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10-26-2006, 07:25 PM
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<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place><st1:PlaceType>Commonwealth</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName>Massachusetts</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> – Division of Fisheries and Wildlife<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
Wayne F. MacCallum, Director<o:p></o:p>
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For Immediate <st1:PersonName>R</st1:PersonName>elease<o:p></o:p>
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Phone: (508) 792-7270, Fax: (508) 792-7275, E-mail: Mass.Wildlife@state.ma.us (Mass.Wildlife@state.ma.us)
Visit our Website! http://www.MassWildlife.org (http://www.masswildlife.org/)
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<o:p>FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR HABITAT MANAGEMENT ON PRIVATE LANDS<o:p></o:p>
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Individual landowners, land trusts, sportsmen’s clubs, farmland owners and other conservation organizations are eligible to apply for available wildlife habitat management funding through MassWildlife’s Landowner Incentive Program (LIP). The application period will open on Monday, October 30 and will be posted on the State’s Comm-Pass website at www.comm-pass.com (http://www.comm-pass.com/). The deadline for receiving applications for LIP is 5 pm Friday, December 22, 2006. Details about the Landowner Incentive Program may be found on MassWildlife’s website at: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/dfw_lip.htm (http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/dfw_lip.htm)<o:p></o:p>
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Projects which focus on maintaining grasslands and creating areas of young tree and shrub growth (early woodlands) to enhance wildlife habitat will receive priority. Some of the important ranking criteria for applications to LIP include; type of habitat, number of at-risk species affect<st1:PersonName>ed</st1:PersonName>; proximity to BioMap Core Habitat; and percentage of “match” the landowner is willing to commit to the project. Private landowner<st1:PersonName>s s</st1:PersonName>uch as land trusts, non-profit groups and individuals are eligible to apply for this funding. Federal, State and municipal lands are not eligible, but may qualify for other MassWildlife habitat management programs.<o:p></o:p>
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Beginning in 2004, MassWildlife initiated the Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) to engage private landowners in active wildlife habitat management with funding from the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. LIP is a cost sharing (up to 75%) partnership that provides financial and technical assistance to private landowners interested in developing and maintaining wildlife habitat on their property. To date, 68 projects from conservation organizations, sportsmen’s clubs and individual landowners across the state have received LIP funding.<o:p></o:p>
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Restoring and maintaining habitat is essential to the many creatures depending on available and suitable habitat. Over 80% of the Commonwealth’s land base is privately owned and many types of rare aquatic and terrestrial wildlife are found on privately owned lands and waterways. MassWildlife has long recognized that fish and wildlife conservation goals cannot be fully met solely by focusing habitat management efforts on public lands. Through LIP and other Biodiversity Initiative programs, MassWildlife has partnered with state and federal agencies, conservation organizations, sportsmen’s clubs, land trusts and other natural resource entities in an effort to maintain, restore or enhance wildlife habitat for the benefit of wildlife and the enjoyment of the <st1:place><st1:PlaceType>Bay</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType>State</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>'s citizens. <o:p> </o:p>
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For more information about the application process and current Landowner Incentive Program projects, contact <st1:PersonName>Ken</st1:PersonName> Mac<st1:PersonName>Ken</st1:PersonName>zie, LIP Coordinator at 508/792-7270 x113.<o:p></o:p>
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www.mass.gov/masswildlife (http://www.mass.gov/masswildlife)
Subscribe to MassWildlife News, a free electronic monthly newsletter updating you on research, events, new laws and other agency activities. All you need to do is send an email to:
Join-MassWildlife.news@listserv.state.ma.us (Join-MassWildlife.news@listserv.state.ma.us)
MassWildlife serves you from the following District Offices:
Western, Pittsfield 413/447-9789--Conn.Valley, Belchertown 413/323-7632--Central, W. Boylston 508/835-3607--Northeast, Acton 978/263-4347--Southeast, Buzzards Bay 508/759-3406
<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place><st1:PlaceType>Commonwealth</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName>Massachusetts</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> – Division of Fisheries and Wildlife<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
Wayne F. MacCallum, Director<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
For Immediate <st1:PersonName>R</st1:PersonName>elease<o:p></o:p>
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Phone: (508) 792-7270, Fax: (508) 792-7275, E-mail: Mass.Wildlife@state.ma.us (Mass.Wildlife@state.ma.us)
Visit our Website! http://www.MassWildlife.org (http://www.masswildlife.org/)
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><o:p> </o:p>
<o:p>FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR HABITAT MANAGEMENT ON PRIVATE LANDS<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
Individual landowners, land trusts, sportsmen’s clubs, farmland owners and other conservation organizations are eligible to apply for available wildlife habitat management funding through MassWildlife’s Landowner Incentive Program (LIP). The application period will open on Monday, October 30 and will be posted on the State’s Comm-Pass website at www.comm-pass.com (http://www.comm-pass.com/). The deadline for receiving applications for LIP is 5 pm Friday, December 22, 2006. Details about the Landowner Incentive Program may be found on MassWildlife’s website at: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/dfw_lip.htm (http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/dfw_lip.htm)<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
Projects which focus on maintaining grasslands and creating areas of young tree and shrub growth (early woodlands) to enhance wildlife habitat will receive priority. Some of the important ranking criteria for applications to LIP include; type of habitat, number of at-risk species affect<st1:PersonName>ed</st1:PersonName>; proximity to BioMap Core Habitat; and percentage of “match” the landowner is willing to commit to the project. Private landowner<st1:PersonName>s s</st1:PersonName>uch as land trusts, non-profit groups and individuals are eligible to apply for this funding. Federal, State and municipal lands are not eligible, but may qualify for other MassWildlife habitat management programs.<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
Beginning in 2004, MassWildlife initiated the Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) to engage private landowners in active wildlife habitat management with funding from the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. LIP is a cost sharing (up to 75%) partnership that provides financial and technical assistance to private landowners interested in developing and maintaining wildlife habitat on their property. To date, 68 projects from conservation organizations, sportsmen’s clubs and individual landowners across the state have received LIP funding.<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
Restoring and maintaining habitat is essential to the many creatures depending on available and suitable habitat. Over 80% of the Commonwealth’s land base is privately owned and many types of rare aquatic and terrestrial wildlife are found on privately owned lands and waterways. MassWildlife has long recognized that fish and wildlife conservation goals cannot be fully met solely by focusing habitat management efforts on public lands. Through LIP and other Biodiversity Initiative programs, MassWildlife has partnered with state and federal agencies, conservation organizations, sportsmen’s clubs, land trusts and other natural resource entities in an effort to maintain, restore or enhance wildlife habitat for the benefit of wildlife and the enjoyment of the <st1:place><st1:PlaceType>Bay</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType>State</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>'s citizens. <o:p> </o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
For more information about the application process and current Landowner Incentive Program projects, contact <st1:PersonName>Ken</st1:PersonName> Mac<st1:PersonName>Ken</st1:PersonName>zie, LIP Coordinator at 508/792-7270 x113.<o:p></o:p>
</o:p>
www.mass.gov/masswildlife (http://www.mass.gov/masswildlife)
Subscribe to MassWildlife News, a free electronic monthly newsletter updating you on research, events, new laws and other agency activities. All you need to do is send an email to:
Join-MassWildlife.news@listserv.state.ma.us (Join-MassWildlife.news@listserv.state.ma.us)
MassWildlife serves you from the following District Offices:
Western, Pittsfield 413/447-9789--Conn.Valley, Belchertown 413/323-7632--Central, W. Boylston 508/835-3607--Northeast, Acton 978/263-4347--Southeast, Buzzards Bay 508/759-3406