Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000; Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000
Not Accepting Applications
Program Description
Conducting an assessment and producing a written report and a plan that provides recommendations specific to the property and management practices for implementing biodiversity-enhancing Best Management Practices.
Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000; Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000
Not Accepting Applications
Program Description
Improving or creating connectivity of fragmented habitat for plant and animal species through plantings. Corridors include protected areas of tall grass, shrubs, and/or trees and may be composed of existing fencerows, field edges, and marginal lands that effectively connect natural areas. Mowing, if desired, must occur after July 15 to protect nesting birds.
Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands
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50% of Eligible Project Implementation Costs
Not Accepting Applications
Program Description
This BMP provides an opportunity to protect nesting grassland birds by incorporating rotational grazing with the intent of leaving some areas ungrazed until after July 15. The goal is to maximize existing forage resources through effective management and maintain ungrazed grassland bird refuge areas until mid-July.
Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000; Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000
Not Accepting Applications
Program Description
Installing erosion control structures in riparian zones with concentrated water flow, and soils with moderate to steep slopes susceptible to severe water erosion.
Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands
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50% of Eligible Project Implementation Costs
Not Accepting Applications
Program Description
Grass strips are encouraged to support environmental objectives, including pollinator habitat or erosion control, so long as they do not reduce habitat suitability for the American Badger, grassland birds, Rusty-patched and Gypsy Cuckoo Bumble Bees and Monarch.
Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000; Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000
Not Accepting Applications
Program Description
Installing permanent fencing to exclude livestock from water’s edge or riparian areas. A riparian area is the area adjacent to streams, rivers, and other bodies of water.
Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands
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50% of Eligible Project Implementation Costs
Not Accepting Applications
Program Description
Funding is to support permanent fencing to exclude livestock from forest/woodland areas and treed corridors (e.g., established windbreaks, tree buffer strips) to protect critical forage and habitat areas for Monarch, Eastern Foxsnake, Gypsy Cuckoo and Rusty-patched Bumble Bees.
Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands
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Flat rate of $40/acre
Not Accepting Applications
Program Description
Grassland birds are particularly vulnerable while they nest between early May through to mid-July. Many managed Ontario grasslands (hay fields) are harvested at least once in that time frame, which is devastating to young grassland birds. Delaying the first cut of hay until July 15 or later allows grassland birds time to fledge the nest, greatly increasing survival rates.
Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands
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50% of Eligible Project Implementation Costs
Not Accepting Applications
Program Description
Agricultural grasslands include hayfields and pasture composed of tame or native species that provide critical breeding habitat for Henslow’s Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Bobolink, Eastern Meadowlark and Loggerhead Shrike. This BMP provides an opportunity to restore agricultural land to permanent grassland.
Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000; Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000
Not Accepting Applications
Program Description
Implementation of Best Management Practices to control invasive plantInvasive species are non-native species whose introduction or spread threatens the environment, the economy , or society.species.
Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000; Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000
Not Accepting Applications
Program Description
Planting of native trees or shrubs in areas where the chosen tree species will not prove harmful to Species at Risk (SAR). Types of supported tree planting projects are: reforestation (block tree planting), tree windbreaks, or buffer strips.
SAR Habitat improvement projects that do not fit other eligible Best Management Practices but directly benefit SAR identified in in your Habitat Self Assessment.
Do you have an idea for a SAR habitat project that does not fit the Best Management Practices listed in the online program guide? Contact OSCIA directly by emailing SARFIP@ontariosoilcrop.org to discuss your project before applying.
Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands
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50% of Eligible Project Implementation Costs
Not Accepting Applications
Program Description
Funding is to support the planting of native trees and shrubs that will provide corridors for species such as the Eastern Foxsnake and American Badger and an early source of nectar and pollen for the Gypsy Cuckoo and Rusty-patched Bumble Bees.
Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands
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50% of Eligible Project Implementation Costs
Not Accepting Applications
Program Description
Wetlands have many benefits for farmers and wildlife, including flood mitigation, improved water quality, and habitat enhancement for SAR such as the Henlow’s Sparrow, Barn Swallow, and Little Brown Bat.
