Restoration of pond at Cabin Bar Ranch and establishing a population of tui chub (Siphateles bicolor spp.) native to southern Owens Valley

Post Date

July 13th 2011

Application Due Date

July 27th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

FWSVENTURA-1106

CFDA Number(s)

15.650

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment
Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Private land owner - This grant will be with CG Roxane, LLC. We are posting a "Notice of Intent to Award Discretionary Financial Assistance to a Single Source Without Competition".

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $31000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $31000

Grant Description

In coordination with the CDFG and USFWS, CG Roxane (the landowner) would improve, maintain, and manage the Cabin Bar Ranch pond for the benefit of the native tui chub. Improvements would include implementing actions that would enhance water quality, water flow, and water depth; manage/remove nonnative and invasive species; and establish native vegetation in and around the pond. Once improved, the pond would be stocked with tui chub native to the southern Owens Valley. CG Roxane is providing the aquatic site for habitat improvements, hosting a new population of tui chub native to the southern Owens Valley, and implementing habitat improvements and habitat management. California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) may contribute services toward habitat improvement including water quality analysis, and assisting with removal of non-native species, in the design of the water elevation/flow system, establishing native vegetation at the site, and deterring vandalism. Once improved, CDFG would stock the pond with tui chub native to the southern Owens Valley. The CDFG and US Fish and Wildlife Service would provide authorization to the landowner to maintain and manage the pond for the benefit of the native tui chub.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Judy Hohman
  Project Manager
  (805)644-1766 ext 304

• Agency Mailing Address:

  judy_hohman@fws.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  judy_hohman@fws.gov