Agreement Number
6915351402
Awardee Name
University of Rhode Island Department of Natural Resource Scinece
Grant Type
State
Project Title
MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF NRCS PRACTICES TO CREATE EARLY SUCCESSIONAL HABITAT
Awardee State/Territory
Rhode Island
Involved States/territories
Rhode Island
Award Year
2014
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$50,000.00
Production/Use
Forestry
Resource Concern (Broad)
Habitat
Resource Concern (Specific)
Wildlife habitat
Terrestrial habitat for wildlife and invertebrates
Degraded plant condition
Conservation Practice(s)
Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt
Project Background
The long term goal is to increase the impact of NRCS practices to create ESH, which will result in improved habitat for priority species. The project objectives, which will be
achieved during the 30 month project period, are to: Develop written protocol for a new monitoring and evaluation approach for
NRCS practices aimed at creating ESH; Provide recommendations for improving the ESH practice and revising the
related practice standards and job sheets; Provide training to NRCS staff in the use of the new monitoring and evaluation protocol; develop a network of ESH demonstration sites in Rhode Island with information
and directions available on the RhodeIslandWoods website.
achieved during the 30 month project period, are to: Develop written protocol for a new monitoring and evaluation approach for
NRCS practices aimed at creating ESH; Provide recommendations for improving the ESH practice and revising the
related practice standards and job sheets; Provide training to NRCS staff in the use of the new monitoring and evaluation protocol; develop a network of ESH demonstration sites in Rhode Island with information
and directions available on the RhodeIslandWoods website.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No