Tribal Wildlife Grants 2003

Alabama

Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Atmore, AL $250,000
Magnolia Branch Expansion Project

Alaska

Aleut Community of St. Paul Island, St. Paul Island, AK $201,662
Evaluation of the Health and Restoration of the St. Paul Island Salt Lagoon

Craig Community Association, Craig, AK $103,255
Hatchery Creek Fish Habitat Improvement Project

Native Village of Kotzebue IRA, Kotzebue, AK $249,454
Habitat Use, Seasonal Movements and Stock Structure of Bearded Seals in Kotzebue Sound, Alaska

Sitka Tribe, Sitka, AK $249,958
Sockeye Salmon and Pacific Herring Research

Arizona

Hualapai Tribe, Peach Springs, AZ $249,376
Hualapai Tribe Native Fish Rearing Facility

California

Hoopa Tribe, Hoopa, CA $249,957
Northern Spotted Owl Demographic Analysis and Fisher Habitat Use, Population Monitoring and Dispersal Feasibility Study

Rumsey Tribe, Brooks, CA $250,000
Cache Creek Cultural Restoration Project

Twenty-Nine Palms, Coachella, CA $216,955
The Old Woman Mountains Preserve Program

Connecticut

Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, Mashantucket, CT $82,040
Examination of Population Status, Habitat Needs, and Home Range Size of Significant Predator and Prey Species in a Suburban Environment in Connecticut

Idaho

Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai, ID $236,310
Developing Monitoring Protocol

Louisiana

Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, Marksville, LA $21,000
Reforestation of Tribal Lands

Maine

Aroostook Band of Micmacs, Presque Isle, ME $80,647
Aroostook Band of Micmacs Brown Ash Management and Re-introduction Project

Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Littleton, ME $68,867
Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Program

Penobscot Indian Nation, Indian Island, ME $250,000
Development of a Management Strategy for Moose and White-tailed Deer on Penobscot Nation Trust Lands

Michigan

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Suttons Bay, MI $160,000
Evaluate and Enhance American Martin and Other Predatory Furbearer Populations

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Baraga, MI $120,000
Native Fish Species Projects on the L'Anse Indian Reservation and Adjacent Waters

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Manistee, MI $133,500
Assessment of Riparian Habitat Restoration in the Manistee River Corridor
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi, Fulton, MI $249,839
Comprehensive Wildlife Management Plan - 3 projects (Plan, Greenhouse & Invasive Species Control)

Minnesota

Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Cloquet, MN $133,150
Moose Population Dynamics and Census Techniques Research

Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Cloquet, MN $60,920
Angler Exploitation of Select Walleye Populations in the 1854 Ceded Territory of MN

Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Cloquet, MN $42,506
Sturgeon Population Study on the upper St. Louis River

Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Indians, Grand Portage, MN $104,025
Continued Assessment and Rehabilitation of Native, At Risk Species in Lake Superior and Adjoining Tributaries in and around the Area of Grand Portage, MN including the Pigeon River and Bay

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Indians, Cass Lake, MN $209,708
Wildlife Habitat Assessment with an Emphasis on Rare and Culturally Important Species - Including Wild Rice Inventory

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Red Lake, MN $247,007
Red Lake Wildlife Habitat Preservation and Maintenance, Enhancement and Evaluation Project

Montana

Blackfeet Nation, Browning, MT $152,615
Four Wildlife Projects

Chippewa Cree Tribe, Box Elder, MT $250,000
Enhance Tribal Fish & Wildlife

Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes, Pablo, MT $212,050
Columbian Sharp-Tailed Grouse

Ft. Belknap, Harlem, MT $250,000
Comprehensive Wildlife Management

Ft. Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, Poplar, MT $225,000
Swift Fox Restoration

Nevada

Duckwater Tribe, Duckwater, NV $250,000
Railroad Valley Springfish Critical Habitat Restoration Project

New Mexico

Pueblo of Acoma, Acoma, NM $249,203
Habitat Improvements on the Pueblo of Acoma Indian Reservation

Pueblo of Santa Ana, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM $210,301
Release, Monitor, and Manage A Viable Population of Merriam's Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo merriami) on the Pueblo of Santa Ana, Sandoval County, New Mexico

North Carolina

Eastern Band of Cherokees, Cherokee, NC $250,000
The Repair and Update of Tribal Fish Hatcheries

North Dakota

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Fort Yates, ND $192,976
Survey of Tribal Lakes

Three Affiliated Tribes, New Town, ND $248,522
Big Game Habitat Usage/Migration

Oregon

Klamath Tribe, Chiloquin, OR $50,000
Mule Deer Distribution, Habitat Use and Population Project

South Carolina

Catawba Indian Nation, Catawba, SC $250,000
Catawba Wildlife Lands Acquisition

South Dakota

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule, SD $160,957
Swift Fox & Black-Footed Ferret

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule, SD $88,000
Wetland Restoration

Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe, Agency Village, SD $183,702
Comprehensive Management Plans

Oglala Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge, SD $246,638
Igmu Tanka (Big Cat)

Texas

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, Livingston, TX $149,938
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Tribal Fish and Wildlife Management Program

Washington

Nooksack Tribe, Deming, WA $204,000
Nooksack Cumulative Watershed Effects Assessment South Fork Nooksack In-Stream Restoration Project

Puyallup Tribe, Tacoma, WA $166,147
Mount Rainier National Park and South Rainier Elk Herd Study

Quileute Tribe, LaPush, WA $75,019
Population, Harvest Numbers and Health Survey of Roosevelt Elk in Quileute Treaty Area

Sauk-Suiattle Tribe, Darrington, WA $172,724
Cooperative Mountain Goat Habitat Modeling and Habitat Use and Sighting Surveys

Yakama Tribe, Toppenish, WA $249,720
Survey and Groundwork for the Yakama Reservation Wildlife Management Plan

Wisconsin

Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Odanah, WI $147,784
Restoration of the Raymond "Snooty" Couture Fish Hatchery and Rearing Ponds

Ho-Chunk Nation, Black River Falls, WI $50,000
Monitoring and Management of Gray Wolf (Canus lupus) in the Central Forest Region of WI

Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Hayward, WI $249,800
LCO Fisheries Program Development including Lake and Stream Surveys

Lac du Flambeau Band Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Lac du Flambeau, WI $120,330
Lac du Flambeau Lake Sturgeon Restoration Project on the Lac du Flambeau Chain of Lakes and Bear River

Menominee Indian Tribe, Keshena, WI $91,031
Lake Sturgeon Restoration Project

Menominee Indian Tribe, Keshena, WI $55,986
Timber Wolf Reintroduction

Stockbridge-Munsee Community, Bowler, WI $250,000
Stockbridge - Munsee Fish and Wildlife project

Wyoming

Shoshone and Arapaho Joint Council, Fort Washakie, WY $190,900
Management Plan for Grizzly, Wolf, and Sage Grouse