Project Grant 00J03501

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington awarded a $117,391.32 cooperative agreement to Kwiaht: Center For The Historical Ecology Of The Salish Sea under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230). This 5-year project, running from August 30, 2023 to August 29, 2028, aims to protect the unique biological and cultural resources of small, vegetated islands in the San Juan Islands National Monument from degradation by invasive plants. Kwiaht is...

The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe was awarded a $610,939 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on August 21, 2024. The grant will fund a 2-year "Ancestral Landscape Restoration" project, scheduled for completion by January 30, 2026. The project aims to develop genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, produce and distribute tree seedlings for reforestation, and undertake landscape...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) will provide $150,000 to the Northwest California Resource Conservation & Development Council to continue implementing erosion control treatments and expand inventory efforts to identify additional high-priority sediment source sites in the Scott River watershed and nearby watersheds in Northern California. The key objectives...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $3,333,675 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to the Skagit River System Cooperative (SRSC), a tribal government and American Indian-owned organization. The award supports SRSC's efforts to remove or replace seven culverts that block fish passage in the Skagit and Samish watersheds, and assess the feasibility of one additional fish passage project. The project aims to...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $733,200 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration (CFDA 15.614) Project Grant to the Washington Department of Ecology, in partnership with the Skagit Land Trust as a sub-recipient. The grant funding will be used to acquire and permanently protect 26 acres and 1,750 feet of riverine shoreline on the Samish River in Skagit County, Washington. The project will restore approximately 3 acres of the acquired property and provide public...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $124,345 cooperative agreement to the Klamath Watershed Partnership under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) to install low-tech process-based restoration structures in the North Fork Sprague River from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2027. The Klamath Watershed Partnership and Service will work together to install beaver dam analogs and post-assisted log structures to improve water quality for...

The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe received a $115,385 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the Tribal Wildlife Grants program (CFDA 15.639). The grant will support the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe in conducting a pilot habitat restoration project at the Snoqualmie Prairie in Washington state from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. Key activities to be undertaken include restoring approximately 3.5 acres of native Garry oak meadow,...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Tribal Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.639) program provides $216,032.00 to the Chilkat Indian Village (CIV) in Klukwan, Alaska to map and analyze the habitat and populations of sockeye salmon in the Chilkat River watershed. The project will create the first detailed map of strontium isotope variation across the Chilkat River watershed, which can be used to track salmon populations and critical habitats. CIV will conduct comprehensive...

This $103,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (CFDA 15.230 - Invasive and Noxious Plant Management) supports Cascade Pacific Resource Conservation & Development, a non-profit organization, in implementing invasive plant management projects across Oregon and Washington. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year award include conducting field surveys, mapping invasive species, applying integrated pest...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $212,346.20 Cooperative Agreement grant under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) to the Scott River Watershed Council, a non-profit organization in Etna, California. The project aims to restore up to 2 miles of coho salmon habitat within the Scott River watershed by using techniques such as installing beaver dam analogs and wood structures to re-establish natural stream processes and create slow water rearing habitat. The grant...