|
Who is eligible |
Program/Purpose |
Contact |
GENERAL |
Oregon Watershed Enhancement
Board (OWEB)Grants |
Anyone |
Provides funding for watershed
restoration, includes project types such as upland erosion
control, grazing management, vegetation management,
riparian area enhancement, channel and bank alteration,
fish passage improvement, stream habitat enhancement,
in-stream water enhancement, estuarine enhancement/restoration and
wetland enhancement. Requires 25% non-OWEB match
(cash or in-kind). Projects with support from
diverse public and private parties are preferred. |
OWEB (503)
986-0178
www.oweb.state.or.us/OWEB/GRANTS/
restoration_apps.shtml |
Oregon Watershed Enhancement
Board (OWEB) Small Grants |
Anyone |
Allows local decision
making about restoration projects, and enables local
teams (made up of soil and water conservation district,
watershed, council, and tribal representatives) around
Oregon to award small restoration project grants of
up to $10,000 for eligible projects. Requires
25% non-OWEB match (cash or in-kind). Funds are
disbursed from OWEB directly to recipient. |
Bev
Goodreau (503) 986-0187
Program information:
http://www.oweb.state.or.us/
OWEB/grants/smgrant_main.shtml
Watershed councils:
http://www.oweb.state.or.us/
OWEB/WSHEDS/wsheds_councils_list.shtml
Soil and Water Conservation Districts:
www.swcd.net |
Oregon State University
Extension Services |
Anyone who lives, works, or recreates
in Oregon's forests, farms, watersheds, or oceans |
OSU Extension Service
shares a research knowledge base from the University
to people who need it, and provides leadership and direction
to Oregonians which helps them apply the knowledge to
solve problems around the state. The Extension
Service offers workshops, coordinates research projects,
and provides advice. |
Forestry Extension (541)
737-1727|
www.cof.orst.edu/cof/extended/extserv
Agricultural Extension (541) 737-2331
agsci.oregonstate.edu/ext/index.html
Watershed Extension
Seagrant.oregonstate.edu/extension/
ecosystems.html |
Soil and Water Conservation
Districts (SWCDs) |
Any landowner |
SWCDs promote the conservation
and wise use of Oregon's natural resources in accordance
with the needs of the people while maintaining a quality
environment and productive economy through technical
assistance. |
Local Soil and Water Conservation
District
Washington County: www.swcd.net
Clackamas County: www.cc-swcd.org
Multnomah County: www.multconserv.org |
Tualatin Basin- "Enhanced" Conservation
Reserve Enhancement Program |
Landowners along the Tualatin mainstem
or perennial tributaries above Durham |
Program increases rental
payment provided by CREP which requires a 35' minimum
buffer width. Other potential payments are for
conservation easements, lease or transfer of water rights,
and large parcel or neighboring parcel bonuses. Provides
for removal of undesirable stream-bank plants, and encourages
rural landowners to plant trees for shade along streams
to keep the water cooler helping fish and wildlife. Must
also sign up for CREP (riparian forest buffer practice). |
Tualatin Soil and water
Conservation District
www.swcd.net
Autumn Bryant
(503) 648-3174 x111
autumn.bryant@or.nacdnet.net
|
Tualatin Basin- Vegetated
Buffer Areas for Conservation and Commerce (VEGBACC) |
Landowners along the Tualatin mainstem
or perennial tributaries above Durham and outside the
urban growth boundary |
For landowners who don't
qualify for CREP or prefer more flexibility over higher
benefits, a conservation plan is developed for a vegetated
buffer at least 20' wide. Planting materials and
removal of undesirable stream-bank plants are provided
by the program, and plantings must be maintained for
five years by landowner or with help from the district. Other
potential payments are for conservation easements, lease
or transfer of water rights, and large/neighboring parcel
bonuses. Program is designed to allow landowners
to generate income from their conservation efforts. |
Tualatin Soil and water
Conservation District
www.swcd.net
Autumn Bryant
(503) 648-3174 x111
autumn.bryant@or.nacdnet.net
|
Riparian Lands Tax Incentive
Program |
Landowners with land zoned for forestry
or agricultural use outside the adopted urban growth
boundary (UGB) containing riparian land, or met these
criteria as of July 1, 1997. Owners within the
UGB may qualify if cities are participating |
To maintain, preserve,
conserve, and rehabilitate riparian lands assuring protection
of the soil, water, fish, and wildlife resources for
the economic and social wellbeing of the state and its
citizens, landowners and the Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife sign a riparian management plan and agreement. Landowners
receive a complete property tax exemption for the riparian
property up to 100' from the stream. |
Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife (ODFW)
www.dfw.state.or.us/lands/tax_overview.html
Patty Snow (503) 947-6089
patty.snow@state.or.us
|
Naturescaping for Clean
Rivers |
Everyone |
Attend a series of workshops
to learn about naturescaping, a way of landscaping
property with native plants to minimize pesticide and
fertilizer use, and maximize watering efficiency while
providing healthy habitat for wildlife. Native
plantings and design help to increase water quality
since pollutant-carrying sediment is carried into waterways
by runoff. Learn what a naturescaped design
looks like and the process involved, as well as how
to design and implement your very own naturescape at
home. Advanced registration is required by 6:00
pm on the Thursday before the workshop. |
Register by calling (503)
797-1842
or e-mailing naturescaping@yahoo.com
For more information,
www.naturescape.com
|
Clean Water Services
Funds/Small Grants |
Anyone who lives or is undertaking
a project that directly benefits the people or resources
within the Clean Water Services' district area |
For community based projects that
help increase and improve water quality. Emphasis
is placed on knowing that water quality is a community
resource. Appropriate project maintenance and
follow up will be provided to applicable projects. Recipients
must provide an accounting of how the money was spent,
following the proposed use. |
Contact the CWS Public
Affairs Manager
Mark Jockers (503) 846-4501
jockersm@cleanwaterservices.org
www.cleanwaterservices.org |
FOREST OWNERS |
Technical Assistance
for Small Woodlands Owners |
Small Woodlands owners |
Provides technical assistance
for small woodland owners who request onsite assistance
from their local stewardship forester for guidance on
insect and disease issues, reforestation and young growth
management, financial incentives, and other forest related
topics and resources. |
Oregon Department of Forestry
(ODF)
Locate nearest stewardship forester at:
www.odf.state.or.us/pcf/odfsf.asp
|
Private and Community
Forests (PCF) Program |
Private and Community forest Owners |
Assists with the enhancement
of current and future natural resources by promoting
stewardship and providing leadership, information, technical
assistance, incentives, and regulations. Program
is the clearinghouse for all Oregon Department of Forestry
programs for private and community forest owners. |
Oregon Department of Forestry
(ODF)
www.odf.state.or.us/pcf/pcfgoals.asp |
Oregon Woodlands Assistance
Catalog |
Small Woodlands Owners |
Helps small woodland owners
find private sources of technical assistance by searching
a database. |
Site is a cooperative
effort
www.oregonwoodlands.org |
PrivateForests.org |
Forest Landowners |
Website that provides
ideas and resources to forest owners, and technical
information on Best Management Practices (BMPs). Implementing
conservation measures can also help private forest
owners meet their financial objectives. |
Provided by The Nature
Conservancy
(703) 841-5322
privateforest@tric.org
www.privateforest.org |
Woodland Workbook- Incentive
Program for Resource Management and Conservation |
Forest Landowners |
Assists landowners in
understanding what programs are available, including
incentive programs for forest conservation |
Oregon State University
Extension Service
Eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/edmat/EC1119.pdf |
Woodland Fish and Wildlife
Project |
Woodland Owners |
Provides educational information
on fish and wildlife habitat management to woodland
owners |
Woodland Fish and Wildlife
Group
www.woodlandfishandwildlife.org |
Forest Stewardship Program
(FSP) |
Non-industrial private forest owners
with more than 10 acres and a commitment to active management
and stewardship for at least 10 years |
Provides technical assistance
to encourage and enable active long-term forest management
to provide many benefits for landowners and society
now and in the future. Landowners develop Forest
Stewardship plans that give information and strategies
to manage and sustain their forest. Up to 75%
of the cost to develop the plan is covered. |
US Forest Service
http://www.fs.fed.us/
spf/coop/programs/loa/fsp.shtml
State forestry agencies
www.stateforesters.org/SFlist.html |
AGRICULTURE |
Riparian Lands Tax Credit
Program |
Farm landowners with a riparian area
and adjacent lands that remain in farm production |
Encourages farmers to
voluntarily remove riparian land from farm production
and employ conservation practices to receive a state
income tax credit equal to 75% of the market value for
crops forgone when riparian land up to 35' from a stream.
Conservation practices must be consistent with State
Department of Agriculture agricultural water quality
management plan. |
Oregon Department of Revenue
Ken Ross (503) 945-8890
Theresa Schuh (503) 945-8662 |
