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The National Wetlands Conservation Grant Program is a matching grants program administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to acquire, restore, and enhance wetlands of coastal States and the Trust Territories. Using matching funds from this grant program, Ecology has partnered with tribes, cities, counties, federal and state agencies and others to acquire, restore, and enhance coastal wetlands throughout Washington. Applications are due in May every year.
If you plan on applying for a grant, contact Jeanne Koenings by email or phone (360-407-7258) so Ecology can make all the necessary arrangements. Detailed grant information can be found by using the links below.
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Big Quilcene River Coastal Stream Acquisition and Restoration—Ecology, in partnership with the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group, was awarded $900,000 to acquire 19 acres and restore 2.3 acres of lowland river properties of the Quilcene River in Hood Canal. |
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Coulter Creek/North Bay Estuary—Ecology, in partnership with Mason County, was awarded $585,000, to acquire a 50-acre property in Case Inlet. |
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Crockett Lake Coastal Wetlands Phase II—Ecology, in partnership with the Whidbey Camano Land Trust, was awarded $960,000 to acquire 477 acres of wetlands at Keystone on Whidbey Island. |
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Indian Point Coastal Wetlands—Ecology, in partnership with the Whidbey Camano Land Trust, was awarded $618,000 to acquire 69 acres of waterfront on on Whidbey Island. |
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Nooksack River: Smuggler’s Slough Estuary Phase III—Ecology, in partnership with the Lummi Indian Business Council, was awarded $803,804 to acquire and restore 101 acres in Whatcom County. |
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Snow Creek Salt Marsh—Ecology, in partnership with the North Olympic Salmon Coalition, was awarded $811,479 to restore 20 acres of shoreline and estuary on Discovery Bay in Jefferson County. |
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Triangle Cove Coastal Acquisition—Ecology, in partnership with the Stillaguamish Tribe, was awarded $1,000,000 to acquire a 219-acre pocket estuary on Camano Island. |
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