North Dakota Drift Prairie VI

Implementing Organization

US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$1,000,000

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Funding Program

North American Wetlands Conservation Act NAWCA

Details

Project Category

Environmental

Project Actions

Land Acquisition/Protection

Targeted Resources

Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries

Project Description

This project will help protect, restore and enhance an ecologically functioning prairie wetland complex in the North Dakota Prairie Drift through perpetual conservation grassland and wetland easements, wetland restoration, grass restoration, and managed grazing systems. The wetlands and associated upland habitats on the leased habitat in this proposal will be open to public activities such as hunting, trapping, bird watching, photography, education and hiking. Private land projects will be open to the public at the discretion of each individual landowner. Ancillary benefits include flood control, water quality maintenance, erosion control, tourism, economic diversity and infrastructure protection.

Contact

Steve Fairbairn
7013558527
steve_fairbairn@fws.gov
Project Website

Project Partners

Audubon Dakota, Ducks Unlimited, North Dakota Game & Fish Department, North Dakota Natural Resources Trust, Private Contributors

Affiliated Institutions

None

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Project ID: 1340
Project Name: North Dakota Drift Prairie VI
SourceUID: 6847
Latitude: 47.463468759999
Longitude: -98.228783145849
Country: USA
State or Province: ND
County: Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Dickey, Eddy, Foster, Grand Forks, Griggs, La Moure, Nelson, Pembina, Ramsey, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Steele, Stutsman, Towner, Traill, Walsh, Wells
Project Category: Environmental
Project Action: Land Acquisition/Protection
Additional Project Action(s): Erosion Prevention or Control
Additional Project Action(s):
Targeted Resource(s): Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries
Targeted Resource(s): Birds/Bird Habitat
Targeted Resource(s): Terrestrial Habitat
Anticipated Project Completion Year: 2019
Implementing Organization: US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Implementing Organization Type: Federal
Point of Contact – Name: Steve Fairbairn
Point of Contact – Phone: steve_fairbairn@fws.gov
Point of Contact – Email: 7013558527
Other Partners: Audubon Dakota, Ducks Unlimited, North Dakota Game & Fish Department, North Dakota Natural Resources Trust, Private Contributors
Affiliated Institutions: None
Link: None
Project Comments: None
Acres Acquired: 0
Close Year: 0
Close Month: 0
Close day: 0
Purchase Type: Easement
Landowner: None
Landowner Type: None
Purpose: No data provided
Public Access: No data provided
Easement Holder Name : No data provided
Easement Holder Type: No data provided
Secondary Easement Holder 1: No data provided
Secondary Easement Holder 2: No data provided
Duration: No data provided
Term: No data provided
Land Restoration Acreage: 0
Aquatic Restoration Acreage: 0
Restoration Mileage: 0
Restoration Feet: 0
Additional Acreage: None
DWH Funder: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
DWH Funder Type: Federal
DWH Funding Program: North American Wetlands Conservation Act NAWCA
DWH Dollar Amount : 1000000
DWH Source: BP
Fund Origin: Criminal Settlement
Controlling Documents: Migratory Bird Treaty Act; Guilty Plea Agreement between BP and U.S. Department of Justice, Guilty Plea Agreement between Transocean and U.S. Department of Justice
Award Year: 2019
Award Month: 6
Total Amount Leveraged: 0