Building Capacity for Conservation in the PLJV Region

The PLJV firmly believes that conserving habitat at the level necessary to sustain bird populations in the JV region requires lasting local support, collaboration and leadership. To that end, the JV has invested considerable funds and staff time into helping partners increase their capacity to collaborate locally to conserve habitat. Much this investment has come through the State Capacity Grants program... (MORE)

Opportunity Knocks with NAWCA Small Grants

PLJV partners are discovering one of the easiest sources of wetland conservation funding - the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) Small Grants program. The deadline to submit proposals is around the corner. If you are working on a project, it may not be too late submit it and the PLJV can help... (MORE)

Approved NAWCA Projects to Protect 12,000 acres in KS, OK, NE and WY

The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission recently awarded $2.17 million in North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) funds for three projects within the PLJV region during its Sept. 12 meeting in Washington, D.C. The combined projects will protect and restore nearly 12,000 wetland and upland acres in critical bird migration areas in north-central Kansas, central Oklahoma, western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming... (MORE)

PLJV Seeks Proposals for ConocoPhillips Grant Program

The PLJV recently issued a request for proposals for the ConocoPhillips Grant Program for habitat, research and education/outreach projects that address stated priorities of the Joint Venture and the PLJV mission. Since 1990, ConocoPhillips has donated more than $1.5 million to the program which has generated upwards of 300 projects and leveraged more than $5 million in partner funding... (MORE)

New Photo Book Showcases Colorado Prairie, PLJV Partners

Colorado might be best known for its towering mountains, but the Colorado prairie holds a kind of beauty every bit as mesmerizing. Photographer and writer Dave Showalter celebrates this beauty and efforts to conserve the grasslands in his new book, Prairie Thunder... (MORE)

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Featured Project: Friona Playa Lakes Festival

Last month, the Ogallala Commons conducted a festival for school children and teens focused on playa and watershed conservation in Friona, Texas. The festival was part of a year-long education and outreach project entitled "Watershed Festivals for Playa Education" funded in part by a PLJV/ConocoPhillips grant in 2007. Browse all projects.

Follow the Money: New Mexico State Forestry Noxious Weed Grant Program

New Mexico Energy Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Forestry Division is accepting grant proposals for the Invasive Weeds Grant Program. This program emphasizes funding the development of Cooperative Weed Management Areas and subsequent treatment programs that will help treat and prevent the spread of noxious weeds in areas that threaten forest and woodland areas. Proposals are due by October 31, 2007. Browse all funding opportunities.

Happenings around the PLJV: Playa Lakes Symposium Oct 23-24; Amarillo, TX

The Texas Cooperative Extension will be hosting a Playa Lakes Symposium Oct. 23-24 at the Ambassador Hotel in Amarillo, Texas. Speakers include a number of playa experts, including Drs. Loren Smith of Oklahoma State University and Dave Haukos of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Browse all upcoming events.

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