State Announces Over $315,000 in Wildlife Habitat Management Grants

January 25, 2017

CCB MEDIA PHOTO: State Representative Dylan Fernandes

MASHPEE – Mashpee and Sandwich are among 13 Massachusetts communities to receive over $317,000 in grants from the state.

The grants are for wildlife habitat improvement projects that total 534 acres in the communities.

The municipal and private conservation efforts will work to improve habitats for native wildlife and increase opportunities for wildlife-dependent recreation.

The Town of Mashpee is receiving $11,611 to convert an old bog into seasonal waterfowl habitat.

“Stewardship of our fragile environment is a cherished value on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket. I am encouraged to learn that both the Nantucket Conservation Foundation and the Town of Mashpee have been chosen to receive Mass Wildlife Habitat Management Grants,” said Cape and Islands State Senator Julian Cyr “These grants will go a long way in helping to preserve and protect our unique corner of the Commonwealth.”

The Nantucket Conservation Foundation is getting more than $38,469 to reduce shrub and tree species cover to improve habitat conditions for wildlife dependent on grasslands and heathlands.

“Nantucket is a unique community that is home to our state’s most beautiful landscapes and we must do everything we can to preserve them,” said Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket State Representative Dylan Fernandes. “I applaud the Nantucket Conservation Foundation on receiving this competitive Habitat Management Grant.”