Project Grant F18AP00393

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), through a $1,029,352 project grant from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1, will develop a statewide Oregon Department of Forestry Private Forest Accord Aquatic Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CESCF) program. The HCP will provide regulatory streamlining for private forest landowners throughout Oregon while promoting conservation of covered aquatic fish and...

The Project Grant award of $752,950.00 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9 under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) will restore 64 acres of degraded and drained peat wetlands in Clackamas County, Oregon. The key restoration activities include filling drainage channels, constructing ponds and swales, weed control, and dense planting of native wetland vegetation. The project will improve water quality onsite and...

This $160,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) supports the development of vascular plant data for the Oregon Flora project at Oregon State University. The grant, awarded on September 12, 2024, with a completion date of June 30, 2026, will fund the collection, digitization, and integration of vascular plant data to support multiple research and conservation outcomes. As a prominent land-grant research...

Through a $248,500 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), the Klamath Soil & Water Conservation District will provide natural resource conservation services in the Klamath Basin region of Oregon. The funding will support removal of encroaching western juniper to restore springs and riparian areas that feed the Sprague and Sycan Rivers, which have experienced significant declines in surface water flow due...

This $233,037.38 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program will fund habitat restoration and conservation activities on private lands in Bly, Oregon. The primary focus is to address erosion issues and improve habitat for redband trout and other fish species in the South Fork Sprague River system. Key activities include installing wood structures and adding large wood and rocks to...

This $321,504.02 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service on May 21, 2024 under the Inflation Reduction Act - National Forest System (CFDA 10.729) federal grant program supports the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's "Meadow Creek Collaborative Aquatic Landscape Restoration Effectiveness Monitoring" project. This project, with a performance period through May 1, 2027, will conduct monitoring and assessment of aquatic habitat...

The Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District, in partnership with the Middle Deschutes Watershed Council, will receive $263,564 from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to remove western juniper trees from 460 acres of upland habitat surrounding Willow Creek in Oregon. This project aims to restore water connectivity between upland and in-stream habitats by removing juniper that has caused flows in...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $248,824.84 Cooperative Agreement to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) on May 21, 2024 under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Restoration/Revegetation program (CFDA 10.717). This program supports natural resource management and ecosystem restoration initiatives across federal, state, tribal, and local lands. Through this award, ODFW will provide specialized services to protect against aquatic...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $350,000 cooperative agreement to the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program. The award will support OWEB's efforts from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2028 to provide technical and financial assistance for the development and implementation of climate adaptation and mitigation strategies in Oregon. As the state's lead agency for voluntary investment in watershed health, OWEB...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.902), provides $516,468.50 in funding to the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council to expand the adoption of climate-smart grazing land management practices in Oregon's Willamette Valley. The project, titled "EXPANDING OUR REACH: INCREASING THE ADOPTION OF CLIMATE SMART MANAGEMENT OF GRAZING LANDS...