Enhance 100 acres of low-value habitat to reduce hazardous wildfire fuel loads, thin acacia nurse trees, underplant native vegetation, and continue a community-backed restoration and resilience project in the village of Malesso, Guam. The project will implement upland restoration to improve habitat for at-risk species and mitigate impacts of floods and fires, which ultimately protects nearshore marine habitats from severe erosion and sedimentation.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
America the Beautiful Challenge
Project Title: Integrated Habitat Enhancement Initiative to Benefit Native Species and Local Communities (GU)
Organization:
Guam Department of Agriculture
Project ID:
5200.23.077922
Description:
Award Amount:
$1926723.95
Location:
Project landscape is in the Manell-Geus watershed located in the southern village of Malesso, Guam. More specifically, within the Manell-Geus Watershed, Forestry's Quinene Plantation area and the As Gadao Plantation area.