Welcome to Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Complex

Welcome

The Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Complex has recently reorganized. We are now known as the Leavenworth Fisheries Complex. The Complex encompasses Leavenworth, Entiat, and Winthrop National Fish Hatcheries, as well as the Mid-Columbia River Fisheries Resource Office. The administrative office for this Complex will remain at the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, (509) 548-7641.

The Leavenworth Fisheries Complex welcomes new Complex Manager, Dave Irving. Dave joins us from the Vernal Utah Fisheries Office. He will begin his assignment mid-February.

Construction Funds at Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Released to other American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Projects

Press Release: Pacific Northwest Regional Office, Boise, Idaho

Release Date: January 14, 2010

The Bureau of Reclamation has announced that American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding for construction of the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Intake Replacement Project will be released to other Reclamation projects due to deadline constraints associated with ARRA funding.

Reclamation’s recent decision to delay issuing the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Intake Replacement Project was based on engineering assessments which indicated that the design would not have complied with National Marine Fisheries Service guidelines for all-flow conditions. In addition, the proposed design would not have adequately addressed ice build-up on the fish screens during severe winter weather.

Reclamation decided to delay issuing the Draft EA in order to further investigate the design challenges and to address public concerns presented at December 2009 public meetings. The agencies anticipate this investigation may take several months.

“Losing ARRA funding for the hatchery water intake is a disappointing setback, but we remain committed to working with local interests to find a solution that ensures that the hatchery continues to support commercial, recreational, and tribal salmon fisheries,” said Tim Personius, Deputy Regional Director.

Design and construction of the Winthrop Hatchery adult holding pond and the new Leavenworth pollution abatement pond will continue using ARRA funds.

Media Contact:

John Redding (208) 378-5212
jredding@usbr.gov

Amy J. Gaskill, USFWS (503) 231-6874 amy_gaskill@fws.gov
TTY/TDD: 711

Relevant Links:

www.usbr.gov

www.recovery.gov

www.fws.gov/midcolumbiariverfro

The mission of the Complex is to produce high quality spring Chinook salmon and summer steelhead smolts commensurate with the production goals established by the Columbia River Fisheries Management Plan.

The Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery (LNFH) serves as the administrative headquarters for the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Complex (LNFHC). The LNFHC is made up of three hatcheries located in north central Washington, near the towns of Leavenworth, Entiat, and Winthrop. The site you are now visiting features information for the Complex and focuses on operations and activities of the Leavenworth NFH, specifically.

When Grand Coulee Dam was built on the Columbia River in the 1930s, salmon migration above the dam was brought to an abrupt halt. Due to the loss of hundreds of miles of salmon spawning habitat, the federal government built and began operating fish hatcheries to lend a helping hand to the salmon of the Columbia River system. Funded by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) and managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Complex (LNFHC) is made up of the Leavenworth, Entiat, and Winthrop National Fish Hatcheries. This hatchery complex is located in north central Washington State. More...

How to get to Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery

Travel to the west end of Leavenworth on US Highway 2, and turn south onto Icicle Road for a two mile drive to the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery. Follow the signs that take you left down Fish Hatchery Road, past Hatchery Park and into the main parking lot and Visitor Center area. Welcome!

Visit our driving directions page to map your route using Google™ Maps.

Tribal Trust

The Federal Government has fiduciary obligations to the Tribes - in essence, a legal obligation to act in the Tribe’s best interests, including duties to protect Tribal lands and cultural and natural resources. More...