WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award $150,000 cooperative agreements to the Audubon Dakota of North Dakota for the promotion of communication and citizen engagement activities of the Prairie Pothole Joint Venture. The agency description of the grant states: "Linking conservation programs to societal benefits was identified as a high priority in the 2017 Prairie Pothole Joint Venture (PPJV) Implementation P  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $100,000 cooperative agreement to the North Dakota Grazing Lands Coalition for the expansion of agricultural and conservation interests to support the Prairie Pothole Joint Venture implementation plan. The agency description of the grant states: "These funds will be used to support landowner outreach, communication, and education through technical assistance to improv  more