Fish and Wildlife Service

Description

Facilitate the cooperation of the US Fish & Wildlife Service, Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Office (LSRCP) and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) in accomplishing the purposes and objectives of the LSRCP within the state of Washington. It provides for specified interchange of services, personnel, equipment, facilities and funds in order to accomplish LSRCP objectives through operation and maintenance of the following sites (hereafter referred to as Facilities): Lyons Ferry and Tucannon Fish Hatcheries, and Dayton Pond, Curl Lake, and Cottonwood Creek Pond satellite facilities. WDFW will operate and maintain the aforementioned fish facilities with the goal of rearing sufficient numbers of fish to return 18,300 fall Chinook, 1,152 spring Chinook and 4,656 steelhead adults back to the Snake River basin and rear 90,000/lbs. of catchable trout to compensate for lower Snake River project fish losses.

Who can apply

• State governments

Contact

Margaret Anderson <br/>Coop Agreements Specialist <br/>Phone 208-378-5299
margaret_m_anderson@fws.gov