This project will serve to advance the services tribal trust commitments throughout the klamath basin and its commitments to the recovery of salmon and other native fish species by supporting the…

This $559,104 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608) will support the implementation of the Integrated Fisheries Restoration and Management Plan (IFRMP) in the Klamath Basin. The funds will be used by the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC), an interstate compact agency, to assist the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with workshops, meeting facilitation, facilities rental, meeting supplies, travel assistance, and other activities to advance tribal trust commitments and the recovery of salmon and other native fish species in the region. Additionally, the funding will be used to support selected priority habitat improvement projects, initially anticipated to focus on stock water well installations in the upper Klamath Basin. The award has a performance period from December 1, 2023 through September 30, 2028.

This project will serve to advance the services tribal trust commitments throughout the klamath basin and its commitments to the recovery of salmon and other native fish species by supporting the implementation of the integrated fisheries restoration and management plan (ifrmp). The project will do so by assisting the USFWS with workshops, meeting facilitation, facilities rental, the purchase of meeting supplies and equipment, travel assistance, and other assistance as appropriate. An additional purpose of the project is to assure funding of selected priority projects to improve habitat. The majority of these funds are initially anticipated to be used for stock water well installations in the upper basin. This task will involve psmfc distributing funds to pay for designated projects at the direction of the service or other service-designated body.