On the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website, there is an intriguing program working
to involve tribes in conservation efforts. Grants are now available for federally
recognized tribes in the United States of up to $200,000 if a tribe wishes to
start a program that works for the benefit of the native wildlife and their
habitats. This may include but is not limited to “planning for wildlife and
habitat conservation, fish and wildlife conservation and management actions,
fish and wildlife related laboratory and field research, natural history
studies, habitat mapping, public education” and much more!
While proposals
to receive grant money run up against stiff competition, this looks like a
wonderful step forward by the U.S. F.W.S in actively seeking programs to
educate, protect and conserve from within reservations themselves. Only through
dual cooperation can both the Native people of Arizona and the Native wildlife
of Arizona be protected. This program also addresses a question I posed towards
the beginning of this project regarding money being sent towards conservation education
programs on reservations.
One further
step I would encourage would be grant systems for those who are not members of
a federally registered tribe, yet still wish to impact the relationship between
people and wildlife.
If you
wish to apply for this grant, here is a link to the 2013 proposal tool:
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