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The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $816,723 Project Grant under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and the Hood River Watershed Group (HRWG). The funding will be used to complete the study and design of five stream restoration projects across the East Fork Hood River, Neal Creek, and Baldwin Creek sub-watersheds in north-central Oregon. The projects aim to remove two fish passage...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.904 - Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention) provides $2,565,000.00 in funding to the Middle Fork Irrigation District for the planning and design of the Clear Branch Dam Remedial Operations Project in Hood River County, Oregon. The project period runs from Sep 11, 2025 to Sep 30, 2030. This award supports comprehensive watershed management and conservation efforts,...

The Hood River Soil and Water Conservation District was awarded a $391,540 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region to conduct the Neal Creek Instream Restoration project. The grant was awarded under the Schools and Roads Grants to States program (CFDA #10.665), which shares receipts from National Forests with states for projects on forested public lands. The project aims to restore instream habitat in Neal Creek located in Oregon through August...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $908,000 cooperative agreement to the East Fork Irrigation District under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904). The agreement will support planning and design for modernization projects groups 2 and 3 of the East Fork Irrigation District infrastructure in Hood River County, Oregon. Work will be completed between August 2022 and September 2027. The cooperative agreement furthers the Watershed Protection and Flood...

This $170,939.34 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program (CFDA 15.228) will support a 5-year project to help protect Hood River County, Oregon from wildfires. The project will fund a full-time Wildfire Mitigation Coordinator to lead efforts including: holding 10 community wildfire education events, conducting 200 home wildfire safety assessments, and establishing Firewise USA communities in high-risk areas. The...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington awarded $258,488 to Partnership For The Umpqua Rivers, Inc. under a Cooperative Agreement from January 3, 2022 to January 2, 2025. The funding supports culvert replacement work along Walker Creek as part of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination program (CFDA 15.234). This program continues to provide supplemental funding for schools, roads, and additional employment opportunities through investments...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $1,200,000 to Waterwatch of Oregon to undertake a comprehensive river restoration project. The key products and services to be delivered include: removing the Pomeroy Dam and associated structures; relocating and upgrading 2 miles of irrigation water diversion to 2 new fish-friendly pumps; decommissioning 2 miles of...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management awarded a Cooperative Agreement under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) to the Curry County Soil and Water Conservation District, doing business as the South Coast Watershed Council. Through this $127,607.84 award, the district will improve riparian and stream habitat conditions along Willow Creek, a major anadromous salmonid spawning and rearing tributary in the Floras Creek watershed. Key project activities include...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,013,207.73 WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) grant to the Deschutes Land Trust to restore 124 acres of aquatic, floodplain, and upland habitat at the Ochoco Preserve in Crook County, Oregon. The project aims to create over 2 miles of new main baseflow stream channels, 1.5 miles of side channels, and over 11 acres of wetlands to support reintroduced Spring Chinook salmon and Summer steelhead populations. Additional planned restoration efforts include 37 acres of...

The Lone Pine Irrigation District was awarded a $2,420,000.00 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.904 Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention) on August 22, 2025. The funding supports the Lone Pine Irrigation District Watershed Plan Implementation Main Canal Phase 2 and Crooked River Bridge project in Oregon, with a final completion date of June 16, 2030. This project aims to protect, develop, and utilize land and...