Cooperative Agreement NR230436XXXXC024

The Klamath Soil & Water Conservation District was awarded a $265,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) on August 1, 2023. Through this 5-year grant, the District will implement numerous restoration actions to protect, restore, and improve in-stream, riparian, and spring habitats in the Upper Klamath Basin in Oregon. Key activities include riparian and spring fencing to...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance program (CFDA 15.664), awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to the Klamath Drainage District Inc. to conduct a feasibility analysis for hydrologically reconnecting the Klamath River to the historic Lower Klamath Lake. This effort aims to restore critical wetland habitat that was lost due to historical water management practices in the Klamath Basin. The grant will support the development of a conceptual...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $903,075.04 Project Grant to the Klamath Watershed Partnership under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608) to undertake several wetlands restoration and enhancement activities in the Keno Reach of the Klamath River in Klamath Falls, Oregon from September 2022 through September 2027. Key deliverables include identifying opportunities for creating, restoring, and enhancing littoral and...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $650,000 cooperative agreement to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission to complete development of an integrated fisheries restoration and monitoring plan for the Klamath Basin from August 31, 2021 through July 30, 2025. As the prime awardee, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission will work directly with the funding agency to develop the restoration plan under the objectives of the Fish and Wildlife...

The City of Klamath Falls, Oregon, in partnership with the South Suburban Sanitation District, received a $357,580 WaterSMART Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation. The purpose of the grant is to develop a strategy to increase the supply and quality of recycled water in order to conserve the city's potable water supplies and improve the quality of discharges from the wastewater treatment plant to the Klamath River. The grant will fund technical...

Through a $248,500 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), the Klamath Soil & Water Conservation District will provide natural resource conservation services in the Klamath Basin region of Oregon. The funding will support removal of encroaching western juniper to restore springs and riparian areas that feed the Sprague and Sycan Rivers, which have experienced significant declines in surface water flow due...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance program (CFDA 15.664), awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant to the Klamath Watershed Partnership to restore approximately 60 acres of wetland habitat adjacent to Lake Ewauna in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The goal of the Lake Ewauna Wellness Project is to develop productive, healthy wetland habitat that will provide habitat for waterbirds and fisheries, offer nutrient removal,...

The Klamath Watershed Partnership will receive $175,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife cooperative agreement program to support engineered biochar mixed media filtration systems to remove phosphorus from irrigation tailwater returns to Upper Klamath Lake. The project aims to build on previous efforts evaluating the utility of engineered biochar mineral media to decrease external total phosphorus loads associated with irrigation tailwater pumped...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,100,000 Cooperative Agreement to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) on January 17, 2025. The funding will support ODFW's efforts to construct fish passage improvements to the Keno Dam located on the Klamath River in Oregon. This project aims to address the Keno Dam's status as a major impediment to fish passage following the planned...

This 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 Klamath Watershed Partnership, a non-profit organization, to restore and enhance approximately 287 acres of flooded agricultural land and 4 river miles of riparian habitat along the Lost River in Oregon. The $564,264 award will also support the development of engineering specifications for the Klamath Wing Watcher Wetland....