StoryMaps
Welcome to our collection of StoryMaps highlighting grant program success stories throughout the United States. Explore the impact these grants have on conservation efforts and recreational opportunities for a variety of species and projects.
The Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program at 20 & Beyond
Proven Success and Positive Changes
The Highlands Conservation Act grant program marks 20 years of protecting vital lands in the Highlands region. With a focus on climate resilience, habitat connectivity, and equitable access, it now covers 10 million acres and supports under-resourced communities. This StoryMap highlights the program’s evolution and its role in preserving the region’s natural resources.
Bringing Bighorns Back from the Brink
How decades of Wildlife Restoration funding helped recover Nevada's most hard-headed ungulate
Beavers play a pivotal role in ecological restoration and wildlife management, highlighting their decline due to unregulated harvesting and habitat loss. Supported by Pittman-Robertson funds, efforts by state agencies have successfully restored beaver populations across various states, with benefits ranging from habitat enhancement to sustainable harvest management. View this ArcGIS StoryMap to learn more!
Beaver Tales
Understanding the Importance of Beaver Restoration and Habitat Management on a Landscape
Beavers play a pivotal role in ecological restoration and wildlife management, highlighting their decline due to unregulated harvesting and habitat loss. Supported by Pittman-Robertson funds, efforts by state agencies have successfully restored beaver populations across various states, with benefits ranging from habitat enhancement to sustainable harvest management. View this ArcGIS StoryMap to learn more!
Creating Opportunities through Public Target Ranges
Constructing, Enhancing & Maintaining Public Target Ranges with Pittman-Robertson (PR) Funds
Due to the strong partnerships among state fish and wildlife agencies, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the firearms, archery and ammunition manufacturers, the Office of Conservation Investment can provide grants for shooting range construction and improvement as well as technical advice on project design and execution. Follow along with this ArcGIS StoryMap to learn about what needs to be considered when developing a target range grant using PR funds.
Tracking the Timberdoodle
The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration program has funded eight decades of woodcock research
The Wildlife Restoration grant program has funded eight decades of woodcock research, and there’s still more to learn. This ArcGIS StoryMap highlights important work being done by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, the Michigan Department of Environmental Protection, and many other partners to study woodcock migration and ensure abundant habitat across the species’ range.