Middle Columbia River Salmon Recovery Region
Species Listed
| Species | Listed As | Date Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Steelhead | Threatened | March 25, 1999 |
| Bull Trout | Threatened | June 10, 1998 |
Area: The Middle Columbia River Salmon Recovery Region is comprised of salmon bearing streams in Benton, Kittitas, Yakima, and parts of Chelan and Klickitat counties.
- Human Population: 431,700
- Counties: Benton, Kittitas, Yakima, and parts of Chelan and Klickitat
- Water Resource Inventory Areas (WRIAs): Klickitat (30), Rock-Glade (31), Lower Yakima (37), Naches (38), Upper Yakima (39), and Alkali-Squilchuck (40)
- Federally Recognized Tribes: Yakama Nation
Yakima Basin Fish & Wildlife Planning Board
Origins and organization: The Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board (YBFWRB) is composed of elected officials (or their designates) of the Yakama Nation, Kittitas, Yakima and Benton Counties, and cities in the Yakima Basin. Members of the Board are elected officials or appointed by elected officials. The Board originally formed to conduct sub-basin planning under the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's (NPCC) Fish and Wildlife program. Its role now includes regional salmon recovery planning and implementation and it is the salmon recovery Lead Entity for the Yakima Basin. Klickitat County is not involved in recovery planning, but is engaged in watershed planning and as a salmon recovery Lead Entity.
Recovery planning and implementation: The draft recovery plan for the Yakima Basin portion of listed Mid-Columbia steelhead and for bull trout was completed in June 2005 and was posted in the Federal Register in May 2006. The YBFWRB is now working on a final recovery plan in the context of the completion of a recovery plan for the entire Mid-Columbia steelhead ESA-listed area by the National Marine Fisheries Service. The YBFWRB is also working toward implementation of the steelhead recovery plan and the fish and wildlife sub-basin plan within the Yakima Basin.
Yakima Basin Salmon Recovery Plan
As of 1/07
| Regional organization: | Yakima Sub-basin Fish and Wildlife Planning Board |
| Plan timeframe: | 10-30 years |
| Estimated cost: | $160 million |
| Actions identified to implement plan: | 153 |
| Status | Regional plan for WA habitat portion of ESUs/DPSs published in federal register by NMFS 03/06 |