Washington Chapter

of The Wildlife Society

Conservation Grants

Up to $2,500 is available to fund one or more qualifying projects!

To Apply for the 2025 Cycle:

Submit an application to our Grants Committee (grants@watws.org) using Subject Line: 'Conservation Grant Application' by December 31, 2024.

Application Guidelines:

Project Proposal (PDF or Word format, max 3 pages) including project:

Title

Objective(s)

Location and spatial extent of the project

Description of project benefit to wildlife populations and/or habitat conservation

Species and/or habitats to be benefited

Identity of any project partners

Brief statement of how WATWS participation and funding will be acknowledged as part of project outreach or other awareness-building

Images may be included to illustrate project

Contact name, address, phone, and e-mail for person submitting application
See Example Projects HERE

Project Qualifications:

Must be conducted somewhere primarily in WA (may include portions neighbor states immediately adjacent to WA border)
May be a new project or part of a conservation effort already underway
Work funded must be completed by end of the calendar year in which the project is awarded
Applicants must be a WATWS member or clearly indicate involvement of a WATWS member
A single project effort for the available amount is preferred, but the Chapter will consider funding multiple conservation efforts at lesser amounts totaling the amount available.
Funded activity can be on-the-ground or communication and outreach activities.
Grant recipients are expected to present results of their project at a future WATWS Annual Meeting (or other public presentation), and provide a write-up for the Chapter newsletter.

Past Recipients

2024 No Grant

2023

Oregon Spotted Frog and North Western pond Turtle Project (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge: Ryan Munes)

2021 - 2022 No Grant; COVID-19 Pandemic

2020

Clark's Nutcracker Conservation and Citizen Science, NRCC (Taza Schaming)

2019 (split award)

Amphibian Monitoring Educational Materials, Whatcom Co. Amphibian Monitoring Program
Flora & Fauna Stewardship Outreach, Foster Creek Conservation District

2018 (split award)

Citizen Science Egg Mass Survey Support, Whatcom Co. Amphibian Monitoring Program
Goshawk Monitoring, Chris Loggers

2017

Monitoring Supplies and Services Support, Whatcom Co. Amphibian Monitoring Program

2016 (split award)

Citizen Science Egg Mass Survey, Whatcom Co. Amphibian Monitoring Program
Outdoor Exploration Series Support, Capitol Land Trust

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