Watershed Management Plan - Mason County
Watershed Management Plan - Mason County
Watershed Management Plan - Mason County
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Appendix<br />
F Options for Funding New Efforts<br />
Grants<br />
The grants discussed in this section are only a sample of potential funding<br />
sources, and others may be available. In addition, please note that loans<br />
should also be taken into consideration, especially when addressing highcost<br />
capital facilities such as sewage treatment plants.<br />
Option 91.<br />
Pursue grant sources recommended in EPA’s<br />
Smart Growth program.<br />
Smart growth is an approach that balances development and environmental<br />
protection. It accommodates growth while preserving open space and<br />
critical habitat, reusing land, and protecting water supplies and air quality.<br />
The EPA has developed a guide of funding resources to help organizations<br />
address the varied aspects of smart growth. These are just a few potential<br />
resources:<br />
• Environmental Education Grants Program: Funding for projects that<br />
design, demonstrate, or disseminate environmental education<br />
practices, methods, or techniques. This grant program is<br />
administered by the EPA Office of Environmental Education. The<br />
<strong>Mason</strong> Conservation District was awarded one of these grants in<br />
2001 for an environmental education program in the Pioneer School<br />
District.<br />
• <strong>Watershed</strong> Protection and Flood Prevention Program: Financial<br />
assistance for projects related to watershed protection, water supply,<br />
water quality, erosion and sediment control, wetland creation and<br />
restoration, fish and wildlife habitat enhancement, and public<br />
recreation. This program is administered by the USDA’s Natural<br />
Resource Conservation Service.<br />
• Bring Back the Natives Grant Program: Funding to restore degraded<br />
riparian habitats and native aquatic species through watershed<br />
restoration and improved land management. This program is<br />
administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.<br />
• Partners for Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration Program:<br />
Technical and financial assistance to private landowners who want to<br />
voluntarily restore or improve native habitats for fish and wildlife on<br />
their lands. This program is administered by the U.S. Fish and<br />
Wildlife Service.<br />
• Five-Star Restoration Program: Challenge grants for restoration<br />
projects that involve multiple and diverse partners, including<br />
government agencies, community groups, businesses, schools, and<br />
environmental organizations. This program is administered by the<br />
EPA. Several Washington Cities and Counties have received funding<br />
of $10,000–$15,000 in recent years.<br />
page 148 Final <strong>Plan</strong> for <strong>County</strong> Adoption – May 11, 2006