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  • Two Washington Plants Warrant ESA Protection

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    The Service is proposing to list the Umtanum Desert buckwheat and the White Bluffs bladderpod as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Read More

    Umtanum Desert buckwheat (Photo: T. McCracken, USFWS)
  • 60,000 Kokanee Fry to be Released in Lake Sammamish

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      Lake Sammamish kokanee have greatly declined in recent years. This year over 60,000 fry will be   released - more than the past 2 years combined.Read More

    Kokanee salmon (Photo: R. Tabor, USFWS)
  • Who's Living in Your Backyard?

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      Our interactive map helps you find listed, threatened, proposed, and endangered species by county. Read More

    Northern spotted owl (Photo: USFWS)
  • Rivers Resurrected: The Stories Behind the Condit and Elwha Dams

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    Years in the making, the White Salmon and Elwha Rivers are finally free. Learn about the people behind the projects.Read More

    Photo: Kate Benkert (USFWS)
  • Coastal Wetland Grants:

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    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Supports Coastal Wetland Protection and Restoration in Puget Sound, WashingtonRead More

    Crockett Lake (Photo: Whidbey Camano Land Trust)
  • Nisqually Estuary Restoration Team Wins Coastal America Award

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    The Nisqually Estuary Restoration Team won the prestigious Coastal America Award for restoring nearly 1,000 acres of tidal habitat to WashingtonRead More

    Photo: Michael Schramm
  • Condit Dam Removal Information

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    News articles, videos, and blog posts featuring the removal of the 98-year-old Condit Dam from the White Salmon River Read More

    Photo: Andy Maser and Steve Stampfli
  • Elwha River Bull Trout Rescue

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    Multi-agency effort led by Olympic National Park to capture and relocate Elwha River bull trout from two reservoirs. Read More

    Bull trout (Photo: Joe Sartore)
  • ESA Success Story

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    In the 1990s, Dave Zajac and Tom Kane capture summer chum in Hood Canal to support summer chum populations in the Big Quilcene River Read More

    Photo: Thom Johnson (WDFW)
  • Invasive Species: Zebra Mussels

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    Once established, these mussels will change ecosystems and food sources critical to native mussels and species such as salmon and trout. Read More

    Zebra mussels (Photo: USFWS)
  • Get Involved

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    USFWS STEP interns learn fisheries science while educating youth. Read their story

    STEP Interns (Photo: USFWS)
  • Elwha River Restoration

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    Elwha River weir – Monitoring fish response to dam removal Read More

    Elwha sampling (Photo: USFWS)

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