Cooperative Agreement L23AC00625

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $130,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Forest and Woodlands Resource Management Program (CFDA 15.233) to The Watershed Research and Training Center (WRTC) for the Larabee Valley Forest Health and Resiliency Project. The project aims to maintain and improve forest ecosystem health in California through activities such as tree planting, forest thinning, fuels reduction, and habitat conservation. This work will enhance forest resilience against...

The federal Project Grant award R24AP00566, funded by the Bureau of Reclamation under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Program (CFDA 15.517), supports a comprehensive effort to rehabilitate and restore areas affected by a major forest fire in the Klamath River watershed. The $1,218,774 award, with a performance period from August 2024 to December 2026, will enable the Yurok Tribe to: Address decimated riparian vegetation on 12 stream reaches, restoring over 300 acres of riparian zones...

The Pit River Tribe in Burney, California was awarded a $108,874 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office under the Tribal Climate Resilience federal grant program (CFDA 15.156). The grant will fund completion of a climate vulnerability assessment and adaptation plan for the Tribe's ancestral lands from August 2021 through August 2023. The Cooperative Landscape Conservation program aims to help tribal governments and trust land managers understand...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $122,500 Project Grant to the Tule River Indian Tribal Council under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674). The objectives of the 5-year project are to address erosion, fuel load, and habitat concerns on the Tule River Reservation through stream and meadow restoration activities. Key proposed services include 35 acres of fuel treatments in meadows through...

This $1,146,218 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance program (CFDA 15.664) supports the Klamath Basin Fisheries Collaborative's (KBFC) "PIT Tag Monitoring and Database Project" (PITTAG Project). The PITTAG Project aims to: Strengthen the KBFC network by facilitating information sharing and coordination among data collection entities working across the Klamath Basin. Expand and support...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Sierra Institute for Community and Environment a $194,448 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to further develop the Feather River Stewardship Coalition in northeastern California. The funding will enable the Sierra Institute to reengage local stakeholders, including counties, the U.S. Forest Service, fire departments, community organizations, tribes, and private landowners, to form a steering committee,...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) provides $453,646.00 to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) for efforts to protect the threatened Paiute cutthroat trout (PCT) in California. The key objectives are to: 1) Use environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling to identify locations with high densities of invasive rainbow trout and hybrids within the PCT's native range in Silver King Creek,...

The Plumas County Firesafe Council will receive $137,815 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded on September 19, 2022 by the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region. The funding supports the NON-FEDERAL LANDS WILDFIRE MITIGATION PROJECT through December 31, 2026. The project aims to protect, restore, and enhance fish and wildlife habitat and other natural resources on public and private lands. It will also help reduce risks from natural disasters through wildfire...

The Plumas County Firesafe Council will receive $164,059 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program. The award will support the American Valley Wildfire Mitigation Project from September 2022 through December 2026. Under the agreement, the Plumas County Firesafe Council will work to protect, restore, and enhance fish and wildlife habitat as well as reduce...

The Fall River Resource Conservation District will receive $100,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8. The funding supports projects under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program to address habitat restoration needs across 4,500 acres in Shasta County, California. Key work will include installing grade control structures to address head cuts and gullies causing water loss across 300 acres of wet meadows on the...