Notice of Intent to Award
THERE IS NO FULL ANNOUNCEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE, AS This is a Notice of Intent to Award a Grant Agreement, in accordance with 505 DM 2, 2.14B (4), between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Wildlife Management Institute to conduct further research and implement forest management practices in Bird Conservation Region 30 for the benefit of American Woodcock and other early successional migratory birds. This program is envisioned to be accompanied through coordinated research, further development of wildlife/forest management practices, implementation guidelines and technical education assistance directed toward private landowners to benefit woodcock habitat on a landscape scale. The Wildlife Management Institute is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3), scientific and educational organization, dedicated to the conservation, enhancement and professional management of North America's wildlife and other natural resources. Scientists, managers and the concerned public agree that a coordinated, cooperative, and effective initiative focusing on the conservation of important migratory bird habitats is needed to ensure that adequate measures are taken to sustain migratory bird populations at target levels. Based on these experiences, staff and associated WMI contractors are widely recognized as experts on monitoring, research, and conservation planning for American Woodcock and have developed extensive partner relationships, making them uniquely qualified to conduct the work described in this announcement. The objectives of the work to be conducted under this grant agreement are: a. Work under this job will allow WMI to contact 20 landowners or land managers who control 2000 acres of land and provide technical assistance on ways that the landowner or land manager can implement the Best Management Practices on their ownership. b. Technical assistance will include aerial photograph interpretation, 1 or more site visits, consultation with other private and public land managers, and development of a prescriptive report to be provided to the landowner or land manager. Monitoring of American Woodcock response to habitat improvement may be included. c. Properties with a history of management may be used as a demonstration site for groups of private or public land managers. d. Accomplishments will be displayed, in part, on a web site www.timberdoodle.org.
Office: U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Grants Officer
Phone 413-253-8233
