$68 million in grants awarded for endangered species habitat conservation. (National Society for Park Resources).The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded $68 million in grants to 16 states and a Pacific island commonwealth to support conservation planning and acquisition of vital habitat for threatened and endangered en·dan·ger tr.v. en·dan·gered, en·dan·ger·ing, en·dan·gers 1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil. 2. To threaten with extinction. fish and wildlife species. The grants will benefit species ranging from red-cockaded woodpeckers About the size of the Northern Cardinal, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) is approximately 20-22 cm long, with a wingspan of about 35 cm. Its back is barred with black and white horizontal stripes. in Georgia to the Mariana crow The Mariana Crow (Corvus kubaryi) is a species of the crow family from the north Pacific. It is an endangered species which has steadily declined in numbers since the 1960s. in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands (märēä`nä), commonwealth associated with the United States (2005 est. pop. 80,400), c.185 sq mi (479 sq km), comprising 16 islands (6 inhabited) of the Marianas chain (all except Guam), in the W Pacific . Funded through the Service's Habitat Conservation To conserve habitat life for wild species and prevent their extinction or reduction in range is a priority of a great many groups that cannot be easily characterized in terms of any one ideology. Planning Assistance and Land Acquisition grant programs, the grants will support up to 75 percent of the cost of 24 habitat conservation planning activities and 15 land acquisitions. The habitat conservation planning projects are located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). , Nevada, Oregon, Texas, West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. , Washington State and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The land-acquisition projects are located in California, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Montana, Texas, Utah and Washington State. Non-federal partners contribute at least 25 percent of the cost of each project. "By supporting local planning and habitat protection efforts, these grant programs help states and local governments provide for continued economic development while conserving threatened and endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. ," said Steve Williams Steve Williams may refer to:
n healthcare provider, a professional who specializes in treating and managing a person's general or specific health needs. grant programs exemplify Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton's commitment toward stronger partnerships with states, local communities and landowners in a common goal of stewardship." The two programs were established to help reduce the conflicts between the conservation of threatened and endangered species and land development and use. Under the Habitat Conservation Plan Land Acquisition Program, the Service provides grants to states or territories for land acquisitions associated with approved habitat conservation plans. The Habitat Conservation Planning Assistance Program provides grants to states and territories to support the development of habitat conservation plans through support of baseline surveys and inventories, document preparation, outreach and similar planning activities. NRPA EDITORIAL ADVISORS American Park and Recreation Society Mickey A. Gomez, CPRP Boca Raton, Fla. mgomez@ci.boca-raton.fl.us Armed Forces Recreation Society Paul Keenan, CPRP Wright-Patterson, AFB, Ohio paul.keenan@afit.edu Citizen-Board Member Sharon Hubler Boise, Idaho parkper@aol.com Commercial Recreation and Tourism Section Eileen Soisson Hilton Head, S.C. eileend11@aol.com Leisure and Aging Section Sharon Rush Williams Shawnee Mission, Kan. shwilli@jocoks.com National Aquatic Branch Doug Brenner Portland, Ore. pkdoug@ci.portland.or.us National Playground Safety Institute Fran Wallach, Ph.D. New York, N.Y. trms395@aol.com National Programs Raymond Harris Ashburn, Va. programs@nrpa.org National Society for Park Resources Jerry Hover, CPRP Pratt, Kan. jerryrh@wp.state.ks.us National Student Branch Katie Lillo Morro Bay, Calif. klillo@calpoly.edu National Therapeutic Recreation Society Mary Ann Devine, Ph.D., CTRS Stowe, Ohio mdevine@kent.edu Society of Park and Recreation Educators Ken Silverberg, Ph.D. Salt Lake City, Utah ken.silverberg@health.utah.edu Youth Services Sonia Amir Ashburn, Va. samir@nrpa.org For more information, contact Patricia Fisher at 202-208-5634. |
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