Box 17

Request for support for a research project entitled, “The Effects of Wealth and Markets on Forest Household Use and Knowledge of Extractive Resources in Western Brazilian Amazon."

Request for support of a groundwater assessment and salmon habitat restoration for the Williams Creek Watershed in Oregon.

Grant in support of the acquisition of a 407-acre tract of land in West Bolton, Vermont.

Grants in support of: the publication of a book entitled, “Wetland, Woodland, Wildland: A Guide to the Natural Communities of Vermont; ”Land acquisition for the protected zone La Cangeja in Puriscal, Costa Rica; and land acquisition at the Chauncey Hand Tract addition to the Burnham Brook preserve.

Grant in support of the Seventh Annual Stanford Health Policy Forum on “Population Growth and Environmental Change”.

Grant in support of the construction of an artificial stream for study of the behavioral effects of contaminants on aquatic organisms.

Grant in support of a project to relate water chemistry to otolith (ear bone) chemistry in fishes. This would enable identification of nursery areas occupied by matching the chemical signature of otolotihs with the signatures of wetland nurseries.

Grants in support of an independent, nonprofit resource policy center. The stated mission of the Rocky Mountain Institute is “to foster the efficient and sustainable use of resources as a path to global security.”

Grant in support of the Sun Day Campaign for a Sustainable Energy Future. The primary mission of this organization is to encourage and promote activities in support of renewable energy and improved energy efficiency

Grant in support of the Wetlands Conservation Project to protect the marshes outside Saiwa Swamp National Park, in Kipsaina Kenya.