This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) provides $150,000 to the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Foundation to restore coastal processes and functions at Adelma Beach in Discovery Bay, Washington. The project will remove 530 square feet of wooden bulkhead, including two cabins, spanning 115 linear feet of shoreline. This will restore sediment transport and habitat connectivity, as well as remove non-native vegetation and...
The Northwest Straits Foundation, Washington State Parks, and the Skagit and Whatcom County Marine Resources Committees will develop a feasibility study, design, permitting, and initiate community outreach for the restoration of over 1,200 linear feet of shoreline, 9 acres of backshore, and adjacent upland habitat at Clayton Beach in Larrabee State Park, Skagit County, WA under a $122,716 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1. The award...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $316,180 Project Grant under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program to the Friends of the San Juans, a non-profit conservation organization. The grant will fund the Eelgrass Health Assessment and Conservation Project, which aims to provide new data on eelgrass distribution and health in San Juan County, Washington. Key project outcomes include: 1) comprehensive field surveys and mapping of eelgrass habitat, 2) eelgrass disease and...
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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration (CFDA 15.614) program, awarded a $665,200 Project Grant to the Washington Department of Ecology to acquire and permanently protect 1.6 acres and 430 feet of marine coastline along Samish Bay in Skagit County, Washington. The project aims to remove development rights and support future restoration of the surrounding coastal wetland properties that are already under protection. As a sub-recipient,...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,500,000 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration (CFDA 15.614) project grant to the Washington Department of Ecology, in partnership with the Whidbey Camano Land Trust as a sub-recipient, to permanently protect 257 acres of Puget Sound shoreline property on southwestern Whidbey Island in Washington. This project will conserve 3,500 feet of shoreline, 42 acres of nearshore marine habitat including over 7 acres of coastal tidelands and...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $197,420 Cooperative Agreement under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to Friends of the San Juans, a non-profit organization located in Friday Harbor, Washington. The primary goal of this project is to restore the Eastsound Waterfront Park on Orcas Island to improve feeding and rearing habitat for out-migrating juvenile Chinook salmon, increase forage fish spawning habitat, and enhance prey for other protected marine species like bocaccio rockfish...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife was awarded a $10,100,000 Cooperative Agreement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463). The purpose of this 3-year award, which runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, is to implement large-scale restoration across the Snohomish and Stillaguamish River watersheds within the Whidbey Basin. This holistic effort aims to recover Chinook salmon populations...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614), awarded a $1,333,334 Project Grant to the Washington State Department of Ecology in partnership with the Great Peninsula Conservancy. The funding will support the permanent protection and conservation of 13.1 acres, including 11.1 acres of coastal wetlands, along 530 feet of the Eastern Hood Canal shoreline in Kitsap County, Washington. The protected habitat features...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $252,437 Project Grant under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC). The grant funding will be used to continue coordination and operations of the Pacific Marine and Estuarine Partnership (PMEP) and the Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative (PLCI), two formally recognized Fish Habitat Partnerships under the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. The grant activities include a...