Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition Inc

TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR GRAZING MANAGEMENT ANDPRESCRIBED FIRE AS RELATED TO NRCS’S CONSERVATION PROGRAMS IN KANSAS.

TO INFORM UP TO 3000 RANCHERS AND GRAZING LANDOWNERS IN KS ANNUALLY THROUGH WORKSHOPS, TOURS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND ACADEMIES ON WAYS TO IMPROVE GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY.

KANSAS GRAZING LANDS COALITION COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

KANSAS GRAZING LANDS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

GROWING AND MAINTAINING ADDITIONAL PRESCRIBED FIRE PLANNINGECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CAPACITY THROUGH THREE CONTRACT POSITIONS. AGREEMENT: 6000015639

PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE - 2021

THE KANSAS GRAZING LANDS COALITION HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE RECIPIENT AND THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFESERVICE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE SERVICE ARE INTERESTED IN MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION PRACTICES THATPROTECT RESTORE AND ENHANCE NATIVE GRASSLAND HABITAT THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF KANSAS FOR FEDERAL TRUST SPECIESI.E. GRASSLAND NESTING BIRDS MIGRATORY BIRDS AND FEDERALLY LISTED SPECIES.THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO BUILD A FUNDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE SERVICE AND THE RECIPIENT. THISPARTNERSHIP WILL FACILITATE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE SERVICE AND THE RECIPIENT ON VARIOUS HABITAT RESTORATION ANDMANAGEMENT PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF KANSAS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO WORK COOPERATIVELYWITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO RESTORE ENHANCE ESTABLISH AND MANAGE NATIVE HABITAT TO BENEFIT WILDLIFE SPECIESINCLUDING GRASSLAND NESTING BIRDS E.G. UPLAND SANDPIPER LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKENHENSLOWS SPARROW DICKCISSELS AND BOBOLINKS REPTILES E.G.TEXAS HORNED LIZARD INSECTS E.G. AMERICANBURYING BEETLES REGAL FRITILLARY BUTTERFLIES PLANTS E.G.WESTERN PRAIRIE FRINGED ORCHIDS AND OTHER NATIVESPECIES FOUND THROUGHOUT THE STATE.THE PROJECT INVOLVES RESTORING NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES AND ENHANCING THE ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS AND VALUES OFWILDLIFE HABITAT BYA REMOVING INVASIVE WOODY SPECIES B FACILITATING LANDSCAPE SCALE INCREASES INHETEROGENEITY BY IMPLEMENTING PRESCRIBED MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES C IMPROVING HABITAT CONDITIONS ON LARGE TRACTSOF INTACT GRASSLAND BY REDUCING FRAGMENTATION D CONDUCTING FACILTATING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION CONCERNINGHABITAT RESTORATION AND E DEMONSTRATING SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF UPLANDS WETLANDS RIPARIAN AREAS ANDSTREAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF KANSAS.

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO RESTORE, ENHANCE, ESTABLISH, AND MANAGE NATIVE HABITAT TO BENEFIT WILDLIFE SPECIES INCLUDING, GRASSLAND NESTING BIRDS (E.G., UPLAND SANDPIPER, LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, HENSLOW'S SPARROW, DICKCISSELS, AND BOBOLINKS), REPTILES (E.G.,TEXAS HORNED LIZARD), INSECTS (E.G., AMERICAN BURYING BEETLES, REGAL FRITILLARY BUTTERFLIES), PLANTS (E.G.,WESTERN PRAIRIE FRINGED ORCHIDS), AND OTHER NATIVE SPECIES FOUND THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

KANSAS HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS

THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION IN PRACTICES RELATED TO MANAGED GRAZING, ADVANCING THE USE OF MANAGED GRAZING AMONG AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS IN ARKANSAS.

TO ASSIST PRIVATE LANDOWNERS, TRIBAL LAND MANAGERS AND TRIBAL MEMBERS, AND NEW OR BEGINNING RANCHERS BY PROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION AND INFORMATION REGARDING SOUND GRAZING LAND MANAGEMENT.

TO TO ASSIST PRIVATE LANDOWNERS AND NEW AND BEGINNING RANCHERS BYPROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION AND INFORMATION REGARDING SOUND GRAZING LANDMANAGEMENT.

PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN DELIVERING IDENTIFIED PRODUCTS TO ASSIST NRCS PROVIDE EDUCATION, INFORMATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LANDOWNERS THROUGHOUT THE GRAZING LANDS IN KANSAS.

PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN DELIVERING IDENTIFIED PRODUCTS TO ASSIT NRCS PROVIDE EDUCATION, INFORMATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LANDOWNERS THROUGHOUT THE GRAZING LANDS IN KANSAS.

CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

TO ASSIST PRIVATE LANDOWNERS, TRIBAL LAND MANAGERS AND TRIBAL MEMBERS, AND NEW OR BEGINNING RANCHERS BY PROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION AND INFORMATION REGARDING SOUND GRAZING LAND MANAGEMENT.

ENSURE ARKANSAS GRAZING PRODUCERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUTSUSTAINABLE GRAZING PRACTICES THAT CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES ANDADDRESS ESTABLISHED PRIORITY RESOURCE CONCERNS.