Cooperative Agreement F18AC00355

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under its Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630), awarded a $3,260,366 Cooperative Agreement to the Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) to implement the Clear Creek Reconnection Project in Wahkiakum County, Washington. The project will remove a culvert fish passage barrier on Clear Creek, a tributary to the Elochoman River, to restore access to upstream spawning grounds for threatened salmon and steelhead species. Key project activities include...

The federal Project Grant award R24AP00606, provided by the Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554), will fund Coalitions And Collaboratives, Inc. (Coalitions & Collaboratives Inc.) to strengthen the Clear Creek Forest and Health Partnership in Colorado. The $300,000 award will enable the non-profit organization to further develop the partnership, ensure its long-term sustainability, and increase its capacity to implement a prioritized watershed...

The Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District, in partnership with the Middle Deschutes Watershed Council, will receive $263,564 from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to remove western juniper trees from 460 acres of upland habitat surrounding Willow Creek in Oregon. This project aims to restore water connectivity between upland and in-stream habitats by removing juniper that has caused flows in...

The Copper River Watershed Project (CRWP) will receive $256,718 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to address invasive weeds in Cordova, Alaska through June 2027. Under the award, CRWP will work cooperatively with the Forest Service to control and eradicate invasive plant species that threaten natural ecosystems and community resources. The funding is provided through the Schools and Roads Grants to States program (CFDA #10.665), which...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management awarded a Cooperative Agreement under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) to the Curry County Soil and Water Conservation District, doing business as the South Coast Watershed Council. Through this $127,607.84 award, the district will improve riparian and stream habitat conditions along Willow Creek, a major anadromous salmonid spawning and rearing tributary in the Floras Creek watershed. Key project activities include...

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 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 Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington awarded $258,488 to Partnership For The Umpqua Rivers, Inc. under a Cooperative Agreement from January 3, 2022 to January 2, 2025. The funding supports culvert replacement work along Walker Creek as part of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination program (CFDA 15.234). This program continues to provide supplemental funding for schools, roads, and additional employment opportunities through investments...

This $620,300 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) supports a project to remove a pair of culverts in Chimacum Creek, Washington. The project aims to re-establish access to 2.59 miles of significant upstream habitat for coho, fall chum, steelhead trout, and other anadromous fish species. The existing culverts have a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife passability rating of only 33%, limiting access to the upper...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,250,000 Cooperative Agreement through the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to work with the Jones Shotwell Ditch Company in Wenatchee, WA. The project will replace an open earthen irrigation ditch with a pressurized pipe system and upgrade the associated pump station. This will improve water and energy use efficiency, enhance instream flows in 6.5 miles of the lower Wenatchee River by up to 15 cubic feet per...