Cooperative Agreement 14CA11011700062

The Northwest California Resource Conservation & Development Council will provide stream condition, habitat, and wildlife inventory, assessment, and restoration services in the Trinity River watershed under a $177,327.89 cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management California Region. The award, issued on October 1, 2021 with a completion date of September 30, 2024, will support products and services aligned with the Threatened and Endangered...

The Lake County Watershed Protection will identify priority areas and watersheds and assist with watershed assessments for Clear Lake and Cache Creek in Lake County, California under a $100,000 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The award is part of the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program, which provides conservation technical assistance to organizations through locally-based conservation...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) will provide $300,000 to the North Coast Resource Conservation & Development Council (doing business as Conservation Works) to further develop the Russian River Confluence Collaborative in Northern California. Over a 3-year period, the collaborative will focus on initiating enduring collaboration between diverse stakeholders to help...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) provides $100,000 to Audubon Canyon Ranch, Inc. to support habitat restoration activities in Tomales Bay, Marin County, California. Key products and services to be delivered include: Developing a conceptual design plan to increase connectivity of Marks Marsh to Tomales Bay, restoring approximately 10 acres of tidal marsh habitat. Conducting invasive...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Passage program (CFDA 15.685) to the Resighini Rancheria, a federally recognized Native American tribe in California. The goal of the Lower Waukell and Junior Creeks Restoration Project is to replace two existing large culverts, elevate the roadway, and restore native vegetation to improve wetland habitat for at-risk fisheries and other tribal trust species,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Conservation Resource Alliance (CRA) to restore a road-stream crossing on Deer Creek. The project will replace a 7-foot diameter culvert with a 33-foot span timber bridge, reconnecting 5 miles of upstream channel to over 4 miles downstream. This will halt the annual input of up to 15 tons of sediment from road runoff entering Deer Creek, improving stream...

The Larabee Valley Forest Health and Resiliency Project is a $130,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the BLM Forest and Woodlands Resource Management Program (CFDA 15.233). The grant was awarded on September 20, 2024 to the non-profit Watershed Research and Training Center (WRTC) to deliver forest management services focused on enhancing forest ecosystem health and resilience in California. Through this award, WRTC...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.685 - National Fish Passage Program) provides $2,500,000.00 to the Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California to implement the Tejada Ranch Habitat Management Project. The project aims to remove fish passage barriers, enhance stream habitat, and reduce flood risk in a portion of Scotts Creek in Lake County, California. Key activities include removing instream barriers to enable...

This $260,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) will fund the removal and replacement of an undersized culvert on Little Grass Valley Creek in Weaverville, California. The new 13x10 elliptical culvert will provide full, unimpeded fish passage for anadromous species like coho salmon, steelhead, and Pacific lamprey to access five miles of cold water spawning and rearing...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $354,818.69 Cooperative Agreement to The Freshwater Trust (TFT) under the Threatened and Endangered Species Program (CFDA 15.246) to implement the Cosumnes Focal Raptor Riparian Habitat Improvement Project. The project aims to support the conservation and recovery of BLM sensitive raptor species in the Cosumnes watershed by identifying priority parcels for riparian habitat enhancement to improve raptor nesting and foraging habitat, as well as...