AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE CONSERVANCY (ARC), INC.

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2025-07-04

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AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE CONSERVANCY (ARC), INC.

AMPHIBIAN

2024-07-08

2011-07-05

2024-07-31

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Department of Agriculture

PARTNERS FOR AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE CONSERVATION

35000.00

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2024-07-09

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Department of the Interior

PROJECT STATEMENT - THE WATERROCK KNOB WILDLIFE SURVEY IS A PROPOSED EFFORT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE WILDLIFE, ESPECIALLY RARE SPECIES, THAT OCCURS AT THE SITE PRIOR TO THE PARK CONSIDERING AND DEVELOPING SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THE SCOPE OF WORK FOCUSES ON BIRDS, SMALL MAMMALS, AND AMPHIBIAN REPTILES. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING THE SITE BEYOND ITS CURRENT SCOPE.THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DETERMINE THE PRESENCE AND LIKELY ABSENCE OF RARE, THREATENED, AND ENDANGERED ANIMAL SPECIES UNDER THE STEWARDSHIP OF THE NPS, BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY, AT WATERROCK KNOB.PROJECT OBJECTIVES:1.TO SURVEY FOR AND IDENTIFY RARE WILDLIFE SPECIES THAT OCCUR AT WATERROCK KNOB (APPROXIMATELY 3,000 ACRES). 2.IDENTIFY, DESCRIBE, AND MAP SPECIFIC HABITAT TYPES THAT HARBOR RARE ANIMALS3.PROVIDE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON RARE, THREATENED, AND ENDANGERED SURVEYS TO AID MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING DECISIONS FOR RARE ANIMAL CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, AND HABITAT ENHANCEMENT

29999.74

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2024-07-23

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Department of the Interior

THE AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE CONSERVANCY (ARC) AIMS TO ADVANCE THE RECOVERY OF THE FROSTEDFLATWOODS SALAMANDER (FFS), A SPECIES FACED WITH SIGNIFICANT CONSERVATION CHALLENGES. THISICONIC SALAMANDER HAS EXPERIENCED STEEP DECLINES OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS ACROSS ITS ENTIRE RANGE(FIG. 2) AND IS NOW CONSIDERED EXTIRPATED FROM TWO OF ITS FOUR RECOVERY MANAGEMENT UNITS(RMUS). IN THE FORT STEWART COMPLEX (RMU-3) ONLY A SINGLE POPULATION REPRESENTS THE LASTSURVIVORS OF THE ENTIRE ATLANTIC GENETIC CLADE (FIG. 1), WHICH REPRESENTS 3 RMUS PREVENTING THISLOSS IS CRITICAL FOR MAINTAINING REPRESENTATION. THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL SEEKS TO EXPAND RECENT ONTHE-GROUND EFFORTS AND BEGIN TO REBUILD THE FFSS ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAINS POPULATION.TO RESTORE THE RESILIENCY AND REDUNDANCY OF THIS GENETICALLY UNIQUE FFS POPULATION, THISPROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON PRIORITY 1 AND 2 RECOVERY ACTIONS TO INCREASE ABUNDANCE THROUGHHEADSTARTING AND ENSURE A COMPLEX OF HIGH-QUALITY HABITAT. THIS COLLABORATIVE EFFORT ALIGNS WITHTHE CENTRAL GOALS OF THE RECOVERY CHALLENGE BY SEEKING TO RESTORE BREEDING HABITATS, BOLSTERRESILIENT METAPOPULATIONS, AND DEVELOP A PLAN TO MEET THE FFSS BROADER RECOVERY ANDCONSERVATION OBJECTIVES.KEY ACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE: EXPANDING HEADSTARTING AND HABITAT RESTORATION EFFORTS TO BOLSTER THE FT. STEWARTMETAPOPULATION COMPREHENSIVE SURVEYS AND HABITAT ASSESSMENTS TO PRIORITIZE RESTORATION OF SITES WITHINTHE ATLANTIC GENETIC CLADE, POTENTIALLY DISCOVERING UNDOCUMENTED OR REMNANT POPULATIONS IMPLEMENTING TARGETED HABITAT RESTORATION TO IMPROVE HABITAT QUALITY AND CREATE CANDIDATETRANSLOCATION SITES DEVELOPING A CONCRETE PLAN TO STRATEGIZE AND SECURE STAKEHOLDER BUY-IN FOR FUTUREREINTRODUCTION SITES WITHIN THE REGIONTHIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE THE NEEDED CAPACITY TO REDUCE THE BURDEN ON FEDERAL AGENCIES TOENHANCE AND REBUILD THE FT. STEWART METAPOPULATION AND DEVELOP A STRATEGY TO ENSURE A PROLIFICFUTURE FOR FFS WITHIN THE ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN. THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE FRAMEWORK, WE WILLWORK WITH THE FLATWOODS SALAMANDER RECOVERY WORKING GROUP TO SELECT SITES AND IMPLEMENT THEHABITAT RESTORATIONS TO PREPARE FOR TRANSLOCATIONS TO GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTINCT AREAS. ARC IS ALEADING AUTHORITY IN HERPETOFAUNA CONSERVATION, COMMITTED TO FFS CONSERVATION THROUGH ITSMISSION OF INTEGRATING NATIONAL CONSERVATION STRATEGIES WITH LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION. NOW IS APIVOTAL MOMENT TO TAKE THIS FUNDAMENTAL STEP NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT FOR THEFROSTED FLATWOODS SALAMANDER.

174433.16

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2023-08-16

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Department of the Interior

PROJECT TITLE RESTORATION OF 5 WETLANDS AT BLUE RIDGE PARKWAYPROJECT STATEMENT:WETLANDS ARE ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY NATURAL RESOURCES DUE TO HIGH CONCENTRATION OF BOTH RARE PLANTS AND ANIMALS. THEIR WIDESPREAD DISTRIBUTION IN THE PARK MAKES THEM A HIGH RISK TO BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY PARK DEVELOPMENT AND OUTSIDE IMPACTS. THE RAPID LOSS OF WETLANDS IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION HAS BEEN ALARMING AND SERVES TO HEIGHTEN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF REMAINING WETLANDS IN THE PARK.THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IDENTIFY RESTORATION NEEDS AND RESTORE NATURAL HYDROLOGY AT 5 HIGH PRIORITY WETLANDS SITES AT THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY.THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT FOR FY-24 ARE TO 1) IMPLEMENT EXISTING RESTORATION PLAN FOR LAUREL FORK WETLAND, AND 2) DEVELOP RESTORATION PLANS FOR THE REMAINING 4 HIGH PRIORITY WETLANDS SITES, USING TEMPLATES PROVIDED BY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WETLAND SPECIALIST(S).

164635.00

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2023-09-15

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Department of Agriculture

INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL PROJECT

74000.00

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