Cooperative Agreement L19AC00156

The Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District, in partnership with the Middle Deschutes Watershed Council, will receive $263,564 from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to remove western juniper trees from 460 acres of upland habitat surrounding Willow Creek in Oregon. This project aims to restore water connectivity between upland and in-stream habitats by removing juniper that has caused flows in...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management has awarded a $408,451 Cooperative Agreement (Federal Grant ID L24AC00102) to the Marys River Watershed Council to support the "ORWA SRS SHOTPOUCH CREEK PHASE III" project. This award is funded through the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) program, which provides grants for natural resource management and conservation projects on federal lands. Under this Cooperative Agreement, the...

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 Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington awarded a $369,500 Cooperative Agreement to the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program. The key objectives of this 5-year agreement are to: 1) Reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires by decreasing fine fuels (cheatgrass), 2) Reduce invasive weeds to maintain ecological integrity, and 3) Rehabilitate post-fire landscapes to support recovery...

The Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington awarded a $600,000 cooperative agreement to the Oregon Department of Forestry from April 2023 through September 2027 under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228). The award will support the Oregon Watershed Restoration Authority IIJA Upper Applegate Watershed Project. As part of the BLM's Fuels Management Program, which provides strategic investments to reduce wildfire risks, the project activities...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $1,200,000 to Waterwatch of Oregon to undertake a comprehensive river restoration project. The key products and services to be delivered include: removing the Pomeroy Dam and associated structures; relocating and upgrading 2 miles of irrigation water diversion to 2 new fish-friendly pumps; decommissioning 2 miles of...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington awarded $258,488 to Partnership For The Umpqua Rivers, Inc. under a Cooperative Agreement from January 3, 2022 to January 2, 2025. The funding supports culvert replacement work along Walker Creek as part of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination program (CFDA 15.234). This program continues to provide supplemental funding for schools, roads, and additional employment opportunities through investments...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington awarded a $531,116 cooperative agreement to Applegate Partnership, Inc. for the OR/WA SRS WATTS TOPPING FISH PASSAGE PROJECT under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act program (CFDA 15.234). Through this three-year award beginning in January 2022, Applegate Partnership will implement fish passage projects in Oregon to supplement other funding sources available to rural counties and communities. As...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award L24AC00041 of $423,498.90 was provided by the Bureau of Land Management, under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) program, to the Rogue River Watershed Council, a non-profit conservation organization, for the ecological restoration of the South Fork Little Butte Creek in Oregon. The project will recover the native plant community through noxious weed control, natural recruitment of native species, and native nursery...