Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group

Proposals for levee setback and floodplain construction on Reecer Creek were received on July 14 at Ellensburg’s City Hall.  Mid-Columbia Fisheries is currently taking the bids under consideration.  The bid tabulation may be downloaded here: Reecer Creek Floodplain Restoration Bid Summary

Mid-Columbia Fisheries, in partnership with the City of Ellensburg, the South Central Washington RC&D, and the Yakama Nation, is soliciting bids for levee setback and floodplain restoration along Reecer Creek.  A pre-bid conference will be held July 6 at 10am, and bids are due to Ellensburg’s City Hall by 3pm on July 14.  Bid packages [...]

Mid-Columbia Fisheries and the Benton Conservation District are seeking a landscape architect or designer to create riparian planting “templates” for the Yakima watershed.  Please see the Request for Qualifications here.

The report of our activities in fiscal year 2009 (July, 2008 – June, 2009) has just been posted!  Check it out for summaries of the collaborative habitat and education projects on which we’ve been working.  Thanks to all of our partners for another great year!

Effective September 8, 2009, Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group is soliciting bids for two upcoming projects.  A mandatory bid tour for each project was held on September 11. Bids are due on September 18.  The projects are as follows:
1)      Cowiche Creek.  A contractor is needed to remove a house, shed, dike, and garbage, and to relocate fill [...]

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, [...]

Reecer Creek Floodplain Restoration Project:
Archaeological Monitoring  
The Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group (Mid-Columbia Fisheries) requests proposals for archaeological monitoring for the Reecer Creek Floodplain Restoration Project in Ellensburg, WA.  Proposals are due by 3PM on August 6, 2010.
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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 Please let us know if a link is out of date.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 [...]

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 [...]

2008 was a year of growth and change for the Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group. We doubled our staff (from one to two) and established our first office. We completed several projects that had been years in the planning, and began several others. Please see our annual report for details and photos…