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 [...]

Local biologist Bob Tuck will lead a  presentation at the salmon viewing area on the Cle Elum River on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 10:30AM.   The salmon viewing area is a reliable spot to observe Spring Chinook salmon each fall.  In 2006, an ADA-accessible trail to the site was created, and in 2008, interpretive signs were [...]

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 [...]

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 Please let us know if a link is out of date.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 [...]

The Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group has offices in White Salmon and Ellensburg, WA.
 

Executive Director Margaret Neuman can be reached by phone at (509)281-1322, or at fish@midcolumbiarfeg.com. 
Yakima Basin Program Manager Rebecca Wassell can be reached at (509)281-1311, or at becca@midcolumbiarfeg.com.
Our shared fax number is (509)267-2151.
Our permanent mailing address is:
Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group
PO Box 1271, White Salmon, [...]

Mid-Columbia Fisheries sponsors and supports projects to protect, restore, and enhance habitat for salmonids throughout our region. Projects include:

Riparian revegetation
Livestock exclusion fencing
Fish passage
Instream habitat improvement
Sediment reduction (bank stabilization, road storm-proofing, and more)
Assistance with habitat acquisition

Information on our projects can currently be found in the following reports. Additional information can be obtained by contacting us.

2009 MCFEG [...]