ALPINE The Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) at Sul Ross State University and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) are partnering to provide technical and financial assistance to landowners interested in restoring and enhancing wildlife habitat on their land.
The Partners for Habitat Program will provide $150,000 of financial assistance directly to private landowners across the West Texas counties of Brewster, Terrell, Pecos, Reeves, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis and Presidio. The application period will be open from Sept. 1 2021 to Oct. 15, 2021, and landowners can apply online at tinyurl.com/nduyryva.
The program is funded through the USFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, which has been providing funds for wildlife conservation on private land across the country since 1987. By partnering with BRI, the USFWS is leveraging BRI’s relationship with landowners across the Trans-Pecos.
Projects that will be funded include habitat enhancement and restoration actions that may include but are not limited to the following practices:
>> Brush management (mechanical and chemical).
>> Invasive species removal treatment.
>> Establishment of native vegetation.
>> Pollinator plantings.
>> Streamside management.
>> Erosion control practices.
Once the application period closes on Oct. 15, 2021, the projects will be ranked according to accepted criteria by BRI and USFWS. Selected recipients will be notified by the end of the year.
