This agreement provides funding to the tulalip tribe to coordinate habitat restoration efforts throughout the snohomish and stillaguamish basins and island county to help clean up and restore the…

The Tulalip Tribes of Washington received a $600,000 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 under the Geographic Programs - Puget Sound Protection and Restoration: Tribal Implementation Assistance Program (CFDA 66.121), awarded October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2030. The agreement funds the Tribe to coordinate and implement habitat restoration efforts across the Snohomish and Stillaguamish River basins and Island County watersheds to support Puget Sound ecosystem recovery. Deliverables include identification and management of restoration projects, fish barrier removal, riparian restoration, invasive species management, freshwater and marine habitat improvements, and salmon critical habitat restoration in the Snohomish Estuary.

The Tribe will produce annual reports documenting priority restoration actions, written summaries of policy meetings regarding salmon habitat restoration, updates to the Snohomish Basin Salmonid Conservation Plan, and watershed water quality plans. Additionally, the Tribe will coordinate field work and water quality data management to support Puget Sound Partnership Action Agenda implementation. Expected outcomes include strengthened Tribal engagement in regional water quality, habitat protection, and restoration initiatives while building organizational capacity for sustained participation. Direct beneficiaries include salmon and shellfish species and members of the Tulalip Tribe and surrounding communities. No sub-awards are included under this agreement.

This agreement provides funding to the tulalip tribe to coordinate habitat restoration efforts throughout the snohomish and stillaguamish basins and island county to help clean up and restore the health of puget sound. The tribe will determine priority restoration and protection projects, water quality, and stream and marine nearshore recovery within the watershed and implement them. Funding will also be used to continue the staff work in coordinating field work and water quality data management for puget sound tribal implementation projects and to complement puget sound partnership action agenda actions.activities:the activities to be performed include identify and manage restoration projects, fish barrier removal projects, riparian restoration, invasive species management, and freshwater and marine habitat condition improvement projects in the snohomish, stillaguamish, and island county watersheds. Staff will improve salmon critical habitat in snohomish estuary. The staff will attend policy meetings regarding snohomish and stillaguamish river habitat restoration and in puget sound.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include annual reports describing priority restoration actions in the snohomish and stillaguamish river watersheds and written summaries of meetings regarding salmon habitat restoration. The staff will update the snohomish basin salmonid conservation plan and water quality plans for the watersheds. Expected outcomes include strengthening the tribe's engagement in local and regional initiatives focused on water quality, sewage treatment, habitat protection and restoration, while building the tribe's capacity to sustain active participation in these efforts. The intended beneficiaries are the salmon and shellfish species and the members of the tulalip tribe and surrounding communities.