The primary objective of this partnership would be to work together to better facilitate collaborative aquatic restoration projects in the rock creek and canton creek watersheds

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management's Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) provides $224,926.08 in funding to the Partnership For The Umpqua Rivers, Inc. (PUR), a non-profit organization, to facilitate collaborative aquatic restoration projects in the Rock Creek and Canton Creek watersheds in Oregon. The primary objectives are to design and implement instream restoration initiatives that increase habitat complexity and resiliency, accumulate wood and substrate inputs, and reconnect floodplains to help restore natural watershed processes. This work aligns with the Aquatic Resources Management program's focus on conserving and restoring riparian, wetland, aquatic habitats, and water resources. PUR has previously collaborated with the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board on sub-awarded projects for culvert replacements, fish passage improvements, and restoration of waterways in the Umpqua Basin region. This 5-year award will allow PUR to continue its vital conservation efforts that support the recovery of key aquatic species like salmon, steelhead, trout, and lamprey.

The work would focus on design and implementation of instream restoration projects that increase habitat complexity and resiliency, accumulate wood and substrate inputs and reconnect floodplains to help restore natural watershed processes.