{"id":977,"date":"2014-10-20T09:07:33","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T15:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newmexicoshootingsports.com\/shootingblog\/?p=977"},"modified":"2014-10-26T09:09:10","modified_gmt":"2014-10-26T15:09:10","slug":"western-association-of-fish-and-wildlife-agencies-accepting-applications-for-landowner-enrollments-in-lesser-prairie-chicken-conservation-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newmexicoshootingsports.com\/shootingblog\/western-association-of-fish-and-wildlife-agencies-accepting-applications-for-landowner-enrollments-in-lesser-prairie-chicken-conservation-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies accepting  applications for landowner enrollments in lesser prairie chicken conservation  efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<table id=\"gd_ab_main_tab\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 600px; text-align: left; margin: 20px auto;\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"gd_ab_header\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; 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font: 15px\/1.5 arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; background: inherit;\">Media Contact:\u00a0<br class=\"shift\" \/><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; background: inherit;\">Bill Van Pelt<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; background: inherit;\">, WAFWA Grassland Coordinator,\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5; color: #0ce3f3; background: inherit inherit inherit inherit inherit;\" href=\"mailto:bill.vanpelt@wafwa.org\">bill.vanpelt@wafwa.org<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; background: inherit;\">,<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; background: inherit;\"> (602) 717-5066<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gd_p\" style=\"text-align: left; color: #0d0c0c; margin: 15px 0px 0px; font: 15px\/1.5 arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\" align=\"left\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 22px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #050505; margin: 5px 0px 4px; padding: 0;\" align=\"left\"><b>Western Association of Wildlife Agencies accepting applications for landowner enrollments in lesser prairie chicken conservation efforts<\/b><\/h2>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 15px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">The Western Association of Fish &amp; Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) is continuously accepting landowner applications for 5- and 10-year conservation contracts that will benefit lesser prairie-chickens. \u00a0Conservation contract applications would occur on native rangeland and planted grass stands such as expired CRP. \u00a0To be eligible for the WAFWA program the parcel of land must be at least 160 acres or larger, located within the lesser prairie-chicken range, and not currently enrolled in a federal conservation program. \u00a0Landowners who are accepted into the WAFWA program will receive a one-time sign-up incentive payment of up to $5\/acre, a one-time payment for any needed restoration practices, and annual payments for implementing management activities for the length of their contract. \u00a0The payments for restoration and management can be up to 125% of the estimated cost of implementing the prescribed practices. \u00a0Exact payment rates are based on quality of vegetation and the location of the property relative to high priority lesser prairie-chicken conservation areas. \u00a0Landowners enrolled in the program will also receive exemptions from the take prohibitions of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the practices prescribed in their management plan. \u00a0Additional options are available for landowners who wish to forego payments and receive only the ESA take exemptions.<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 15px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 15px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">The WAFWA program is fully funded by private industry and landowner participation is needed for companies to operate in compliance with the ESA. \u00a0More than 45 landowners across the lesser prairie-chicken range submitted applications last spring and WAFWA approved 9 of those offers for funding. The total annual payments for these 9 contracts are over $500,000. \u00a0The remaining applications are being held on file and will be considered for funding each time additional resources become available. \u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 15px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 15px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Funding of conservation contracts are based upon industry development within the range of the lesser prairie chicken. WAFWA does not anticipate funding additional contracts until fall of 2015. At which time, all completed applications on-hand will be ranked according to their value to lesser prairie-chickens. \u00a0Once all the applications have been ranked by WAFWA, all available funding will be committed to the highest ranking offers. \u00a0There may be a need to contract additional acres prior to next fall if industry development exceeds projections. \u00a0If that happens, the WAFWA will rank all applications on-hand at that time and fund enough applications to meet the additional industry demand. \u00a0Thus, a landowner\u2019s chances to get into the program increase by applying early rather than waiting until fall 2015. \u00a0Landowners should contact the nearest regional office of their state wildlife agency to submit an application or find out more information about the program. \u00a0The state contacts are as follows:<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 15px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 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