Programs – OSCIA-Delivered Program Guides

Biodiversity Enhancement Plan

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

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.

Biodiversity Enhancement Plan

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

Corridors Connecting Habitat

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

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.

Corridors Connecting Habitat

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

Cross Fencing for Rotational Grazing

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

Installing new fencing and livestock watering systems infrastructure to strengthen rotational grazing systems and enhance habitat for grassland birds.

Cross Fencing for Rotational Grazing

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

Installing new fencing and livestock watering systems infrastructure to strengthen rotational grazing systems and enhance habitat for grassland birds.

Cross-Fencing for Rotational Grazing

Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands

50% of Eligible Project Implementation Costs

Not Accepting Applications

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.

Cross-Fencing for Rotational Grazing

Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands

50% of Eligible Project Implementation Costs

Not Accepting Applications

Erosion Control Structures Along Water’s Edge

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

Installing erosion control structures in riparian zones with concentrated water ﬂow, and soils with moderate to steep slopes susceptible to severe water erosion.

Erosion Control Structures Along Water’s Edge

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

Installing erosion control structures in riparian zones with concentrated water ﬂow, and soils with moderate to steep slopes susceptible to severe water erosion.

Establishment of In-Field Perennial Grass Strips

Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands

50% of Eligible Project Implementation Costs

Not Accepting Applications

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.

Establishment of In-Field Perennial Grass Strips

Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands

50% of Eligible Project Implementation Costs

Not Accepting Applications

Fencing to Exclude Livestock from Water’s Edge

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

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.

Fencing to Exclude Livestock from Water’s Edge

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

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.

Fencing to Exclude Livestock from Woodland Areas

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

Installing permanent fencing to exclude livestock from forest/woodland areas and treed corridors (i.e., windbreak, bufferstrip).

Fencing to Exclude Livestock from Woodland Areas

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

Installing permanent fencing to exclude livestock from forest/woodland areas and treed corridors (i.e., windbreak, bufferstrip).

Fencing to Exclude Livestock from Woodland Areas

Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands

50% of Eligible Project Implementation Costs

Not Accepting Applications

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.

Fencing to Exclude Livestock from Woodland Areas

Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands

50% of Eligible Project Implementation Costs

Not Accepting Applications

Forage Harvest Management (delayed haying)

Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands

50% of Eligible Project Implementation Costs

Not Accepting Applications

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.

Forage Harvest Management (delayed haying)

Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands

50% of Eligible Project Implementation Costs

Not Accepting Applications

Grassland Restoration

Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands

50% of Eligible Project Implementation Costs

Not Accepting Applications

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.

Grassland Restoration

Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands

50% of Eligible Project Implementation Costs

Not Accepting Applications

Habitat Structures and Enhancements

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

Purchase, construction and installation of species-speciﬁc habitat structures and enhancements to natural habitat for speciﬁc Species at Risk.

Habitat Structures and Enhancements

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

Purchase, construction and installation of species-speciﬁc habitat structures and enhancements to natural habitat for speciﬁc Species at Risk.

Improved Stream Crossings

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

Improving stream crossings for livestock or equipment when enhancing or replacing an existing crossing.

Improved Stream Crossings

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

Improving stream crossings for livestock or equipment when enhancing or replacing an existing crossing.

Invasive Plant Species Control

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

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.

Invasive Plant Species Control

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

Native Grassland Planting

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

Native grassland restoration (includes native prairie and savannah), including establishment along the water’s edge or in upland areas.

Native Grassland Planting

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

Native grassland restoration (includes native prairie and savannah), including establishment along the water’s edge or in upland areas.

Native Tree Planting

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

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.

Native Tree Planting

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

Other Specific Species at Risk Habitat Improvement Projects

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

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.

Other Specific Species at Risk Habitat Improvement Projects

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

Tree and Shrub Planting

Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands

50% of Eligible Project Implementation Costs

Not Accepting Applications

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.

Tree and Shrub Planting

Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands

50% of Eligible Project Implementation Costs

Not Accepting Applications

Wetland Restoration

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

Restoration of wetlands, returning them to their original size, depth and ecological function.

Wetland Restoration

Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program

Indirect Benefits to SAR – up to $15,000;
Direct Benefits to SAR – up to $20,000

Not Accepting Applications

Restoration of wetlands, returning them to their original size, depth and ecological function.

Wetland Restoration

Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands

50% of Eligible Project Implementation Costs

Not Accepting Applications

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.

Wetland Restoration

Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands

50% of Eligible Project Implementation Costs

Not Accepting Applications

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