Tillamook Estuaries Partnership

A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS PROVIDED TO TILLAMOOK ESTUARIES PARTNERSHIP (TEP) TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (CCMP) AND ACCOMPANYING STRATEGIC PLAN TO IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY, PROTECT THE NATURAL HABITAT AND LIVING RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE HUMAN USES OF THE TILLAMOOK ESTUARY PROGRAM'S STUDY AREA.

DESCRIPTION:THE TILLAMOOK ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP (TEP) UNDERTAKES THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN THEIR TWO- YEAR WORKPLAN USING CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA) SECTION 320 FUNDS FOR THE NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM. IN THEIR 2022-2023 BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) FUNDED BUDGET, THESE FUNDS ARE PRIMARILY PROJECTED TO PROVIDE PARTIAL SUPPORT FOR A TOTAL OF 5 FTE OF THEIR PROJECTED 10.5 FTE OF AVAILABLE TEP STAFF RESOURCES THAT ARE IMPLEMENTING THEIR EPA APPROVED COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND INCLUDES ACTIVITIES THAT ARE RELATED ACHIEVING THEIR OVERALL MANAGEMENT GOALS INCLUDING ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS TO: INCREASE HABITAT AND HABITAT FUNCTION FOR MULTIPLE SPECIES; RESTORING UP TO 10,000 ACRES OF HABITAT BY 2025, CONSERVING LAND TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY AND HABITAT; REDUCING IMPACTS FROM LAND USE PRACTICES; REDUCING ARMORED SHORELINE BY UP TO 10% BY 2025; REDUCING CONTAMINANTS TO IMPROVE OVERALL WATER QUALITY; PROVIDING EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WHILE PROVIDING STATE OF THE ART DATA AND INFORMATION FOR A RANGE OF AUDIENCES; REACHING UP TO 5,000 STUDENTS EACH YEAR AND HOSTING AT LEAST TEN DIFFERENT VOLUNTEER EVENTS EACH YEAR, WHILE CONVENING AND COORDINATING WITH PARTNERS TO ENHANCE REGIONAL STRATEGIES AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT HEIGHTEN PROTECTION OF THE TILLAMOOK ESTUARY STUDY AREA.ACTIVITIES:TEP PROPOSES TO FOCUS ON SEVERAL BROAD PROJECT TYPES DURING THE LIFE OF THE BIL FUNDING, THOSE PROJECT TYPES INCLUDE: HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS OF VARYING SIZE AND COMPLEXITY THAT ARE INTENDED TO IDENTIFY, PROTECT, CONSERVE, AND ENHANCE PRIORITY HABITATS THROUGHOUT THE ESTUARY. WATER TRAIL NON-MOTORIZED BOAT ACCESS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON EDUCATION AND STEWARDSHIP, WITH EMPHASIS ON IMPROVING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE TILLAMOOK ESTUARY. STORMWATER AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INTENDED TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND REDUCE CONTAMINATES TO THE TILLAMOOK BAY STUDY AREA. ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING PROJECTS INTENDED TO PROVIDE DATA ON THE STATUS AND TRENDS OF ECOSYSTEM CONDITIONS IN THE ESTUARY; EXPAND REGIONAL MONITORING OF WATER QUALITY AND CONVENTIONAL POLLUTANTS; AND EXPAND KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE WITHIN THE ESTUARY. SUBRECIPIENT:SUBAWARDS WILL BE MADE BY TEP THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF A LOCAL GRANT PROGRAM TO FUND LOCAL SMALL-SCALE RESTORATION OR WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. OUTCOMES:SPECIFIC BENEFITS WILL FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING POTENTIAL BENEFITS: INCREASED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OF DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; INCREASED FLOODPLAIN MITIGATION BENEFITS; GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING; AND INCREASED COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES INCLUDE: INCREASE HABITAT AND HABITAT FUNCTION FOR MULTIPLE SPECIES; RESTORING UP TO 10,000 ACRES OF HABITAT BY 2025, IDENTIFYING AND CONSERVING LAND NEEDED TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY AND HABITAT; HELPING TO REDUCE IMPACTS FROM LAND USE PRACTICES; REDUCING ARMORED SHORELINE BY UP TO 10% BY 2025; CONDUCTING MONITORING ACTIVITIES THAT ARE INTENDED TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE OR REMOVE CONTAMINANTS AND CLEAN-UP CONTAMINATED SITES TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY; PROVIDING EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WHILE PROVIDING STATE OF THE ART DATA AND INFORMATION FOR A RANGE OF AUDIENCES; REACHING UP TO 5,000 STUDENTS EACH YEAR AND HOSTING AT LEAST TEN VOLUNTEER EVENTS EACH YEAR, WHILE CONVENING AND COORDINATING WITH PARTNERS TO ENHANCE REGIONAL STRATEGIES AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT HEIGHTEN PROTECTION OF THE TILLAMOOK ESTUARY STUDY AREA AND ASSOCIATED AQUATIC RESOURCES. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THIS GRANT AND NATIONAL PROGRAM ARE THE CITIZENS OF OREGON THAT LIVE, WORK AND RECREATE WITHIN THE TILLAMOOK BAY AND ITS CONNECTED ESTUARIES AND TRIBUTARIES.

THE CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 320 DIRECTS EPA TO DEVELOP PLANS FOR ATTAINING OR MAINTAINING WATER QUALITY IN AN ESTUARY. THIS INCLUDES THE TILLAMOOK NA

TILLAMOOK ESTUARIES PARTNERSHIP (TEP) FY16-17 WORKPLAN HAS 40 PROJECTS: RESEARCH/MONITORING, HABITAT, DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION/OUTREACH, AND PARTNER-LE

DESCRIPTION:SECTION 320 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA) AUTHORIZES THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) TO CONVENE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES TO DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR ESTUARIES OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE THAT ARE THREATENED BY POLLUTION, DEVELOPMENT, OR OVERUSE. THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE TILLAMOOK ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP (TEP) FOR NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM (NEP) TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEP COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (CCMP) AND EPA STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL 5: ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES AND OBJECTIVE 5.2: - PROTECT AND RESTORE WATERBODIES AND WATERSHEDS TO IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY, PROTECT THE NATURAL HABITAT AND LIVING RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE HUMAN USES WITHIN THE TILLAMOOK ESTUARY STUDY AREA. ACTIVITIES:THE PROJECTS INCLUDED UNDER THIS AWARD WILL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES THAT ADDRESS THE KEY CHALLENGES FACING THE TILLAMOOK NEP INCLUDING ASSESSING TRENDS IN WATER QUALITY, HABITATS, NATURAL RESOURCES AND USES; COORDINATING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CCMP BY THE TILLAMOOK NEP, ALONG WITH THE STATE, FEDERAL, LOCAL AGENCIES, STAKEHOLDERS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, CITIZENS, PARTNERS, AND OTHERS; AND MONITORING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED UNDER THE TEP'S MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE/EPA APPROVED CCMP AND FY23/24 WORKPLAN. FUNDING SUPPORTS 5.5 FTES THAT PROVIDE TECHNICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT OF PROJECTS CARRIED OUT UNDER THE TEP CCMP. PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ACTIVITIES AND ACTIONS THAT ARE RELATED TO ACHIEVING THEIR OVERALL MANAGEMENT GOALS AND PROJECTS TO: INCREASE HABITAT AND HABITAT FUNCTION FOR TARGETED SPECIES; RESTORING HABITAT, IMPLEMENTING AQUATIC ORGANISM PASSAGE PROJECTS, IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL CRITICAL CORRIDOR HABITAT TO BE PROTECTED; PROVIDING SCIENCE INSTRUCTION TO K-12 STUDENTS ANNUALLY, INCREASING SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS, ENGAGING CITIZENS IN EDUCATION EXPERIENCES THROUGH RECREATION ACTIVITIES, BUILDING CAPACITY FOR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND ENABLING ADDITIONAL RESTORATION OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE TILLAMOOK ESTUARY STUDY AREA.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES INCLUDE: INCREASED HABITAT FUNCTION FOR MULTIPLE SPECIES; 300 ACRES OF HABITAT RESTORED, IMPLEMENTATION OF TEN AQUATIC ORGANISM PASSAGE PROJECTS OVER 8 YEARS, PROTECTING 300 ACRES OF CRITICAL CORRIDOR HABITAT OVER THE NEXT 8 YEARS; PROVIDING 3,000 HOURS OF SCIENCE INSTRUCTION TO K-12 STUDENTS ANNUALLY, INCREASED SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE BY 30% INCLUDING WEBSITE VIEWERS, ENGAGEMENT OF 750 PEOPLE IN EDUCATION EXPERIENCES THROUGH RECREATION ACTIVITIES, PROVIDING 200 HOURS OF BUILDING CAPACITY FOR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, ENABLING ADDITIONAL RESTORATION IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY ESTUARIES AND WATERSHEDS ANNUALLY; AND BY USING TEP 'S VOLUNTEER WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM (VWQMP) THE COLLECTED DATA WILL INDICATE THAT 50% OF THE MONITORING SITES ARE GENERALLY MEETING WATER QUALITY STANDARDS WITHIN THE TEP STUDY AREA. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THIS GRANT AND NATIONAL PROGRAM ARE THE CITIZENS AND VISITORS OF THE STATE OF OREGON THAT LIVE, WORK AND RECREATE WITHIN THE TILLAMOOK BAY, TRIBUTARIES AND CONNECTED ESTUARIES.

THE 2012-2013 WORK PLAN IMPLEMENTS THEIR COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (CCMP) AND IDENTIFIES 41 PROJECTS THAT WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO

PURPOSE: TILLAMOOK ESTUARIES PARTNERSHIP WILL SUPPORT RECOVERY OF THREATENED OREGON COAST COHO BY RESTORING ESTUARY AND RIVER HABITAT IN SAND LAKE ESTUARY. THEY WILL WORK TOWARD BREACHING BELTZ DIKE, REPLACING THREE CULVERTS BEHIND THE DIKE, AND RESTORING TIDAL WETLANDS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO REPAIR THE MAIN ROAD TO TIERRA DEL MAR, WHICH IS OFTEN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AND IS AT RISK OF TOTAL FAILURE.

THE WORK IN THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPLEMENT THE EPA APPROVED COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION & MANAGEMENT PLAN (CCMP) AND TILLAMOOK ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP (TEP

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) (PL 117-58) TO THE TILLAMOOK ESTUARIES PARTNERSHIP (TEP). THE RECIPIENT WILL SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (CCMP) AND STRATEGIC PLAN TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY, PROTECT THE NATURAL HABITAT AND LIVING RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE HUMAN USES. THE PROJECTS PROPOSED FOR FUNDING VIA THE IIJA WILL LEVERAGE EXISTING EFFORTS. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL IMPLEMENT PROJECTS THAT CONSERVE AND RESTORE TILLAMOOK COUNTY'S WATERSHEDS THROUGH ACTIVE STEWARDSHIP, SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND EDUCATION.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES PROPOSED INCLUDE WATER QUALITY PROJECTS, HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS.SUBRECIPIENT:RESEARCH AND MONITORING: WATER RESOURCES MANAGER (TEP IS UNDER CONTRACT WITH DEQ FOR 0.5 FTE; ANNUAL NOT-TO-EXCEED $100K. FUNDED IN PART BY EXTERNAL GRANTS OUTCOMES:ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES AND DELIVERABLES INCLUDE MEASURABLE PROGRESS TOWARD THE FOLLOWING GOALS: MEET OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BACTERIA STANDARDS AT 50% OF MONITORING SITES BY 2028; IDENTIFY STATUS AND TRENDS AND QUANTIFY CHANGING CONDITIONS IMPACTING TILLAMOOK COUNTY ESTUARIES; CREATE SEPTIC SYSTEM INVENTORY FOCUSED ON PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO STREAMS, RIVERS, SLOUGHS, AND BAYS; PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTNER-LED HABITAT MONITORING EFFORTS TO ENSURE COMPARABLE DATA ACROSS PACIFIC COASTAL REGION; SUPPORT THE LONG TERM OBJECTIVE OF RECONNECTING AND RESTORING TIDAL WETLANDS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THIS GRANT AND NATIONAL PROGRAM ARE THE PUBLIC AND THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK AND RECREATE IN AND AROUND TILLAMOOK COUNTY'S ESTUARIES AND WATERSHEDS.

DESCRIPTION:SECTION 320 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT AUTHORIZES THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE EPA TO CONVENE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES TO DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR ESTUARIES OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE THAT ARE THREATENED BY POLLUTION, DEVELOPMENT, OR OVERUSE. THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO TILLAMOOK ESTUARIES PARTNERSHIP (TEP) FOR NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM (NEP) TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEP COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (CCMP) TO IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY, PROTECT THE NATURAL HABITAT AND LIVING RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE HUMAN USES IN THE ESTUARY. TEP BUILDS ON THEIR CURRENT PARTNERSHIP EFFORTS AND PROVIDES A REGIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF RESTORATION, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT, DEVELOPING NEW TECHNICAL TOOLS AND FILLING GAPS IN THE EXISTING SCIENCE AND MONITORING INFORMATION. THEIR COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP APPROACH IS INTENDED TO RESTORE HABITAT WHILE ADVANCING SCIENCE AND IMPROVING ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHIN THE NEP STUDY AREA, AS WELL AS EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE TILLAMOOK BAY ESTUARY.ACTIVITIES:THE RECIPIENT WILL PRIMARILY SUPPORT STAFF TO PERFORM PROJECTS THAT IMPLEMENT THE EPA APPROVED COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (CCMP) TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING THREE OVERARCHING GOALS: MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE BENEFICIAL USES OF ESTUARIES AND WATERSHEDS FOR HUMANS AND NATIVE AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL SPECIES; CONSERVE AND RESTORE ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF TILLAMOOK COUNTY'S ESTUARIES AND WATERSHEDS TO BENEFIT NATIVE AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL SPECIES AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT DEPEND OF THEM; AND FOSTER AWARENESS OF TILLAMOOK COUNTY'S ESTUARIES AND WATERSHEDS, ENGAGE IN PROBLEM SOLVING, AND TAKE ACTION TO CONSERVE AND ENHANCE NATURAL RESOURCES. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES THAT ADDRESS THE KEY CHALLENGES FACING THE ESTUARY INCLUDING ASSESSING TRENDS IN WATER QUALITY, HABITATS, NATURAL RESOURCES AND USES, COORDINATING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CCMP BY THE NEP, ALONG WITH THE STATE, FEDERAL, LOCAL AGENCIES, STAKEHOLDERS, NGOS, CITIZENS, PARTNERS, AND OTHERS; AND MONITORING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED UNDER THE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE APPROVED CCMP AND ANNUAL WORKPLAN.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES AND DELIVERABLES INCLUDE MEASURABLE PROGRESS TOWARD THE FOLLOWING GOALS: MEET OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BACTERIA STANDARDS AT 50% OF MONITORING SITES BY 2028 DUE TO IMPROVED FARM MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND IMPROVED RESIDENTIAL/URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE; IDENTIFY STATUS AND TRENDS AND QUANTIFY CHANGING CONDITIONS TO INFORM ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IMPACTING TILLAMOOK COUNTY ESTUARIES; CREATE SEPTIC SYSTEM INVENTORY WHICH FOCUSES ON PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO STREAMS, RIVERS, SLOUGHS, AND BAYS, AND WHICH MAY BE USED TO PRIORITIZE WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BY 2028; PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTNER-LED HABITAT MONITORING EFFORTS TO BUILD CAPACITY AND TO ENSURE STANDARDIZED METHODOLOGIES AND COMPARABLE DATA ACROSS PACIFIC COASTAL REGION; SUPPORT THE LONG TERM OBJECTIVE OF RECONNECTING AND RESTORING TIDAL WETLANDS, AND PROVIDE GENETICALLY APPROPRIATE NATIVE VEGETATION AND PROMOTE ITS USE AMONG HABITAT RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT PARTNERS; AND MINIMIZE LIMITING FACTORS FOR MIGRATION OF SALMONIDS AND LAMPREY. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THIS GRANT AND NATIONAL PROGRAM ARE THE PUBLIC AND THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK AND RECREATE IN AND AROUND TILLAMOOK COUNTY'S ESTUARIES AND WATERSHEDS.

PURPOSE: TO PURCHASE NECESSARY INSTRUMENTATION TO PROVIDE CRITICAL CLIMATE-RELATED INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE TILLAMOOK COMMUNITY AND RESTORATION PRACTITIONERS IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY. THE PURCHASES WILL ALLOW THE TILLAMOOK ESTUARIES PARTNERSHIP TO EXPAND THEIR WATERSHED-SCALE CLIMATE CHANGE MONITORING PROGRAM, WHICH CURRENTLY ASSESSES FLOODING AND WATER QUALITY, TO BE MORE PRECISE AND COVER MORE AREA/ESTUARIES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE TILLAMOOK ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP WILL PURCHASE NEW INSTRUMENTATION AND SUPPLIES TO MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND FLOODING, WATER QUALITY AND BACTERIA LEVELS, GREENHOUSE GAS FLUXES, AND CHANGES IN OCEAN ACIDIFICATION. THE TILLAMOOK ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP WILL PILOT TEST NEW INSTRUMENTATION IN THE FIELD AND DEVELOP STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR GENERATING RELIABLE SCIENTIFIC DATA. THROUGHOUT ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES, THE TILLAMOOK ESTUARIES PARTNERSHIP WILL COORDINATE WITH STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THE UNIVERSITY OF

TILLAMOOK BAY WATERSHED FISH PASSAGE RESTORATION

MEASURING RESTORATION OUTCOMES & BLUE CARBON OPPORTUNITIES AT SOUTHERN FLOW CORRIDOR PROJECT, TILLAMOOK ESTUARY, OREGON:SCIENCE-BASED MONITORING FOR

BLM OR-WA TILLAMOOK ESTUARIES PARTNERSHIP'S (TEP) NW OREGON RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP

THE TILLAMOOK ESTUARIES PARTNERSHIP (TEP) OPERATES THE NORTHWEST OREGON RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP (NORP) PROGRAM, WHICH PROMOTES HEALTHY HABITATS IN THE NORTHWEST OREGON COASTAL AND LOWER COLUMBIA PRIORITY BASINS BY PROVIDING A SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY OF NATIVE PLANT MATERIAL TO RESTORATION EFFORTS. NORP ENSURES THE SUCCESS OF CONDUCTING 10 SEEDS OF SUCCESS (SOS) COLLECTIONS TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL BLMS NATIVE PLANT MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BY COLLABORATING WITH RESTORATION MANAGERS AND PLANT SPECIALISTS OF PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS.

ARRA 13420-4135-R1FA ADDITIONAL FUNDING

CRUISER CREEK RESTORATION

BLM OR-WA TILLAMOOK ESTUARIES PARTNERSHIP'S (TEP) NW OREGON RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP

ORWA SRS COASTAL NATIVE SEED COLLECTION

OR/WA NORP RIPARIAN RESTORATION PROJECT

RESTORE AND IMPROVE FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY, OREGON

CONSERVATION AND HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS - SALEM DISTRICT

THIS AWARD WILL SUPPORT THE RECIPIENT USE OF YOUTH CREWS TO GROW NATIVE PLANT STOCK FOR USE RESTORING CRITICAL HABITAT ON THE SIUSLAW NATIONAL FOREST. DUE TO THEIR UNIQUE LOCATION IN COASTAL OREGON, THE RECIPIENT PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN PROVIDING COASTAL-ADAPTED PLANTS FOR RESTORATION PURPOSES. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED THROUGH THE SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION ACT AND WAS REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING BY THE LOCAL RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE HEALTHY PLANT STOCK NEEDED FOR REHABILITATION IN COASTAL AREAS.

ORWA NORTHWEST OREGON RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP

OR/WA NORTHWEST OREGON RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP

EAST FORK NEHALEM FISH HABITAT ACCESS AND INSTREAM RESTORATION

PROPAGATING AND DISTRIBUTING OVER 50,000 CONTAINER PLANTS ANNUALLY SUPPORTS THE TILLAMOOK ESTUARY PARTNERSHIPS (TEPS) MISSION OF BEING A VITAL SOURCE OF COASTALLY ADAPTED GENETICALLY APPROPRIATE, NATIVE PLANT MATERIAL TO RESTORATION PARTNERS WITHIN THE NORTHWEST OREGON RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP (NORP). NORP

TILLAMOOK ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP (TEP) HAS COORDINATED AND GROWN PLANTS FOR NORP THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CAMP TILLAMOOK WORK TRANSITION FACILITY, WHICH HOUSES INCARCERATED OREGONIANS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 24. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE COMPETITIVELY SELECTED FROM A LARGER INMATE POPULATION TO SPEND THE LAST 1-2 YEARS OF THEIR SENTENCES AT CAMP TILLAMOOK, DURING WHICH THEY ARE GIVEN THE OPTION OF WORKING WITH TEP STAFF TO PRODUCE HIGH QUALITY, GENETICALLY APPROPRIATE CONTAINER PLANTS FOR RESTORATION.

BACKYARD PLANTING PROGRAM: TILLAMOOK BAY WATERSHED

MIAMI RIVER RESTORATION

LEWI NATIVE PLANT PROPAGATION FOR FOREST RESTORATION

SOUTHERN FLOW CORRIDOR RESTORATION - OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION

THE OBJECTIVE OF PROPAGATING AND DISTRIBUTING >50,000 PLANTS A YEAR SUPPORTS NORP'S MISSION OF BEING A SOURCE OF COASTALLY ADAPTED, GENETICALLY APPROPRIATE NATIVE PLANT MATERIAL TO RESTORATION PARTNERS. NORP MEMBERS UTILIZE TEP'S PLANT MATERIAL IN APPROXIMATELY 50 RESTORATION PROJECTS ANNUALLY THAT MEET MULTIPLE DOI RESOURCE OBJECTIVES INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: REESTABLISH NATIVE SPECIES; RESTORE, MAINTAIN, AND IMPROVE WILDLIFE AND FISH HABITAT, WATERSHEDS, AND FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; CONTROL NOXIOUS AND EXOTIC WEEDS; AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION. SUPPORT IS REQUESTED FOR 12-16 MONTHS TO FUND OVER 6000 HRS OF YOUTH LABOR, THEREBY ENSURING THE AVAILABILITY OF PLANTS TO MEET OUR GOAL OF SUSTAINING A NATIVE PLANT MATERIAL INVENTORY FOR PARTNERS TO RESTORE 200 ACRES AND 15 MILES OF RIPARIAN HABITAT ANNUALLY.

TILLAMOOK ESTUARIES

MAIMI WETLANDS RESTORATION PROJECT

THE NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM IS THE PRINCIPLE MEANS THROUGH WHICH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) EVALUATES AND IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF WATERSHEDS, LANDSCAPES, AND MARINE AND COASTAL RESOURCES, SUSTAINS BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES ON THE LANDS AND WATERS IN PARKS, AND ACTIVELY ENDEAVORS TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY OF THESE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ADAPT THEM TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. TO CARRY OUT AND FURTHER THIS STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITY, NPS IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS THAT ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES BY UTILIZING PARK PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTOR SUPPORT OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PARTNER WITH TILLAMOOK ESTUARIES PARTNERSHIP TO PRODUCE AND PLANT OVER ONE THOUSAND GENETICALLY APPROPRIATE CONTAINERIZED PLANTS FOR OUT PLANTING IN THE YEON UNIT OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. DOING SO WILL PROMOTE HEALTHY COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM CONDITIONS AND WILL FURTHER THE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF PROPAGATION OF PLANT SPECIES IN THE SPECIFIC GROWING CONDITIONS OF THE OREGON COAST. THIS WILL BENEFIT OVER TWENTY PUBLIC AGENCIES IN NORTHWEST OREGON THAT RELY ON THE NATIVE PLANT NURSERY AT THE TILLAMOOK ESTUARIES PARTNERSHIP FOR NATIVE PLANT PROPAGATION FOR RESTORATION PROJECTS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

RESTOR AND IMPROVE FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY

SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS & COMM SELF DET, 2008

SPENCER CREEK WATERSHED RIPARIAN FENCE RECONSTRUCTION