Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group

Mid-Columbia Fisheries is working with partners to enhance salmon habitat at two locations in Yakima County this fall.  The first location is along Cowiche Creek.  Nearly 400 feet of old railroad bed wereremoved and the streambank sloped back to allow the creek to access its floodplain.  Additional rip rap materials were removed along the left [...]

Restoration of a one half mile stretch of Trout Creek and the removal of a 1930s era dam will begin July 1 on a $2 million project on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest near the former Wind River Nursery north of Carson, Washington.  In-stream work will occur during the summer months to lessen impacts to [...]

Mid-Columbia Fisheries is pleased to be working with the Cascade Land Conservancy, the Kittitas County Conservation District, and WSU Extension on a riparian restoration demonstration project on Helen McCabe State Park.  The project will compare riparian plant and noxious weed establishment in areas of total cattle exclusion and areas that are flash-grazed.  Project funding is [...]

Effective salmonid recovery relies upon partnerships, and we are pleased to provide links to our partners. Please let us know if a link is out of date.

Yakama Indian Nation

State Agencies

WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
WA Dept. of Ecology
Salmon Recovery Funding Board

Federal Agencies

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
NOAA Fisheries Restoration Center
NOAA Fisheries Northwest Funding Opportunities
USDA Forest [...]

The Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group is dedicated to restoring self-sustaining populations of salmon and steelhead. Mid-Columbia Fisheries works with landowners and community partners to protect and restore fish habitat. 

Mid-Columbia Fisheries is a non-profit, community based group. The Mid-Columbia region includes the Yakima Basin, the Klickitat, White Salmon, and Wind Rivers, and numerous smaller tributaries in [...]