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Chase Lake Prairie Project - Woodworth, North Dakota
   

“Progress Through Partnerships”

The following is a list of impressive milestones the CLPP has achieved:

  • Wetland Restoration: 1547 Wetland Basins Totaling 3,642 Acres= $560,121

  • Wetland Creation: 105 Wetland Basins Totaling 372 Acres= $382,987

  • Grassland Easements: 134 Agreements Covering 57,567 Acres= $2,531,350

  • Wetland Easements: 310 Agreements Covering 21,222 Acres= $1,652,775

  • Grazing Systems: 97 Agreements Covering 68,659 Acres= $522,067

  • Nesting Islands: 40 Islands > 1/3 Acre and 35 Small 1/10th Acre Islands= $300,000

  • Peninsula Cutoffs: 12 produced by physical manipulation and electric fences= $225,000

  • Fee Title Acquisitions: 9,016 Acres Acquired= $1,089,000

  • Adopt-A-Pothole: 949.1 Acres Acquired= $208,182

  • Prairie and Wetlands Lease: 840 Acres Acquired= $175,130

  • Predator Exclosures: 17 Predator Fences enclosing 750 Acres= $160,000

  • Nesting Structures: 2,500 various structures= $50,000

  • Grass Seeding: 5,725.6 Acres= $164,636

  • Cattail Control: 135 Wetland Basins Totaling 3,256.8 Acres= $80,456

  • Idling Land: 6,064 Acres= $51,820.09

  • Endangered Species Upland: 66 Acres= $9,743.75

  • Delayed Haying: 1,427 Acres= $9,190.00

  • No Till/ Minimum Till: 8,221 Acres= $110,073.10

  • No Till Drill (2) and Undercutter (1)= $73,344.00


North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) as it Applies to the Chase Lake Prairie Project

It is important to note that the above accomplishments were largely funded through NAWCA grants and the following table shows this relationship.

Project Acres Impacted Cost
NAWCA I 3,941.4 $198,928
NAWCA II 30,458.2 $879,437
NAWCA III 12,852.3 $739,013
NAWCA IV 29,642
(Still in Progress)
$428,000
NAWCA V 34,295
(Still in Progress)
$1,000,000




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