Oyster Restoration (UK)
Re-seed of two of the largest native oyster beds in the United Kingdom, which have declined drastically as a result of historic over-fishing, disease and invasive species. Project will enhance biodiversity, improve water quality, and restore the health of an entire ecosystem.
$54,900
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Princess Cruise Lines, LTD.

Bureau of Statistics and Plans
Engaging Guam Residents to Reduce Land Based Sources of Pollution and Promote Habitat Restoration for Coral Health (GU)
Expand firebreak protection around multiple sites in Guam to reduce the spread and intensity of future fires, convert grasslands to forests, and reduce erosion that harms nearshore coral reefs thereby improving water quality and shoreline protection.
$127,650
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Pacific International Lines (Private) Limited

The University of Guam
A Pilot Study to Implement a Crown-of-Thorns Outbreak Mitigation Plan in Guam, Micronesia (GU)
Conduct a pilot study to implement and test the efficacy of Guam’s sustainable, community-driven crown-of-thorns seastar outbreak rapid response strategy and a pilot test of coral outplanting in an effort to address crown-of-thorns seastar as the leading cause of coral decline in Guam.
$209,851
Federal Criminal Case
U.S. v. Pacific International Lines (Private)
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