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<row _id="1"><Year>2024</Year><Project Name>Advanced Trapper Training</Project Name><Organization>Trappers Association of Nova Scotia</Organization><Funds_Awarded>18,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="2"><Year>2024</Year><Project Name>Advancing long-term conservation of high priority coastal habitats for shorebirds in the inner Bay of Fundy</Project Name><Organization>Birds Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>11,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="3"><Year>2024</Year><Project Name>Anthropoengic impacts on vascular plants and at-risk lichens in forested wetlands in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Saint Mary's University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,895</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="4"><Year>2024</Year><Project Name>Assessing fisher demographics and harvest trends in Nova Scotia: should we start a bag limit?</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="5"><Year>2024</Year><Project Name>Assessment of Urban White-Tailed Deer Health in Truro Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Dalhousie University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>18,055</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="6"><Year>2024</Year><Project Name>Conserving Bank Swallows: Breeding, Habitat Quality and Stewardship Monitoring</Project Name><Organization>Birds Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>19,914</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="7"><Year>2024</Year><Project Name>Conserving Habitat for Landbirds at Risk in Forested Landscapes in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Dalhousie University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>20,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="8"><Year>2024</Year><Project Name>Geographic distribution, prevalence, and intensity of brain nematodes in Nova Scotia deer</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,250</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="9"><Year>2024</Year><Project Name>Mainland Moose Conservation Initiative: Engaging Nova Scotians in Citizen Science Action for Moose Conservation</Project Name><Organization>Nature Nova Scotia</Organization><Funds_Awarded>20,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="10"><Year>2024</Year><Project Name>Municipal Chimney Swift Stewardship and Increased Urban and Natural Monitoring</Project Name><Organization>Birds Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>18,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="11"><Year>2024</Year><Project Name>Non-lead Ammo &amp; Tackle Alternative Education Project</Project Name><Organization>Port Morien Wildlife Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>21,180</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="12"><Year>2024</Year><Project Name>Reptiles at Risk: Conservation of the Snapping Turtle and Eastern Ribbonsnake</Project Name><Organization>Coastal Action</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="13"><Year>2024</Year><Project Name>Tracking Nova Scotia black bears to better inform population management and wildlife rehabilitation</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>20,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="14"><Year>2024</Year><Project Name>Water quality analysis of hydrological stations in Big Meadow Bog to facilitate endangered species recovery and assessment of wetland restoration on Brier Island, Digby County, Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="15"><Year>2024</Year><Project Name>Wetland Education and Stewardship</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>23,750</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="16"><Year>2023</Year><Project Name>Annapolis Valley Sand Barrens Community Education, Engagement, and Citizen Science</Project Name><Organization>Clean Annapolis River Project</Organization><Funds_Awarded>21,809</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="17"><Year>2023</Year><Project Name>Assessing fisher demographics and harvest trends in Nova Scotia: should we start a bag limit?</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>11,250</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="18"><Year>2023</Year><Project Name>Chimney Swift Nest and Roost Surveying and Stewardship in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Birds Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>14,813</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="19"><Year>2023</Year><Project Name>Conserving Habitat for Landbirds at Risk in Forested Landscapes in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Dalhousie University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>18,750</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="20"><Year>2023</Year><Project Name>Geographic distribution, prevalence, and intensity of brain nematodes in Nova Scotia deer</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="21"><Year>2023</Year><Project Name>Impacts of clearcut logging and substrate acidification on lichen communities in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Saint Mary's University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>13,488</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="22"><Year>2023</Year><Project Name>Monitoring of mercury speciation and nutrient export from a bog habitat impacted by herring gull guano and water table restoration on Brier Island, Digby County , Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>24,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="23"><Year>2023</Year><Project Name>New Trapper Training Program</Project Name><Organization>Trappers Association of Nova Scotia</Organization><Funds_Awarded>18,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="24"><Year>2023</Year><Project Name>Private Woodland Prioritization and Outreach in Mi'kma'ki</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Working Woodlands Trust</Organization><Funds_Awarded>18,654</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="25"><Year>2023</Year><Project Name>Protecting Bank Swallows in Nova Scotia (Year 2): Documenting Colonies and Habitats</Project Name><Organization>Birds Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>14,590</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="26"><Year>2023</Year><Project Name>Reptiles at Risk: Conservation of the Snapping Turtle and Eastern Ribbonsnake Year 4</Project Name><Organization>Coastal Action</Organization><Funds_Awarded>11,250</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="27"><Year>2023</Year><Project Name>Shorebird Engagement Project (SEP): Reducing Disturbance by Boosting Social Engagement</Project Name><Organization>Birds Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>13,297</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="28"><Year>2023</Year><Project Name>Waterfowl productivity and habitat enhancement at Belleisle Marsh: Year 3</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>9,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="29"><Year>2023</Year><Project Name>Wetland Conservation and Outreach- Connecting Policy and Community</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,375</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="30"><Year>2023</Year><Project Name>Youth Expedition to Survey Rare Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora in Southwestern Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Young Naturalists Club</Organization><Funds_Awarded>3,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="31"><Year>2022</Year><Project Name>Canopy lichens of old forests in Nova Scotia: correcting for spatial sampling bias</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,714</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="32"><Year>2022</Year><Project Name>Conserving habitat for landbirds at risk in forested landscapes in Nova Scotia-Year 2</Project Name><Organization>Dalhousie University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>20,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="33"><Year>2022</Year><Project Name>Development of a species distribution model for Wood Turtle in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Dalhousie University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>18,773</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="34"><Year>2022</Year><Project Name>Freshwater Mussel Initiative</Project Name><Organization>Atlantic Coastal Action Program Cape Breton (ACAP)</Organization><Funds_Awarded>14,249</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="35"><Year>2022</Year><Project Name>Geographic distribution, prevalence, and intensity of brain worms in Nova Scotia deer</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>11,400</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="36"><Year>2022</Year><Project Name>Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge into Wetland Education</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>18,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="37"><Year>2022</Year><Project Name>Monitoring of mercury speciation and nutrient export from a bog impacted herrring gull guano and water table restoration on Brier Island</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>22,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="38"><Year>2022</Year><Project Name>Protecting Bank Swallows in Nova Scotia (Year 1): Documenting Colonies and Habitats</Project Name><Organization>Birds Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>14,970</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="39"><Year>2022</Year><Project Name>Reptiles at Risk: Conservation of the Snapping Turtle and Eastern Ribbonsnake</Project Name><Organization>Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation</Organization><Funds_Awarded>16,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="40"><Year>2022</Year><Project Name>Space to Roost Volunteer Progam:  Volunteers helping to Reduce Disturbances at Vital Shorebird Habitats in the Minas Basin</Project Name><Organization>Birds Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>21,065</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="41"><Year>2022</Year><Project Name>The Annapolis Valley Sand Barrens Ecosystem Community Education, Engagement and Citizen Science</Project Name><Organization>Clean Annapolis River Project</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="42"><Year>2022</Year><Project Name>The Lily Lake Wetland Restoration Project</Project Name><Organization>Atlantic Coastal Action Program Cape Breton (ACAP)</Organization><Funds_Awarded>22,398</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="43"><Year>2022</Year><Project Name>Trappers Mentorship Program</Project Name><Organization>Trappers Association of Nova Scotia</Organization><Funds_Awarded>18,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="44"><Year>2021</Year><Project Name>Conserving habitat for landbirds at risk in forested landscapes in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Dalhousie University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>20,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="45"><Year>2021</Year><Project Name>Identifying sites of climate-resilient and climate-induced habitat for Piping Plover recovery in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Dalhousie University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>6,270</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="46"><Year>2021</Year><Project Name>Invasive alien species in Nova Scotia: Updated Guide for Habitat Stewardship</Project Name><Organization>Cape Breton University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>24,276</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="47"><Year>2021</Year><Project Name>Lichens of old growth forests in Nova Scotia: sampling bias and indicator potential</Project Name><Organization>Saint Mary's University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>14,603</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="48"><Year>2021</Year><Project Name>Private woodland prioritization and outreach for land trusts in Kespukwitk</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Working Woodlands Trust</Organization><Funds_Awarded>21,395</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="49"><Year>2021</Year><Project Name>Snapping turtle protection and education in southwest Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="50"><Year>2021</Year><Project Name>Space to Roost: reducing disturbances at vital shorebird habitats in the Minas Basin</Project Name><Organization>Birds Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>9,880</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="51"><Year>2021</Year><Project Name>Treasured wetlands of Nova Scotia: Engaging</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>18,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="52"><Year>2021</Year><Project Name>Waterfowl productivity and ecological indicators of wetland habitat quality at Belleisle Marsh</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>16,800</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="53"><Year>2021</Year><Project Name>Wetland restoration and appreciation in the Town of Middleton</Project Name><Organization>Clean Annapolis River Project</Organization><Funds_Awarded>14,470</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="54"><Year>2020</Year><Project Name>Blue Mountain Wilderness Connector</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Nature Trust</Organization><Funds_Awarded>38,591</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="55"><Year>2020</Year><Project Name>Conservation of eiders using nesting structures on the Eastern Shore – Year 2</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="56"><Year>2020</Year><Project Name>Effects of coyote harvest on reproductive output, and identifying risks from their parasites</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="57"><Year>2020</Year><Project Name>Examining distribution and bioaccumulation of methyl mercury in a bog habitat impacted by herring gull guano and water table restoration on Brier Island, Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>20,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="58"><Year>2020</Year><Project Name>Impacts of clearcut logging on gastropod-lichen interactions in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Saint Mary's University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>17,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="59"><Year>2020</Year><Project Name>Restoring, enhancing and protecting wildlife habitat in the Annapolis River Watershed</Project Name><Organization>Clean Annapolis River Project</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="60"><Year>2020</Year><Project Name>Snapping Turtle Monitoring and Nest Protection in Southwest Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="61"><Year>2020</Year><Project Name>Space to Roost: Reducing disturbances at vital shorebird habitats in the Minas Basin</Project Name><Organization>Birds Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>13,295</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="62"><Year>2020</Year><Project Name>The NOAAH Registry</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Women that Hunt Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="63"><Year>2020</Year><Project Name>The Youth +C492:D494Expo</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Women that Hunt Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>11,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="64"><Year>2020</Year><Project Name>Trapper Mentorship Program</Project Name><Organization>Trappers Association of Nova Scotia</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="65"><Year>2020</Year><Project Name>Treasured Wetlands of Nova Scotia: The Importance of Coastal Wetlands</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>14,687</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="66"><Year>2020</Year><Project Name>Water N' Woods Program</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Women that Hunt Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>17,069</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="67"><Year>2020</Year><Project Name>Youth Leading Environmental Change</Project Name><Organization>Clean Annapolis River Project</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,960</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="68"><Year>2020</Year><Project Name>Youth-led Bat Monitoring and Stewardship in private and public lands in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Young Naturalists Club</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,620</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="69"><Year>2019</Year><Project Name>Assessing old forests in the Annapolis Valley area and reviewing policy options for their protection on private lands</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>18,805</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="70"><Year>2019</Year><Project Name>Conservation of eiders using nesting structures on the Eastern Shore</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="71"><Year>2019</Year><Project Name>Determining the spring migratory behaviour of Ipswich Sparrows</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,620</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="72"><Year>2019</Year><Project Name>Effects of the coyote incentive program: condition, reproductive output, capture bias, etc</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>17,150</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="73"><Year>2019</Year><Project Name>Examining the impacts of herring gull guano on the mercury cycle of a restored bog on Brier Island</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>23,100</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="74"><Year>2019</Year><Project Name>Identifying and conserving habitat of rare forest dependent plant species</Project Name><Organization>Ramalina Institute</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,130</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="75"><Year>2019</Year><Project Name>Outreach to hunters and anglers for monitoring Hemlock Woolly Adegid in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute</Organization><Funds_Awarded>2,972</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="76"><Year>2019</Year><Project Name>Preserving seeds and genetics of trees in peril, Hemlock $ Ashes in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>20,625</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="77"><Year>2019</Year><Project Name>Promoting biodiversity and climate change adaptation on agricultural lands</Project Name><Organization>Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="78"><Year>2019</Year><Project Name>Restoring, enhancing and protecting wildlife habitat in the Annapolis River watershed</Project Name><Organization>Clean Annapolis River Project</Organization><Funds_Awarded>14,137</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="79"><Year>2019</Year><Project Name>Safe space to roost in the Minas Basin: Reducing disturbance at vital shorebird habitats</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>9,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="80"><Year>2019</Year><Project Name>Strengthening habitat stewardship and monitoring of aerial insectivores</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>14,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="81"><Year>2019</Year><Project Name>The Youth Expo</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Women that Hunt Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="82"><Year>2019</Year><Project Name>Trapper Mentorship Program</Project Name><Organization>Trappers Association of Nova Scotia</Organization><Funds_Awarded>18,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="83"><Year>2019</Year><Project Name>Using birds to assess change and engage communities at coastal wetland restoration sites</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>11,382</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="84"><Year>2019</Year><Project Name>Water'n Woods Weekend</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Women that Hunt Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,009</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="85"><Year>2019</Year><Project Name>Wet loss, net loss: the impact of policy and climate change on wetlands</Project Name><Organization>Cape Breton University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>9,967</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="86"><Year>2019</Year><Project Name>Youth Leading Environmental Change</Project Name><Organization>Clean Annapolis River Project</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,913</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="87"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Brown Bat House Nesting Project</Project Name><Organization>Port Morien Wildlife Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,694</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="88"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Characterizing and mitigating risks in newly discovered blanding's turtle populations - Year 2</Project Name><Organization>Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,850</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="89"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Common Loon Nesting Platform Project</Project Name><Organization>Port Morien Wildlife Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,070</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="90"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Consequences of culling coyotes on the remaining individual's reproduction and health</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="91"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Consequences of nest habitat selection for tree swallows</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="92"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Conservation of high quality habitat for landbirds at risk in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Dalhousie University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="93"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Eagle Project</Project Name><Organization>Port Morien Wildlife Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="94"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Field to Fork Nova Scotia (F2FNS)</Project Name><Organization>Halifax Wildlife Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,771</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="95"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Impacts of logging, acid rain and invasive species on at-risk lichens of Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Saint Mary's University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="96"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Investigating wildlife and roadway interactions in the Chignecto Isthmus, Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Dalhousie University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="97"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Mercury, lead, arsenic and other elemental contaminants in Nova Scotia Bald Eagles</Project Name><Organization>Saint Mary's University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="98"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Population structure and habitat use of black bears in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="99"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Solutions for sharing space with shorebirds in the Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>9,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="100"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Strengthening landowner stewardship of Aaerial insectivores (Year 3)</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>14,200</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="101"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Taking it to the next level: predatory arthropods as sentinels for historical gold mine wetlands</Project Name><Organization>Saint Mary's University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="102"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Trapper Mentorship Program</Project Name><Organization>Trappers Association of Nova Scotia</Organization><Funds_Awarded>18,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="103"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Water'n Woods Weekend</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Women that Hunt Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,833</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="104"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Wildlife and Habitat Stewardship through Education</Project Name><Organization>Trappers Association of Nova Scotia</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="105"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Wildlife Habitat Stewardship and Enhancement in the Annapolis River Watershet</Project Name><Organization>Clean Annapolis River Project</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="106"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Youth Expo</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Women that Hunt Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="107"><Year>2018</Year><Project Name>Youth Leading Environmental Change</Project Name><Organization>Clean Annapolis River Project</Organization><Funds_Awarded>3,028</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="108"><Year>2017</Year><Project Name>Black bear population structure and distribution in relation to habitat in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>20,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="109"><Year>2017</Year><Project Name>Brown Bat House Nesting Project</Project Name><Organization>Port Morien Wildlife Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,832</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="110"><Year>2017</Year><Project Name>Characterizing and mitigating risks in a newly discovered Blanding's turtle population</Project Name><Organization>Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,240</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="111"><Year>2017</Year><Project Name>Common Loon Nesting Platform Project</Project Name><Organization>Port Morien Wildlife Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>9,747</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="112"><Year>2017</Year><Project Name>Community Driven Wood Turtle Stewardship in the Annapolis River Watershed</Project Name><Organization>Clean Annapolis River Project</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="113"><Year>2017</Year><Project Name>Community Wildlife Management Workshop</Project Name><Organization>Canadian Wildlife Turkey Federation</Organization><Funds_Awarded>13,395</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="114"><Year>2017</Year><Project Name>Consequences of nest habitat selection for tree swallows</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>13,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="115"><Year>2017</Year><Project Name>Conservation of High Quality Landbirds at Risk in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Dalhousie University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="116"><Year>2017</Year><Project Name>Environmental and Economic Impacts of Wild Turkey Introduction in NS</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Federation of Anglers and Hunters</Organization><Funds_Awarded>18,390</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="117"><Year>2017</Year><Project Name>Factors influencing population decline of marine birds on NS’s Eastern Shore Islands</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>6,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="118"><Year>2017</Year><Project Name>Field to Fork Nova Scotia (F2FNS)</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Federation of Anglers and Hunters</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,777</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="119"><Year>2017</Year><Project Name>Illegal dump site clean up</Project Name><Organization>Trappers Association of Nova Scotia</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="120"><Year>2017</Year><Project Name>Stewarding Urban Wetlands through the Secondary Wetland Centre of Excellence Program 2017/18</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="121"><Year>2017</Year><Project Name>Strengthening Landowner Stewardship of Aerial Insectivores (year 2)</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="122"><Year>2017</Year><Project Name>The role of emergent aquatic insects in transporting toxic elements from historical gold mine wetlands to terrestrial ecosystems</Project Name><Organization>Saint Mary's University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="123"><Year>2017</Year><Project Name>The Youth Expo</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Women that Hunt Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,920</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="124"><Year>2017</Year><Project Name>Toxic/non-toxic ammunition and exchange program</Project Name><Organization>Halifax Wildlife Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>25,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="125"><Year>2017</Year><Project Name>Trapper Mentorship Program</Project Name><Organization>Trappers Association of Nova Scotia</Organization><Funds_Awarded>18,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="126"><Year>2017</Year><Project Name>Youth Hunter Mentorship Program</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Women that Hunt Assoc &amp; HWWA</Organization><Funds_Awarded>11,622</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="127"><Year>2016</Year><Project Name>Artificial nesting platforms for Common Loon in Mersey and Medway watersheds</Project Name><Organization>Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute</Organization><Funds_Awarded>6,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="128"><Year>2016</Year><Project Name>Berry-Old Growth Forests:Policy Analysis and Community Engagement</Project Name><Organization>Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="129"><Year>2016</Year><Project Name>Community Engagement in Wood Turtle Stewardship in the Annapolis River Watershed</Project Name><Organization>Clean Annapolis River Project</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="130"><Year>2016</Year><Project Name>Consequences of nest habitat selection for tree swallows</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="131"><Year>2016</Year><Project Name>Conserving Nova Scotia's Wetlands through Education 2016/2017</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="132"><Year>2016</Year><Project Name>Conserving the lower Musquodoboit River</Project Name><Organization>Nature Conservancy of Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>50,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="133"><Year>2016</Year><Project Name>Determining the role of wintering conditions on swallow population declines</Project Name><Organization>Dalhousie University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="134"><Year>2016</Year><Project Name>Easy-Identification of Stress Markers in White Tailed Deer ( Odocoileus virginianus) in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>9,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="135"><Year>2016</Year><Project Name>Educate new trappers on the sustainable management of Nova Scotia's fur bearing animals while ensuring maximum economic value from our Natural Resource.</Project Name><Organization>Trappers Association of Nova Scotia</Organization><Funds_Awarded>9,800</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="136"><Year>2016</Year><Project Name>Factors influencing population decline of marine birds on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore Islands</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="137"><Year>2016</Year><Project Name>Genetic analyses of Eastern Coyote (Canis Latrans) in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="138"><Year>2016</Year><Project Name>Habitat provisioning of wild bee pollinators on Nova Scotia's healthlands</Project Name><Organization>Saint Mary's University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="139"><Year>2016</Year><Project Name>Hog Lake Conservation Area-Protecting Woods &amp; Waters for Wildlife</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Nature Trust</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="140"><Year>2016</Year><Project Name>Post- breeding dispersal of island-nesting Blackpoll Warblers and Yellow-rumped Warblers</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="141"><Year>2016</Year><Project Name>Risk hotspot identification for colonial seabirds in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="142"><Year>2016</Year><Project Name>Strengthening Landowner Stewarship of Aerial Insectivores</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="143"><Year>2016</Year><Project Name>Tenth Anniversary of Young Naturalists Club</Project Name><Organization>Young Naturalists Club</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="144"><Year>2016</Year><Project Name>Toxic/non-toxic ( changed from lead) ammunition and exchange program</Project Name><Organization>Halifax Wildlife Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>25,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="145"><Year>2016</Year><Project Name>Trapper Mentorship Program</Project Name><Organization>Trappers Association of Nova Scotia</Organization><Funds_Awarded>18,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="146"><Year>2016</Year><Project Name>Understanding human pressures at critical shorebirds roost habitats in the Minas Basin</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="147"><Year>2015</Year><Project Name>Chignecto Region Wildlife Connectivity Analysis</Project Name><Organization>Nature Conservancy of Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>6,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="148"><Year>2015</Year><Project Name>Consequences of nest habitat selection for tree swallows</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>16,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="149"><Year>2015</Year><Project Name>Ecological Significance of fungal symbionts of the Endangered Plant - Geum peckii in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="150"><Year>2015</Year><Project Name>Factors influencing decline of marine birds on NS Eastern Shore Islands</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>9,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="151"><Year>2015</Year><Project Name>Forest lichens in NS: creating access to baseline collections data</Project Name><Organization>New Brunswick Museum</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="152"><Year>2015</Year><Project Name>Fostering Landowner Stewardship and conservation for Aerial Insectivores</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="153"><Year>2015</Year><Project Name>Garden Lots Salt Marsh Interpretive Site &amp; Youth Education Program</Project Name><Organization>Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="154"><Year>2015</Year><Project Name>Learn 2 Hunt - Leave No Trace</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotio Association of Crossbow Hunters</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,600</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="155"><Year>2015</Year><Project Name>Mapping &amp; tracking for adaptive management of Endangered Avens on Brier Island</Project Name><Organization>Private Researcher</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="156"><Year>2015</Year><Project Name>Migration and staging and wintering habitat of Northern Saw-whet Owls in the Maritimes</Project Name><Organization>Universite Sainte- Anne</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,300</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="157"><Year>2015</Year><Project Name>Non-lead education and exchange program</Project Name><Organization>Halifax Wildlife Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="158"><Year>2015</Year><Project Name>Population structure and distribution of Black Bears in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="159"><Year>2015</Year><Project Name>Post-breeding dispersal of island-nesting Blackpoll Warblers</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="160"><Year>2015</Year><Project Name>Promote and educate new trappers on sustainable natural renewable resources from Nova Scotia’s fur bearing animals</Project Name><Organization>Trappers Association of Nova Scotia</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="161"><Year>2015</Year><Project Name>The geography of Diet: population impacts of food available to a generalist species, the Herring Gull (Larus aregentatus)</Project Name><Organization>University of New Brunswick</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="162"><Year>2015</Year><Project Name>Understanding population declines for four species of swallows</Project Name><Organization>Dalhousie University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>6,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="163"><Year>2015</Year><Project Name>Wetland Conservation into the Future</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="164"><Year>2015</Year><Project Name>Wood Turtle Research, Conservation and Stewardship in the Annapolis River Watershed</Project Name><Organization>Clean Annapolis River Project</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="165"><Year>2015</Year><Project Name>Young Naturalists Club of Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Young Naturalists Club</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="166"><Year>2015</Year><Project Name>Youth Hunter Mentorship Program</Project Name><Organization>Hants West Wildlife Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>6,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="167"><Year>2014</Year><Project Name>Acquisition of Young's Island, Musquodoboit Harbour</Project Name><Organization>Nature Conservancy of Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>50,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="168"><Year>2014</Year><Project Name>An integrative approach to white-tailed deer management in Nova Scotia: Policy review and implementation</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="169"><Year>2014</Year><Project Name>Code Green- Enhancing Awareness of Species at Risk</Project Name><Organization>Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="170"><Year>2014</Year><Project Name>Determining the role of food availability on swallow population decline</Project Name><Organization>Dalhousie University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,800</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="171"><Year>2014</Year><Project Name>Enhancing habitats and conserving birds and other wildlife at IBA in NS</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="172"><Year>2014</Year><Project Name>Exchange of lead ammunition for non-lead ammunition (Exchange, Awareness, understanding and accceptance of non-lead use program)</Project Name><Organization>Halifax Wildlife Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>17,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="173"><Year>2014</Year><Project Name>Factors influencing population decline of marine birds on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore Islands</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>9,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="174"><Year>2014</Year><Project Name>ImagiNature - putting play and imagination back in the outdoors</Project Name><Organization>Hope for Wildlife</Organization><Funds_Awarded>3,400</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="175"><Year>2014</Year><Project Name>NS SwiftWatch: Engaging Nova Scotians in Chimney Swift Recovery–Year 3</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="176"><Year>2014</Year><Project Name>Population structure of Black Bears in NS: mitigating human bear conflicts</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="177"><Year>2014</Year><Project Name>Promote and Educate sustainable natural renewable resources from Nova Scotia's fur bearing animals</Project Name><Organization>Trappers Association of Nova Scotia</Organization><Funds_Awarded>6,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="178"><Year>2014</Year><Project Name>Species at Risk- Training &amp; Interpretive Panels</Project Name><Organization>Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="179"><Year>2014</Year><Project Name>Survival of Leach's storm-petrels</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="180"><Year>2014</Year><Project Name>The diversity of predaceous insects in wetlands and ponds</Project Name><Organization>Saint Francis Xavier University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="181"><Year>2014</Year><Project Name>Understanding and Protecting Wood Turtles in the Annapolis River Watershed</Project Name><Organization>Clean Annapolis River Project</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="182"><Year>2014</Year><Project Name>Wetland Conservation Today &amp; Tomorrow</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="183"><Year>2014</Year><Project Name>Young Naturalists Club of Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Young Naturalists Club</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="184"><Year>2014</Year><Project Name>Youth Hunter Mentorship Program</Project Name><Organization>Hants West Wildlife Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>6,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="185"><Year>2013</Year><Project Name>Black Point Beach Conservation Lands</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Nature Trust</Organization><Funds_Awarded>41,695</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="186"><Year>2013</Year><Project Name>Common Eider population decline and habitat change on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore Islands</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="187"><Year>2013</Year><Project Name>Conservation of Leach's storm-petrels</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>11,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="188"><Year>2013</Year><Project Name>Development of a seed bank for Nova Scotia Flora</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>9,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="189"><Year>2013</Year><Project Name>Exchange of lead ammunition for non-lead ammunition</Project Name><Organization>Halifax Wildlife Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>9,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="190"><Year>2013</Year><Project Name>Factors determining duck brood success in constructed wetlands, Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="191"><Year>2013</Year><Project Name>Habitat Modeling for Landbird Species at Risk in Southwestern Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Dalhousie University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="192"><Year>2013</Year><Project Name>Incorporating newly enhanced maps and data analyses into final Breeding Bird Atlas products for Nova Scotia.</Project Name><Organization>Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="193"><Year>2013</Year><Project Name>NS SwiftWatch: Engaging Nova Scotians in Chimney Swift Recovery–Year 2</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="194"><Year>2013</Year><Project Name>Oiled Wildlife Education and Response Team</Project Name><Organization>Hope for Wildlife</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="195"><Year>2013</Year><Project Name>Pilot Project Proposal</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Federation of Anglers and Hunters</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="196"><Year>2013</Year><Project Name>Year 2: In-depth analysis of deer management in Nova Scotia: critique of current policy and suggestions for future management approaches</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,700</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="197"><Year>2013</Year><Project Name>Young Naturalists Club: Observe and Conserve</Project Name><Organization>Young Naturalists Club</Organization><Funds_Awarded>9,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="198"><Year>2012</Year><Project Name>Agricultural Stewardship in Nova Scotia: A program evaluation and study of biodiversity values</Project Name><Organization>Dalhousie University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,350</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="199"><Year>2012</Year><Project Name>Conservation of Leach’s storm-petrels</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,692</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="200"><Year>2012</Year><Project Name>Delivering Final Breeding Bird Atlas Results to Nova Scotians</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>13,600</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="201"><Year>2012</Year><Project Name>Educate on the sustainable natural renewable products from NS fur bearing animals.</Project Name><Organization>Trappers Association of Nova Scotia</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,200</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="202"><Year>2012</Year><Project Name>Factors determining duck brood success in constructed wetlands, upper Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>9,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="203"><Year>2012</Year><Project Name>Fostering citizen science and conservation at coastal bird 'hot spots' on Nova Scotia's shores</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="204"><Year>2012</Year><Project Name>Gulls as habitat and ecosystem bio-indicators on Sable Island</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="205"><Year>2012</Year><Project Name>Habitat Suitability Modeling for Landbird Species at Risk in Southwestern Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Dalhousie University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="206"><Year>2012</Year><Project Name>In-depth analysis of deer management in Nova Scotia: critique of current policy and suggestions for future management approaches</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>14,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="207"><Year>2012</Year><Project Name>Project Webfoot Wetland Education Program 2012/2013</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="208"><Year>2012</Year><Project Name>Protecting the Pugwash Estuary</Project Name><Organization>Nature Conservancy of Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>50,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="209"><Year>2012</Year><Project Name>Sharing the Space: Species at Risk Habitat Conservation in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Nature Trust</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="210"><Year>2012</Year><Project Name>Students for Swifts: Engaging Students in Chimney Swift Stewardship</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>6,950</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="211"><Year>2012</Year><Project Name>The Science of Stewardship: Achieving Behaviour Change for Species at Risk Recovery</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>6,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="212"><Year>2012</Year><Project Name>Young Naturalists Club of Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Young Naturalists Club</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="213"><Year>2011</Year><Project Name>Akins Marsh habitat restoration/enhancement with youth involvement</Project Name><Organization>Hants West Wildlife Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>3,150</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="214"><Year>2011</Year><Project Name>Bon Portage Island Conservation Project</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Nature Trust</Organization><Funds_Awarded>14,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="215"><Year>2011</Year><Project Name>Connecting South Shore to Youth to Coastal Birds &amp; Habitats</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,185</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="216"><Year>2011</Year><Project Name>Conservation of Leach's storm-petrels</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="217"><Year>2011</Year><Project Name>Conservation Planning to Protect At-Risk Species and Habitats in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Nature Conservancy of Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="218"><Year>2011</Year><Project Name>Environmental Daycamp and Workshop Expansion</Project Name><Organization>Hope for Wildlife</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="219"><Year>2011</Year><Project Name>Habitat use by migrant passerines</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="220"><Year>2011</Year><Project Name>In-depth analysis of harvested furbearer data: population projections using current data and considerations for future data collection</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="221"><Year>2011</Year><Project Name>Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas - Increasing Awareness of Nova Scotia Bird Conservation Priorities</Project Name><Organization>Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="222"><Year>2011</Year><Project Name>NS Swiftwatch: Engaging Nova Scotians in Chimney Swift Recovery</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,150</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="223"><Year>2011</Year><Project Name>Project Webfoot Wetland Education Program 2011/2012</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>18,650</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="224"><Year>2011</Year><Project Name>The movement dynamics of little brown (Myotis lucigugus) and northern long-eared (M. Septentrionalis) bats during the fall swarming season in Nova Scotia - Year 2, St. Mary’s University</Project Name><Organization>Saint Mary's University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="225"><Year>2010</Year><Project Name>Acadian Forest Region ‘Habitat Heroes’ - Children’s ecology camp</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>2,700</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="226"><Year>2010</Year><Project Name>Bridging the Ages: Understanding our Natural World</Project Name><Organization>Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Nova Scotia Chapter (CPAWS-NS)</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="227"><Year>2010</Year><Project Name>Building Capacity for Coastal Waterbird Monitoring at Important Bird Area sites on the South Shores of Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="228"><Year>2010</Year><Project Name>Ecological value of restored and engineered wetlands</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>6,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="229"><Year>2010</Year><Project Name>Habitat use by en route migratory songbirds in coastal Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>20,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="230"><Year>2010</Year><Project Name>Johnston’s Pond Land Acquisition Project</Project Name><Organization>Nature Conservancy of Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>20,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="231"><Year>2010</Year><Project Name>Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas Year 5- Last chance to put Nova Scotia’s bird biodiversity on the map!</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>14,300</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="232"><Year>2010</Year><Project Name>Micou’s Island Coastal Habitat Restoration and Stewardship Project</Project Name><Organization>St. Margaret's Bay Stewardship Assoc.</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="233"><Year>2010</Year><Project Name>Monitoring flying squirrel survivorship</Project Name><Organization>Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="234"><Year>2010</Year><Project Name>Project Webfoot Wetland Education Program 2010/2011</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>18,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="235"><Year>2010</Year><Project Name>Saint Mary’s University BioBlitz: Facilitating Education on Biodiversity and the Conservation of Wlidlife Habitats</Project Name><Organization>Saint Mary's University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="236"><Year>2010</Year><Project Name>Saving Spaces for Species</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Nature Trust</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="237"><Year>2010</Year><Project Name>Sheltering Forests Project - Land Acquisition</Project Name><Organization>Friends of the Redtail Society</Organization><Funds_Awarded>50,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="238"><Year>2010</Year><Project Name>Young Naturalists Club Expansion Project</Project Name><Organization>Young Naturalists Club</Organization><Funds_Awarded>20,825</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="239"><Year>2010</Year><Project Name>Youth Environmental Day Camp Pilot Project</Project Name><Organization>Hope for Wildlife</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="240"><Year>2009</Year><Project Name>Akin's marsh habitat restoration/enhancement with youth involvement</Project Name><Organization>Hants West Wildlife Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>2,600</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="241"><Year>2009</Year><Project Name>An Individual  Based Model of American Marten (Martes americana)  in Cape Breton, NS</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>3,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="242"><Year>2009</Year><Project Name>Coastlines Natural History Column</Project Name><Organization>Ecology Action Center</Organization><Funds_Awarded>3,725</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="243"><Year>2009</Year><Project Name>Determining the size and extent of the marten (Martes americana) population in western NS extension</Project Name><Organization>Trappers Association of Nova Scotia</Organization><Funds_Awarded>6,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="244"><Year>2009</Year><Project Name>Environmental Education Through Awareness</Project Name><Organization>Cape Sable Important Bird Area Committee</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="245"><Year>2009</Year><Project Name>Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas:  Increased volunteer support and coordination in 2009</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,300</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="246"><Year>2009</Year><Project Name>Medway Harbour Islands Project</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Nature Trust</Organization><Funds_Awarded>30,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="247"><Year>2009</Year><Project Name>Monitoring flying squirrel survivorship</Project Name><Organization>Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="248"><Year>2009</Year><Project Name>Piping Plover Poster Contest</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>3,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="249"><Year>2009</Year><Project Name>Project Webfoot Education Program 2009/2010</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="250"><Year>2009</Year><Project Name>Structure and movements of bat populations among hibernacula in Atlantic Canada</Project Name><Organization>Saint Mary's University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="251"><Year>2009</Year><Project Name>Young Naturalists Club of Nova Scotia (YNC)</Project Name><Organization>Young Naturalists Club</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="252"><Year>2008</Year><Project Name>Amphibians as Indicators of Road Disturbance in Forests</Project Name><Organization>Saint Mary's University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="253"><Year>2008</Year><Project Name>An Individual Based Model of the American Marten (Martes Americana) in Cape Breton, N.S.</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="254"><Year>2008</Year><Project Name>Canopy preferences of Carrion Beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) in different forest types</Project Name><Organization>Private Researcher</Organization><Funds_Awarded>3,700</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="255"><Year>2008</Year><Project Name>Coastlines Natural History Column</Project Name><Organization>Ecology Action Centre</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="256"><Year>2008</Year><Project Name>Conserving the Scotian South Shore</Project Name><Organization>Nature Conservancy of Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>25,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="257"><Year>2008</Year><Project Name>Determining the size and extent of the marten (Martes Americana) population in western NS</Project Name><Organization>Trappers Association of Nova Scotia</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="258"><Year>2008</Year><Project Name>Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas: A community effort to map bird distribution and abundance in NS</Project Name><Organization>Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="259"><Year>2008</Year><Project Name>Monitoring flying squirrel survivorship and fecundity</Project Name><Organization>Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="260"><Year>2008</Year><Project Name>Nova Scotia Landowners’ Beach Stewardship Guide</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="261"><Year>2008</Year><Project Name>Outdoor Learning Centre, Year 2</Project Name><Organization>Atlantic Coastal Action Program Cape Breton (ACAP)</Organization><Funds_Awarded>3,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="262"><Year>2008</Year><Project Name>Project Webfoot Wetland Education Program 2008/2009</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="263"><Year>2008</Year><Project Name>Replacement of two dilapidated flow control structures on Meadow Pond Watershed</Project Name><Organization>Queens Co. Fish &amp; Game</Organization><Funds_Awarded>6,975</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="264"><Year>2008</Year><Project Name>Roosting &amp; social ecology of the eastern pipistrelles in SW NS</Project Name><Organization>Saint Mary's University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="265"><Year>2008</Year><Project Name>St. Mary’s River Conservation Legacy Project</Project Name><Organization>St. Mary's River Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="266"><Year>2008</Year><Project Name>Weeding Out: Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Through Community-Based Invasive Plant Management</Project Name><Organization>Clean Annapolis River Project</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="267"><Year>2008</Year><Project Name>Young Naturalists Club of Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Young Naturalists Club</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="268"><Year>2008</Year><Project Name>Youth Hunter Education Scholarship</Project Name><Organization>Big Game Society</Organization><Funds_Awarded>2,565</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="269"><Year>2007</Year><Project Name>*Examining the size &amp; extent of the marten (Martes Americana) population in western NS</Project Name><Organization>Trappers Association of Nova Scotia</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="270"><Year>2007</Year><Project Name>*Project Webfoot Grade 4 Wetland Education Program</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="271"><Year>2007</Year><Project Name>Adaptive habitat model for the Cape Breton american marten augmentation project</Project Name><Organization>Private Researcher</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="272"><Year>2007</Year><Project Name>Amphibians as Indicators of Road Disturbance in Forests</Project Name><Organization>Private Researcher</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="273"><Year>2007</Year><Project Name>Beaver Pond Management in Northern Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>6,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="274"><Year>2007</Year><Project Name>Best Conservation and Stewardship Practices for High-Elevation Forest Habitat in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="275"><Year>2007</Year><Project Name>Characterization of critical habitat for moose on mainland Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Saint Mary's University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>22,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="276"><Year>2007</Year><Project Name>Coastlines Natural History Column</Project Name><Organization>Ecology Action Center</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="277"><Year>2007</Year><Project Name>Determining appropriate amounts of deadwood as habitat for wildlife for sustainable forestry in the Acadian Forest Region</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>3,800</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="278"><Year>2007</Year><Project Name>Effects of agriculture &amp; forestry on the distribution, movements and survival of wood turtles in an intensively managed landscape</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="279"><Year>2007</Year><Project Name>Land Acquisition at Port Joli Harbour</Project Name><Organization>Nature Conservancy of Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>25,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="280"><Year>2007</Year><Project Name>Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas: Engaging &amp; Training Volunteers for Bird Conservation</Project Name><Organization>Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="281"><Year>2007</Year><Project Name>Medway River Conservation Lands Project</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Nature Trust</Organization><Funds_Awarded>20,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="282"><Year>2007</Year><Project Name>Roost use and social behaviour of northern long-eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis)</Project Name><Organization>Dalhousie University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="283"><Year>2007</Year><Project Name>St. Mary's River Conservation Legacy Project</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Nature Trust</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="284"><Year>2007</Year><Project Name>Wood Duck Nesting Boxes for Shelburne County</Project Name><Organization>Shelburne Co. Fish &amp; Game Assoc.</Organization><Funds_Awarded>1,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="285"><Year>2007</Year><Project Name>Woodcock Habitat Rejuvenation &amp; Enhancement</Project Name><Organization>Woodcock Conservation Society</Organization><Funds_Awarded>3,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="286"><Year>2007</Year><Project Name>Young Naturalists Club of Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Young Naturalists Club</Organization><Funds_Awarded>2,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="287"><Year>2006</Year><Project Name>Conservation of Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora Species at Risk and important lakeshore habitat in the Tusket River Watershed</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="288"><Year>2006</Year><Project Name>Dragonflies as Indicators of Habitat Integrity of Treed Bogs</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="289"><Year>2006</Year><Project Name>Forest characteristics required by the Northern Sew-whet Owl compared with the Boreal Owl</Project Name><Organization>St. Francis Xavier University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>6,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="290"><Year>2006</Year><Project Name>Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas</Project Name><Organization>Private Researcher</Organization><Funds_Awarded>9,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="291"><Year>2006</Year><Project Name>Mercury in River Otter</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="292"><Year>2006</Year><Project Name>Project Webfoot Wetland Education Program</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="293"><Year>2006</Year><Project Name>Riparian Buffers in Forest Bird Conservation</Project Name><Organization>Dalhousie University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="294"><Year>2006</Year><Project Name>Shelter Cove</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Nature Trust</Organization><Funds_Awarded>50,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="295"><Year>2006</Year><Project Name>Size &amp; extent of the marten population</Project Name><Organization>Trappers Association of Nova Scotia</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="296"><Year>2006</Year><Project Name>Small Marsh Enhancement</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>11,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="297"><Year>2006</Year><Project Name>St Mary's River Conservation Legacy Project</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Nature Trust</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="298"><Year>2006</Year><Project Name>The utility of eastern pipistrelles as indicators of landscape level change at large spatial and temporal scales</Project Name><Organization>Saint Mary's University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="299"><Year>2006</Year><Project Name>Wildlife &amp; Forage quality of a late maturing hay cultivar</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="300"><Year>2006</Year><Project Name>Wood Turtle Habitat Conservation</Project Name><Organization>St. Mary's River Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>3,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="301"><Year>2006</Year><Project Name>Woodcock Habitat Enhancement</Project Name><Organization>Woodcock Conservation Society</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="302"><Year>2006</Year><Project Name>Youth Leadership Program</Project Name><Organization>Tusket River Environmental Protection Assoc.</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="303"><Year>2005</Year><Project Name>Adopt-A-Class Wetland Education Project</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="304"><Year>2005</Year><Project Name>Coastlines Natural History Column</Project Name><Organization>Ecology Action Center</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,710</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="305"><Year>2005</Year><Project Name>Community Education through Awareness</Project Name><Organization>Important Bird Area Local Action Committee</Organization><Funds_Awarded>9,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="306"><Year>2005</Year><Project Name>Conservation of critical lakeshore habitat in the Tusket River watershed</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,750</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="307"><Year>2005</Year><Project Name>Habitat Friendly Farming</Project Name><Organization>Clean Annapolis River Project</Organization><Funds_Awarded>3,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="308"><Year>2005</Year><Project Name>Kings’s County Riparian Fencing Project</Project Name><Organization>Friends of the Cornwallis River</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="309"><Year>2005</Year><Project Name>Mahone Bay Roseate Tern Habitat Recovery Project</Project Name><Organization>Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation</Organization><Funds_Awarded>3,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="310"><Year>2005</Year><Project Name>Mercury in River Otter</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="311"><Year>2005</Year><Project Name>Plants on the Edge: Securement and Stewardship of Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora habitat (Phase 2)</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Nature Trust</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="312"><Year>2005</Year><Project Name>Small Marsh Restoration in Annapolis Valley</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="313"><Year>2005</Year><Project Name>The Role of Riparian Buffers in Forest Bird Conservation</Project Name><Organization>Dalhousie University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>14,700</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="314"><Year>2005</Year><Project Name>The utility of eastern pipistrelles as indicators of landscape level change at large spatial and temporal scales</Project Name><Organization>Saint Mary's University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="315"><Year>2005</Year><Project Name>Wildlife and forage-quality benefits of a late-maturing hay cultivar</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,840</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="316"><Year>2005</Year><Project Name>Woodcock Habitat Enhancement Project</Project Name><Organization>Woodcock Conservation Society</Organization><Funds_Awarded>2,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="317"><Year>2004</Year><Project Name>Adopt-a-Class Wetland Education Program</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>13,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="318"><Year>2004</Year><Project Name>Benefits and Risks of Agro-ecosystem Management to Grassland Birds in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>University of New Brunswick</Organization><Funds_Awarded>13,800</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="319"><Year>2004</Year><Project Name>Coastlines Natural History Column</Project Name><Organization>Ecology Action Center</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,735</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="320"><Year>2004</Year><Project Name>Conservation of Critical Lakeshore Habitat in the Tusket River Watershed: Using Ecological Processes as Indicators of Habitat Health</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,840</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="321"><Year>2004</Year><Project Name>Conserving Critical Wood Turtle Habitats Through Community Stewardship</Project Name><Organization>St. Mary's River Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>3,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="322"><Year>2004</Year><Project Name>Distribution and Behaviour of Bats in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Saint Mary's University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="323"><Year>2004</Year><Project Name>King’s County Riparian Fencing Project</Project Name><Organization>Friends of the Cornwallis River</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="324"><Year>2004</Year><Project Name>Making Nova Scotia’s Lakes Loon Friendly</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,870</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="325"><Year>2004</Year><Project Name>Mercury in River Otter (Lontra canadensis)</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>8,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="326"><Year>2004</Year><Project Name>Microhabitat Selection of Northern and Southern Flying Squirrels in NS: Analysis of Diet</Project Name><Organization>Private Researcher</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,400</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="327"><Year>2004</Year><Project Name>Plants on the Edge: Securement and Stewardship of the Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora in Southwest Nova Scotia 2004 to 2006</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Nature Trust</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="328"><Year>2004</Year><Project Name>Seeing the Forest for the Trees: An Examination of the Ecological Effects of Porcupine Feeding on Acadian Forests</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="329"><Year>2004</Year><Project Name>Small Marsh Restoration in the Agricultural/Urban Landscape</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>7,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="330"><Year>2003</Year><Project Name>Benefits and risks of agro-ecosystem management to grassland birds in Nova Scotia (Year 2)</Project Name><Organization>University of New Brunswick</Organization><Funds_Awarded>13,800</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="331"><Year>2003</Year><Project Name>Coastlines Natural History Column (Year 2)</Project Name><Organization>Ecology Action Center</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,675</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="332"><Year>2003</Year><Project Name>Conserving our only endemic mammal: habitat associations and genetic diversity of the maritime shrew, Sorex maritimensis</Project Name><Organization>Acadia University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="333"><Year>2003</Year><Project Name>Ecology of Bats in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Saint Mary's University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>17,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="334"><Year>2003</Year><Project Name>Making NS Lakes Loon Friendly (Year 3)</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,778</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="335"><Year>2003</Year><Project Name>Salt Marsh &amp; Tidal River Restoration Project</Project Name><Organization>Ecology Action Center</Organization><Funds_Awarded>20,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="336"><Year>2003</Year><Project Name>Small Marsh Restoration</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="337"><Year>2003</Year><Project Name>The Nova Scotia Herpetofaunal Atlas Project</Project Name><Organization>Blomidon Naturalist Society</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="338"><Year>2002</Year><Project Name>Adopt-A-Class Field Days Program</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>9,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="339"><Year>2002</Year><Project Name>American Marten and Canada Lynx population recovery on CB</Project Name><Organization>Wildlife Conservation Society</Organization><Funds_Awarded>25,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="340"><Year>2002</Year><Project Name>Benefits &amp; Risks of agro-ecosystem management to grassland birds in NS</Project Name><Organization>Private Researcher</Organization><Funds_Awarded>13,800</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="341"><Year>2002</Year><Project Name>Coastlines Natural History Column</Project Name><Organization>Ecology Action Centre</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,775</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="342"><Year>2002</Year><Project Name>Ecology of Bats in Nova Scotia</Project Name><Organization>Private Researcher</Organization><Funds_Awarded>12,900</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="343"><Year>2002</Year><Project Name>Forest Legacy Project (Year 2)</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Nature Trust</Organization><Funds_Awarded>27,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="344"><Year>2002</Year><Project Name>King's County Riparian Fencing Project</Project Name><Organization>Friends of the Cornwallis River</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="345"><Year>2002</Year><Project Name>Making NS Lakes Loon Friendly (Year 2)</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,778</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="346"><Year>2002</Year><Project Name>Private Land Habitat Conservation</Project Name><Organization>Ducks Unlimited Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>13,500</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="347"><Year>2001</Year><Project Name>A Forest Legacy</Project Name><Organization>Nova Scotia Nature Trust</Organization><Funds_Awarded>27,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="348"><Year>2001</Year><Project Name>Boreal &amp; Northern Saw-whet Owls in enhanced habitats</Project Name><Organization>St. Francis Xavier University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>4,763</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="349"><Year>2001</Year><Project Name>Coastal Island Conservation</Project Name><Organization>Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="350"><Year>2001</Year><Project Name>Gaff Point Campaign</Project Name><Organization>Nature Conservancy of Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="351"><Year>2001</Year><Project Name>Improve Nesting Success of Eider Ducks</Project Name><Organization>Shelburne Co. Fish &amp; Game Assoc.</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="352"><Year>2001</Year><Project Name>Making Nova Scotia's Lakes Loon Friendly</Project Name><Organization>Bird Studies Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>5,880</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="353"><Year>2001</Year><Project Name>Upland Game Habitat Enhancement - Glengarry Valley, CB</Project Name><Organization>Ruffed Grouse Society of Canada</Organization><Funds_Awarded>21,800</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="354"><Year>2001</Year><Project Name>Waterfowl Hunter Ed. Program</Project Name><Organization>Halifax Wildlife Association</Organization><Funds_Awarded>10,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
<row _id="355"><Year>2001</Year><Project Name>Woodlot Enhancement in Pictou Landing</Project Name><Organization>St. Francis Xavier University</Organization><Funds_Awarded>15,000</Funds_Awarded></row>
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