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What are some examples of Partners
for Fish and Wildlife Projects in North Carolina?
*For the benefit of multiple wildlife species,
Partners for Fish and Wildlife provided partnering landowners in Hyde County
technical and financial assistance to restore hydrology and vegetation
on prior drained wetlands covering hundreds of acres.
*Partners for Fish and Wildlife is working with government officials in Pitt County to restore fish passage and hydrology to bottomland hardwoods adjacent to channelized streams by installing specialized water control structures.
*Partners for Fish and Wildlife worked with private landowners to restore longleaf pine habitat on their 27 acre tract in Moore County where red-cockaded woodpeckers once foraged and nested.
*A partnership with UNC-Charlotte, The Nature Conservancy, and Partners for Fish and Wildlife began in 1998 to restore a historic Piedmont prairie on the Mineral Springs Preserve in Union County.
*Partners for Fish and Wildlife contributed $5,000 to the Fayetteville Public Works Commission to develop interpretive signs for a wetlands educational site for school children in Cumberland County.
*In 1997 Partners for Fish and Wildlife contributed
$20,000 to Pilot View RC&D as part of a multi-partner, large scale
undertaking to restore sections of the Mitchell
River in Surry County.
Is the focus of the Partners
for Fish and Wildlife Program only habitat restoration and
enhancement?
No. Funds for the Partners for Fish
and Wildlife Program may occasionally be used for educational materials
that emphasize conservation of Federal trust resources. One example
of such a project is Fox
Creek Nature Lab.
How do I apply to the program?
Notify the Partners for Fish and Wildlife
contact closest to where you live to discuss your project. A Service
representative will likely visit your property and discuss program objectives
with you, and will be available for technical assistance should you want
to restore fish and wildlife habitat on your land. If you would like
to receive funding assistance from the program, the Service representative
will assist you in preparing an application. Partners for Fish and
Wildlife Funds are limited. Therefore, your project must compete
with other projects submitted to the program.
Will the public have any right
to access my property if I am a program participant?
No. You will maintain your property in private
ownership. However, the Fish and Wildlife Service will maintain the
right to access your property to evaluate the habitat restoration.
The Service will first notify you prior to visiting your property.
What is NC Partners?
NC Partners is another program with a name
so similar to Partners for Fish and Wildlife that it sometimes becomes
confusing. Actually the mission of the two programs is very similar.
NC Partners is a Partnership with Natural Resources Conservation Service,
Ducks Unlimited, NC Wildlife Resources Commission, and U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service. The program is designed to assist private landowners
restore and create managed wetlands for the benefit of waterfowl, shorebirds,
and other wildlife species.
Generally, NC Partners will provide technical
assistance on developing a marsh impoundment in prior converted agricultural
lands. Financial assistance does not exceed $200 per acre.
Landowners are responsible for contributing the remainder of the project
cost and overseeing the project. Landowners sign an agreement to
manage the land for a minimum of 10 years. They also agree to restricted
hunting times and no commercial hunting. Most NC Partners projects are
in the coastal plain, however a few have been done in the Piedmont.
Those interested in this type of habitat restoration may contact any of
the Partners for Fish and Wildlife contacts or representative from the
other partnering agencies.
Why should I participate in
the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program?
Over two-thirds of our nation's land, and
three quarters of the nation's wetlands are privately owned. A multitude
of species depend on wetlands for survival. Nearly one-thrid of America's
endangered and threatened plants and animals need wetlands for survival.
Without public support for restoring and enhancing these habitats, those
species will disappear. Your action to conserve important habitat
will preserve our natural heritage for future generations.
For additional information regarding this Web page, contact John Ann Shearer in Raleigh, NC, at johnann_shearer@fws.gov
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