The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board has granted a Focused Investment Partnership award to the Hood River Basin Partnership.  The Hood River Watershed Group says over the course of six years, partners will receive an anticipated total of $10,140,242 to implement projects in the Hood River Basin Aquatic Habitat Restoration Initiative.The Initiative includes the highest priority irrigation delivery and on-farm water conservation projects, instream and floodplain habitat restoration, stakeholder engagement, restoration design, and project effectiveness monitoring.  The Hood River Basin Partnership – which includes the Hood River Watershed Group, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs, Hood River Soil and Water Conservation District, the Hood River Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the East Fork, Farmers, and Middle Fork Irrigation Districts developed the Initiative with guidance from the Hood River Basin Strategic Action Plan that identifies and prioritizes restoration practices throughout the watershed.