The California Waterfowl Association will receive $115,000 through a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 on October 1, 2021 to be completed by September 30, 2026. The funding supports the Mountain Meadows & Foothill Floodplain Restoration Project under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631). Through this award, the California Waterfowl Association will provide financial and technical...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to the California Waterfowl Association (CWA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). This 5-year award will fund the restoration and enhancement of approximately 350 acres of wildlife habitat in the Sacramento Valley and foothills of California, including grasslands, riparian areas, and wetlands. The project aims to improve water delivery...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $2,304,170 Project Grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) to the California Waterfowl Association (CWA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The grant funding will be used to restore and enhance 11,773 acres of upland and wetland habitat in the Suisun and Yolo-Delta Basins of California's Central Valley over the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. CWA, which has extensive expertise in...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $3.31 million Project Grant to the California Waterfowl Association under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program. The three-year award, running from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025, will support wetlands conservation projects in California. The North American Wetlands Conservation Fund aims to protect wetland habitats for waterfowl and other wildlife through conservation and restoration efforts....
The Fall River Resource Conservation District will receive $100,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8. The funding supports projects under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program to address habitat restoration needs across 4,500 acres in Shasta County, California. Key work will include installing grade control structures to address head cuts and gullies causing water loss across 300 acres of wet meadows on the...
This $171,558 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 will fund two habitat restoration projects delivered by the Klamath Watershed Partnership through September 2027. The projects will restore approximately 107 acres of wet meadow and 196 acres of agricultural lands in Klamath County, Oregon to benefit wildlife including waterfowl. Specific activities include rebuilding levees and water control structures to restore wetland...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1.06M Project Grant to River Partners, a non-profit organization, under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648). The grant will support River Partners' efforts to (1) permanently conserve 358 acres of agricultural floodplains along the Sacramento River, (2) complete planning, design, and permitting for habitat restoration at three project sites, (3) construct new seasonally inundated habitat and install...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 8 awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648) to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). This grant will fund the drilling of a new deep well in the North Grasslands Wildlife Area to replace an existing well with declining water quality. The new well is expected to yield 2,000 acre-feet of water per year to maintain critical seasonal wetlands and wildlife...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 awarded a $239,250 Cooperative Agreement to the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Inc. under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). Through this award, the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association will work cooperatively with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore and enhance approximately 75 acres of wetlands and 140 acres of upland habitats on private lands across Wisconsin. This will benefit migratory...
This $260,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by 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 the removal and replacement of an undersized culvert on Little Grass Valley Creek in Weaverville, California. The new 13x10 elliptical culvert will provide full, unimpeded fish passage for anadromous species like coho salmon, steelhead, and Pacific lamprey to access five miles of cold water spawning and rearing...