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NYS DEC Has Announced New Round Of Funding

Approximately $525,000 in grant funding from the New York State Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) and administered by DEC’s Division of Lands and Forests is available for eligible planting projects in the Great Lakes Priority, Mohawk Priority and Statewide Priority watersheds.

NYSDEC’s Trees for Tribs Grant Program supports efforts to reforest New York’s tributaries, or small creeks and streams, which flow into and feed larger rivers and lakes. The goal of the program is to support communities in planting young trees and shrubs along stream corridors, also known as riparian areas, to prevent erosion, increase flood water retention, improve wildlife and stream habitat, as well as protect water quality.

Eligible applicants include: municipalities, academic institutions, and 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporations whose projects are located within the eligible geographic boundaries defined in this request for applications. Other groups such as unincorporated river associations must apply through a municipality, not-for-profit, or academic institution as the designated lead. Collaborative proposals are encouraged. Project awards range from $11,000 to $100,000, and there is no match required. Grant applications are due by 3 p.m. on Sept. 7, 2018.

Eligible activities under this grant include: landowner outreach and education, planting plan development, site preparation, riparian planting (including native trees and shrubs, plant shipping costs, tree tubes, weed mats, stakes), equipment rentals, and contractor and staff expenses. Planting can occur on both public and private lands, with landowner agreements.

A recent NYS riparian restoration opportunity assessment can be a useful tool for interested applicants to identify where riparian protection and restoration would achieve the greatest benefit towards achieving goals of improving water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, and resiliency. Online interactive mappers provide a user friendly means to look at ecological health and stress indicators (such as water quality impairments, land cover, runoff and erosion risk, and ecological significance) for statewide sub-watersheds and their catchment.

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