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The Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group:

• Focused on implementation of on-the-ground fish habitat enhancement projects.
• A non-profit organization managed by a volunteer board of directors.
• Not a political or advocacy organization.

Types of Projects:

• Riparian revegetation
• Livestock exclusion
• Fish passage
• In-stream habitat improvement
• Off-channel habitat & floodplain connectivity
• Sediment reduction

Our approach:

• Supporting partners
• Sponsoring & managing projects
• Promoting community involvement & education

Upper Cle Elum River

Upper Cle Elum River

Lower Taneum Creek

Lower Taneum Creek Restoration 2005

Lower Taneum Creek Restoration

Fogarty Ditch Fish Passage

Yakima River Side-Channel Restoration, Holmes Property

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Instream flow improvements

• Taneum Canal Company
• Cowiche Creek

Off-Channel Habitat Improvement Wetlands Restoration, Naches River

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Spring Creek, Union Gap

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Partners

• Partners
• Landowners
• Community Groups
• Watershed Groups
• Conservation Districts
• Private businesses
• Yakama Nation
• Cities & Counties
• State Agencies
• Federal Agencies
• Schools, Colleges & Universities
• And MANY MORE…

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Community Involvement

Klickitat River

River Clean-up

Livestock Exclusion, Swale Creek

Fish passage

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The decisions we make today are the legacy we leave for future generations