Fish and Boat Commission State Wildlife Grants Due May 5

The Fish and Boat Commission announced it will accept applications for the State Wildlife Grant Program until May 5. The projects funded through the grant program will address high-priority conservation needs for endangered, threatened and at-risk reptile, amphibian, fish and aquatic invertebrate species across Pennsylvania. Priority topics include: reintroduction of native mussels, at-risk herptile species surveys and status assessments, mussel community assessment in the Lower Susquehanna Basin, and biodiversity of fish assemblages of the Middle and Upper Allegheny River, as well as projects that supply multiple benefits to multiple species.