Current Contracting Opportunities:
Request for Proposals: Elephant Bar Habitat Enhancment
Project Summary
Two slough channels are to be excavated into Elephant Bar and tidally connected to God Wants You Slough to create new off-channel habitat for coho salmon and other aquatic species. The sloughs total 3,550 ft in length and ~118,400 cubic yards of material will be excavated in their creation over a 10.8-acre area. Most of the excavated sediments will be moved to a nearby spoils area except for approximately 8,400 cubic yards of soil material which will be placed as shallow fill over a 3.2-acre floodplain area. The project site is naturally isolated from tides and flows during the anticipated construction window, however groundwater is present at elevations ranging from approximately 3.5 to 4.5 ft (based on limited summer observations).
Finished thalweg grades range from -1.5 to 1.7 ft and finished intertidal bench grades range from 2.7 to 5.8 ft. Work in God Wants You Slough and in making the final connection to the newly excavated sloughs will be subject to tidal fluctuations where MLLW is 1.9 ft and MHHW is 6.9 ft. Most of the site is relatively free of vegetation except for the lower ~1.4 acres which is heavily vegetated and contains at least nine trees greater than 12” in diameter. Twenty-two large wood structures will be installed and stabilized through partial burial for ballast. The bottom of the wood structures ranges from -2.1 to 1.9 ft with maximum burial depths ranging from 9.2 to 9.8 ft.
Construction Bid Process
In order to submit a construction bid, Contractor must attend an on-site pre-award meeting on Tuesday, January 27th at 3:00 p.m. The meeting location is: 95437 Jerry’s Flat Rd, Gold Beach, OR 97444 (Freeman Rock, Inc.). Contact Kelly Timchak (541) 373-0057 if you have questions.
Contractor must submit a Elephant Bar Habitat Enhancement Construction Bid Form (see page 12 of full document linked below) by 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 10th, 2026 to be considered for this project. Contractor may submit the form:
- In-person at the Curry Soil and Water Conservation District office: 29286 Ellensburg Ave, Gold Beach, OR 97444.
- By email: kelly@currywatersheds.org
- By fax: (541) 247-0408, or
- By mail: Curry SWCD, Attn. Kelly Timchak; PO Box 666, Gold Beach, OR 97444.
The Curry Soil & Water Conservation District will award the contract by the close of business on Friday, February 27th, 2026.
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Current Employment Opportunities:
NO CURRENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Tech
The Oregon CREP restores riparian buffers on agricultural land as a state-specific enhancement to Farm Service Agency’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). This important State-Federal program provides technical assistance, financial incentives, and cost shares to agricultural landowners who elect to protect surface water quality and improve wildlife habitat through individual US Department of Agriculture contracts. Our CREP Technician works closely with USDA staff to support all phases of individual CREP project development, implementation, and monitoring.
CWP’s CREP Technical Assistance position is based in the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office in Coquille, Oregon, and supports projects located throughout Coos and Curry Counties using NRCS procedures and planning tools. Office space, technical oversight, training, and review of work products are provided by NRCS staff in Coquille. The CREP Technician is supervised by the Curry SWCD District Manager in Gold Beach.
The CREP TA position has been funded through Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) Technical Assistance grants for more than 20 years in cooperation with NRCS. The CREP Technician is responsible for submitting scheduled reports for the current OWEB grant, which will provide funding through December 2027, and for applying for future grants as they become available.
Application Deadline: The job announcement will remain open until filled. Applications received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 14th will be evaluated for the first round of interviews.
Estimated Start Date: December 1 and preferably no later than December 8, 2025.
Click HERE to download full employment announcement package.
HOW TO APPLY:
- Download packet from the link above
- Submit all required documents listed in job application in one the following ways:
- By email to liesl.coleman@currywatersheds.org
- By mail to Curry SWCD; Attn: Liesl Coleman; PO Box 666; Gold Beach, OR 97444
- In person at the CWP office located at 29286 Ellensburg Avenue; Gold Beach, OR
- In person at the NRCS office located at 382 North Central Blvd, Coquille, OR
*If you need further assistance, reach out to Liesl Colem at the email listed above or at 541-247-2755 ext 0. Thank you for your interest in working with our team. We look forward to reviewing your application.