BLM CESU Western Snowy Plover Recovery Wildlife Conservation Program Plan Arcata Field Office area

The summary for the BLM CESU Western Snowy Plover Recovery Wildlife Conservation Program Plan Arcata Field Office area grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Bureau of Land Management, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

BLM CESU Western Snowy Plover Recovery Wildlife Conservation Program Plan Arcata Field Office area: BLM will work cooperatively with Humboldt State University to monitor wildlife but not limited to including threatened and endangered species collect habitat data and conduct research as appropriate for the species. Additional duties may include habitat restoration and improvement as needed. The population monitoring of the western snowy plover is a critical step in understanding of the status of the species and determining if recovery goals are being met. The project will utilize a principle investigator and graduate students. The implementation of an agreement will allow the BLM to meets is obligations under the Endangered Species Act and the Western Snowy Plover Recovery Plan while providing educational/mentoring opportunities. BLM is committed to implementation recovery actions for listed species at South Spit as a result of the South Spit Management Plan and Biological Opinion issued by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The habitat improvement portion of the recovery actions has been largely implemented by the BLM. Population and demography monitoring has been done under a contract in years past.