Hobbies And Interests
Five Star Restoration Grant Program
The Five Star Restoration Program, funded and facilitated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, seeks to encourage community-based restoration projects by offering grants and assistance to nonprofit organizations, corporations, landowners and other groups interested in carrying out wetland remediation. Grants range from $5,000 to $20,000. Although projects may focus on any aspect of stream and wetland restoration, many recipients in past years have including willow plantings as a significant part of their efforts, including projects in Alaska (2001), California (2001), Colorado (2003, 2004 and 2005), Georgia (2007), Idaho (2003), Montana (2005), New York (2001) and Vermont (2002).
Five Star Restoration Grant Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
202-857-0166
epa.gov/owow/wetlands/restore/5star
Trees for Tribs
The Hudson River Estuary Program's "Trees for Tribs" initiative, run by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, seeks to prevent erosion and maintain healthy riparian ecosystems along the tributaries of the Hudson River. The program provides free native trees and shrubs for qualifying projects within the Hudson River Estuary watershed, encouraging landowners to plant buffers that will reduce flooding and stabilize riverbanks. The program coordinator also offers free consultation on tree planting and care. Black willow and sandbar willow are among the tree species frequently distributed by the program.
Trees for Tribs
Hudson River Estuary Program
845-256-3145
dec.ny.gov/lands/43668.html
Southern California Wetland Recovery Project
The Southern California Wetland Recovery Project (SCWRP) is a partnership among 17 state and federal agencies, along with nonprofits and local communities, to protect and restore the wetlands of Southern California from Santa Barbara County to the Mexican border. The SCWRP Governing Board identifies priority restoration projects, gathers funding and resources, oversees project planning and monitors completed project sites. Project proposals may be submitted in the areas of planning, restoration/enhancement or acquisition. Projects overseen by the SCWRP have included planting and restoration of riparian willow communities in Santa Barbara County, Los Angeles County and Orange County.
Southern California Wetland Recovery Project
510-286-4181
scwrp.org
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) is a partnership among the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the South Florida Water Management District and other federal, state and local partners to protect and restore the Everglades and other wetland areas in Southern Florida. Approved by the Water Resources Development Act in 2000, CERP lays out a 30-year plan to identify and address the best approaches for restoring wetland ecosystems, providing flood protection and ensuring healthy water supplies. One aspect of this initiative is protecting and replanting the Everglades' "tree islands," isolated areas of forest--most commonly comprised of willow and cypress--that have adapted to wetland conditions and that form crucial microhabitats for mammals, birds and other native species.
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
USACE South Florida Restoration Office
561-683-1577
evergladesplan.org
Chesapeake Bay Global ReLeaf Project
The Chesapeake Bay ReLeaf Project, run by the nonprofit organization American Forests as part of its international Global ReLeaf initiative, is a campaign to plant one million trees in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The project seeks to reintroduce native tree species, including black willows, as a buffer zone to help filter pollutants and other chemicals out of the Bay. Chesapeake Bay ReLeaf sponsors projects throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed, with planting sites in Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Chesapeake Bay Global ReLeaf Project
American Forests
202-737-1944
americanforests.org/global_releaf/projects/project.php?benefits=CBRE