Cooperative Agriculture Agreement Opportunities at Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking proposals from agricultural producers to enter into a Cooperative Agriculture Agreement at the Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Cloverdale, Oregon. The producer may have use of approximately 84 acres of lowland pastures on the Bay Unit of the Refuge for up to five years as a cooperator with the Service. The selected cooperator(s) will be required to manage the lowland pastures by grazing, mowing, haying, and/or green chopping annually between April 15 to October 31.

The cooperator(s) will be selected through an open and competitive process. Applications received by the deadline will be scored and ranked by a panel of representatives from the Service, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, Oregon State University Agricultural Extension, or other partners. An optional one-hour visit to tour the Bay Unit is available upon request.  Call Kate Iaquinto at 541-270-31391 to make that request or for more information. 

To apply, interested parties must complete:

1. FWS Form 3-1383-C (Commercial Activities Special Use Permit Application)

2. FWS Form 3-1384 (Bid sheet)

Additional details and a map of the proposed Cooperative Agriculture area can be found below for download. Hard copies can be requested by contacting Kate Iaquinto, Project Leader by phone at 541-270-3191.

Completed applications may be emailed to kate_iaquinto@fws.gov with the subject line, “Cooperative Agriculture Agreement Application” or mailed to the Service using this address: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Attn: Kate Iaquinto, 2127 SE Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR 97365. The deadline for submittal is 4pm on March 16, 2026. 

All individuals will be notified of the selection outcome by 4:00 pm on April 3, 2026.