The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $765,600 Project Grant under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. The grant will fund the development of final construction designs to remove and re-route a 0.65-mile segment of State Route 207 away from the Nason Creek floodway in Chelan County, Washington. This will restore approximately 13 acres of floodplain habitat, including side channels and wetlands, to benefit endangered...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $1,066,000 cooperative agreement to the County of Yakima, Washington to support the Naches-Cowiche Flood Risk Reduction and Floodplain Restoration project from June 14, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The funding supports the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 15.608), which provides funding to states to implement approved State and Interstate Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plans....
This Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (CFDA 15.517) program, provides $21.6 million to the City of Yakima, Washington to remove Nelson Dam and construct several new elements improving fish passage, flood conveyance, sediment transport, and water delivery systems along the Naches River. Key deliverables include constructing a roughened channel, concrete sluiceway, and floodplain approach channel to naturalize...
The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation a $3,077,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580). The project will study, select, and design alternatives to improve fish passage and avoid entrainment at the Prosser Diversion on the Lower Yakima River in Washington. The goals are to create safer passage conditions for anadromous species like steelhead, Chinook, coho, and sockeye salmon, as well as Pacific...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,188,663 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507) to Chelan County, Washington to complete the study and design of a comprehensive restoration project for Peshastin Creek. The project will relocate and reconnect the creek channel with its historic floodplain and construct two highway bridges across the rerouted waterway. Key project...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded $400,000 to the County of Yakima through the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608) on June 28, 2022 for a project set to be completed by September 30, 2027. The funding supports construction of a new bridge over the South Fork Tieton River on the Tieton Reservoir Road in Naches, WA. The existing bridge is located within the reservoir pool and a waterfall will develop as water levels drop, creating a...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) provides $3,010,164.07 to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation to improve anadromous fish habitat and passage in the lower Yakima River in central Washington. Key project activities include constructing 1,400 linear feet of cold-water habitat channel, restoring 20 acres of riparian...
The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation received a $3,092,698 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580). The purpose of this grant is to develop alternatives for restoring fish passage at the Wapato Diversion on the lower Yakima River in central Washington. This effort aims to support the migration of anadromous fish species, including federally threatened Middle Columbia River...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program, CFDA No. 15.507, provides $3,017,964.00 to the Kittitas Conservation Trust to implement an in-stream restoration project on River Mile 2-3 of Gold Creek in Kittitas County, Washington. The project aims to restore the geomorphology and increase the habitat complexity of Gold Creek by installing engineered log jam...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Walla Walla County Conservation group. The funding will support the development of shovel-ready project designs for the Touchet and Tucannon Regional Flood Risk Reduction and Habitat Enhancement Partnership, a grassroots watershed group in southeastern Washington. The partnership, comprised of state/federal entities, local officials, environmental groups, tribes, and...