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- Provided funding for the Tulon
dike project within 48 hours of notice for need.
- Started a joint project with
the Truckee Carson Irrigation District (TCID) to build a water
delivery system at Carson Lake. This project still needs to be
completed (waiting for TCID to do the dirt work, etc.).
- Nevada Waterfowl Association
entered into an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
the Nevada Department of Wildlife and Ducks Unlimited to restore
wetlands at Sheldon NWR, IXL. Work began in October 1998 and was
completed in 1999. The goal of this joint project was to rehabilitate
dikes, structures, and associated wetlands on the IXL property
to ultimately increase quality wetland habitat.
- Nevada Waterfowl's funding
contribution to this project was $12,000 for construction of 25
nesting islands. The first $800 was pledged in 1992 to help launch
the project. Contributions from other participating organizations
resulted in full funding of the approximately $40,000 needed to
complete construction of the islands in 1993 while the Humboldt
Sink remained dry.
- The Stillwater documentary was aired nationally.
- Provided funding for cleaning of the D-Line Ditch
in order to increase the amount of water that could flow through
it.
- Participated in the initial planting of the 25
nesting islands built in the Humboldt Sink.
- Completion of the Stillwater documentary.
- Participated in the initial planting of the millet
pond project on Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area.
- Participation in the tamarisk removal project on
Carson Lake.
- Participated in the mediation process to ensure
implementation of the water rights purchase program to restore
25,000 acres of primary wetlands in Lahontan Valley as provided
for in Public Law 101-618.
- Completion of funding for Humboldt Sink Nesting
Island Project
- Completion
of funding for 60 acres of millet ponds on Mason Valley Wildlife
Management Area.
- Nevada
Waterfowl's $7,500 contribution to this project was matched by
other participating organizations to raise the $17,000 in private
funds to construct this project.
- Levee repair and restoration at Carson Lake to
enhance production of waterfowl and shorebirds.
- Water rights purchased for Carson Lake.
- Emergency pumping at Scripps Wildlife Management
Area (Washoe Lake) to create marsh habitat*.
- Donation to television documentary about Stillwater**.
- Emergency pumping at Mason Valley Wildlife Management
Area (Yerington) to create marsh habitat***.
- First donation to Humboldt Sink nesting island
project****.
* This grant received 3 for 1 matching funds for
this project.
** In addition to our direct donation to the television
documentary about Stillwater, Nevada Waterfowl Association, in conjunction
with the Lahontan Wetlands Coalition raised additional funds in
the form of special donations and loans for the completion of this
important film for national broadcasting.
*** The Nevada Department of Wildlife had rights
to pump only approximately 240 acre feet of water for marsh habitat
at this area. The Department was able to pay for pumping that amount
of water from its existing funds. Consequently, none of this money
was used in 1992 but carried forward for future use.
**** The Humboldt Sink Nesting Island Project was
a special fundraising drive to raise money to build at least 25
nesting islands in the Humboldt Sink while it was dry.
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