Endangered Species Act - Salmon Programs and Technical Assistance

Contents

• Federal  Programs and Technical Assistance
• International, Tribal and Interlocal Programs and Technical Assistance
• Washington State Programs and Technical Assistance
• Universities and Cooperative Extension  Programs and Technical Assistance
• Non-profit and Local Government Organizations
• Related MRSC Pages
  • Puget Sound Water Resources
  • Storm and Surface Water Management

Federal Programs and Technical Assistance

• Bonneville Power Administration - Environment Fish and Wildlife Program
• Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Program - Projects and Portfolios - An initiative led by Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) in collaboration with the Northwest Power & Conservation Council (NPCC), this site provides access to the current portfolio of projects designed to protect and rebuild fish and wildlife populations affected by federal hydropower development in the Columbia River Basin.
• Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program: Section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990 - Environmental Protection Agency
  • The Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program - Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM)
• Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery - Federal Caucus Salmon Recovery
• Environmental Protection Agency
  • Region 10
  • Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
  • Compliance and Enforcement
  • Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program
• National Marine Fisheries Service - Part of  the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and is responsible for managing and sustaining most living marine resources and their habitat in U.S. waters.
  • NOAA Restoration Center
  • Salmon Populations
• Natural Resources Conservation Service - Works in partnership to conserve and sustain natural resources on private lands -  U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Ocean and Coastal Management in Washington - Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM)
• Pacific Fishery Management Council  - One of eight regional fishery management councils established under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 and the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996. It has developed fishery management plans for salmon and other fish in the US Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California.
• US Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works
  • US Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Environmental Desk Reference, prepared by the
    Institute for Water Resources U.S. Army Corps of Engineers IWR Report 96-PS-3,  January 2002 (update) - Contains summary profiles of environmental laws applicable to the Civil Works program, legal citations, common names and summaries of the statutes,  Corps implementation guidance, and identifies the general requirements for environmental compliance.
• USGS Water Resources of Washington State - United States Geological Survey
  • ESA Listings
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fisheries and Habitat Conservation 

International, Tribal and Interlocal Programs and Technical Assistance

• Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority - Coordinates interagency activities of the Columbia River Basin between the federal and state fish and wildlife managing agencies and Indian tribes or their tribal coordinating entities.
• Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) - Established by treaty and assists the tribes in conducting orderly and biologically-sound fisheries and to provide member tribes with a single, unified voice on the fisheries management and conservation issues.
• Northwest Power Planning Council - A four-state compact formed by Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington to oversee electric power system planning and fish and wildlife recovery in the Columbia River Basin.
• Pacific Salmon Commission  - Established by treaty between the United States and Canada, and provides regulatory advice and recommendations to the two countries on salmon fisheries.
• Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Inventory and Assessment Project (SSHIAP) - Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Washington State Programs and Technical Assistance

• Salmon Recovery in Washington - Washington Recreation and Conservation Office
• Jobs for the Environment Program (JFE) - Departments of  Fish and Wildlife and Natural Resources
• Puget Sound Partnership
• Washington State Department of Ecology
  • Washington Coastal Zone Management Program
  • Water Quality
  • Watershed Planning
• Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Priority Habitats and Species (PHS) Program
  • Salmon Recovery
  • Wild Salmon id Policy
• Washington State Department of Natural Resources
  • Forests and Fish Report (), April 29, 1999
• Washington State Department of Transportation
  • WSDOT Biology Program
  • WSDOT Environmental Services Office  - Assists the six regions in integrating environmental considerations and regulatory requirements into WSDOT's transportation program.
• Washington State Conservation Commission - Conservation District Programs
• Washington Watershed Coordinating Council

Universities and Cooperative Extension Programs and Technical Assistance

• Columbia Basin Columbia Basin Research (CBR) - A joint effort of scientific research projects through the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington.  It investigate issues surrounding salmon biology in the Columbia and Snake River basins.
• Oregon Sea Grant
• Washington Sea Grant
• Washington's Water - WSU Cooperative Extension Water Quality Management Team
• Farm *A*Syst  - A national program cooperatively supported by the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education  and Extension Service (CSREES), USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and US Environmental  Protection Agency (EPA).
• Linking Land Use to Water Quality: Linking Town Hall To Technology - University of Connecticut Nonpoint Education  for Municipal Officials (NEMO)  educational program for local land use officials that addresses the relationship of land use to natural resource protection.

Nonprofit and Local Government Organizations

• Chehalis River Council - A site concerning water resources and quality in the Chehalis River Basin
• Columbia-Pacific RC&D  - A nonprofit organization established in 1972 which serves a four-county region of rural southwest Washington, including Grays Harbor, Mason, Pacific, and Wahkiakum Counties. Programs includes a habit restoration, environmental stewardship training.
• For the Sake of the Salmon  - Works to build consensus on salmon management issues, supports efforts to recover and protect watersheds, and is establishing a Pacific Salmon Watershed Fund.
• EarthCorps  - A program bringing young people from King County together with their peers from around the world to work on environmental restoration projects throughout the county.
• EcoTrust - Supports the emergence of a conservation  economy in the coastal temperate rain forest region of North  America, which stretches from Northern California to SE Alaska.
  • Inforain - Project of the EcoTrust
• River Network  - Helps people monitor, protect and restore rivers and watersheds.
• Salmon and Trout - King County
• Sustainable Fisheries Foundation  - A U.S.-Canadian non-profit organization run by aquatic ecologists and fishery scientists concerned with the long-term health of fisheries resources. Provides technical support, participates in salmon recovery efforts, and organizes major scientific conferences and symposia on fisheries-related issues.

Related MRSC Resources
MRSC Index – Endangered Species Act (ESA)
MRSC Index – Salmon, salmonids