Conservation
FFF Conservation Committee Minutes
September 6, 2007
Minutes are available to Southern Council members for review and available in two versions - [MS Word] or [PDF].
FFF Conservation Grant Prosposals'
Due Date for Fall Getting Closer
Do you have a resource project that creates healthy aquatic habitats? The Federation of Fly Fishers offers conservation grants to clubs, agencies, organizations and individuals who are working to preserve and restore the waters we cherish.
Grant Proposal Guidelines
- Electronic application submission is preferred.
- Prior to submission, proposals must be approved by an FFF Council Conservation VP.
- Typical grant amounts are limited to $2,000 per year. Please use this as a guideline in your request for funding.
- Applications are accepted year round and are considered three times each year.
Proposal Deadlines:
- Fall Deadline, November 15, 2007
Successful applicants notified January 1, 2008
- Spring Deadline: March 15, 2008.
Successful applicants notified May 1, 2008.
- Summer Deadline: July 15, 2008.
Successful applicants notified September 1, 2008.
Yes, now is the time to begin preparing your club's request for Conservation Grants. Complete details and online application forms can be found in the Conservation area of this Web site. If a club or indivdual member has questions or concerns, please contact Robert Bays
Robert Bays, VP Conservation
FFF Southern Council
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(Post by Robert Bays, VP Conservation - 03.21.07)
Conservation Funding Request Form [Adobe Acrobat PDF] - 212 Kb OR [MS Word Document] - 57 Kb; Conservation Funding Request Instructions availabale via the Federation of Fly Fishers Web site.
Our Fly Fishing Federation works through their Councils, Clubs and membership... "to improve fly fishing by joint efforts and initiating efforts to preserve and restore fisheries, fishing habitat and the natural diversity that supports fisheries, giving special emphasis to preserving native species". As the SC Conservation VP it is my job to promote at the club level the grass roots conservation agenda of the FFF. The 46 clubs in the 7 states that make up the Southern Council have in the past generously invested monies from their annual Conclave in conservation projects that match these goals.
These conservation projects vary from developing public access to fisheries, helping to establish youth and handicap fisheries, planting trees for stream bank stabilization, gathering water quality and entomology data, improving stream habitat, down to a basic walk along the river bank to pick up trash. It is grass roots conservation. Many of these projects have educational spin offs. Most were cooperative efforts with partners: State and Federal Agencies, TU, The Nature Conservancy, Coastal Conservation Assn., Scouting groups, High School and college students and other conservation groups. Details of some of our current conservation projects are reported in recent issues of The Long Cast.
There are over 4,000 fly fishers that make up the Southern Council. Over 4,000 pairs of eyes watching over our waters, our fisheries. All fish, all waters. If you observe a conservation problem that goes beyond what your club can handle consider developing a cooperative effort with other conservation groups and applying for financial aid, seed monies, from the Southern Council and/or the National FFF. The application procedure for funding is spelled out at the FFF web site. www.fedflyfishers.org. Click on Conservation, click on "Conservation Funding Requesting Instructions". You can download the application form and find the necessary information on how to apply for FFF conservation funding.
If you write or call me I can furnish you with the same information. Please note that all requests for conservation funding should be sent through the SC, VP Conservation. It is my job to guide your request through the SC Board and/or on to the National FFF Conservation Board for funding. If I can be of any help with your conservation projects please get in touch with me. You can find details for communicating with me in the Officers section of this web site. If your club has a Conservation Officer, or a person who is active in conservation matters please have that person contact me. By communicating with these conservation folks I can keep up with the important conservation projects that are being done by your club and report the results back to our membership through the Long Cast or on our web site. Your project could serve as a model for other clubs. We are all in this together, as Water Keepers, River watchers, Conservationists, for all waters, all fishes, we can learn from each other and in the process carry out the Conservation goals of the FFF.
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