Cooperative Agreement F21AC02075

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,013,207.73 WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) grant to the Deschutes Land Trust to restore 124 acres of aquatic, floodplain, and upland habitat at the Ochoco Preserve in Crook County, Oregon. The project aims to create over 2 miles of new main baseflow stream channels, 1.5 miles of side channels, and over 11 acres of wetlands to support reintroduced Spring Chinook salmon and Summer steelhead populations. Additional planned restoration efforts include 37 acres of...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), through a $1,029,352 project grant from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1, will develop a statewide Oregon Department of Forestry Private Forest Accord Aquatic Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CESCF) program. The HCP will provide regulatory streamlining for private forest landowners throughout Oregon while promoting conservation of covered aquatic fish and...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $2,606,862.14 Cooperative Agreement to the Lomakatsi Restoration Project, a non-profit organization based in Ashland, Oregon. The funding is provided through the BLM's Forest and Woodlands Resource Management program (CFDA 15.233) and will support the implementation of the Rogue Basin Cohesive Forest Restoration Strategy and the Klamath-Siskiyou Strategic Conservation Action Plan. The Cooperative Agreement will fund 250 acres of oak...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program, provides $266,137.64 to fund Phase II of a project on the headwaters of Spencer Creek and associated tributaries, springs, and wetlands in Oregon. The project aims to restore, enhance, and protect 1 mile of riparian habitat, 45 acres of wetlands, and 240 acres of forested uplands to benefit species like redband trout, steelhead, salmon, Oregon spotted frog,...

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 State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). The grant will fund the restoration of fish passage in the North Fork Klaskanine River by providing fish passage at the Ogee Dam. This project builds upon previous efforts to remove one dam and install a fish passage structure at another dam upstream, and will provide access to...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $1,333,333 Project Grant under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) for the development of a statewide Aquatic Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). The grant funding will support Phase 3 of the HCP planning process, which will include the completion of a public draft HCP and a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The HCP is being developed through a...

This $166,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) supports post-fire restoration efforts on private lands in high priority areas in Oregon. The key focus is on treating invasive annual grasses and restoring upland plant species to improve ecosystem resiliency in the face of climate change, enhance public safety, and promote community sustainability by...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) provides $157,981.68 to support a three-phase watershed restoration project in the Cienega Creek watershed in Arizona. The first phase of the project will involve a detailed watershed assessment, including extensive field surveys, mapping of erosion sites, and the development of a comprehensive geodatabase. This foundational work will inform the design and implementation...

The Lomakatsi Restoration Project, a non-profit organization, will receive $1,000,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674). The funding will support continued maintenance of severely fire-prone areas within the Ashland All-Lands Forest Restoration project boundaries above Ashland, Oregon through activities such as...

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...