DCNR Now Accepting Applications For Grants To Protect Non-Game Species

The Wild Resource Conservation Program in the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is now accepting applications for grants to protect the state’s native biodiversity.  Applications are due June 30.

The program safeguards Pennsylvania’s non-game animals, native plants, and their habitat. Grant applications will be accepted in three areas: surveys, research, and conservation and management.

“These grants offered through the Wild Resource Conservation Program help support field research and on-the-ground conservation projects that protect some of our most vulnerable species,” said DCNR Acting Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn. “Programs to reintroduce river otters and fishers in Pennsylvania, preserve and protect rare plant species, and bridge the gap between scientific discovery and good conservation policy are just a few of the many efforts supported by WRCP grants over the years through this program.”

Among this year’s grant priorities are projects focused on aquatic surveys and research, climate change, white-nose syndrome, invasive species, and more. Applicants are encouraged to review the detailed list of priorities to ensure that their project fits this year’s criteria.

Launched in 1982, the program encourages and supports research and protection efforts to conserve Pennsylvania’s diverse native wildlife resources, including bird and mammal species, amphibians and reptiles, insects and wild plants.

Applications should be for work to be performed between January 2016 and June 2017. Applications will only be accepted electronically through DCNR’s online grant application system.

For more information on the application process and priorities, visit the Wild Resource Conservation Grant Program webpage.


6/8/2015

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