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Bring Back the Natives/More Fish Request for Proposals   Click here to learn more about this grant Pre-proposal Due Date:    June 3, 2013  5:00PM Eastern time Full proposal Due Date:    August 1, 2013  5:00PM Eastern time The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is requesting proposals to restore, protect, and enhance native populations of sensitive or listed fish species, especially on lands on or adjacent to federal agency lands.  Support for this program is provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Jackson Hole One Fly Foundation, Orvis, Bass Pro Shops, and Brunswick Foundation.

Collaborative Problem Solving Principles and Techniques: A Partnership Network Peer Learning Session     Click here to register for this webinar   The National Forest Foundation offers this upcoming peer learning session on collaborative problem solving, featuring experts from the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution (USIECR). This session will cover the basic principles of Interest Based Negotiation and process design for collaborative problem solving.  Also, the presenters will review some specific tools and techniques for collaboration and public engagement such as the use of situation assessments and operating protocols.  These concepts will be presented in the context of forest management and specifically, Forest Management Plan revision.  However, these concepts apply to any public policy decision making process, so the session should have broad appeal to anyone interesting in learning more about…

  The deadline to apply for this grant program is June 17, 2013 The NFF is currently soliciting proposals for its Matching Awards Program (MAP), a grant program that provides matching funds for direct on-the-ground and citizen-based monitoring projects benefiting America’s National Forests and Grasslands. MAP funds can be used to support conservation and restoration projects benefiting wildlife habitat , recreation, watershed health, and community-based forestry. By pairing federal funds—provided through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Forest Service—with non-federal dollars raised by award recipients, the resources available to nonprofit partners to implement projects are effectively doubled.   Click here to learn more about this funding opportunity!  

    The deadline for pre-proposals is May 17, 2013   The Pulling Together Initiative seeks proposals that will assist in the control of invasive plant species (terrestrial and aquatic), primarily through the work of public/private partnerships such as Cooperative Weed Management Areas.       Click here for more information on this grant opportunity!