Coastal and Partners for Fish and Wildlife Programs

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Coastal and Partners for Fish and Wildlife
Programs

• Proactive, voluntary programs that provide
  technical assistance and/or funds
• Cooperative or partnering rather than grant
  programs.
• Cooperative agreements, MOU, MOA, or other
  formats
• Priority for on-the-ground projects (measurable
  in acres or miles).
• Preference for partnering or leveraging funds

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Who can participate?
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Coastal Program in the Caribbean
Caribbean coordinator Beverly
Yoshioka P.O. Box 491 Boqueron, Puerto
Rico 00622 Tel [phone] FAX (787)
851-7440 e-mail beverly_yoshioka_at_fws.gov
Regional Contact Cindy Bohn Tel (404)
679-7122 e-mail cindy_bohn_at_fws.gov
General program information available at
www.fws.gov/coastal/CoastalProgram/
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18 Programs nationwide First program originated
as a tie-in to the Chesapeake Bay Estuary Program
Coastal Program in the Caribbean covers Puerto
Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
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Applies an ecosystem-level view to resolving
resource problems

• Focuses exclusively on coastal watersheds
• Works on a variety of habitat types to address a
  variety of trust resources, from tidal and
  subtidal habitats to coastal wetland and upland
  and riparian habitats
• Targets efforts for a strategic approach (such as
  goals for existing watershed plans, special area
  plans)

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Program goals

• Help provide assessment and planning tools to
  identify priority coastal habitats for
  protection/restoration
• Conserve pristine coastal habitats through
  support of locally-initiated conservation
  efforts
• Restore degraded coastal wetland, upland, and
  stream habitats by partnership in on-the-ground
  projects

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Project types and examples
Coastal wetland restoration
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Project types and examples
Migratory species passage,
Riparian Restoration
Invasive species control, SJBE
Staghorn Coral Restoration, Culebra
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Funding Considerations

• Per-project funding limits not specified, however
  . . .
• Projects usually lt 50,000
• Coastal offices receive 100-200 per year for
  projects
• Matching or Cost-Share not required, but. . .
• The program seeks to leverage other funds
• Overall, we should have approximately 11
  matching in a given year.
• While there is currently no proposal format
• Brief proposals will be considered, with further
  development between FWS and proponent
• On-the-ground projects with restoration or
  enhancement measurable in acres or miles will
  receive high priority.

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Partner for Fish and Wildlife
Program in the Caribbean
Caribbean coordinator Silmarie Padron P.O.
Box 491 Boqueron, Puerto Rico 00622 Tel
[phone] FAX [phone] e-mail
silmarie_padron_at_fws.gov
Regional Contact Ronnie Haynes Tel (404)
679-7138 e-mail ronnie_haynes_at_fws.gov
General program information available at
http//partners.fws.gov
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PFW Goal

• Since 1987, the Service's Partners for Fish and
  Wildlife program helps accomplish this mission by
  offering technical and financial assistance to
  private landowners to voluntarily restore
  wetlands and other fish and wildlife habitats on
  their land.

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Program Principles

• Service priorities focus on those ecosystem or
  watersheds where efforts will achieve the
  greatest benefits for Federal Trust Resources
• Voluntary
• Incentive-based
• Habitat Restoration
• Private and Tribal lands
• Leveraging resources through partnerships
• Results-Oriented
• Combination of environmental, economic and social
  benefits
• Keep common species common and restore habitat
  for declining species

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PFW Priority Ranking Factors

• Projects that implement and promote habitat
  restoration and enhancement that benefit Federal
  Trust species and their habitat
• Private lands adjacent to a NWR or Commonwealth
  Forest
• Private lands identify as a priority lands by the
  FWS and others agencies
• Species as Risk
• Protected private lands (Conservation Easement)
• Globally or Nationally Imperiled
• Reduce habitat degradation and Fragmentation
• Longer duration agreements
• Involve great non-Service partnerships and cost
  sharing (cash and in-kind services from
  non-Service sources)

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Funding Considerations

• Per-project funding limits not specified, however
  . . .
• The maximum amount of project funds that may be
  expended on an individuals property is 25,000.
• PFW Program receive Approx. 100,000 per year for
  projects
• Matching or Cost-Share
• Service goal is to achieve at least a 50
  coast-share of funds and/or in-kind services from
  our partners
• While there is currently no proposal format
• Brief proposals will be considered, with further
  development between FWS and proponent
• On-the-ground projects with restoration or
  enhancement measurable in acres or miles will
  receive high priority.

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Connectivity from Mountain through Ocean Coffee
Restoration and Ripparian Buffer Project
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Strategic Plan Coastal Program and Partner for
Fish And Wildlife Program

• Vision Document (limited circulation, comments
  received)
• Regional Step-Down Plans
• Final National Plan

This plan will set local program priorities for
some time to comewe need the assistance of our
Partners in developing good priorities