Cooperative Agreement F19AC00511

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded Smith River Alliance Inc. a $348,199 cooperative agreement under the National Fish Passage program to replace an undersized culvert barrier with a fish-passable structure on a tributary to Morrison Creek in northern California. The culvert replacement will improve access to 1.1 miles of habitat and support the National Fish Passage program's goal of reconnecting habitat fragmented by barriers. Specifically, Smith River Alliance...

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...

Under a $250,000.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1, the Cascade Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group (CCFEG), doing business as Cascade Fisheries, will correct one (1) fish passage barrier to improve access to 1.45 miles of cold-water habitat for endangered fish species, including bull trout. Additionally, CCFEG will place locally sourced wood in up to 1 mile of Pole Creek to enhance instream complexity. This work is funded...

The Missouri Department of Conservation, through a $395,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), will replace an existing road-stream crossing acting as an aquatic organism passage barrier with an open-span structure. This will facilitate fish passage, sediment transport, and reduce isolation of sub-populations of the Niangua darter in the Little Niangua River basin. The project will reconnect 25 miles of Judge...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $1,415,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to the Kenai Peninsula Borough (KPB) in Alaska. The purpose of this project is to provide improved fish passage to high priority salmon species by replacing priority culverts that currently act as barriers with properly sized and engineered structures allowing passage for all life stages of these species. During the 2024 field seasons, KPB will manage the...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), awarded a $299,134 Cooperative Agreement to the Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group (SFEG) to open 8.67 miles of high-quality salmonid habitat in the Skagit watershed. The funding will enable SFEG to design and implement the replacement of six barrier culverts on Carpenter Creek, a priority project identified through a 10-year collaborative effort with local tribal entities and county governments. Once...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Passage (CFDA 15.685) program to the New River Land Trust. The project will implement an aquatic connectivity and habitat enhancement initiative along the North Fork Roanoke River in Blacksburg, VA. Key activities include removing one severe fish passage barrier, enhancing 0.5 mile of in-stream habitat through stream restoration and streambank stabilization, and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to the Lower Elwha Tribal Community Council to improve habitat for salmon and steelhead in the Ennis Creek watershed in Washington. The key activities to be performed under this award include: Contracting an engineering consultant to produce designs and cost estimates to replace an existing fish barrier culvert with a bridge on lower Ennis Creek, securing necessary...

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, through its National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), awarded a $342,000 project grant to the Eagle Valley Soil And Water Conservation District in Oregon. The grant supports the removal of fish passage barriers and implementation of habitat restoration projects within the East Pine Creek watershed, which is designated critical habitat for threatened bull trout. The project aims to restore aquatic connectivity and improve migratory corridors for bull trout...