BLM Grant: Ecological Survey for Spring Forb Sage Grouse in Moxa Arch Vegetation Treatments Project

Opportunity ID: 41649

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-WY08-9020
Funding Opportunity Title: Moxa Arch Vegetation Treatments-Survey for Spring Forb Sage Grouse
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Natural Resources
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 15.231 — Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: May 09, 2008
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 22, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 22, 2008
Archive Date: Jun 21, 2008
Estimated Total Program Funding: $18,000
Award Ceiling: $18,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility”
Additional Information on Eligibility:

Additional Information

Agency Name: Bureau of Land Management
Description: B. Project Background Information:
Between October 1997 and October 2002 approximately 7,500 acres of vegetation treatments were conducted as livestock and pronghorn mitigation for the Moxa Arch gas development field, in the Kemmerer Resource Area (KFO). There were two different treatment types utilized: mowing, and spike (sagebrush herbicide); as well as one project that experimented using two different mower heights. The projects have been surveyed to determine the summer grass response to the different treatments, however not to determine the spring forb response. Spring forbs are a crucial forage for sage-grouse during nesting and brood rearing, and current management concerns are focused on sage-grouse mitigation. There is a relatively small window of time in the spring in which the forbs can be monitored, thus a survey requires a concentrated effort by a large and experienced team of professionals. This project proposes to work with an experienced wildlife consulting firm in order to complete the field survey, analyze the data, and write a final report of the results including future vegetation management recommendations for sage-grouse.

C. Project Objective:
The Objectives of this study are to:
• Determine the short-term herbaceous response of sagebrush habitats to different habitat treatments.
• Determine the short-term and potential long-term effects of different treatments to nesting and early brood-rearing habitat suitability for greater sage-grouse.
• Establish herbaceous vegetation measurement techniques to be used to track the herbaceous response of sagebrush habitats to different treatments through time.

D. Benefits:
The results from this project will help improve BLM vegetation management decisions to benefit breeding sage obligate species, which will make future projects more cost-effective and beneficial.

E. Statement of Joint Objectives/Project Management Plan:
a. Complete field work on over 40 established transects by the end of June 2008.
b. Analyze the data and write up a summary draft report by August 30, 2008 for review by the BLM biologist representative.
c. Submit a final report by September 30, 2008.

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Ilze Karklins-Powers

Grants & Agreements Specialist

Phone 307-775-6293
Email:Ilze_Karklins-Powers@blm.gov

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Agency Contact Information: Ilze Karklins-Powers
Grants & Agreements Specialist
Phone 307-775-6293
Email: Ilze_Karklins-Powers@blm.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
15.231 PKG00007164 May 09, 2008 May 22, 2008 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

41649 SF424_Mandatory-1.1.pdf

41649 Mandatory_SF424B-1.1.pdf

41649 SF424A-1.0.pdf


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