EcoFootprint Applicant & Program Information
EcoFootprint Applicant & Program Information
EcoFootprint Applicant & Program Information
$500,000 Northern Wisconsin Ecofootprint Grant Program
Lumberjack RCD & Enbridge are pleased to announce a two-year, $500,000 grant program to provide funding to municipalities, tribes, centers of higher learning & 501c3 organizations to help protect and restore the natural environment in and around areas affected by Enbridge's Line 5 Wisconsin Segment Relocation Project. Projects have been chosen and projects will develop throughout 2024. See more information on Round One below. Check out the criteria, funding priorities & project attribute information that is required for the program and view the program's Fact Sheet.
CRITERIA
EcoFootprint Applicant & Program Information
EcoFootprint Applicant & Program Information
Project site MUST BE LOCATED in one or more of the following geographic areas:
- Tribal Lands of the Bad River Band of Lake Super Chippewa
- Tribal Lands of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
- Ashland County, Wisconsin
- Bayfield County, Wisconsin
- Iron County, Wisconsin
Each project MUST establish meaningful objectives and metrics to demonstrate success related to the Funding Priorities listed next:
FUNDING PRIORITIES
Projects that can show one or more of the following will be given priority in the ranking process.
- Improve surface water quality in counties and tribal lands crossed by Enbridge’s Line 5 Wisconsin Segment Relocation Project.
- Conserve or restore sensitive environmental resources.
- Advance science related to threatened and endangered species or declining species populations.
- Foster environmental stewardship in local communities.
- Address other environmental issues most relevant to local communities, such as those identified in watershed plans or local comprehensive plans, including tributary erosion, habitat loss/degradation, and invasive species.
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PROJECT ATTRIBUTES
Each Project Proposal shall demonstrate:
- How the project aligns with the funding priorities described above;
- The activities and anticipated ecological results;
- Strong evidence-based merit through adherence to established best practices, data-driven results, and Indigenous Knowledge (a body of observations, oral and written knowledge, innovations, practices, and beliefs developed by Tribes and Indigenous Peoples through interaction and experience with the environment;)
- Competitive project costs;
- Experienced project teams and partner engagements;
- Detailed plans for pre-and post-implementation monitoring to document habitat improvements and other project outcomes;
- How Enbridge Account funds can be leveraged or matched (applicants will be encouraged to show 1:1 match. Those who do may receive higher ranking;)
- How the Project compliments existing conservation lands or restoration projects;
- How the applicant has the capacity to accomplish the Project in a set time frame.
WISCONSIN'S LINE FIVE ECOFOOTPRINT FUNDED PROJECTS
EcoFootprint Announcement!
In celebration of #GivingTuesday and the people and communities across the Line 5 Wisconsin Segment Relocation Project area, Enbridge and its partner Lumberjack RC&D announced on 11/28/23 the Ecofootprint grant awards in support of conservation work by northern Wisconsin organizations. Check back after #EarthDay on 4/22/24 to learn about the 2024 projects.
Awardee: Northwestern Sands Barren Restoration Project
Northwestern Sands Barren Restoration is an effort of Bayfield County Forestry and Parks Department to create and maintain pine-oak barrens, which is a globally rare landscape left behind by glaciers 10,000 years ago. Historically, barrens were a common landscape in Northwest Wisconsin but were nearly wiped out by fire suppression, agricu
Northwestern Sands Barren Restoration is an effort of Bayfield County Forestry and Parks Department to create and maintain pine-oak barrens, which is a globally rare landscape left behind by glaciers 10,000 years ago. Historically, barrens were a common landscape in Northwest Wisconsin but were nearly wiped out by fire suppression, agriculture, and reforestation. In collaboration with the Wisconsin DNR, Bayfield County will receive a $50,000 Ecofootprint award to maintain high quality barrens in strategic locations to maximize the connectivity of these isolated landscapes.
Awardee: Cranberry River Fish Passage Project
Awardee: Cranberry River Fish Passage Project
Cranberry River Fish Passage Project is the vision of the Bayfield County Land and Water Conservation Department in collaboration with the Town of Clover and Wisconsin DNR. With support of a $100,000 Ecofootprint award, this project will add 5.5 miles of spawning grounds for native brook trout to the Cranberry River system through the rep
Cranberry River Fish Passage Project is the vision of the Bayfield County Land and Water Conservation Department in collaboration with the Town of Clover and Wisconsin DNR. With support of a $100,000 Ecofootprint award, this project will add 5.5 miles of spawning grounds for native brook trout to the Cranberry River system through the replacement of a failing culvert that is preventing trout from swimming upstream.