Owyhee Watershed Council

THE OWYHEE WATERSHED COUNCIL (OWC) IS PROPOSING TO COOPERATE WITH THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS), NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS), BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM), IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH & GAME (IDFG), IDAHO GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF SPECIES CONSERVATION (OSC), IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LANDS (IDL), PHEASANTS FOREVER (PF), AND INTERMOUNTAIN WEST JOINT VENTURE (IWJV) TO ENHANCE/RESTORE SAGE BRUSH STEPPE HABITAT THROUGH LANDSCAPE LEVEL JUNIPER REMOVAL TREATMENTS IN THE SOUTHERN IDAHO REGION TO INCLUDE OWYHEE AND CASSIA COUNTIES, IDAHO.

HIS PROJECT SUPPORTS POSTFIRE RESTORATION EFFORTS ON PRIVATE LANDS IDENTIFIED IN HIGH PRIORITY AREAS AND COORDINATE EFFORTS BETWEEN AGENCY AND PRIVATE LAND PARTNERS. TREATING INVASIVE ANNUAL GRASSES AND RESTORING UPLAND PLANT SPECIES IMPROVES ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCY IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE , ENHANCES PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY BY REDUCING THE THREAT OF WILDFIRE.

JUNIPTER REMOVAL CLEAN-UP PROJECT

OWYHEE FOCUS AREA PROJECT

OWYHEE COUNTY WETLAND ENHANCEMENT/CREATION PROJECTS

COMPLETE RESTORATION ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRIANGLE WETLANDS PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDE EARTHEN DAM BUILDING, PURCHASE OF MATERIALS, AND HEAVY-EQUIPMENT OPERATION.

ID-ID FWO-OWYHEE WATERSHED COUNCIL

THE OWHYEE WATERSHED COUNCIL (OWC) IS PROPOSING TO COOPERATE WITH THE USFWS, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH & GAME, AND THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT TO ENHANCE/RESTORE ASPEN HABITAT WITHIN THE IDENTIFIED PROJECT AREA IN THE OWHYEE UPLANDS, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO. THE FY22 OWYHEE ASPEN REGENERATION AGREEMENT WILL REMOVE ENCROACHING JUNIPER THROUGH THE ACTION OF HAND-CUTTING OF CONIFER TREES (CHAINSAW) IN AND AROUND ESTABLISHED ASPEN STANDS AS WELL AS MACHINE PILING IN HIGH DENSITY LOCATIONS. THIS PROJECT DIRECTLY SUPPORTS 1) CONSERVATION STRATEGY 3: ASPEN HABITATS: SECURE AND ENHANCE ASPEN HABITATS IN THE OWYHEE UPLANDS PRIORITY CONSERVATION AREA AND THE SPECIES THAT DEPEND UPON THEM, GOAL 3A, 3B, 3B THROUGH THE STRATEGIC HABITAT CONSERVATION IN IDAHO PLAN 2017. THIS PROJECT ALSO DIRECTLY SUPPORTS CONSERVATION MEASURES IDENTIFIED IN THE IDAHO STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN 2015.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO COMPLETE WORK OUTLINED IN THE ATTACHED WORK PLAN, LANDOWNER AGREEMENT(S), AND COMPLETED SF424 FORMS. THE SERVICE PROJECT OFFICER (I.E., PARTNERS PROGRAM BIOLOGIST) IDENTIFIED IN THE PROJECT CONTACTS SECTION OF THIS LETTER WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (A) PARTICIPATING AND COLLABORATING WITH YOU AND OTHER PROJECT PARTNERS, IN CARRYING OUT THE WORK PLAN AND/OR LANDOWNER AGREEMENT; (B) REVIEWING AND APPROVING EACH STAGE OF WORK; AND (C) CLOSELY MONITORING OR OTHERWISE PROVIDING OPERATIONAL INVOLVEMENT DURING THE PROJECT.

OWYHEE HIGH DESERT DROUGHT RESILIENT RANCHING PROJECT

PARSNIP PEAK SAGE GROUSE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PHASE 1

SAGEBRUSH STEPPE HABITAT CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH COORDINATION PROJECT

SAGE GROUSE BROOD-REARING HABITAT IMPROVEMENT