Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is awarding six grants, totaling more than $1 million, to help federally recognized Alaska Native tribes conserve and recover endangered, threatened and at-risk species and other wildlife on tribal lands. Nationally, the two new grant programs, the Tribal Landowner Incentive Program and Tribal Wildlife Grant Program, will invest almost $14 million in tribal conservation efforts in 2004.
The Alaska TLIP and TWG grants awarded today are as follows:
Tribal Landowner Incentive Grants:
$129,198 to the Native Village of Eyak, Cordova, Alaska; for a razor clam rehabilitation project.
$127,592 to the St. George Traditional Council, St. George Island, Alaska; to fund a tribal management plan for protecting against invasive species invasive species
An invasive species is any plant or animal that has spread or been introduced into a new area where they are, or could, cause harm to the environment, economy, or human, animal, or plant health. Their unwelcome presence can destroy ecosystems and cost millions of dollars.
Learn more about invasive species and other negative impacts to St. George Island.
Tribal Wildlife Grants:
$201,662 to the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island, St. Paul Island, Alaska; for evaluation of the health of, and restoration of, the St. Paul Salt Lagoon.
$103,255 to the Craig Community Association, Craig, Alaska; for a Hatchery Creek fish habitat improvement project.
$249,454 to the Native Village of Kotzebue IRA, Kotzebue, Alaska; for the study of habitat use, seasonal movements, and stock structure structure
Something temporarily or permanently constructed, built, or placed; and constructed of natural or manufactured parts including, but not limited to, a building, shed, cabin, porch, bridge, walkway, stair steps, sign, landing, platform, dock, rack, fence, telecommunication device, antennae, fish cleaning table, satellite dish/mount, or well head.
Learn more about structure of bearded seals in Kotzebue Sound.
$249,958 to the Sitka Tribe, Sitka, Alaska; for sockeye salmon and Pacific herring research.
For more information, call Tony DeGange at the number above, or visit the Service
