Features
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Weedy Desert Transformed to Educational Oasis
Much of Entiat NFH’s 37 acres was once “a knapweed desert,” said manager Craig Chisam. Now, a young forest, wet habitat, and kid’s fishing pond have transformed the site.
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A Promise Kept for 75 Years
2015 was the 75th anniversary of the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery! It was the largest hatchery in the world in 1940.
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Students Aid in Restoring Salmon Habitat
Juniors and seniors at Okanogan High School are doing citizen science as part of an Ecology of the Okanogan class, with support from the Mid-Columbia River Fishery Resource Office (MCRFRO).
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Local Steelhead Program Thrives
Angling for steelhead in the Methow River is all in a day's work at Winthrop NFH!
We are a collection of three hatcheries and a conservation office. Our hatcheries were built in response to the construction of Grand Coulee Dam, as mitigation for the dam's impact. The conservation office has gone through many transformations, becoming part of the Complex when it was organized in 2010. Visit this storymap to learn more...
Entiat National Fish Hatchery
Entiat NFH was originally also a research facility, experimenting with fish feed and disease treatment.
Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery
The largest fish hatchery in the world when it was built in 1940, Leavenworth NFH is the headquarters of the Complex.
Mid-Columbia Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office
Established in 1974 to support Colville and Spokane tribal fisheries, this office now serves as part of the Complex.
Winthrop National Fish Hatchery
Winthrop NFH once raised trout to stock state waters, but now focuses on salmon and steelhead.
Leavenworth Fisheries Complex contact information
12790 Fish Hatchery Road, Leavenworth, WA, 98826; (509) 548-7641For more detailed contact info, go to Contact Us...
Did you know...?
We once made all our fish food by hand every day! Organs from cows, horses, and pigs were common ingredients, along with salmon carcasses. Today, we use commercial dry feed.
