Cooperative Agreement W9127N1920010

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $752,950 Project Grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) to Metro, a regional government agency in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. The grant will fund a 2-year project to restore 64 acres of degraded and drained peat wetlands in Clackamas County, Oregon. Key restoration activities include filling drainage channels, constructing ponds and swales, weed control, and dense planting to restore native wetland...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management has awarded a $408,451 Cooperative Agreement (Federal Grant ID L24AC00102) to the Marys River Watershed Council to support the "ORWA SRS SHOTPOUCH CREEK PHASE III" project. This award is funded through the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) program, which provides grants for natural resource management and conservation projects on federal lands. Under this Cooperative Agreement, the...

This U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cooperative agreement award of $400,000, under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), aims to improve water quality in the Portage River watershed and restore wetland habitat in northern Ohio. The key activities funded include: Restoring at least 7 acres of wetland on a former 9-hole golf course and a 51-acre agricultural property owned by The Nature Conservancy. Restoration work will involve decommissioning drainage tile,...

The Bureau of Land Management, under its Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act program (CFDA 15.234), awarded Antfarm DBA Redwind a $195,584 cooperative agreement to engage youth in conservation and land management efforts on public lands in Oregon from February 2022 through February 2025. Specifically, young people will remove noxious plant species from targeted sites, clean up abandoned campsites and dispose of garbage, perform infrastructure and trail maintenance work, and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $140,303 five-year Cooperative Agreement to Oregon State University under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to support the establishment of the East Cascades Native Plant Hub in Bend, Oregon. The hub will coordinate a regional network to address organizational, ecological, and financial challenges in restoration and revegetation of sagebrush ecosystems, with a focus on increasing the availability of...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), provides $147,482.24 in funding under the Youth Conservation Services program (CFDA 12.010) to support education and training opportunities for non-federal public and nonprofit entities at the Bonneville Lock and Dam in Oregon and Washington. The award, effective from July 2024 through April 2026, will enable Skamania County, the grant recipient, to deliver hands-on conservation services, habitat...

This $1,387,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) will support the Lomakatsi Restoration Project, a non-profit organization, in delivering an Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC) initiative. The initiative aims to build the capacity of tribes and tribal communities in habitat restoration, climate adaptation, ecosystem resilience, fuels reduction, and stewardship of ecocultural...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $206,851.49 Cooperative Agreement under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) to the Phoenix School of Roseburg, a nonprofit educational organization in Oregon. The funding will support a two-year project to provide local youth ages 16-26 with opportunities to learn, earn, and serve on BLM lands in the Roseburg district. The Phoenix School will employ at least one 10-person crew to implement priority...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to the Human Access Project and Oregon State University (OSU) to address the harmful cyanobacteria bloom in the Ross Island Lagoon. The partnership aims to restore river flow to the lagoon through the construction of a flushing channel, which will reduce water temperature, increase mixing, and lower pH levels to favor the growth...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $1,688,261 Formula Grant under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). The grant will support the management and enhancement of the Sauvie Island Wildlife Area (11,643 acres) in Oregon to preserve and improve wetland habitats for waterfowl, other waterbirds, and wintering Canada geese. The...