Environmental Conservation

Grant Opportunity: Farmer & Rancher Disaster Resilience Grants

Eligibility: Must be a small-scale farmer making less than $350,000 in gross sales each year. Region: Statewide in Oregon Notes: Funding for this grant program was not renewed during the 2025 Oregon Legislative Session and there will not be a third funding round in late 2025/early 2026. We will post updates if funding becomes available…

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Grant Deadline: Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Eligibility: Any farmer, one any type of acreage or crop production, is eligible in the State of Oregon. Region: Statewide Notes: January 15, 2026, batching deadline for the first funding round of these conservation programs: Regenerative Pilot Program, EQIP, CSP, ACEP, and AMA.

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Grant Deadline: Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

Eligibility: Any farmer, on any type of acreage or crop production. Region: Statewide Notes: January 15, 2026, batching deadline for the first funding round of these conservation programs: Regenerative Pilot Program, EQIP, CSP, ACEP, and AMA.

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Loan Opportunity: Craft3 Community Development Organization

Craft3 is a nonprofit community development organization that uses capital, relationships, and voice to build a thriving, just and empowered Pacific Northwest. We invest in people, businesses, and communities, and work towards a future of shared prosperity across our region. Craft3's approach centers around creating a future that allows for equal opportunity, regardless of origin,…

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Environmental-related Permits Open for Comments

Have Your Voice Heard! Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality is constantly considering permits for businesses and more that will affect our environment. They need to hear from you! Go here to see permits under consideration, then find one that may affect your community, click on it and follow the directions for submitting comments. For resources…

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File a Pollution Complaint- Department of Environmental Quality

This page will direct you to a form to report a potential pollutant in your community. The DEQ says: "Reports from Oregonians are an important element of the enforcement of Oregon's environmental laws. Here are examples of complaints you can submit to DEQ: Unusual pollution from a facility Mismanagement of asbestos and hazardous waste Release…

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Climate Toolbox

This resource has many different charts and datasets tracking changes in the climate to predict future conditions that are relevant to agriculture. Some of these charts include future cold hardness zones, crop suitability, droughts, and more. The Drought Recovery Tool is being updated to reflect relevant data but should be up soon with the most…

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Connecting Weather and Winter Wheat Yield Tool

Developed by a University of Idaho graduate student, this tool compares winter wheat yield in the Columbia Basin with climate trends. The tool gives visuals on the levels of variability and gives predictions for how winter wheat yields are predicted to look over the next decades.

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Tribal Climate Tool

This tool was developed to support tribes of the Pacific Northwest and Great Basin "by providing information on how the climate is expected to change in the places Tribes care about. It provides maps, graphs, tables, and descriptions of projected changes." Users can search by "Tribe" and "Area of Interest" to find a location and…

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Workshop: Tribal Climate Change Guide

This resource is a part of the Pacific Northwest Tribal Climate Change Project, a collaborative project between the University of Oregon Environmental Studies Program and the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, that aims to address the disproportionate impacts of climate change on American Indian and Alaska Native tribes by highlighting the indigenous-led approaches…

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