Deadline: 21 June 2019
Wildlife Preservation Canada is seeking to support individuals or groups who wish to create, restore, or enhance native pollinator habitat on an intermediate “landscape” scale, anywhere in Canada, by providing native wildflower seed for your project.
What Makes a Great Project?
This program is supported by a limited pool of funds. Projects will be chosen based on multiple criteria. Successful projects will meet at least some, though not necessarily all, of the following key objectives.
- Location and size: They wish to support a range of projects located across Canada, in any setting where pollinators may be found, from rural to urban. There are no specific limits as to project size, but they are looking primarily for projects ranging from 1,000 – 5,000 square metres. If applicant’s project site is larger than this, they are still encouraged to apply, although they might not be able to supply seed for the entire area.
- Species/Ecosystem benefit: Projects which specifically target rare or at-risk pollinator species or ecosystems (eg. Garry oak, tallgrass prairie, alvar, etc.) will receive special consideration.
- Leveraging existing habitat: Projects which amplify the beneficial effect of nearby existing habitat, for example by linking disconnected habitat or significantly expanding the safe foraging area for small populations, will receive special consideration.
- Biodiversity potential: Sites which include or border a variety of habitat types (eg. woods, meadow, wetland) are of special value because of their potential to harbour a large variety of species.
- Public visibility: Although it is not necessary for sites to be open to the public, visibility does help raise awareness and can provide educational opportunities to inspire others to take beneficial action. Plans for educational programs connected to applicants’ project are an asset.
- Stewardship plan: Newly-seeded pollinator habitat requires appropriate care and maintenance for the first few years, until the seedlings become well-established. Applicants’ site stewardship plans, and demonstrated ability to implement them, will be taken into account. Please let them know if applicants would like help designing a stewardship plan.
Eligibility Criteria
This program is open to individuals, volunteer-based community groups or organizations, or registered charities and non-profit organizations. For-profit organizations, or groups associated with a for-profit entity, are not eligible. Wildlife Preservation Canada reserves the right to exclude organizations and/or decline donations as it deems appropriate.
Rules/Conditions
Applicants must be willing and able to provide annual progress updates, including photos, for at least the next three years; and to grant Wildlife Preservation Canada, and its funding partner(s) the right to use this material for promotional or educational purposes. Seed must be planted by summer 2020 (the best time to plant is usually fall).
How to Apply
Applicants can download the application form via given website.
For more information, please visit https://wildlifepreservation.ca/wildflowerseedgrants/
