The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $4,851,805 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) federal grant program to the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development Coastal Management Program. This funding will be used to increase climate resilience of coastal communities in Oregon through habitat restoration planning, engineering and design projects, habitat restoration implementation projects, and land conservation...
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) will receive $8.3 million under a Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to restore high-priority habitat along three rivers in coastal Mendocino County, California. Funded through NOAA's Habitat Conservation grant program (CFDA 11.463), TNC will implement on-the-ground restoration at three sites focusing on floodplain and stream habitat improvement. The work will benefit endangered Central California coast coho...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $129,000 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 15.246 - Threatened and Endangered Species Program) to the Ncasi Foundation to conduct non-invasive surveys (using cameras and detection dog teams) on approximately 60,000 acres of BLM-managed and nearby private, U.S. Forest Service, State of Oregon, and Tribal lands in the Southern Oregon Coast Range over a 5-year period. The purpose is to assess the occurrence of the Pacific marten, a sensitive species. Ncasi...
This $2,606,862.14 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Forest and Woodlands Resource Management program (CFDA 15.233) will fund 250 acres of oak restoration on BLM-administered lands in Oregon between 2024-2026. As part of the larger Urgent Response Oak Initiative (UROI), the project aims to implement restoration treatments on approximately 3,000 acres of private non-industrial and BLM lands, leveraging additional state, federal, and philanthropic...
The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management awarded a $145,488.20 Cooperative Agreement to the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). Through this award, TEP operates the Northwest Oregon Restoration Partnership (NORP) program, which promotes healthy habitats in northwest Oregon's coastal and Columbia River priority basins by providing a sustainable supply of native plant materials for restoration...
The Nisqually Indian Tribe was awarded $501,892 under a Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463) to build capacity for habitat restoration in the Nisqually River Delta. Specifically, the funding will support the Tribe in incorporating their traditional ecological knowledge and priorities into habitat restoration and nature-based solutions to reduce flooding and increase climate resilience, with a...
The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians will receive a $11,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) to restore over 200 acres of migratory fish habitat in the Siuslaw River estuary. The project will remove a dike, culvert, and tide gate to reconnect tidal and river flows to the former Waite Ranch site. A new levee will also be constructed to protect neighboring properties...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing $6,949,353 in funding through the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves (CFDA 11.420) program to the Oregon Department of State Lands to complete the second phase of an entrance improvement project at the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve. The project will address constraints with the existing visitor center entrance, including lack of parking, security, and safe access from the nearby county...
The West Fork Canyon Creek Restoration Project is a phased effort to restore instream habitat within Oregon Coast Coho critical habitat on Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians reservation lands. This $2,695,259 project grant, awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438), will implement instream restoration, invasive species removal, and riparian restoration across 2.3 miles of...
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $806,749 Cooperative Agreement under the Wildlife Resource Management (CFDA 15.247) program to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to maintain and restore biodiversity through habitat restoration in the Hi-Line Sagebrush Anchor Restoration Landscape. The 5-year project aims to restore 4 miles of stream, improve 1,000 acres of crested wheatgrass stands, and modify 25 miles of fencing to wildlife-friendly standards. TNC will partner with private...