Cooperative Agreement F23AC01748
- The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,013,207.73 WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) grant to the Deschutes Land Trust to restore 124 acres of aquatic, floodplain, and upland habitat at the Ochoco Preserve in Crook County, Oregon. The project aims to create over 2 miles of new main baseflow stream channels, 1.5 miles of side channels, and over 11 acres of wetlands to support reintroduced Spring Chinook salmon and Summer steelhead populations. Additional planned restoration efforts include 37 acres of...
- The Oregon Desert Land Trust and partners received a $417,250 cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 through July 15, 2027. The funding is provided under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation federal grant program (CFDA 15.657) to assess, protect, and restore streams, springs, and wet meadows in Oregon's Trout Creek and Pueblo Mountains. Key activities over the five-year period include continuing to assess and prioritize wet...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $816,723 Project Grant under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and the Hood River Watershed Group (HRWG). The funding will be used to complete the study and design of five stream restoration projects across the East Fork Hood River, Neal Creek, and Baldwin Creek sub-watersheds in north-central Oregon. The projects aim to remove two fish passage...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,884,753 Project Grant under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). The grant will fund the restoration of fish passage in the North Fork Klaskanine River by providing a fish passage structure at the Ogee Dam. This project builds on previous efforts to remove one dam and install a fish passage structure at another upstream dam. Once installed, the new...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $1,333,333 Project Grant under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) for the development of a statewide Aquatic Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). The grant funding will support Phase 3 of the HCP planning process, which will include the completion of a public draft HCP and a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The HCP is being developed through a...
- Lower Sutton Creek Aquatic Organism Passage Project Summary On July 1, 2026, the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded $1.12 million to the Nestucca, Neskowin and Sand Lake Watersheds Council under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP) program (CFDA 15.686) for the Lower Sutton Creek Aquatic Organism Passage Project. The primary deliverable is the replacement of two undersized and poorly functioning culverts on Lower Sutton Creek in Neskowin, Oregon with two aquatic...
- This $692,624.14 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (CFDA 15.517) program aims to restore ESA-listed salmon and steelhead populations in the Grande Ronde Basin of Oregon. The key activities include: Targeted PIT tagging of juvenile salmonids to estimate hatchery and natural origin predation Developing a release group study to address overall mortality in the valley Evaluating the impacts of hatchery release pulses on...
- This $233,037.38 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program will fund habitat restoration and conservation activities on private lands in Bly, Oregon. The primary focus is to address erosion issues and improve habitat for redband trout and other fish species in the South Fork Sprague River system. Key activities include installing wood structures and adding large wood and rocks to...
- 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 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) provides $200,000 to the Klamath Watershed Partnership to analyze and restore the Fishhole and Pole Creek watersheds in Oregon. The initial Phase I effort will assess priority areas for restoration and watershed function, including analyzing grazing and cattle management impacts. Planned restoration activities may include...
LOCATED ALONG THE WESTERN URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY OF PRINEVILLE, OREGON, OCHOCO PRESERVE (PRESERVE) WAS ACQUIRED BY THE DESCHUTES LAND TRUST IN 2017. THE PRESERVE WAS ACQUIRED WITH A PRIMARY GOAL OF REESTABLISHING ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND MAXIMIZING FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITATS, WHILE PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. ATTAINMENT OF THIS GOAL WILL BE ACHIEVED BY IMPLEMENTING THREE PHASES OF RESTORATION ACROSS THE PRESERVE. THIS PROPOSAL FOCUSES ON THE SECOND PHASE OF RESTORATION (THE FIRST PHASE WAS COMPLETED IN 2022). AMONG OTHER ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS, PHASE TWO WILL ADDRESS FACTORS THAT LIMIT SALMON AND STEELHEAD PRODUCTION IN OCHOCO CREEK AND THE CROOKED RIVER WITHIN THE PRESERVE. THE 2010 ODFW MIDDLE COLUMBIA STEELHEADRECOVERY PLAN LISTS THE FOLLOWING AS LIMITING FACTORS FOR THE CROOKED RIVER STEELHEAD POPULATION: DEGRADED CHANNEL STRUCTURE, COMPLEXITY, FLOODPLAIN CONNECTIVITY, AND RIPARIAN CONDITION, HIGH WATER TEMPERATURE, LOW FLOWS, ALTERED HYDROLOGY AND SEDIMENT ROUTING, AND LACK OF FISH PASSAGE, (P. 9-61). MANY OF THESE LIMITING FACTORS EXIST ON BOTH OF THE AFOREMENTIONED WATERWAYS ON THE PRESERVE AND ARE REDUCING THE POTENTIAL FOR SALMONID PRODUCTION. IN PARTICULAR, BOTH WATERCOURSES ARE CHANNELIZED WITH MINIMAL FLOODPLAIN. LIMITING FACTORS WILL BE ADDRESSED IN MANY WAYS, SUCH AS CREATING ABOUT 40 ACRES OF NEW FLOODPLAIN. WITHIN THAT NEW FLOODPLAIN AROUND A MILE OF NEW OCHOCO CREEK BASEFLOW CHANNEL AND ABOUT 0.6 MILES OF NEW CROOKED RIVER BASEFLOW CHANNEL WILL BE CONSTRUCTED. OVER A MILE OF SIDE CHANNELS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AND CONNECTED TO THE BASEFLOW CHANNELS. WITHIN THE NEW FLOODPLAIN, ABOUT 5 ACRES OF WETLAND WILL BE CONSTRUCTED. USING EXCAVATED EARTHEN MATERIAL, OVER 50 ACRES OF UPLANDS WILL BE CRAFTED. ALL DISTURBED AREAS WILL BE PLANTED WITH NATIVE, ZONE APPROPRIATE VEGETATION. PROJECT PARTNERS THAT CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, ODFW, PGE, CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF WARM SPRINGS AND THE CITY OF PRINEVILLE. FUNDING HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR, NGOS, TRIBES, AND STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 3/19/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 3/11/25 | ||
| Not listed | $400.0k | 6/26/23 |