Cooperative Agreement L20AC00324

The San Juan Islands Conservation District will receive $148,124 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded on August 1, 2021 by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1. The funding supports the ISLAND MARBLE BUTTERFLY HABITAT RESTORATION project on Lopez Island through September 30, 2026 under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife federal grant program (CFDA 15.631). The Conservation District will work with private landowners and the USFWS to deliver the agency's...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $197,420 Cooperative Agreement under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to Friends of the San Juans, a non-profit organization located in Friday Harbor, Washington. The primary goal of this project is to restore the Eastsound Waterfront Park on Orcas Island to improve feeding and rearing habitat for out-migrating juvenile Chinook salmon, increase forage fish spawning habitat, and enhance prey for other protected marine species like bocaccio rockfish...

The San Juan Islands Conservation District will implement ten new Island Marble Butterfly habitat projects totaling $151,918.84 through December 2026 under a Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1. Funded by the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program, the projects will create fenced habitat plots and permanent open spaces on private properties in San Juan and Lopez Islands, Washington to expand existing habitat and connect areas for...

The Northwest Straits Foundation, Washington State Parks, and the Skagit and Whatcom County Marine Resources Committees will develop a feasibility study, design, permitting, and initiate community outreach for the restoration of over 1,200 linear feet of shoreline, 9 acres of backshore, and adjacent upland habitat at Clayton Beach in Larrabee State Park, Skagit County, WA under a $122,716 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1. The award...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $73,587,134 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the State of Washington Department of Ecology. The purpose of this award is to implement a portfolio of climate resilience projects across Washington's coastal regions, including habitat restoration, transportation infrastructure improvements, shoreline restoration, and stormwater drainage upgrades. Key sub-award recipients...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington awarded a $117,391.32 cooperative agreement to Kwiaht: Center For The Historical Ecology Of The Salish Sea under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230). This 5-year project, running from August 30, 2023 to August 29, 2028, aims to protect the unique biological and cultural resources of small, vegetated islands in the San Juan Islands National Monument from degradation by invasive plants. Kwiaht is...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) provides $150,000 to the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Foundation to restore coastal processes and functions at Adelma Beach in Discovery Bay, Washington. The project will remove 530 square feet of wooden bulkhead, including two cabins, spanning 115 linear feet of shoreline. This will restore sediment transport and habitat connectivity, as well as remove non-native vegetation and...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $4,851,805 Cooperative Agreement award under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development Coastal Management Program. This funding, which is being fully supported through the Inflation Reduction Act, will increase climate resilience of coastal communities in Oregon through habitat restoration planning, engineering and design projects, habitat...

The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $4,522,764 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant (CFDA 15.916) to the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) on October 1, 2024. The RCO will sub-grant these funds to Snohomish County Parks and Recreation to construct new waterfront improvements at the Kayak Point Recreational Park. The project will develop a plaza with amphitheater options, a viewpoint boardwalk overlook, three new picnic shelters, and site...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Ocean Acidification Program (CFDA 11.017) provides $400,000 over three years to support four initiatives by the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) focused on coastal observation, modeling, and workforce development in Clatsop County, Oregon. The key products and services to be delivered include: Piloting the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring to assess biological responses...