Gila River Basin Native Fish Conservation Program - Redfield Canyon 4-80

Post Date

February 3rd 2009

Application Due Date

February 10th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

201819J807

CFDA Number(s)

15.632

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)

Funding

• Award Range:

  $23922 - $55748

Grant Description

The purpose of this project is to attempt mechanical removal of green sunfish within Redfield Canyon. Teams using electrofishing equipment and nets, will capture and remove sunfish from the sections of Redfield Canyon between the State land/downstream private property boundary in Section 31 and the impassable natural barriers about one mile upstream. Two capture sessions each year will be made until the sunfish are eradicated. If the green sunfish have not been eradicated by the end of year 3, the CAP Program will evaluate the prospects for control of green sunfish, and consider funding efforts for an additional two years. The Muleshoe Cooperative Management Area (CMA) in southeastern Arizona is cooperatively managed by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Douglas Duncan
  fish biologist
  Phone 520-670-6150 x236

• Agency Mailing Address:

  doug_duncan@fws.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  doug_duncan@fws.gov