The Wilderness Stewardship Challenge grant provides matching funds for direct on-the-ground and citizen-based monitoring projects benefiting designated Wilderness areas on America’s National Forests and Grasslands.
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, the U.S. Forest Service issued a Stewardship Challenge, calling for all Wilderness areas in the National Forest System to meet baseline management standards by 2014. To meet this standard, Wilderness Areas are measured on 10 stewardship elements and must achieve 60% of the total available points. The National Forest Foundation (NFF), as the official nonprofit partner of the Forest Service, has increased the resources available to meet this challenge since its inception, providing grants to nonprofit partners for the implementation of on-the-ground conservation projects that directly benefit National Forest Wilderness Areas.
Conservation Awards Associate Heather Day will provide an overview of the WSC program, talk about some common pitfalls, and respond to questions from potential applicants.
Please note the event starts at 1 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 14, 2011. [Click here]to register!