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'-f-' t:l '-" ;;:j ""t:l t..L.:l ~ * ;;; s: ~. - r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r : Acomita Lake Restoration Project Tree New Mexico, NM Reestablish native shrub and tree species as wildlife habitat around Acomita Lake, New Mexico through community-based stewardship and classroom education pro- grams with Acoma Pueblo tribal mem- bers. NFWF: $65,000; outside funds: $130,000. RANTS PR O_dE C T H r G H L r G ~ T co >- - ---. ----. ..... '-f-' t:l '-f-' c: c: = c: = '-f-' t:l >- <- co V') c: = c...;:. Restoration underway at Acomita Lake, New Mexico TREE NEW MEXICO Backyard Conservation Program National Association of Conservation Districts, TX Develop an educational video for subur- ban and urban homeowners demonstrat- ing how proven countryside conservation practices can be adapted to suburban and urban backyards. NFWF: $7,300; outside funds: $14,500. A grant to the Tree New Mexico conservation organization in 1997 epitomized our interest in funding hands-on conserva- tion education. This grant, a partnership between a conserva- tion organization, federal agency staff, and the people of the Acomita Pueblo, involved reestablishing the native tree and shrub species around Acomita Lake and the surrounding area, both to stabilize this erosion-damaged area and to provide cover and food for native wildlife species. The project includ- ed planting 5,000 cottonwood and willow saplings, in addi- tion to a variety of other indigenous tree, shrub, wildflower, and grass species. With technical assistance from partners, residents created a windbreak to maintain the new plantings and protect water quality, . and were trained in the long-term mainte- nance of the area. Restoration classes involved students and adults and were based in the Acomita Pueblo schools through an environmen- tal education curriculum. The project was celebrated in October 1997 by visiting members of the National Wildlife Refuge Association as a model of agency and tribal cooperation. Cataract Lake Wildlife Education USDA Forest Service, CO Provide interpretation services to the public at Cataract Lake, White River National Forest in Colorado, which focus on wildlife, wilderness, and riparian issues. NFWF: $4,000; outside funds: $4,000. Children's Writers Institute Center for Children's Environmental Literature, DC Organize a conference for prominent children's book authors and illustrators with speakers from the science, business, education, and natural resource commu- nities to integrate current conservation issues and science into children's books. NFWF: $20,000; outside funds: $40,000. Community Restoration Center Coalition To Restore Urban Waters, CA Set up a model off-campus training center for university civil engineering, landscape architecture, and environmental science students to develop and carry out com. munity-based environmental restoration projects. NFWF: $17,000; outside funds: $35,000. Pueblo children pitching in at Acomita Lake with planting native trees and shrubs Conservation Medicine Tufts University, MA Develop and implement educational pro- grams to train veterinarians for greater understanding of and wider participation in wildlife conservation efforts. NFWF: $50,000; outside funds: $160,000. 18 1997 Annual Report