This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247) provides $293,687.39 to The Freshwater Trust, a non-profit organization based in Portland, Oregon, to improve fish passage at the Blodgett Dam in California. The project aims to restore habitat and enhance wildlife conservation efforts across BLM-managed public lands. The 3-year award, starting on September 5, 2024,...
The Freshwater Trust will provide habitat restoration and monitoring services under a $1.1 million cooperative agreement awarded by the Bureau of Reclamation from the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act program. Through September 2027, The Freshwater Trust will monitor and maintain instream habitat and riparian zone enhancement projects constructed on the Rogue River to support habitat requirements under the Rogue Basin Biological Opinion. Specific activities include visually assessing instream...
This $715,326.42 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under its Aquatics Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) is focused on restoring instream and riparian habitats across 25 miles of streams in Nevada to increase the resiliency of the Lahontan cutthroat trout (LCT), an endangered species. The project, led by the non-profit organization Trout Unlimited, Inc., will utilize low-tech process-based restoration techniques such as installing temporary woody debris...
This $499,740 cooperative agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) will support the Cosumnes River Watershed Seed Amplification Project led by the non-profit organization River Partners. The project aims to collect wild seeds, propagate native plants, and store the resulting seed stock to restore natural areas within the Cosumnes River watershed in California. Key activities include engaging the local...
This $770,811 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) will fund the restoration of approximately 5 miles of the Sprague River in Beatty, Oregon. The project, led by the non-profit organization Trout Unlimited, Inc., aims to improve habitat for endangered Lost River and shortnose suckers as well as other fish species by restoring riparian vegetation, reducing erosion and...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $960,604.66, was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Wildlife Resource Management program (CFDA 15.247). The award supports comprehensive wildlife conservation and habitat restoration efforts across public lands in the western United States, with a focus on monitoring, assessing, and enhancing environmental conditions to address challenges such as climate change and habitat...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the 15.247 Wildlife Resource Management program provides $5,075,487.58 in funding to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to support implementation, monitoring, and strategy integration to improve climate resilience and habitat quality in the Salmon and Challis region of Idaho. The key products and services to be delivered include: Conserving water at natural sources through water development improvements and...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) provides $807,760 to support the conversion of 32 acres of cattle grazing pasture into wetland habitat on Upper Klamath Lake in Oregon. The key activities include transforming the land into semi-permanent wetland, planting native wetland vegetation, implementing water management practices to support juvenile endangered sucker fish, establishing protocols for...
This cooperative agreement award of $250,000.00 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) is designed to provide BLM with decision-support tools to evaluate conservation and restoration activities related to aquatic and riparian habitat conditions within the Lower Henry's Fork Snake River Corridor in Idaho. The project will develop physically-based models to identify and quantify aquatic habitat for...
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...