Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group

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.

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 [...]

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.
 MCFEG_Reecer_Floodplain_Arch_RFP
 
If you are interested in receiving email or fax notices of bid solicitations, please send your contact information 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 Please let us know if a link is out of date.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 [...]

There are many ways to get involved with Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group. Your help is needed! We have a wide range of opportunities for individual volunteers and community groups. We also welcome your financial support through a membership or donation. We are particularly excited to offer direct support for restoration in the Upper [...]

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, [...]