Project Grant 12DG11060900017

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under its Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630), awarded a $3,260,366 Cooperative Agreement to the Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) to implement the Clear Creek Reconnection Project in Wahkiakum County, Washington. The project will remove a culvert fish passage barrier on Clear Creek, a tributary to the Elochoman River, to restore access to upstream spawning grounds for threatened salmon and steelhead species. Key project activities include...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,423,000 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) grant to the Washington State Department of Ecology, in partnership with the Squaxin Island Tribe as a sub-grantee, to restore approximately 73 acres of coastal wetland habitat in Mason County, Washington. The project will restore 1.2 miles of Skookum Creek by re-aligning the channel to its historic alignment, restoring streamside channels, removing a...

The West Fork Canyon Creek Restoration Project is a phased effort to restore instream habitat within Oregon Coast Coho critical habitat on Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians reservation lands. This $2,695,259 project grant, awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438), will implement instream restoration, invasive species removal, and riparian restoration across 2.3 miles of Oregon...

This $788,489 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) supports the South Fork Stillaguamish Fall Chinook Conservation Program implemented by the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians. The key objectives are to: 1) seine up to 900 wild juvenile Chinook fry from the South Fork Stillaguamish River and its tributaries, 2) obtain tissue samples to identify fall-run Chinook, 3) rear...

This $200,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) will fund the Confederated Tribes Siletz Indians (C T S I) to perform habitat restoration and connectivity improvements on 40 acres of the valley floor and Fivemile Creek in Oregon. The project involves regrading the valley floor, removing cross-valley dikes, placing large wood structures, and establishing native plants to...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) will provide $5,000,000 to the Kittitas Conservation Trust to implement the Gold Creek Restoration Project in Easton, Washington. The key deliverables include: Restoring 30 acres of riparian and forested wetland habitat to increase the duration of streamflow in Gold Creek, which is designated as critical habitat for the ESA-listed bull trout. Installing 141 large wood...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $299,134 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to the Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group, a non-profit organization located in Mount Vernon, Washington. The funding will enable the Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group to replace the final six barrier culverts on Carpenter Creek, a project that will open up 8.67 miles of high-quality salmonid habitat in the Skagit watershed. The award...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $12,874,780 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) to the Squaxin Island Tribe in Shelton, Washington. The funding will support the tribe's efforts to remove the 5th Avenue Dam, a barrier across the mouth of the Deschutes River, and restore the estuary. This project aims to create significant habitat critical for the recovery of threatened Puget Sound Chinook salmon. Additionally, the award...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,420,000 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) grant to the Washington State Department of Ecology to implement phase 1 of a wetland restoration project along the North Fork Stillaguamish River. The project, conducted in partnership with the Stillaguamish Tribe as a sub-recipient, will restore 7.5 acres of historic wetlands, control invasive species, plant 95 acres of native trees and shrubs, and improve...

The Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of Washington will receive $675,027.11 under a Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Department of Commerce. The funding supports the South Fork Stillaguamish Fall Chinook Natural Stock Restoration Program, which aims to enhance natural salmon populations through hatchery supplementation efforts. Key activities include collecting up to 900 juvenile fall Chinook salmon from local rivers each spring for rearing at...