Submitted by Kevin Anderson, Trout Unlimited
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Trout Unlimited is pleased to announce the availability of funding for land conservation through its new Chesapeake Bay Coldwater Land Conservancy Fund.  This fund provides matching grants to land trusts and agencies to permanently protect habitat for Eastern brook trout through land and conservation easement acquisition.  Grants are specifically for the transaction costs (e.g. boundary surveys, appraisals, baseline documentation, other due diligence, land and easement monitoring, etc.) of land protection projects.  Projects must be located within the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Learn more about the Chesapeake Bay Coldwater Land Conservancy Fund and download a request for proposals at the link below:

http://www.tu.org/easternlandprotection/chesapeake-bay-coldwater-land-conservancy-fund

Proposals for the first round of funding are due December 30, 2011.  Please feel free to contact Kevin Anderson to discuss potential projects.