3. Funding $8MM: “Plight of The Pollinators”
Land Acquisition $1.7MM
To conserve crucial pollinator habitat.
Current Stewardship $1MM
To help improve pollinator habitat on and around
our preserves using fire, grazing, and invasive
species control.
Future Stewardship $3MM
To ensure long-term pollinator habitat management
at our preserves: Four Canyon Preserve and Blue
Boggy Project Endowments.
Infrastructure & Equipment $800K
Equipment required for land stewardship and
facilities to maintain/protect that equipment.
Natural Ecosystems
Funding Priorities
Oklahoma Agriculture $1MM
To connect TNC with landowners and partners to help
promote soil health management practices on private
lands. Includes: Pollinator education and outreach;
TNC portion of OK Conservation Commission positions;
Provide funding for pollinator strips; and, purchase of
“No-Till” equipment.
TNC North America Agriculture $250K
To help advance the science necessary to promote
soil health with ag corporations and policy makers:
Science/Advancement of Soil Health Practices;
engaging Ag Supply Chain Companies; and, ensure No-
Till Farming Cost Share included in Farm Bill
TNC International Habitat – Mexico $250K
Chiapas: Migrating Pollinator-Friendly Agriculture
Agricultural Ecosystems
Funding PrioritiesNatural
Ecosystems
• Source of pollinators
for crop pollination.
• Act as a refugia for pollinators
that can recolonize degraded
agricultural areas.
Agricultural
Ecosystems
• Cover crops supplement
pollinator food sources.
• No-Till farming leaves habitat
intact for ground-nesting
pollinators.
• Reduces use of pesticides
by attracting pollinators that
feed on crop pests.
4. Timeline
January 1, 2019 – Silent Campaign for
TNC starts
February 2019 – Rollout of Project
Budget and Program Guidelines at the
State Meeting
April 15, 2019 – First possibility of
funding begins
