Kiholo Fishponds Estuary Restoration Project

Funding Opportunity Number: F13AS00286 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.608Eligible Applicants Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOI-FWSClosing Date: Aug 05, 2013Award Ceiling: $45,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Jul 30, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The estuary/fishpond complex at Kiholo Bay is currently overgrown by invasive riparian vegetation along the majority of the shoreline, reducing the extent native aquatic vegetation that supports juvenile fish recruitment and survival. The depth of the pond has been severely reduced in places due to the influx of beach sediment (rocks, gravel and sand) during high surf and storm wave conditions. Detrital material from dead vegetation forms a thick layer of organic sediment on the bottom, resulting in periodic onsets of anoxia and fish kills. TNC proposes to begin the process of restoring the natural fishpond function by removing the invasive riparian vegetation along the fishpond margins. TNC will conduct surveys to examine the dynamics of water exchange between the ponds and the ocean, and the numbers and species of larval and juvenile fish transported during this exchange. These activities will allow TNC to better manage and enhance the function of the estuary/fishpond complex in s...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding