August 25, 2010 11:32 AM
The following individuals and groups were eligible to apply for grants under this year's program:
The Species at Risk Stewardship Fund supports projects which aim to:
Below is the complete list of projects receiving funding under the 2010/11 Species at Risk Stewardship Fund.
Northwestern Ontario
Organization |
Project Title |
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Anishinaabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council Inc. |
Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge Collection Initiative: Species at Risk in the Kabapikotawangag region |
Cat Lake and Slate Falls First Nation |
Identification of Woodland Caribou Critical Summer Habitat within the Cat Lake / Slate Falls First Nation Traditional Area |
Lakehead Region Conservation Authority |
Species at Risk in the Watershed of the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority |
Long Lake Forest Products Inc. |
Woodland Caribou Habitat Improvement Project |
Ochiichagwe'babigo'ining Ojibway Nation |
Ochiichagwe'babigo'ining Lake Sturgeon Assessment, Habitat Analysis, and Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge Collection |
Ontario Fur Managers Federation |
Wolverine Best Management Practices Project |
Quetico Foundation |
Quetico Lake Sturgeon Survey |
Thunder Bay Field Naturalists |
Common Nighthawk Monitoring at Thunder Cape Bird Observatory |
Thunder Bay Field Naturalists Project Peregrine 2010 |
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Wawakapewin First Nation |
Wawakapewin Lake Sturgeon Population Assessment and Movement |
Northeastern Ontario
Organization |
Project Title |
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Anishinabek / Ontario Fisheries Resource Centre |
Pic River Lake Sturgeon Migration and Habitat Utilization Study |
Niijkiwenhwag - Friends of Lake Superior Park |
Peregrine Falcon Survey in eastern Lake Superior (Lake Superior Provincial Park and adjacent areas) |
NORDIK |
Corridors for Life II: Rehabilitating Powerline Corridors for Wood Turtles, Monarchs, and other Species at Risk |
Northeast Superior Forest Community Corporation |
Determining Habitat Use and Movement of the Nagagami Caribou to Support Habitat Restoration and Land Use Strategies |
Science North |
Species at Risk Awareness Program - Who Are They and What Can We Do? |
United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin |
Studying the Presence of Select Plant Taxonomy within United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin First Nations While Building Traditional Ecological Knowledge into Species at Risk Recovery |
Wikwemikong Lands Department |
Enii-zang-aab-wii-mgak Wii-aab-zii-aah-ing Maam-pii Wikwemikong (Species at Risk Here in Wikwemikong) |
Southeastern Ontario
Organization |
Project Title |
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Alderville First Nation |
Alderville Black Oak Savanna Tallgrass Prairie Restoration and Expansion of Quality Habitat |
Alderville Black Oak Savanna Roadside Restoration and Habitat Connectivity |
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Arnprior and District Fish and Game Club |
Ottawa River American Eel Telemetry Project |
Centre for Sustainable Watersheds |
Delivery of Six BioBlitz Inventories on Private Lands in Lanark and Leeds Counties |
Clear/ Stony/ White Lake Plan Environment Council |
Clear/Stony/White Lake Wetland Evaluation Project for Conservation of Habitat for Species at Risk |
Community Stewardship Council of Lanark County |
Species at Risk Road Sightings (Alive and Dead) Lanark County -- Pilot |
Eastern Ontario Model Forest |
Habitat Surveys to Validate Habitat Models for 10 Species at Risk |
Friends of Murphys Point Park |
Gray Ratsnake Hibernacula Monitoring |
Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve |
Surveying American Water-willow in the 1000 Islands |
Surveying Species at Risk in Evaluated Wetlands within the Frontenac Biosphere Reserve |
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Grenville Land Stewardship Council |
Discovering Common Ground: a 4-H Species at Risk Outreach Project |
Leeds County Stewardship Council |
Leeds County Species at Risk Workshops for Teachers |
Lennox and Addington Stewardship Council |
Assessment of Movement Patterns and Habitat Use by the Short-eared Owl on Amherst and Wolfe Islands |
Species At Risk in the Classrooms of Ontario |
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Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority |
Species at Risk Inventory of 12 Lanark County Community Forest Properties |
Nature Conservancy of Canada |
Habitat Improvement and Species Inventories of Species at Risk in Canada's Easterrnmost Tallgrass Prairie |
Habitat Management, Outreach and Partnership Building for Species at Risk in the Napanee Plain |
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Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters |
Community Stream Steward Program: Species at Risk Initiative |
Ontario Nature |
At-Risk Reptile Inventory and Habitat Assessment at Lost Bay |
Otonabee Region Conservation Authority |
Targetted Inventories to Support and Enhance Species At Risk Stewardship on Otonabee Conservation's Forest Properties |
Ottawa Stewardship Council |
Ottawa Chimney Swift Nesting Survey and Public Outreach Project |
Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory |
Birds at Risk Surveys in Prince Edward County South Shore Important Bird Area |
Prince Edward Stewardship Council |
Eco-District 6E-15 Natural Heritage System Development and Landowner Engagement Program |
Raisin Region Conservation Authority |
Status of Bridle Shiner, Cutlip Minnow, River Redhorse, Grass Pickerel, and American Eel in the Cornwall Area of Concern |
Status of the Musk Turtle, Blanding's Turtle, Northern Map Turtle, Spotted Turtle, Snapping Turtle, and Spiny Softshell Turtle in the Cornwall Area of Concern |
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Black Tern and Least Bittern Nesting Study within the Cornwall Area of Concern |
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Resource Stewardship Stormont Dundas & Glengarry |
Species at Risk Restoration on the Rutley Family Property Located on Hoople Creek |
Rideau Valley Conservation Authority |
Rideau Valley Conservation Authority Turtle Habitat Project |
Fish Habitat Mapping of Aquatic Species at Risk in the Rideau Valley Watershed |
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American Eel Monitoring, Outreach and Barrier Assessment Project in the Rideau Valley Watershed |
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Seburn, David |
Survey for Spotted Turtles in Eastern Ontario |
South Nation Conservation Authority |
South Nation Conservation Turtle Watch: Protecting, Promoting, and Enhancing Species at Risk Turtles and Their Habitat |
Eastern Ontario American Ginseng Recovery and Restoration Program |
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Aquatic Species at risk in Southeastern Ontario: Monitoring and Recovery of Species at Risk Mussels, Fish and Invertebrates |
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American Eel and Sturgeon Rescue in the South Nation River Watershed |
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St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences |
Population Surveys and Habitat Enhancement for Map Turtles the St. Lawrence River Area of Concern |
Trent University |
Where Are Red-headed Woodpeckers in Southeastern Ontario and How Can We Help Them? |
Central Ontario
Organization |
Project Title |
|---|---|
Couchiching Conservancy |
Carden Alvar Species at Risk Stewardship |
Ramara Township Species At Risk Inventory and Monitoring Project |
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Friends of Nancy Island and Wasaga Beach Park |
Southern Georgian Bay Piping Plover Volunteer Guardian Program |
Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve |
Engage Eastern Georgian Bay Residents in Voluntary Stewardship Actions to Conserve Multiple Species at Risk |
Haliburton Highlands Land Trust |
The Great Whip-poor-will Survey -- Community Mobilization and Habitat Modeling for Birds at Risk |
Muskoka Heritage Foundation |
Species at Risk Assessment and Wetland Evaluation of Concession Lake Wetland Complex |
Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority |
Development of Riparian Habitat Stewardship Plan Including Public Outreach for Nottawasaga River Lake Sturgeon |
Town of South Bruce Peninsula |
Piping Plover Program |
Southwestern Ontario
Organization |
Project Title |
|---|---|
Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority |
The Ausable, Port Franks Community in Conservation |
Bert Miller Nature Club |
Ecological Survey of the Lake Erie Coast in Site District 7E-5 |
Bird Studies Canada |
Multi-species Conservation Action for Birds at Risk |
Brant Resource Stewardship Network |
2010-11 Brantford/Brant/Six Nations Herptile Survey - Snakes |
Canadian Chestnut Council |
Facilitation of Breeding, Inoculation and Propagation to Benefit the American Chestnut Tree |
Catfish Creek Conservation Authority |
Small Whorled Pogonia Recovery Project - Phase II |
City of Kitchener |
Conservation and Stewardship of Blanding's Turtle in Waterloo Region |
Environmental Leadership Program - Thames Valley District School Board |
MarshQuest |
Essex County Stewardship Network |
A Model Approach to Habitat Stewardship: Phase II Essex County & Chatham-Kent Eastern Foxsnakes |
Essex Region Conservation Authority |
Prothonotary Warbler Nesting Habitat Project |
Friends of Pinery Park |
Buying Time: Active Stewardship for Rare Turtles in the Old Ausable Channel |
Kettle Creek Conservation Authority |
Carolinian Forest Festival |
Long Point Basin Land Trust |
Conserving Reptiles and Promoting Species at Risk Stewardship in the Long Point Basin |
Long Point Region Conservation Authority |
Ecosystem Restoration on a Watershed Basis (Phase II) |
Long Point World Biosphere Reserve Foundation |
Installing Funnel Walls and Barrier Fencing along the Long Point Causeway to Reduce Species at Risk Road Mortality |
Middlesex Stewardship Council |
Building Community Capacity for Tallgrass Establishment and Management in Southwestern Ontario |
Oneida Nation of the Thames |
Building Species at Risk Recovery Strategy Capacity in Oneida Nation of the Thames |
Pelee Island Bird Observatory |
Coordinating Avian Species at Risk Research and Education Programs on Pelee Island |
Royal Botanical Gardens |
Development of Species at Risk Special Protection Areas in a Growing Urban Centre |
Rural Lambton Stewardship Network |
Managing Invasive Species to Save and Restore Habitat for Species at Risk |
Ruthven Park National Historic Site |
Amphibian and Reptile Species at Risk Monitoring, Habitat Restoration, and Education Programs at Ruthven Park |
St. Clair Region Conservation Authority |
Sydenham River Habitat Stewardship Program |
St. Williams Conservation Reserve Community Council |
St. Williams Conservation Reserve Species at Risk Initiative |
Stewardship Kent |
Private Landowner Project to Support Foxsnake and Barn Owl Habitat - Prairie, Wetlands and Trees |
Town of Fort Erie |
Species at Risk on Beaver Creek Municipal Drain -- Habitat Study for the Spotted Turtle and Grass Pickerel |
Trent University |
American Badger Public Awareness, Outreach, and Monitoring Program in Ontario |
Upper Thames River Conservation Authority |
Upper Thames River Conservation Authority Species at Risk Reptile Stewardship Program |
Walpole Island Heritage Centre |
Bkejwanong Eco-Keepers Implementing Species at Risk Recovery Actions on Walpole Island First Nation |
Waterloo Stewardship Network |
2010-11 Guelph District Tallgrass Prairie Enhancement Species at Risk Project |
Greater Toronto Area
Organization |
Project Title |
|---|---|
Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority |
Species at Risk Records Review & Inventory |
Survey of Lynde Creek Redside Dace Habitat and Stewardship Opportunities |
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Conservation Halton Foundation |
Species at Risk Protection and Occurrence Updates for Conservation Halton - Phase 3 |
Halton-Peel Woodlands & Wildlife Stewardship Council |
Lake Sturgeon Identification Signage in the Credit River Watershed |
Greater Toronto Area Redside Dace Recovery |
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Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters |
2011 Atlantic Salmon Classroom Hatchery Program Expansion |
2010 Atlantic Salmon Smolt Assessment |
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2010 Atlantic Salmon Adult Return and Spawning Assessment |
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Ontario Streams |
Redside Dace Habitat Rehabilitation Initiative |
Illustrating the Role of Stormwater Management in Protecting Redside Dace and Their Habitats |
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Toronto and Region Conservation Authority |
Habitat Assessment and Recovery Planning for Species at Risk in Rouge Park |
Toronto Zoo |
Great Lakes Outreach Program |
Stewardship through Partnership: Mitigating Road Mortality and Other Threats to Species at Risk for Turtles |
Regional / Province-wide
Organization |
Project Title |
|---|---|
Bird Studies Canada |
Developing Best Stewardship Practices for Chimney Swifts |
Carolinian Canada Coalition |
Implementing Collaborative Strategic Action for Ecosystem and Multi-species Recovery in Southwestern Ontario |
Earth Rangers |
Earth Rangers Bring Back the Wild Show (multimedia show featuring live animals) |
Forest Gene Conservation Association |
The Cooperative Butternut Landowner Contact & Recovery Program -- 2010 |
Ontario Nature |
The Ontario Herpetofaunal Atlas and Awareness Program |
Pinegrove Productions |
"Kids Can" Will Educate Youth about Species at Risk, Recognize Youth Involvement in Stewardship Projects and Inspire Others to Act |
Sciensational Sssnakes!! |
Reptiles at Risk on the Road 2010 Ontario Phase |
Tallgrass Ontario |
Creation of Seed Producing Prairies to Support Future Tallgrass Community Recovery Efforts |
Wildlife Preservation Canada |
Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Recovery Strategy Implementation in Ontario |