Altar Valley Conservation Alliance

This Grant From the U.s. Fish Wildlife Service (service) to the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance (AVCA) in the Amount of $30,000, Will Fund Two Key Elements of Wildlife Conservation Work on the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (banwr): Cultural Resource Surveys and Technicians to Implement Projects. the Cultural Resource Surveys Will Enable a Prescribed Fire to Occur in a Focus Area for Masked Bobwhite Quail Habitat and Future Releases, Technicians Will Assist With Habitat Manipulation and Management, Animal Care, Public Outreach, Planning, and Biological Monitoring. the Overarching Goal of This Proposed Project Continues to Be Enhancing Semi-desertgrassland Habitat to Better Support a More Diverse Wildlife Community Over an Area Large Enoughto Have a Long-lasting and Sustainable Impact on Populations. Objectives of This Phase Includesupporting Wildlife Technician Salaries and Benefits to Care for the Endangered Bobwhite Quail, Assist With Wildlife Management, Habitat Manipulation, and Associated Monitoring and Completing Cultural Resource Surveys That Will Enable a Prescribed Fire Designed to Benefit the Quail.