This $400,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.611 - Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education) will support the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's (ODFW) efforts to improve mule deer populations in Oregon. The key activities funded under this 2-year grant include: Western juniper removal and treatment to maintain and enhance forage value of shrub-steppe vegetation that provides critical winter, summer, and transitional...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $300,000 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), Salem Region Office, to improve mule deer habitat in the Deschutes watershed. The key activities to be conducted under this 2-year grant include: Treatment of western juniper to release shrub and other forage components;...
This $300,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.611 - Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education) will be used by the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) to improve mule deer habitat in the Murderer's Creek Wildlife Management Unit that was impacted by the 2024 Rail Ridge Fire. The project will use targeted aerial reseeding and plantings to re-establish preferred mule deer forage species and outcompete...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 has awarded a $700,000 Formula Grant under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) to improve mule deer habitat in the Malheur River Wildlife Management Unit. ODFW, the state's fish and wildlife agency, will use the funding to remove 2,000 acres of western juniper in order to restore plant species that mule deer rely on for fawning and browse. This project...
The State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Salem Region Office, was awarded a $300,000 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (CFDA 15.611) program. The grant will fund activities to improve mule deer populations and habitat in Oregon from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. Key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Western juniper treatment to maintain or enhance forage value...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $2,518,011 Formula Grant to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611). The grant is designed to assess the role of summer nutrition on mule deer population performance in eastern Oregon. Key objectives include: Evaluating the nutritional condition of adult female mule deer entering and leaving winter, and determining if body fat levels...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $600,000 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). The grant aims to improve habitat for mule deer in Oregon to reverse population declines and provide outdoor recreation opportunities. ODFW, the state wildlife agency, will use the funding to support a range of wildlife conservation and habitat restoration...
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife received a $415,017 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 to support projects focused on mule deer population dynamics in Oregon from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The funding was provided through the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety federal grant program (CFDA 15.611), which supports state efforts to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance wild birds and mammals and...
This $312,751 Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611), supports a multi-year research project focused on mule deer population dynamics and competition with elk in Oregon. The project, led by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), has two main objectives: 1) Determine the effects of competition with elk on mule deer population metrics...
This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.611 - Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program) provides $2,498,555.00 to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) to study mule deer population dynamics and competition with elk in Oregon. The project has two phases: Phase I (2013-2019) collected baseline population data on mule deer, and Phase II (2020-2026) involves reducing the elk population by 85% to...