Cooperative Agreement F22AC02392
- Federal Grant Award Summary MT. Adams Resource Stewards (MARS) received a $1.26 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation – Aquatic Invasive Species program (CFDA 15.608), awarded November 1, 2025. This grant funds the final three years of an American bullfrog eradication program at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge (CLNWR) and a two-mile buffer zone on adjacent private lands in south-central Washington....
- The Samish Indian Nation received a $200,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Tribal Wildlife Grants program (CFDA 15.639) to implement an Oregon Spotted Frog (OSF) habitat restoration project. The project aims to: 1) Increase and maintain high-quality OSF breeding and rearing habitat by managing invasive vegetation and preventing bullfrog establishment; 2) Gather microclimate and hydrological data through on-site monitoring; 3) Produce outreach materials for...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) provides $204,753 to the Wildlife Conservation Trust to address invasive plants that are degrading essential habitats for the recovery of the Oregon spotted frog in the North Puget Sound region. The project will combine annual management of reed canarygrass and other invasive plants with longer-term solutions to replace...
- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $186,472 Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Research Units (CFDA 15.812) program to Oregon State University (OSU) to conduct a comprehensive assessment of hydrologic connectivity and habitat availability in the Goose Lake Basin, Oregon. The project aims to: (1) evaluate habitat connectivity and predict stream flows by partitioning different sources of water contributing to baseflow, (2) forecast contemporary and future distributions of...
- This $163,588 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) supports continued implementation of the Oregon Bull Trout Strategy. The project aims to: Develop a centralized website to disseminate data, reports, and other products from the Oregon Bull Trout Strategy, which links management actions to research and monitoring to facilitate bull trout recovery. Inventory the...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) provides $108,170 to the University of Montana to evaluate threats to at-risk amphibian species in the western United States. The project aims to investigate how factors such as drought, non-native predators, habitat loss, and pathogens are impacting the distribution and abundance of priority amphibian species including the Northern Leopard Frog, Arizona Toad,...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $140,303 five-year Cooperative Agreement to Oregon State University under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to support the establishment of the East Cascades Native Plant Hub in Bend, Oregon. The hub will coordinate a regional network to address organizational, ecological, and financial challenges in restoration and revegetation of sagebrush ecosystems, with a focus on increasing the availability of...
- 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....
- The Oregon State University will receive $300,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under a Cooperative Agreement to further evaluate the suitability of fisher habitat in southern Oregon and develop genetic tools to identify fisher predators and competitors from scat samples. The university will survey proposed fisher reintroduction areas for species that prey on or compete with fishers, such as bobcats, mountain lions, coyotes, and gray foxes using...
- This $807,760 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) aims to transform 32 acres of cattle grazing pasture into productive wetland habitat on Upper Klamath Lake in Oregon. The key project activities include converting the land, planting native wetland vegetation, implementing water management practices, and establishing protocols for rearing juvenile endangered Lost River and...
THE PROJECT OBJECTIVE IS TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON OSF CURRENT CONDITION AND DOCUMENT CHANGES FROM HISTORICALCONDITIONS AT CONBOY LAKE NWR THIS DATASET IS A KEY PIECE OF NEEDED INFORMATION RELATED TO ONGOING EFFORTS TORESOLVE THE LOSS OF WATER INPUT THAT HAS RESULTED IN STEEP OSF POPULATION DECLINE IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS PROJECT ACTIVITIES MT ADAMS RESOURCE STEWARDS MARS WILL EMPLOY SIX TEMPORARY TECHNICIANS FOR FOUR WEEKS EACHYEAR TO ASSIST USFWS STAFF AT CONBOY LAKE NWR WITH ANNUAL OSF EGG MASS SURVEYS MARS TECHNICIANS WILL BE TRAINEDBY AND WORK UNDER THE DIRECTION OF USFWS STAFF SURVEYS WILL BE CONDUCTED FOLLOWING THE PROTOCOL USED BY THEWASHINGTON OREGON SPOTTED FROG WORKING GROUP SEE NEXT SECTION FOR MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION THESE SURVEYS WILLRESULT IN AN ANNUAL INDEX OF THE REFUGE OSF POPULATION SIZE AND PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATUS ANDTRENDS OF THE OSF POPULATION THIS INFORMATION IS ESPECIALLY CRITICAL GIVEN THE PRECIPITOUS OSF POPULATIONDECLINE AND THE TIME SENSITIVE NATURE OF ONGOING PARTNER DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO REFUGE SUMMER WATER INPUTS SURVEY RESULTS WILL ALSO INFORM REFUGE MANAGEMENT ACTIONS E G , EMERGENCY OSF RELOCATION, INVASIVE BULLFROGCONTROL RELATED TO OSF CONSERVATION
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 12/18/25 | ||
| Not listed | $34.2k | 9/8/22 |