Restoring Fish Habitat in the Yakima Basin

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Historic Salmon Runs

2004 Yakima Subbasin Plan for BPA

Protection of Existing Habitats

NOAA/USFWS consultations

The Big Three:

Average of $13 million/yr, Fy 2005-2009

Bureau of Reclamation program to fund:

$s from PCSRF & State

Habitat Funding Summary

Compare $17 million to:

Where do the $s go?

Satus, Toppenish & Ahtanum watersheds

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Conservation Districts

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Mid-Columbia RFEG

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Consortium of CDs, YN, WDFW, Nonprofits

YTHAP Cowiche

Non-profit water trusts:

Land Trusts

Where is it all getting us?

Prosser Adult Counts

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Future Challenges

Expanding Floodplain Programs

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Adjustments to Bureau operations (Roza, Tieton winter flows, etc) and ESA coverage

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Quantify & prioritize flow needs for:

TMDL for sediment & DDT a success story

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Identifying and implementing key actions

Interactions between anadromous and resident forms of O. mykiss

Anthony Novack, WDFW