Prioritize engagement with private landowners located in western North Carolina and on Tribal lands to increase access to cost share funding programs to implement planning and restoration activities benefiting wildlife within the golden-winged warbler Working Lands for Wildlife Initiative. Project will engage landowners through free workshops, consultations, and resources and incentives for planning, and will provide technical assistance and implementation in prioritized forest areas.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
America the Beautiful Challenge
Project Title: Private Forestland Restoration in Support of Golden-Winged Warbler Corridors (NC)
Organization:
EcoForesters
Project ID:
5200.23.077647
Description:
Award Amount:
$199875.14
Location:
Three wildlife corridors impacting National Forest, Indigenous lands, and private landowners in WNC. Corridor areas are adjacent to current Landscape Scale Restoration project areas and public lands, which will provide additional support and outreach opportunities for wildlife habitat restoration.