The pacific salmon treaty south fork nooksack chinook hatchery conservation program supports the following projects: 1) hatchery operations and maintenance in skookum creek hatchery. 2) monitoring and…

This $806,403 federal 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 two key activities:

1. Hatchery operations and maintenance at the Skookum Creek Hatchery to aid salmon conservation efforts.
2. Monitoring and evaluation of natural production of South Fork Chinook salmon related to the South Fork Hatchery Conservation Program.

The award period runs from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 and is provided to the Lummi Indian Business Council, a federally recognized tribal government, to carry out these salmon conservation and monitoring initiatives in the Bellingham, Washington area.

The pacific salmon treaty south fork nooksack chinook hatchery conservation program supports the following projects: 1) hatchery operations and maintenance in skookum creek hatchery. 2) monitoring and evaluating south fork chinook natural production related to the implementation of the south fork hatchery conservation program.