This project supports bringing back healthy salmon, bulltrout and steelhead populations to hood canals watersheds towards a larger goal of self-sustaining runs

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) provides $137,632 to the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group (Hcseg), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, to support salmon habitat restoration, research, monitoring, and environmental education in the Hood Canal watershed of Washington state.

The key products and services delivered through this ongoing project include: restoring and enhancing the genetic diversity and stocks of wild salmon, bull trout, and steelhead populations; protecting and restoring critical salmon habitats; conducting ecosystem research and monitoring; implementing community outreach and education programs to promote awareness of the importance of wild salmon in the region's environment. Hcseg's comprehensive conservation efforts across the Puget Sound region involve collaborating with a range of partners, such as the Recreation & Conservation Office, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and local tribal organizations.

These goals are accomplished through habitat restoration, research, monitoring, administration and education of the public about the importance ofwild salmon, bulltrout and steelhead in our ecosystems. This project is ongoing. Hcsegs activities include but are not limited to - perpetuating and enhancing the genetic diversity and stocks of wild salmon, bulltrout and steelhead in hood canal through protection and restoration of these species, stewardship and research for watershed and marine ecosystems, habitat restoration, community education and outreach, and any other means appropriate. Hcseg is a 501C3 non-profit organization. Hcseg covers an extensive region within the puget sound. Areas of operation throughout hood canals watersheds are listed with project description-title in hcsegs work plan statement of work program budget narrative.