Cooperative Agreement F15AC00697

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $816,723 Project Grant under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and the Hood River Watershed Group (HRWG). The funding will be used to complete the study and design of five stream restoration projects across the East Fork Hood River, Neal Creek, and Baldwin Creek sub-watersheds in north-central Oregon. The projects aim to remove two fish passage...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Wallowa Lake Irrigation District in Oregon. The funding will be used to replace an existing diversion structure on the Wallowa River with a new adjustable diversion and fish ladder system. The project will also upgrade the intake structure for the Consolidated Ditch to include a vertical plate system with a fish bypass facility. This will improve water...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to enhance riparian and instream habitat along one mile of the Wood River in Oregon. The project aims to add approximately 50 large woody debris structures to the river to increase habitat complexity and benefit species like bull trout, Lost River and shortnose suckers, and redband trout. Additional benefits are expected for riparian-dependent birds,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the Nez Perce Tribe under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to fund the design and implementation of an additional partial fish passage at the Wilson and Dorrance diversion locations on the Wallowa River. This project aims to restore aquatic organism passage and connectivity, enabling access to 10 miles of critical spawning, rearing, and foraging habitat for species such as spring Chinook salmon, coho salmon,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $1,420,000 National Coastal Wetland Conservation Grant to the Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission, in partnership with the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and Makah Tribe. The funds will be used to restore 175.4 acres of critical coastal wetlands and 20 acres of buffers along the Little Hoko River in Clallam County, Washington. The project will involve extensive in-stream habitat restoration,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,884,753 Project Grant under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). The grant will fund the restoration of fish passage in the North Fork Klaskanine River by providing a fish passage structure at the Ogee Dam. This project builds on previous efforts to remove one dam and install a fish passage structure at another upstream dam. Once installed, the new...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $1,200,000 to Waterwatch of Oregon to undertake a comprehensive river restoration project. The key products and services to be delivered include: removing the Pomeroy Dam and associated structures; relocating and upgrading 2 miles of irrigation water diversion to 2 new fish-friendly pumps; decommissioning 2 miles of...

This U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 grant award under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA #15.685) will fund two key fish habitat restoration projects in Oregon. The $4,324,657.25 grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will support the Union Soil and Water Conservation District in improving fish passage and habitat connectivity in the Grande Ronde River sub-basin. The first project will construct a fishway around the Elmer Dam on Catherine Creek to restore...

The Quillayute River Historic Oxbow Restoration Project is a multi-year, multi-stage effort led by the Quileute Tribe and funded through a $570,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program. The project aims to reconnect and restore over 3 miles of off-channel salmon habitat and 100 acres of floodplain along the Quillayute River. Key activities include rehabilitating and rerouting an access road, replacing an undersized...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing $2,135,667 in funding to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) through the FY2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coastal Zone Management Habitat Restoration and Conservation Competition (CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management). This Cooperative Agreement award will support ODFW's project to protect 528 acres of tidal wetlands along the Coquille River on Oregon's southern coast. ODFW will purchase the...