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Oregon received 4 awards totaling more than $10.1M in 2024 projects through the ATBC grant.
1) Willamette Valley Resilient Landscapes: Restoring Oak and Prairie Habitat on Tribal, Private and Public Lands (ODFW; $4.5 million) The project will restore over 2,000 acres of oak and prairie habitat in the Willamette River Basin including tribal, private, and public land. Restoration of these habitats supports the recovery of state and federally listed species and improves ecosystem and community resilience to drought and wildfire. This project will also develop a stronger local conservation workforce, a more robust restoration supply chain, and increase access for Tribal members to priority culturally significant areas and subsistence resources.
2) Enhancing Resilience across Private and Public Lands in Oregon’s Core Sagebrush Ecosystem (Crook County Soil and Water Conservation District; $3.5 million) To restore core sagebrush ecosystems in Oregon to benefit Greater Sage-Grouse, pronghorn, and other desert species. The project will cut 13,000 acres of juniper trees, conduct an invasive species inventory on more than 100,000 acres, apply herbicide to 7,000 acres of invasive grasses, develop a local native seed supply, and enhance grazing management to support more resilient rangelands.
3) Reconnecting the South Fork McKenzie River Valley in the Willamette National Forest (McKenzie Watershed Alliance; $1.5 million) To restore 335 acres of floodplain and wetland habitat on the South Fork McKenzie River by redistributing sediments and placing more than 7,000 pieces of large woody material. The project will reconnect 240 acres of historic channel-wetland complex, increasing ecosystem resilience to flooding and wildfire, and creating high-quality habitat for at-risk native species, including spring Chinook salmon, bull trout, Pacific lamprey and northwestern pond turtle.
4) Deschutes River Basin Youth Conservation Corps (Heart of Oregon Corps; $605,300)To enhance watershed health and reduce wildfire risk in the Deschutes River Basin through conservation projects completed by local youth crews. The project will engage youth in hands-on restoration work to improve 443 acres of habitat, treat 211 acres for fuels reduction, and restore 12 miles of riparian and instream habitat in the Deschutes National Forest, Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland while providing skills training and career development
For more information contact Karen Hans (Karen.m.Hans@odfw.oregon.gov) or Justine Brumm (Justine.a.brumm@odfw.oregon.gov).
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