This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) will provide $5,000,000 to the Kittitas Conservation Trust to implement the Gold Creek Restoration Project in Easton, Washington. The key deliverables include: Restoring 30 acres of riparian and forested wetland habitat to increase the duration of streamflow in Gold Creek, which is designated as critical habitat for the ESA-listed bull trout. Installing 141 large wood...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $403,916.70 Cooperative Agreement to the Kittitas Conservation Trust under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to implement the Gold Creek Valley Restoration Project. The project aims to decrease seasonal dewatering and restore aquatic connectivity in Gold Creek, a designated critical habitat for the ESA-listed bull trout. Key project activities include: Restoring 30 acres of riparian and forested wetland habitat to increase stream flow...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program, CFDA No. 15.507, provides $3,017,964.00 to the Kittitas Conservation Trust to implement an in-stream restoration project on River Mile 2-3 of Gold Creek in Kittitas County, Washington. The project aims to restore the geomorphology and increase the habitat complexity of Gold Creek by installing engineered log jam...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $120,000 Project Grant to Trout Unlimited, Inc. under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program. The grant will fund the McCoy Creek Wet Meadow Restoration Project, a 2.1-mile stream restoration initiative on public lands managed by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. The project aims to improve habitat for Yellowstone cutthroat trout and other native species by reconnecting the stream to its historic floodplain, enhancing 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 Targhee Creek Instream and Riparian Habitat Restoration Project on the Slash E Ranch is a $288,642 federal grant award made by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685). The grant, which started in 2023 and will be completed by September 2026, aims to restore ecological integrity by reconnecting historic stream channels, enhancing 1.6 miles of Yellowstone cutthroat trout habitat, and restoring 45 acres of wetland....
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under its Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630), awarded a $3,260,366 Cooperative Agreement to the Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) to implement the Clear Creek Reconnection Project in Wahkiakum County, Washington. The project will remove a culvert fish passage barrier on Clear Creek, a tributary to the Elochoman River, to restore access to upstream spawning grounds for threatened salmon and steelhead species. Key project activities include...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), awarded a $342,000 project grant to the Eagle Valley Soil And Water Conservation District in Oregon. The grant supports the removal of fish passage barriers and implementation of habitat restoration projects within the East Pine Creek watershed, which is designated critical habitat for threatened bull trout. The project aims to restore aquatic connectivity and improve migratory corridors for bull trout...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $162,876 Project Grant to the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation Program (CFDA 15.657). The funding will support continued efforts to rescue and monitor bull trout populations in streams that are slated for habitat restoration in 2023 and 2025. The goal is to determine the efficacy of the planned habitat improvements in reducing bull trout...
The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $154,000 Project Grant to Trout Unlimited, Inc. under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608) to remove a concrete barrier on Jenny Creek and restore fish passage. This work will support the ongoing removal of four major dams on the Klamath River, which will provide over 400 miles of restored habitat for anadromous salmonids like coho salmon, Chinook salmon, steelhead trout, and Pacific lamprey. The...