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o Also as part of the Gulf Coast Conservation Initiative, the Foundation is an important partner 



in habitat acquisition at High Island. Texas . The High Island and Gulf Coast Conservation 

 Initiatives are long-range programs to improve and protect habitat along the Texas and 

 Louisiana Gulf Coast for neotropical migrant birds. Partners, in addition to the Foundation 

 and the Conservancy, include the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Texas Parks and Wildlife 

 Department, Houston Audubon Society, Amoco Production Company and Phillips Petroleum 

 Company. 



o The Foundation was essential to the protection of the Devil's Gut namral area in the Roanoke 



River Wetlands of North Carolina , now owned and managed by The Namre Conservancy, 

 Also, matching funds of $25,000 leveraged $50,000 of challenge funds that we raised, in 

 order to conduct neotropical migrant research, develop stewardship abstracts for twelve 

 neotropical species in decline, and develop a forestry management plan from the data on the 

 Lower Roanoke River. 



o In Delaware, Maryland and Virginia . Foundation funds effectively launched a multi-state 



partnership to conduct a survey of critical habitats along the mid- Atlantic coastline used by 

 neotropical migrant species during migration. 



At Brings Marsh Wetlands in Rhode Island . Foundation funding of $40,000 was essential to 



securing conservation easements on over 105 acres of marshland, including a coastal pond. 



A 1989 Foundation grant of $75,000 funded the acquisition, restoration and management of 



35,000 acres of wetlands and agricultural lands in Montezuma . New York . 



o Along the Cache River in Illinois . Foundation matching fimds of $200,000 were leveraged to 



provide a total of $724,000 in 1989 and 1990. This allowed the acquisition, restoration and 

 management of more than 2,960 acres of valuable bottomland hardwood wetlands for 

 waterfowl and wildlife habitat. 



Foundation matching funds of $75,000 in 1990 helped acquire 17.5 miles of riparian habitat 



on the Middle Fork of the John Dav River in Oregon , to protect the river from sediment and 

 erosional impacts. 



Chapter Point. Marvland. The Foundation was essential in this conservation effort. It 

 contributed $250,000, which was eventually matched with $750,000 from the State of Maryland, to 

 acquire and preserve 1,588 acres on the Nanticoke River in Wicomico County. This area is prime 

 habitat for the endangered bald eagle and also serves the needs of many species of migratory 

 waterfowl. Protection of the area was achieved only through the dedicated, cooperative efforts of the 

 Foundation, the Conservancy, the Conservation Fund and the State. 



The area had been a conservation target for years, and currently is a focus area for the North 

 American Waterfowl Management Plan. However, when the landowners were willing to sell, the 

 State of Maryland was experiencing serious budget difficulties, making conservation funds scarce. 

 The Foundation stepped in to make the purchase possible by providing the matching funds, serving as 

 a catalyst for the successful cooperative endeavor. 



