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History of the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition
ENLC 2010 History
• Awarded a $100,000 Nevada Department of Wildlife Land Owner Incentive Program Grant for completion of the Edwards Creek Restoration Project.
• Awarded two Forest Service cooperative agreements ($37,000) to conduct rare and sensitive plant and animal studies in proposed project areas.
• Awarded an additional $80,000 from the US Forest Service to continue conducting vegetation inventories at their soil test plot sites.
• Received an $83,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Pulling Together Program targeted for the cooperative weed management areas (CWMA) operating under ENLC.
• Facilitated establishment of the Upper Meadow Valley Cooperative Weed Management Area in the Eagle Valley area of Lincoln County.
• Received $37,000 in grant funds from the Nevada Department of Agriculture for the CWMA’s operating under ENLC.
• Hosted the first Great Basin Kids Workshop targeted at students from 4th through 8th grade.
• Awarded $150,000 cooperative agreement from the Bureau of Land Management to be used for invasive species management and education and outreach within the White Pine County portion of the White River CWMA.
• Awarded several private contract to conduct vegetation and wildlife surveys in proposed project sites.
• Completed the restoration work on the Edwards Creek Riparian Area Project.
ENLC 2009 History
• Awarded a $50,000 Nevada Department of Wildlife Land Owner Incentive Program Grant for Edwards Creek Restoration Project.
• Awarded a $50,000 Nevada Question 1 grant for the Edwards Creek Restoration Project.
• Awarded $36,100 in grant funds from the Nevada Department of Agriculture for weed work on the cooperative weed managementareas that operate under ENLC.
• Awarded a second round of grant funding from the Nevada Department of Agriculture for the cooperative weed management areas. The total award was $31,500.
• Awarded a $112,657 cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Land Management for invasive species control and education and outreach within the Snake Valley CWMA.
• Awarded a $90,000 cooperative agreement with the US Forest Service to conduct vegetation inventories at their soil test plot sites.
• Awarded a $29,000 cooperative agreement with the US Forest Service to conduct rare plant and sensitive wildlife species surveys in wilderness areas where former roads were designated for rehabilitation.
• Awarded $48,000 in cooperative agreements with the US Forest Service to conduct rare plant and sensitive species surveys in proposed restoration sites.
• Started restoration work on the Edwards Creek Riparian Restoration Project completed fencing repairs and initiated riparian area reconstruction.
