Cooperative Agreement L23AC00584

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $204,800 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 15.246 - Threatened and Endangered Species Program) to the Mattole Salmon Group, a non-profit organization in Petrolia, California. The funding supports the Mattole River Salmonid Recovery and Restoration Monitoring Program, which focuses on conservation, research, and protection of federally listed salmon species in the Mattole River watershed and King Range National Conservation...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $7,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the California State Coastal Conservancy under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) to restore floodplain rearing habitat for juvenile salmonids in Prairie Creek, a priority stream in Humboldt County, California. The project will complete the final downstream phase of work to elevate the habitat and create a salmonid stronghold, building upon several years of continuous...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will provide $3,257,851 to California Trout, Inc. under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463) to remove a total barrier on the Santa Margarita River and replace it with a 575-foot bridge. The new bridge will accommodate a 500-year flood event and provide endangered southern California steelhead access to 12 miles of upstream habitat. It will also decrease roadway flooding and restore natural channel processes. The project...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife received a $19,019,000 project grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2026. The grant funding will support salmon habitat restoration efforts through two sub-awards. The Eel River Improvement Group will receive funding to construct 54 large wood structures containing 172 pieces of...

This $260,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631) will fund the removal and replacement of an undersized culvert on Little Grass Valley Creek in Weaverville, California. The new 13x10 elliptical culvert will provide full, unimpeded fish passage for anadromous species like coho salmon, steelhead, and Pacific lamprey to access five miles of cold water spawning and rearing...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $268,500 to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to finalize engineering designs and implementation plans to replace an undersized concrete box culvert on Strawberry Creek in McKinleyville, CA. The existing structure is a complete barrier to upstream fish passage for ESA-listed coho salmon and steelhead trout, as well as coastal cutthroat trout and...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded Smith River Alliance Inc. a $348,199 cooperative agreement under the National Fish Passage program to replace an undersized culvert barrier with a fish-passable structure on a tributary to Morrison Creek in northern California. The culvert replacement will improve access to 1.1 miles of habitat and support the National Fish Passage program's goal of reconnecting habitat fragmented by barriers. Specifically, Smith River Alliance...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $212,346.20 Cooperative Agreement grant under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) to the Scott River Watershed Council, a non-profit organization in Etna, California. The project aims to restore up to 2 miles of coho salmon habitat within the Scott River watershed by using techniques such as installing beaver dam analogs and wood structures to re-establish natural stream processes and create slow water rearing habitat. The grant...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $908,289 Project Grant under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program to the Curry County Soil And Water Conservation District, doing business as South Coast Watershed Council, to restore 2,500 feet of the Morton Creek stream channel and establish 19 acres of native riparian forest. Key project activities include reconstructing the stream channel, creating an off-channel aquatic habitat, installing log...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $591,797.91 Project Grant to the Mid Klamath Watershed Council through the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 15.608) to improve conditions for native fish and aquatic species habitat in Siskiyou County, California. Under the award, set to be completed by March 31, 2025, the Mid Klamath Watershed Council will use a helicopter to place 120 pieces of large wood into 2.5 miles of West Fork...