Study Design for impacts of illegal marijuana cultivation on salmonids

A difficult and sensitive study design is being developed to determine the real threat to northern California aquatic resources posed by illegal marijuana cultivation activities.

The first step is to define the potential stressors caused by marijuana production using the EPA’s Causal Analysis

credit: TRB Blogs


procedure to analyze all available data in yet to be determined northern California stream systems (e.g.

Mill, Deer, Antelope, Butte Creeks).

This non-biased analysis will compare the threats of marijuana cultivation relative to historic and present land-use activities in the watershed.

Once the threats are defined relative to other land-use activities, the next step is to accompany law enforcement personnel to secured marijuana fields to measure water quality and physical habitat impacts using standardized procedures.

From this information and data, specific sampling protocols will be developed and communicated to all agencies involved with water resource protection.

Work done under the previous grant refined some techniques and discovered some discrepancies with the original process.

Additional goals are to better understand the effect of marijuana cultivation on anadromous fish; identify and prioritize areas to protect and/or restore; and to develop a process and/or data that can be used to quantify those effects.

Ultimately, the goal of this project is to reduce and/or remove the negative effect of illicit marijuana cultivation on natural resources and to allow law enforcement to be more effective in prosecuting civil and environmental crime.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is uniquely qualified for this project due to the availability of their bio-assessment and contaminants expertise and facilities.

In addition, awarding to CDFW allows the appropriate biologists and toxicologists to enter areas under CDFW Warden protection directly after a marijuana raid to conduct tests and collect samples in a timely manner.
Agency: Department of the Interior

Office: Fish and Wildlife Service

Estimated Funding: $76,722


Who's Eligible





Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Not Available

Additional Information of Eligibility:
Not Available

Full Opportunity Web Address:
www.grants.gov

Contact:
Tricia Parker HamelbergFish BiologistPhone 530-527-3043

Agency Email Description:
Tricia_Parker@fws.gov

Agency Email:
Tricia_Parker@fws.gov

Date Posted:
2016-03-31

Application Due Date:
2016-04-06

Archive Date:
2016-05-06


Here are the star companies that have succeeded in their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. The companies were gathered by Civic 50, a national initiative to survey and rank S&P 500 corporations on how they engage with the communities they serve and utilize best practices in their corporate cultures.




Human Services Jobs in Washington

  Social Services Jobs
  Executive Director Jobs
  Foundation Related Jobs
  Education Jobs
  Social Work Jobs





More Federal Domestic Assistance Programs


Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program | Model State-Supported Area Health Education Centers | Integrated Programs | Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program | National Archives Reference Services_Historical Research |  Site Style by YAML | Grants.gov | Grants | Grants News | Sitemap | Privacy Policy


Edited by: Michael Saunders

© 2004-2024 Copyright Michael Saunders