Goal:
To protect and restore the critical habitats of Marin's native animal and plant species.
Marin County has an abundance of open space and protected natural areas, including wetlands, streams, estuaries, native old growth and oak woodland forests, and grasslands. However, many of Marin County's treasured ecosystems and natural habitats suffer from the proliferation of exotic and invasive plants and animals or from simply being neglected due to limited funding and staffing.
In addition, Marin County is home to some of the world's most unique ecosystems — such as rare coastal wetlands and shoreline habitats that support a diversity of birds, a number of which are listed as endangered or threatened. These areas are also home to many native and sometimes threatened species. Marin County currently supports over 10 percent of the remaining Coho salmon population in California and a viable population of steelhead trout — both federally listed as endangered on the Pacific Coast.
Under this goal, MCF will support projects that incorporate the following strategy and approaches:
Strategy: Promote coordinated, effective, science-based restoration and monitoring in Marin County
Approach 1: Provide training and continuing education to restoration and monitoring practitioners
Approach 2: Undertake coordinated planning, implementation, and evaluation of restoration and monitoring projects
A logic model for this strategy has been developed that further explains the approaches, activities, and desired impact of this goal area.
Process:
Register with the Grant Application Center starting November 1, 2009, which is the Registration Open Date for this goal. This system enables you to complete and submit all application materials online.
Once you have registered, please complete and submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), even if you have received funding from MCF in the past for this kind of work.
If your LOI is approved, you will be notified how to prepare and submit a full proposal, also using the Grant Application Center.
