Cooperative Agreement F25AC01852
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657), awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to the County of Baker, in Oregon, to implement conservation actions that increase the quality and quantity of sagebrush habitat and reverse the sage-grouse population trend in the Baker County Priority Area for Conservation (PAC). The grant funds will be used to implement Tier 1 projects, which include removing juniper from high priority...
- This $295,168 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) will support Oregon State University in implementing conservation actions for sage grouse in southeast Oregon. The project aims to restore degraded sagebrush steppe habitats and mesic resources that are critical for sage grouse populations on the 16,645-acre Trout Creek Mountain Ranch. Key activities include developing innovative...
- This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) provides $249,360 in funding to Oregon State University (OSU) from September 2024 to September 2029. The project aims to identify anthropogenic activities and structures that inhibit or promote movement and connectivity among and within seasonal habitats for the Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in the Bighorn Basin...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $151,800 Cooperative Agreement to Backcountry Hunters & Anglers under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) to support the Wet Meadow Restoration and Fence Removal Project in northwest Colorado. The project aims to address critical habitat loss issues for sage grouse resulting from coal mine expansion in the Danforth Hills. Key planned activities include removing or modifying 10 miles of hazardous fencing and restoring 5 acres...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $300,000 Formula Grant under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety Program (CFDA 15.611) to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), Salem Region Office, to improve mule deer habitat in the Deschutes watershed. The key activities to be conducted under this 2-year grant include: Treatment of western juniper to release shrub and other forage components;...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $627,110 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 15.228 - BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities) to Oregon State University to restore sagebrush rangelands dominated by invasive annual grasses. The project will use a combination of precision conservation tools and dormant season grazing regimens to generate science-based data to better manage fine fuels on sagebrush rangelands. Key objectives...
- This $261,216 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) will support strategic efforts to restore wet meadow habitat in the San Miguel Basin of Colorado to benefit the Gunnison sage-grouse. The project will deliver tangible outcomes through on-the-ground restoration work on private and state lands over the next 3 years, engaging federal, state, county, and non-profit...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $291,791 Formula Grant to the State Of Oregon Department Of Fish And Wildlife, to be completed by June 30, 2025. The grant is part of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611), which provides funding to state wildlife agencies for projects to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance wild birds, mammals, and their habitats. Under this grant, the State Of...
- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has awarded a $211,399 Cooperative Agreement to Oregon State University (OSU) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808). The project, titled "Climate-Smart Vegetation Treatments: Leveraging 15 Years of SageSTEP Climate, Soil Moisture, and Vegetation Data to Inform Management of Resilient Ecosystems", aims to analyze 15 years of SageSTEP network data to determine the efficacy of woody plant thinning treatments in mitigating...
- This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $717,512, was provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) federal grant program. The award supports a collaborative effort between the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) and federal, state, and private partners to conserve the sagebrush ecosystem in Nevada. Key activities to be delivered under this agreement include: Protecting sagebrush habitats from the spread of invasive...
IN THE HIGH DIVIDE HIGH ELEVATION MONTANE SAGEBRUSH PROVIDES ABUNDANT AND DIVERSE ASSEMBLAGES OF FORBS, SHRUBS, AND GRASSES THAT ARE A MAJOR FOOD SOURCE FOR BIG GAME SPECIES, GREATER SAGE-GROUSE, AND SAGEBRUSH OBLIGATE SONGBIRDS. DOUGLAS-FIR AND JUNIPER TREES ARE EXPANDING BEYOND THEIR NATIVE RANGES AND HAVE ALREADY TAKEN OVER HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF HISTORICALLY PRODUCTIVE GRASSLANDS AND OTHER DIVERSE HABITATS WHILE INCREASING THE RISK OF HIGH SEVERITY WILDFIRES. MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF JUNIPER AND DOUGLAS FIR EXPANSION HAVE SHOWN AN INCREASE OF SAGE GROUSE AND SAGEBRUSH SONGBIRD ABUNDANCE AS RECENTLY REVEALED BY RESEARCH IN THIS PROJECT AREA WHERE POST CONIFER REMOVAL RESULTED IN A TWO TIME INCREASE IN NEXT SUCCESS AND FLEDGLING PRODUCTION FOR BREWERS SPARROW THREE TIMES THE ABUNDANCE OF VESPER SPARROWS, AND IMMEDIATE RECOLONIZATION OF HABITAT BY SAGE THRASHERS. CONIFER EXPANSION IS ALSO LIMITED FORAGE RESOURCES FOR BIG GAME VEGETATIVE DIVERSITY IS LOSS WITHIN OUR SAGE STEPPE. THIS PROJECT WILL REMOVE CONIFER EXPANSION WITHIN CORE SAGE GROUSE HABITAT AND IMPROVE FORAGE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BIG GAME ALONG THE DOCUMENTED THE PATTEE CREEK MULE DEER MIGRATION ROUTE (FIGURE 2, ATTACHED).
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $47.8k | 8/1/25 |