This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244), supports the restoration of severely degraded stream systems and wetland habitats across 3,000 acres administered by the BLM Taos Field Office in New Mexico. The non-profit organization RIO Grande Return will employ low-tech process-based restoration (LTPBR) techniques, including removing non-native species, planting...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $109,101 from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region under the Southwest Border Resource Protection Program (CFDA 15.963) supports a project by the Sky Island Alliance to monitor wildlife occurrence and movement patterns in response to border infrastructure along 90 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border. The project will quantify wildlife use of crossing structures and evaluate landscape characteristics influencing these...
This $6 million cooperative agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service on July 12, 2022, to run through September 30, 2026. It is being administered under the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation program (CFDA #10.683), which provides funding and works with partners to implement conservation projects across the United States. Through 10 sub-awards, the agreement will support various habitat restoration, species protection, and forest management projects....
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $235,000 Cooperative Agreement grant to The Sierra Fund, a non-profit organization, through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). The grant funding is supporting a 5-year project to restore mountain meadow and stream habitats in Nevada City, CA. Key activities include: excluding cattle from areas with active beaver populations, constructing low-tech restoration structures to mimic beaver dams, reintroducing beavers to...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) provides $109,686 to Utah State University (USU) to explore the effectiveness of using large woody debris to support beaver activity and habitat restoration on the Lower White River in Utah. The key goals are to: 1) utilize large wood mechanically removed as part of an ongoing river restoration effort to mimic beaver-created habitat and promote continued beaver presence, and 2)...
This $103,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's (NPS) Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) supports research, resource management, and habitat restoration activities in Big Bend National Park and the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River in Texas. The project will: Control invasive exotic vegetation along 25 miles of the Rio Grande riparian corridor within Big Bend National Park to improve recreational access, riparian diversity, and habitat quality. Conduct...
This $125,000 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), aims to improve water quality and sediment load in the South Fork Sprague River in Oregon. The key activities funded include: Installing two hardened crossings on Lower Paradise Creek, a tributary to the Sprague River, in areas with heavy cattle use to reduce sediment input. Installing beaver dam analogs (BDAs) within...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement grant under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) to the Beaver Watershed Alliance, a non-profit organization, to restore aquatic habitat and populations in the War Eagle Creek watershed in Arkansas. The project aims to remove dams and low water crossings, stabilize streambanks, install in-stream structures, create wetlands, and establish public access points. This will benefit drinking water...
This $250,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) will support two major water projects in the Harney Basin of Oregon: 1) a beaver survey and analysis of stream water storage potential, and 2) flood flow distribution modeling of the Harney Valley under different flow regimes. The funding will also support the Community Based Water Planning Collaborative's development of an Integrated Water...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the CFDA 15.247 Wildlife Resource Management program provides $335,816.80 to the Gila Watershed Partnership of AZ to enhance aquatic, semi-aquatic, and riparian habitats on BLM-managed lands. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Stabilizing water sources, improving water quality, and maintaining open water habitat at priority sites to benefit sensitive species...