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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Resource Management
Grantee: Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Grantor: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: The Forest Preserve District of Cook County has received a grant award from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), through its Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Program, to support restoration and community outreach activities at LaBagh Woods in Chicago, Illinois. This project is a partnership that includes the Chicago Park District, the Bird Conservation Network, Chicago Ornithological Society, Chicago Audubon Society, Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute, Greencorps, and Friends of the Chicago River.
Grant Amount: $50,000.00
Grant Period: 8/3/2015 - 8/1/2017
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: Chicago Urban Treaty, 10-5800
Concurrences:
The Chief Financial Officer and Chief Attorney have approved this item.
District(s): 12
Summary: This project will restore 22-acres of migratory bird habitat in LaBagh Woods on the northwest side of Chicago, install three migratory make-over sites on the South side of the city, host a series of events that introduce people to birding and nature, and create a citizen science tool to monitor migratory birds.
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