Cooperative Agreement F12AC01289

The San Juan Islands Conservation District will implement ten new Island Marble Butterfly habitat projects totaling $151,918.84 through December 2026 under a Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1. Funded by the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program, the projects will create fenced habitat plots and permanent open spaces on private properties in San Juan and Lopez Islands, Washington to expand existing habitat and connect areas for...

The Northwest Straits Foundation, Washington State Parks, and the Skagit and Whatcom County Marine Resources Committees will develop a feasibility study, design, permitting, and initiate community outreach for the restoration of over 1,200 linear feet of shoreline, 9 acres of backshore, and adjacent upland habitat at Clayton Beach in Larrabee State Park, Skagit County, WA under a $122,716 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1. The award...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) supports the development and implementation of a sustainable captive rearing program for the endangered Island Marble Butterfly. The $150,000 award will enable Woodland Park Zoo, the primary awardee, to conduct a captive rearing partner workshop in 2024 and establish a long-term captive rearing program to produce approximately 125...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (CTSI) a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674). The funding will support the implementation of oak restoration and fuels management activities at the CTSI's 504-acre Camp Creek Hills property located near Springfield, Oregon. The proposed work aims to increase the abundance and...

This $117,810 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) funds the San Juan Islands Conservation District's efforts to establish, maintain, monitor, and conduct outreach for habitat for the endangered island marble butterfly in San Juan County, Washington. Specific project activities include creating fenced habitat plots and permanent open spaces on private properties to...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $197,420 Cooperative Agreement under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to Friends of the San Juans, a non-profit organization located in Friday Harbor, Washington. The primary goal of this project is to restore the Eastsound Waterfront Park on Orcas Island to improve feeding and rearing habitat for out-migrating juvenile Chinook salmon, increase forage fish spawning habitat, and enhance prey for other protected marine species like bocaccio rockfish...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $102,194 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Washington under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to investigate methods for managing woody shrub and non-native grass competition that threatens the endangered Wenatchee Mountains checker-mallow (Sidalcea oregana var. calva, SIORC) in Washington state. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include:...

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has received a $6,606,303 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program. The funding will be used, in partnership with the Columbia Land Trust, to permanently protect 1,410 acres of diverse habitat in Washington state that supports three federally threatened species (northern spotted owl, gray wolf, and bull trout) and two...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) provides $347,163.07 to American Forests to develop and begin implementing a 20-year recovery and conservation plan for whitebark pine, a federally listed threatened tree species, at Mount Rainier, Olympic, and North Cascades National Parks. The goal is to promote the recovery and conservation of whitebark pine through expanded scientific planning, restoration...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $106,466 Cooperative Agreement to the Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) to restore up to 1,000 acres of native sage steppe habitat in Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park in Washington. The project aims to remove non-native species and reseed the area with native shrubs, grasses, and forbs to support the park's endangered and at-risk plant and wildlife species that...