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2006 Statewide Strategy to Recover Salmon “The Washington Way”

• Contents
  Preface
  A Letter from the Governor
  The Endangered Species Act
• Regional Recovery Plan Summaries
  • Puget Sound Region Chinook
  • Hood Canal Summer Chum
  • Lower Columbia Region
  • Middle Columbia Region
  • Upper Columbia Region
  • Snake River Region
• Implementing Recovery Plans

1999 Statewide Strategy to Recover Salmon

The Statewide Strategy to Recover Salmon was released in September 1999, following an earlier draft. The goal of the Strategy: "Restore salmon, steelhead, and trout populations to healthy and harvestable levels and improve the habitats on which fish rely." The Strategy was designed as the state's long-term vision or guide for salmon recovery.

Washington State Joint Natural Resources Cabinet
September 21, 1999

"Restore salmon, steelhead, and trout populations to healthy and harvestable levels and improve habitats on which fish rely."

• The Joint Natural Resources Cabinet
• Acronyms
• Key Near-Term Milestones for Washington State Salmon Recovery Strategy
• I.  A Sense of Urgency
• II. Background: Setting the Context
  A. Introduction to Basic Needs of Salmon
  B. Factors Contributing to Salmon Declines
  C. Endangered Species Act and Its Consequences
  D. Summary
• III. A Road Map to Recovery
  A. Current Conditions
  B. Science as a Guide
  C. Building Blocks for Salmon Recovery
  D. Extinction is Not an Option
• IV. Core Elements
  • A. HABITAT - Habitat is the Key
• 1. Agricultural Strategy to Improve Fish Habitat
• 2. Forests and Fish
• 3. Linking Land Use Decisions and Salmon Recovery
• 4. Managing Urban Stormwater to Protect Streams
• 5. Ensuring Adequate Water in Streams for Fish
• 6. Clean Water for Fish: Integrating Key Tools
• 7. Fish Passage Barriers: Providing Access to Habitat
• B. HARVEST - Harvest Management to Meet the Needs of Wild Fish
• C. HATCHERIES - Hatchery Management to Meet the Needs of Wild Fish
• D. HYDROPOWER - Hydropower and Fish: Pursuing Opportunities
• V. Toolbox for Recovery
  • A. Educating the Public About the Needs of Salmon
  • B. Enforcement of Existing Laws Related to Salmon
  • C. Permit Streamlining
• VI. Adaptive Management and Monitoring
• VII. Background Information
  • A. Appendix for chapter IV.A.1.Agricultural Strategy to Improve Fish Habitat
    • 1. Agreement on Implementation of the CREP
    • 2. Memorandum of Understanding on NRCS FOTGs
  • B. Appendix for Chapter IV.A.5.Ensuring Adequate Water in Streams for Fish
    • 1. Summary of Water Resource Activities by Water Resource Inventory Areas
  • C. References
  • D. Glossary
  • E. List of People Who Provided Comments to the Draft
  • F. Acronyms (Detailed List)