Project Grant F20AP11049

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 7 awarded a $3 million cooperative agreement to the Copper River Watershed Project Inc. from February 2021 through January 2026 under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration program. The purpose of this award is to support the EVOS COPPER RIVER WATERSHED FISH PASSAGE PROJECT 2026, which will fund efforts to restore natural resources and their services that have been injured by an oil spill or hazardous substance...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685), awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Conservation Resource Alliance (CRA) to restore a road-stream crossing on Deer Creek. The project will replace a 7-foot diameter culvert with a 33-foot span timber bridge, reconnecting 5 miles of upstream channel to over 4 miles downstream. This will halt the annual input of up to 15 tons of sediment from road runoff entering Deer Creek, improving stream...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $908,289 Project Grant under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program to the Curry County Soil And Water Conservation District, doing business as South Coast Watershed Council, to restore 2,500 feet of the Morton Creek stream channel and establish 19 acres of native riparian forest. Key project activities include reconstructing the stream channel, creating an off-channel aquatic habitat, installing log...

This $400,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) will fund stream and riparian habitat restoration in the Fivemile Creek area in Bly, Oregon. The key products and services to be delivered over the 5-year award period (8/1/2023 - 7/31/2028) include: Removal of hazard trees, burned fencing, and installation of new perimeter fencing to protect sensitive riparian and spring habitats Installation of instream...

This $860,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded on May 1, 2024 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630), will fund the restoration of a degraded portion of Kingsbury Creek, a trout stream in Proctor, Minnesota. The project aims to reshape the stream channel, plant native vegetation, and construct a floodplain to enhance the ecological value and community benefits of the waterway. Key outcomes include improved habitat for native fish species, increased recreational...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $993,090 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to the Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission (AITRC) for the "Rivers of Resilience: Protecting Copper River's Vital Salmon Habitat" project. The 3-year project, starting on October 1, 2024, will increase tribal capacity for fish passage restoration by supporting a stream restoration biologist within the Ahtna territory in...

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...

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...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) provides $200,000 to the Klamath Watershed Partnership to analyze and restore the Fishhole and Pole Creek watersheds in Oregon. The initial Phase I effort will assess priority areas for restoration and watershed function, including analyzing grazing and cattle management impacts. Planned restoration activities may include...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $180,000.00 to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish (AZGFD) to restore habitat and eliminate a temperature and habitat barrier for Apache trout in the South Fork Little Colorado River. The funding will support on-the-ground habitat restoration activities along a 1.8-mile reach of the river, which was impacted by the 2011 Wallow Fire, to...