Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group

Effective May 8, 2009, Mid-Columbia Fisheries is soliciting bids for a responsible contractor to remove an old agricultural bridge across Coleman Creek at Olmstead State Park, near Kittitas, WA. Work must be completed by June 30, 2009. The goal of the project is to improve instream fish habitat conditions in Coleman Creek by removing the bridge, [...]

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 Please let us know if a link is out of date.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 governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.
 

Name
 
Position
 
Affiliation
 
Watershed

Glenn Miller
 
President
 
Construction Manager, Yakima County Road Department
 
Yakima Basin

Doug Miller
 
Secretary
 
Regional Fisheries Enhancement Advisory Board; Retired – Klickitat PUD
 
Klickitat Basin

Blake Murphy
 
Treasurer
 
Washington Dept. of Natural Resources, White Salmon Watershed Management Committee
 
White Salmon Basin

Marc Harvey
 
Board Member
 
Environmental compliance & management
 
Klickitat Basin

Glen Rose
 
Board Member
 
Kittitas County Field & Stream
 
Yakima Basin

Margaret Neuman, Executive DirectorMargaret has directed the activities of Mid-Columbia Fisheries since 2005. She is responsible for the financial management of the organization, as well as project development and implementation in the Klickitat, White and Wind River watersheds. Prior to moving to the Mid-Columbia region, she worked with the Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association.

Rebecca Wassell, Yakima [...]

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 [...]