The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $124,323.22 Project Grant to Portland State University (PSU) under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species (CFDA 15.608) program. The grant aims to implement key aspects of Oregon's revised 2023 Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan in order to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species across the state. The project will provide a comprehensive assessment of aquatic nuisance species in Oregon and enhance efforts to...
This $264,737 federal Project Grant awarded by the Bureau of Reclamation under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (CFDA 15.517) program supports the prevention of aquatic invasive species in Oregon. The key activities to be performed include: Conducting aquatic invasive species surveys for zebra and quagga mussels, as well as plant and snail samples, and processing environmental DNA (eDNA) samples. The grant also funds the coordination with regional entities and the development of outreach...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $126,667 Project Grant to the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608). The goal of this 2-year grant, which runs from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025, is to continue WDFW's successful coordination and implementation of the Washington State Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Management Plan. Key activities include prevention, monitoring, control, and eradication...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $121,011 Project Grant under the CFDA 15.608 Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species program to the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW). The grant funding will support WDFW's statewide efforts to monitor, control, and prevent the introduction of prohibited and regulated aquatic invasive animal species in Washington's freshwater and marine habitats. Key activities include: 1) implementing emergency measures in...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species program (CFDA 15.608) to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) to provide watercraft inspection and decontamination training to natural resource personnel at state, local, and tribal governments as well as not-for-profit organizations and federal agencies. The training, which will be delivered both online and in-person by PSMFC contractor...
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife received a $742,449 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the State Wildlife Grants program (CFDA 15.634) to conduct freshwater mussel monitoring and evaluation in Oregon and Washington from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. The grant funds will support efforts to address data gaps and emerging issues for three species of greatest conservation need by training staff and employing...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded Oregon State University a $793,742 cooperative agreement under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to implement the Predator Management Project from May 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. The project will monitor seabird colonies in southern Oregon for predation and remove problem animals that are detrimentally impacting nesting seabirds. Oregon State University staff will receive training from Wildlife Services to set...
The Oregon State University will receive $300,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under a Cooperative Agreement to further evaluate the suitability of fisher habitat in southern Oregon and develop genetic tools to identify fisher predators and competitors from scat samples. The university will survey proposed fisher reintroduction areas for species that prey on or compete with fishers, such as bobcats, mountain lions, coyotes, and gray foxes using...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded Portland State University a $132,897.24 Project Grant under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) for the period of August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022. The grant funding supports Portland State University's "Monitoring Changing Species Distributions in the Northern Oregon/Southern Washington Marine Mammal Stranding Program (NOSWSP) Response Area" project. Through this project, Portland State University will monitor...
This $100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) supports a partnership between the Human Access Project and Oregon State University to address a harmful cyanobacteria bloom in the Ross Island Lagoon in Oregon. The key products and services to be delivered through this 3-year grant include restoring river flow to the lagoon to reduce water temperature, increase mixing,...