Watershed Management Group, Inc

15.963: Southwest Border Resource Protection Programsam.gov Link: Click Here for the Sam.gov Assistance Listingthis Program Provides Financial Assistance to Educational Institutions, Nonprofit Organizations, Tribes, and Local and State Agencies to Improve Resource Stewardship, Achieve International Cooperation, Provide Meaningful Interpretation and Conduct Scientific Research, Which Will Lead to Increased Appreciation and Understanding of Our Shared Natural and Cultural Heritage Along Our International Border With Mexico. Watershed Management Group (WMG) Will Lead a Binational Beaver Monitoring Survey in the Upper San Pedro River Basin With Partners Including the National Park Service, the Nature Conservancy, Proteccin De La Fauna Mexicana, A.c. (profauna), Naturalia A.c. and Others. This Project Fills a Critical Gap in Scientific Knowledge About the Presence and Impact of Beaver (castor Canadensis) in the Desert Borderlands. Funding Support for This Project Will Help to Establish a Robust, Annual Collaborative Binational Beaver Population Survey That Can Provide Key Data to Arizona and Sonora Public and Private Stakeholders and Decision-makers to Inform Watershed and Riparian Health and Resiliency Efforts in the Binational San Pedro and Santa Cruz River Basins. a Binational Exchange Will Be Organized to Invite U.s. and Mexico Based Partners and Community Members to Present Survey Results, Share Experiences, Management Approaches, and Lessons. the Community Science Approach and Binational Exchange Will Expand Local Know-how and Capacity to Monitor Beaver Activity and Understand Observed Ecological Impacts and Create a Foundation for a Strong, Viable Community Engagement Initiative With Diverse Actors and Funding Committed to Longer-term Beaver Monitoring and Stewardship. Beneficiaries Include Profit Organizations, Public Nonprofit Institutions Organizations, Private Nonprofit Institutions Organizations, Non-federal Government Entities, Industry and Public Decision Makers, Research Scientists, Engineers, and the General Public.