Trout Unlimited will receive $7.1 million through a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463) to replace eight fish passage barriers as part of the Coldwater Connection Campaign. The funding will support replacing five prioritized culverts with fish passable structures to improve salmonid habitat connectivity and open over seven miles of spawning and rearing areas. Trout Unlimited will...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the Nisqually Indian Tribe a $11,528,998 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to remove a culvert blocking fish passage on Brighton Creek, a tributary of the Nisqually River. The project will replace the culvert with a new channel-spanning structure, opening up high-quality habitat for threatened Puget Sound steelhead and Chinook salmon. The project design incorporates climate...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) will provide $20,958,778.00 to the Tulalip Tribes of Washington to plan and construct multiple barrier removals in the Stillaguamish and Snohomish basins of Puget Sound. The project aims to support several salmon and steelhead species of economic, recreational, and cultural importance to the Tulalip Tribes and local community. By...
This $620,300 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) supports a project to remove a pair of culverts in Chimacum Creek, Washington. The project aims to re-establish access to 2.59 miles of significant upstream habitat for coho, fall chum, steelhead trout, and other anadromous fish species. The existing culverts have a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife passability rating of only 33%, limiting access to the upper...
This Project Grant award of $137,632 from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 provides funding through September 30, 2026 to support habitat restoration and species recovery efforts in Washington State. The funding will support Long Live The Kings, doing business as Long L Kings, to maintain a hatchery, conduct field work including monitoring and surveys, coordinate scientists assessing the Hood Canal Bridge, and contribute to the development of salmon and steelhead...
This $69,160,000 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) supports Washington state's efforts to recover federally listed salmon statewide and support treaty fishing rights. Key activities include habitat projects that protect and restore habitat statewide, hatchery reform actions, monitoring to evaluate fish and habitat status, and implementation of recovery plans...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $4,000,000 to restore fish passage to up to 14 miles of high-quality habitat in Southeast Alaska. The project will address barriers at 11 culverts on Native-owned and non-federal lands to improve passage for salmonid species, which are regional priorities. The Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition, a non-profit organization based in...
This $25.3 million project grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438), will fund salmon habitat restoration and monitoring efforts in Washington state through 2026. The Recreation & Conservation Office will oversee projects identified in NOAA-approved recovery plans to improve habitat for listed salmon populations and support tribal treaty rights. Eighty-six...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $150,000 to the Nez Perce Tribe to fund the design and implementation of an additional partial ground at the Wilson and Dorrance diversion locations on the Wallowa River. These diversions have been identified as priority partial fish passage barriers. The project aims to restore aquatic connectivity and enable all life stages of species like spring Chinook salmon,...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Passage program (CFDA 15.685) to the Resighini Rancheria, a federally recognized Native American tribe in California. The goal of the Lower Waukell and Junior Creeks Restoration Project is to replace two existing large culverts, elevate the roadway, and restore native vegetation to improve wetland habitat for at-risk fisheries and other tribal trust species,...