Cooperative Agreement F26AC00457

The Klamath Soil & Water Conservation District was awarded a $265,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) on August 1, 2023. Through this 5-year grant, the District will implement numerous restoration actions to protect, restore, and improve in-stream, riparian, and spring habitats in the Upper Klamath Basin in Oregon. Key activities include riparian and spring fencing to...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance program (CFDA 15.664), awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to the Klamath Drainage District Inc. to conduct a feasibility analysis for hydrologically reconnecting the Klamath River to the historic Lower Klamath Lake. This effort aims to restore critical wetland habitat that was lost due to historical water management practices in the Klamath Basin. The grant will support the development of a conceptual...

The Klamath Watershed Partnership will receive $175,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife cooperative agreement program to support engineered biochar mixed media filtration systems to remove phosphorus from irrigation tailwater returns to Upper Klamath Lake. The project aims to build on previous efforts evaluating the utility of engineered biochar mineral media to decrease external total phosphorus loads associated with irrigation tailwater pumped...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.664 - Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance Program) will provide $200,000.00 to transfer 3,750 acre feet of senior priority (1864) water to the tributaries of Upper Klamath Lake, Upper Klamath Lake, and Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge in 2024. The key objectives of this project are to: 1) deliver cold, clean water to Upper Klamath Lake, 2) reduce effluent flows into Upper...

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) will fund Klamath Watershed Partnership, a non-profit organization, to restore and enhance approximately 287 acres of flooded agricultural land and 4 river miles of riparian habitat along the Lost River in Oregon. The $564,264 award will also support the development of engineering specifications for the Klamath Wing Watcher Wetland....

Through a $248,500 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), the Klamath Soil & Water Conservation District will provide natural resource conservation services in the Klamath Basin region of Oregon. The funding will support removal of encroaching western juniper to restore springs and riparian areas that feed the Sprague and Sycan Rivers, which have experienced significant declines in surface water flow due...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) provides $1,139,000.00 to the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) for conservation activities at Rice Lake and Tamarac National Wildlife Refuges in Minnesota. The key products and services to be delivered include habitat improvement (such as reforestation planting), ash swamp tree establishment, and water quality/quantity projects (including bog road...

The Klamath Watershed Partnership (KWP) was awarded a $424,513 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631). The award will support KWP's delivery of services from August 2021 through August 2026 focused on Klamath River restoration in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Under the cooperative agreement, KWP will work with private landowners and Native American tribes in the...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Klamath Watershed Partnership. This 5-year award, starting on August 1, 2024, will support efforts to remove encroaching western juniper, restore springs and seeps, and enhance habitats within the Lost River watershed in Oregon. The project aims to reactivate springs, improve water delivery to the Lost River system, and benefit key species like the...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to the Klamath Watershed Partnership doing business as Klamath Watershed under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). The award will fund riparian habitat restoration activities along streams impacted by the 2021 Bootleg Fire in Oregon. Specifically, the recipient will plant 1,800 acres of native trees along selected riparian reaches to stabilize soils, minimize...