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Oregon subcommittee approves applications for $350,000 in habitat restoration grants

Joint Ways and Means Natural Resources Subcommittee · February 2, 2026
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Summary

The Joint Ways and Means Natural Resources Subcommittee approved Legislative Fiscal Office recommendations allowing the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to apply for two grants — $100,000 for John Day Valley restoration and $250,000 for Upper Crooked River enhancements — each requiring a 25% non‑federal match.

The Joint Ways and Means Natural Resources Subcommittee on Feb. 2 approved Legislative Fiscal Office recommendations allowing the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) to apply for two competitive grants totaling $350,000 to support sage‑steppe and rangeland habitat restoration.

Ken Lofink, identified himself as the Chief Operating Officer for ODFW, and Bernadette Graham Hudson, Wildlife Division Administrator, described the requests during a work session. The first application would seek $100,000 from the Foundation for America's Public Lands through its Western Big Game Connectivity Fund to support restoration on…

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