Habitat Management Grant Program on the Land Conservation Assistance Network

Habitat Management Grant Program
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last updated: April 2022

The MassWildlife Habitat Management Grant Program (MHMGP) was developed to establish partnerships between MassWildlife and private and municipal landowners to enhance habitat and increase recreational opportunities on properties that have been conserved across the state. Recognizing that land protection is only the first step in maintaining the diverse habitats of Massachusetts, the MHMGP program aims to encourage landowners to engage in active habitat management on their properties to maximize the benefit to the various wildlife species of the state.

The MassWildlife Habitat Management Grant Program (MHMGP) is designed to provide financial assistance to private and municipal landowners of protected lands to support active habitat management while fostering partnerships to encourage landscape scale habitat management and expand public recreation on conserved lands.

Objectives

Improve habitat(s) for game species (those species that can be legally hunted, fished, and trapped in MA).
Manage habitat(s) for Species of Greatest Conservation Need as identified in the Massachusetts State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) – special emphasis on State-Endangered and State-Threatened Species.
Expand public recreational opportunities for hunting, fishing, trapping, and other wildlife associated recreation on conserved lands.

Eligibility

Owners of private or municipal conserved lands in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Conserved land is defined as property protected in fee or by a Conservation Restriction, land enrolled in Chapter 61,61A/B, is owned by an organization whose primary mission is habitat conservation, or has a current Landowner Incentive Program covenant; or an entity under equivalent protection as determined by MassWildlife staff.

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