Cooperative Agreement F22AC02288
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded a $345,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Wyoming Game & Fish Commission to support the Bighorn Mountains Beaver, Riparian and Aspen Restoration and Monitoring project. The funding is provided through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Prescribed Fire/Fire Recovery program (CFDA 10.716), which was established to address natural resources-related infrastructure, wildfire management and ecosystem...
- The Idaho Department of Fish and Game received a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management under the Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) program (CFDA 15.015), effective September 16, 2025, through September 15, 2030. This five-year project implements habitat restoration and invasive species management on the Big Desert landscape in southcentral Idaho through two primary service deliverables: planting and seeding native shrubs, including sagebrush and winterfat, and...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1) has awarded a $100,000.00 Cooperative Agreement to the Idaho Fish & Wildlife Foundation, Inc. under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657). The agreement, which runs from January 20, 2025 to January 19, 2029, will support efforts to enhance and restore sagebrush steppe habitats within core and growth opportunity areas in Lemhi, Custer, Clark, Butte, Fremont, and Jefferson counties in...
- PNWCESU Sage-Grouse Response to Little Mountain Prescribed Burns: Habitat Use and Movement Study Oregon State University received a $310,570 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management's Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. This four-year research initiative, conducted in Wyoming, will monitor and evaluate greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) habitat use patterns and movement dynamics in response to...
- Through a $248,500 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), the Klamath Soil & Water Conservation District will provide natural resource conservation services in the Klamath Basin region of Oregon. The funding will support removal of encroaching western juniper to restore springs and riparian areas that feed the Sprague and Sycan Rivers, which have experienced significant declines in surface water flow due...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Klamath Watershed Partnership. This 5-year award, starting on August 1, 2024, will support efforts to remove encroaching western juniper, restore springs and seeps, and enhance habitats within the Lost River watershed in Oregon. The project aims to reactivate springs, improve water delivery to the Lost River system, and benefit key species like the...
- 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 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...
- This $154,400 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) will fund habitat restoration and enhancement activities on private lands along Spencer Creek in Oregon. The primary objectives are to protect and improve critical habitat for Redband trout and Oregon spotted frog, while also preparing for the eventual return of Steelhead and Salmon after the removal of the Klamath Dam....
- This $500,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 will fund habitat restoration and enhancement efforts through September 2027. The recipient, Sheridan County Weed and Pest Control, will work with participating counties Johnson and Campbell, Wyoming to restore upland and mesic habitat for federally listed threatened and endangered species, as well as other federal trust and state priority resources. Funded activities will...
THE OWHYEE WATERSHED COUNCIL (OWC) IS PROPOSING TO COOPERATE WITH THE USFWS, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH & GAME, AND THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT TO ENHANCE/RESTORE ASPEN HABITAT WITHIN THE IDENTIFIED PROJECT AREA IN THE OWHYEE UPLANDS, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO. THE FY22 OWYHEE ASPEN REGENERATION AGREEMENT WILL REMOVE ENCROACHING JUNIPER THROUGH THE ACTION OF HAND-CUTTING OF CONIFER TREES (CHAINSAW) IN AND AROUND ESTABLISHED ASPEN STANDS AS WELL AS MACHINE PILING IN HIGH DENSITY LOCATIONS. THIS PROJECT DIRECTLY SUPPORTS 1) CONSERVATION STRATEGY 3: ASPEN HABITATS: SECURE AND ENHANCE ASPEN HABITATS IN THE OWYHEE UPLANDS PRIORITY CONSERVATION AREA AND THE SPECIES THAT DEPEND UPON THEM, GOAL 3A, 3B, 3B THROUGH THE STRATEGIC HABITAT CONSERVATION IN IDAHO PLAN 2017. THIS PROJECT ALSO DIRECTLY SUPPORTS CONSERVATION MEASURES IDENTIFIED IN THE IDAHO STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN 2015.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 1/28/26 | ||
| Not listed | $50.0k | 7/30/22 |