Project Grant R18AP00161

The Northwest California Resource Conservation & Development Council (NCRC&DC) will receive $100,000 through a five-year Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program to remove the 18-foot East Weaver Creek Dam in Weaverville, California by June 2028. Work will include demolishing the concrete and boulder dam, installing grade control structures and large woody debris, removing accumulated sediment, and repositioning...

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...

This $750,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) will support the East Bay Regional Park District's efforts to improve public access and water quality in the Tilden Regional Park and Wildcat Creek watershed. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include: removing a concrete weir, restoring 500 linear feet of creek bed...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $199,998 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Wood River Land Trust Company, a non-profit organization in Hailey, Idaho. The grant funding will support the Wood River Water Collaborative's efforts to update the Big Wood River Atlas, addressing the health of the nearby Big Wood River watershed's natural floodplain. The project will convene a working group of diverse stakeholders to consider potential...

The Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District received a $1.8 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund program (CFDA 66.126). The grant will support implementation of the Wildcat Creek Fish Passage Improvement Project to construct a 400-foot long ecologically-friendly fish passage facility with step pools and roughened ramps. Additional funded activities include constructing...

Under a $250,000.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1, the Cascade Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group (CCFEG), doing business as Cascade Fisheries, will correct one (1) fish passage barrier to improve access to 1.45 miles of cold-water habitat for endangered fish species, including bull trout. Additionally, CCFEG will place locally sourced wood in up to 1 mile of Pole Creek to enhance instream complexity. This work is funded...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,360,706 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Nfria-Wserc Conservation Center, Inc. (doing business as the Western Slope Conservation Center) on April 11, 2024. The project will modernize the Farmers Ditch diversion and headgate structures in west-central Colorado to improve upstream fish passage, increase diversion efficiency, and enhance safety for boaters. Key project...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $2,605,548.67 Project Grant to the City of Oakdale under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CFDA 15.648) program. The project will enhance approximately 22 acres of riparian and upland habitats along the lower Stanislaus River in California. Key activities include excavating 54,800 cubic yards of material to expand emergent wetlands, create side channels, and install alcoves and large wood structures to...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $591,797.91 Project Grant to the Mid Klamath Watershed Council through the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 15.608) to improve conditions for native fish and aquatic species habitat in Siskiyou County, California. Under the award, set to be completed by March 31, 2025, the Mid Klamath Watershed Council will use a helicopter to place 120 pieces of large wood into 2.5 miles of West Fork...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,250,000 Cooperative Agreement through the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to Trout Unlimited, Inc. to work with the Jones Shotwell Ditch Company in Wenatchee, WA. The project will replace an open earthen irrigation ditch with a pressurized pipe system and upgrade the associated pump station. This will improve water and energy use efficiency, enhance instream flows in 6.5 miles of the lower Wenatchee River by up to 15 cubic feet per...