The statewide technical guidance project provides direct technical assistance to private property owners, other odfw staff, and staff of other local, state, and federal agencies to promote programs…

The State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) received a $1,037,208 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The Statewide Technical Guidance Project provides direct technical assistance to private property owners, ODFW staff, and personnel from local, state, and federal agencies to support wildlife habitat maintenance, enhancement, and restoration across all land and water types in Oregon. Project staff develop agency policy positions and coordinate participation in statewide and regional land management initiatives related to energy development, forestry, land use, mining, wetland and waterway development, and state landowner incentive programs.

The grant funds activities that advance the core mission of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act by promoting effective habitat conservation and wildlife resource management through collaborative technical guidance and interagency coordination. ODFW's effort to integrate technical expertise across multiple stakeholder groups—including private landowners and governmental agencies at various levels—strengthens the implementation of wildlife conservation strategies and ensures alignment of habitat management activities with federal, state, and local objectives.

The statewide technical guidance project provides direct technical assistance to private property owners, other odfw staff, and staff of other local, state, and federal agencies to promote programs and projects that are effective in maintaining, enhancing, or restoring functional wildlife habitats on all types of land and water in oregon. Staff funded through this project develop odfw policy positions, and coordinate participation in local, state, and federal land management activities associated with energy, forestry, land use, mining, wetland and waterway development, and state landowner incentive programs.