[wisb] Re: Four Wisconsin wetlands projects get federal NAWCA funding
- From: <tuttech@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: chagner@xxxxxxxxxxxx, "wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 2:13:14 +0000
It seems great that this sort of thing is happening, I am glad for that, but it
sure makes me sick to think of how little this is in the big landscape wide
picture. How much is lost , not to be retrieved .
Tom Uttech
Oz.Co.
---- Chuck Hagner <chagner@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi everyone--
> The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission has approved more than $6.5
> million in federal funding to conserve nearly 6,500 acres of wetlands and
> associated habitats in the Midwest.
>
> Four of the funded projects are in Wisconsin:
>
> Cranberry - Lower Eau Claire Lakes Point Acquisition: (West Wisconsin Land
> Trust) Protection and preservation of 47.6 acres of forest, wetlands,
> uplands, and near-shore habitat critical to the lower Eau Claire Lakes
> region, enhancing wildlife habitat and native fisheries. ($75,000 federal,
> $350,000 partner, 47.6 acres)
>
> Cranberry Ridge - Grindstone Lake Acquisition: (West Wisconsin Land Trust)
> Permanent protection and restoration of approximately 57.8 acres of wetland
> and adjacent uplands in Sawyer County. ($75,000 federal, $2,038,400 partner,
> 57.8 acres)
>
> Lake Ripley Preserve Acquisition: (Lake Ripley Management District) The
> targeted 66-acre land acquisition consists of wetlands, farmland, and upland
> woodlands. The project is needed to protect and restore critical wetlands and
> threatened habitats. ($75,000 federal, 198,000 partner, 66 acres)
>
> Melville Acquisition of the Hallie Marsh Wildlife Area: (Pheasants Forever,
> Inc.) The Hallie Marsh Wildlife Area is important to resident (nesting,
> brood-rearing) and migratory (resting, feeding) avian, aquatic, and
> terrestrial wildlife. This project will support the acquisition of 60 acres
> of a private property, creating permanent habitat for wetland-dependent
> species. ($75,000 federal, $222,500 partner, 60 acres)
>
> You can read more about this on our blog:
>
> More than $6.5 million for wetlands conservation in Midwest
> Birder's World Field of View
> http://is.gd/15uD2
>
> Chuck Hagner
> Editor, Birder's World
> Waukesha, WI
>
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