Agreement Number
NR22-13G007
Awardee Name
Xerces Society Inc.
Grant Type
On-Farm Trials
Awardee State/Territory
California
Involved States/territories
California
Maine
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Award Year
2021
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$2,060,535.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Habitat
Resource Concern (Specific)
Pollinator habitat
Conservation Practice(s)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
Wildlife Habitat Planting
Project Background
Understanding how pollinator conservation and climate-smart agriculture overlap has the potential to vastly accelerate both goals at the farm level. Working with at least 12 producers in California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Maine, representing a variety of cropping systems and agricultural operation sizes, Xerces Society will demonstrate, evaluate, and quantify conservation practices designed to maximize these dual goals. The project will trial a combination of permanent woody biomass plantings along with temporary and permanent biomass plantings. These practices will be designed to meet both criteria for pollinator value and climate-resilience benefits.
Project Scale
Multi-farm
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Eric Mader