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...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Jefferson River Watershed Council in Montana. The grant supports the council's efforts to improve water quality and quantity in the Jefferson River watershed, which is a primary tributary of the Missouri River basin. Key activities include completing a watershed restoration plan with stakeholder input, designing low-tech,...
The Deschutes River Conservancy (Conservancy) received a $199,500 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation through the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The Conservancy will support the Deschutes Basin Water Collaborative in developing the Upper Deschutes Sub-Basin Water Management Plan to guide implementation of watershed management projects. Recent studies identified water shortages up to 400,000 acre-feet affecting river function,...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Klamath Watershed Partnership. This 5-year award, starting on August 1, 2024, will support efforts to remove encroaching western juniper, restore springs and seeps, and enhance habitats within the Lost River watershed in Oregon. The project aims to reactivate springs, improve water delivery to the Lost River system, and benefit key species like the...
The Grant Soil & Water Conservation District was awarded a $237,109.25 cooperative agreement by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act program. The award will support habitat improvement projects associated with water systems or supplies affected by Bureau of Reclamation projects in John Day, Oregon through December 31, 2025. Specifically, the Conservation District will work to improve fish and wildlife habitat in the area in...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,013,207.73 WaterSMART (CFDA 15.507) grant to the Deschutes Land Trust to restore 124 acres of aquatic, floodplain, and upland habitat at the Ochoco Preserve in Crook County, Oregon. The project aims to create over 2 miles of new main baseflow stream channels, 1.5 miles of side channels, and over 11 acres of wetlands to support reintroduced Spring Chinook salmon and Summer steelhead populations. Additional planned restoration efforts include 37 acres of...
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management awarded a Cooperative Agreement under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) to the Curry County Soil and Water Conservation District, doing business as the South Coast Watershed Council. Through this $127,607.84 award, the district will improve riparian and stream habitat conditions along Willow Creek, a major anadromous salmonid spawning and rearing tributary in the Floras Creek watershed. Key project activities include...
The Illinois Valley Soil and Water Conservation District, in collaboration with Trout Unlimited, received a $300,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The funding will support the Illinois Valley Irrigation Modernization Partnership, which aims to design 1-3 irrigation modernization projects on private land in the Illinois River subbasin of southwest Oregon. The goal is to conserve...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $299,158 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group in western Montana. This 3-year grant, awarded on December 6, 2024, will support the group's continued collaboration with stakeholders to address water quality and temperature issues in the Lower Clark Fork Watershed. Key activities include reducing road impacts to the Thompson River, and designing...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), provides $516,468.50 to the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council to increase the adoption of climate-smart management practices on grazing lands in Oregon's Willamette Valley. The project aims to deliver coordinated, wrap-around support to local landowners, including technical assistance, conservation planning,...