Nature's Infrastructure S1:E3 Klamath Basin Part 1: Sprague River Collaborative Restoration

This month, in a two-part series, we are focusing on the Klamath Basin, and the ways the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is positively impacting collaborative conservation throughout this vital ecosystem.
On this episode, we are sitting down with Brad Parrish, a water rights specialist with the Klamath Tribes and Larry Nicholson, the executive director of the Upper Klamath Basin Ag Collaborative, to talk about the Sprague River Collaborative Restoration project that is happening in the Upper Klamath Basin, in Oregon.
The Klamath Basin is set to receive $162 million over five years from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to restore the regional ecosystem and repair local economies. As drought conditions persist throughout the region, the Klamath Basin’s fragile ecosystem will depend on collaborative partnerships among a wide variety of stakeholders and the development of holistic solutions to save cherished fish and wildlife from further decline.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the oldest federal conservation agency, tracing its lineage back to 1871, and the only agency in the federal government whose primary responsibility is management of fish and wildlife for the American public. The Service helps ensure a healthy environment for people by providing opportunities for Americans to enjoy the outdoors and our shared natural heritage.
We manage the National Wildlife Refuge System with more than 560 National Wildlife Refuges as well as small wetlands and other special management areas encompassing more than 150 million acres. Under the Fisheries program we also operate over 70 National Fish Hatcheries and 65 fishery resource offices. The Ecological Services program has 86 field stations across all 50 states.
The vast majority of fish and wildlife habitat is on non-federal lands. Voluntary habitat protection and restoration programs like the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and the Coastal Program and other partnership programs are the primary ways we deliver habitat conservation on public and private lands.
The Service employs approximately 9,000 people at facilities across the U.S. The Service is a decentralized organization with a headquarters office in Washington, D.C., with regional and field offices across the country. Our organizational chart shows structure and also provides information on senior management.