Cooperative Agreement F21AC02969

This $2.7 million project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614) will support restoration and enhancement of 159 acres of coastal wetlands and riparian habitats at Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, California. The California Coastal Conservancy and East Bay Regional Park District will directly restore and enhance over 14.5 acres of wetlands and 144.5 acres of grasslands,...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $896,077 Project Grant under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648) program to the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency to implement a grazing management plan and infrastructure improvements across 696 acres of habitat reserve land adjacent to Morgan Hill, California. The key project activities include: Restoring approximately 455 acres of serpentine habitat types to benefit endangered species like the Bay checkerspot butterfly,...

The Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) will provide $299,134 to the Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group (SFEG) to open up 8.67 miles of high-quality habitat for salmonids in the Skagit watershed. The funding will enable SFEG to design and construct four new stream crossings to replace barrier culverts on Carpenter Creek, which has been identified as a priority through a 10-year...

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 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 State Coastal Conservancy received a $1.4 million Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614) to restore 14.3 acres of coastal wetlands and associated uplands in the Big Canyon Nature Park in Upper Newport Bay, California. The project will restore 1,900 feet of tidal and creek channels, 2.8 acres of tidal marsh, 7.3 acres of transitional wetlands, and 4.2 acres of coastal...

The State Coastal Conservancy was awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program to complete Phase I of the Castroville to the Coast Project. Phase I involves acquiring 24 acres of agricultural land along the Salinas Reclamation Ditch and Tembladero Slough floodplain for future restoration. The project aims to provide flood attenuation, sea level rise resilience, water quality improvement,...

The Siskiyou Resource Conservation District (SRCD) will receive $206,706.46 through a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631). The funding will support a wood loading and floodplain connectivity project in the South Fork of the Scott River in Etna, CA from September 30th, 2022 through September 29th, 2027. Specifically, SRCD will excavate two side...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $2,605,548.67 Project Grant to the City of Oakdale under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648) program. The project will enhance approximately 22 acres of riparian and upland habitats along the lower Stanislaus River in California. Key activities include excavating 54,800 cubic yards of material to expand emergent wetlands, create side channels, and install alcoves and large wood structures to...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) received a $366,667 Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.615) to support development of the Sweetwater Authority Natural Community Conservation Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan (NCCP/HCP) in southern California. The NCCP/HCP will cover approximately 28,333 acres including 5,200 acres owned and managed by the Sweetwater Authority in the...