2019 Successes Highlighted!

The 14 RFEGs of the Regional Fisheries Coalition are excited to highlight their shared successes with their newly-created 2019 Annual Report. The report highlights the tremendous impact of the program — the projects accomplished, the volunteers engaged, the students taught and more. We’d be honored if you’d take a moment

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Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group Announces Salmon Project Funding

Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group is pleased to announce that is has received over one million dollars in funds this year to help salmon and the habitat that they call home.  Mid-Columbia Fisheries will be putting those monies to work to restore stream and river habitats vital to the restoration of

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A Message from RFC Board President Larry Zalaznik

Dear Friends – As an avid fisherman, I have seen firsthand the impact of drought, fire, warming waters, and low river flows on salmon and steelhead making their way upstream to vital spawning grounds. Fish need a healthy ecosystem comprised of good water quality, streamside vegetation, and instream habitat for

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Nooksack SEA Completes Capitol Campaign

(Bellingham Herald) Community generosity helps NSEA buy permanent home, expand mission to restore salmon. The Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA) concluded its two-year, $1.2 million capital campaign after receiving a final significant gift from Phillips 66.

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White Salmon Tributary Lures Young Fish

(The Columbian) At the bottom of a compact, lush gorge, a handful of researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey waved electronic wands through the waters of Buck Creek, a tributary of the White Salmon River, and netted as many juvenile fish as they could find. The work is part of a larger

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