Cornell program offers support for land trusts
Ithaca, NY—Recognizing the vital role that land trusts play in bird conservation, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative has launched a new Small Grants Program. The goal is to support land trusts and their partners in carrying out bird conservation on private lands. One-year grants of up to $5,000 dollars may be awarded.
Applications are due by March 1.
"Land trusts have become powerful agents for conservation," says the Cornell Lab's Sara Barker, leader of the Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative. "State, local, and national organizations now protect 47 million acres in the United States, nearly as much as the land protected by the National Parks system. We want to help them in this important work. If the land is protected, so are the birds."
The Cornell Lab formed its Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative in 2013, partnering with the national Land Trust Association to provide bird-related resources and tools through its website: birdtrust.org. Land trust partners receiving grants are encouraged to use the funds to raise additional dollars from community groups and other funding agencies, and to accomplish conservation goals.
Small Grant Program funds will be allocated by April 30, 2017.
Visit the Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative website and click on the Small Grants Program tab at the top to learn more about how to apply. Email application materials or questions to project leader Sara Barker at sb65@cornell.edu.
Contact: Pat Leonard Phone: (607) 254-2137 Email: pel27@cornell.edu
