Applegate Partnership Council Capacity Grant

The Applegate Partnership, Inc. (dba Applegate Partnership & Watershed Council {APWC}) has worked with private, state and federal landowners to facilitate natural resource management projects and issues in the Applegate watershed for over 26 years. The Applegate watershed land ownership is primarily federally managed lands (70%) with rural residential (20%) and private forest (10%) making up the rest and over 700 miles of stream habitat for winter and summer steelhead, Coho salmon, fall Chinook salmon, and Pacific Lamprey. The Applegate does not have any incorporated municipalities and is made up of four geographically and socially different communities; upper, middle, lower and Williams Creek. Through on the ground projects, outreach through our lecture series, articles in our local community newspaper and participation in local activities, the APWC strives to bring awareness to these communities through our work that mutually benefits the landowners, community and our natural resources. During our 2019-2021 council capacity grant cycle we were able to provide these services to our community: acquired from willing owners interests in land or water (12); implemented projects to protect or restore native fish habitat, restore natural watershed function, and improve water quality or stream flows (5); provided resource assessments (3); created planning projects (6), technical assistant projects (14), monitoring projects (4); and held outreach (6 events).

The APWC council capacity grants are our primary source of project development funding. We utilize these funds to communicate with landowners (if no other funding is available), work with our partners on designs, permits, prioritization, etc., and write additional grants to fund the technical assistance, continued stakeholder engagement, or restoration efforts for projects in our watershed.