Habitat Conservation and Restoration
A Service collaboration with the Chelan County Natural Resources helped install five engineered log jams on the Entiat River, WA, providing excellent fish habitat for salmon, steelhead, and other native species. (Credit: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation)
The Pacific Region Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program conserves, protects, and restores aquatic habitats that support healthy, sustainable populations of fish and other aquatic life. Species and habitat conservation efforts are concentrated in focal areas and priorities vary across the region based on local partnerships, interests, and species' management needs.
Our staff plays an integral role in guiding and leading these efforts through collaborative partnerships to ensure healthy functioning aquatic ecosystems (e.g., rivers, wetlands, and estuaries) and the native species they support. Our efforts are science-driven and take place at both the local and landscape levels to address pressing conservation challenges such as changing climate and invasive species.
We work in partnership with other federal agencies, states, tribes, non-governmental organizations, and private entities.
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National Fish Habitat Partnerships
The Pacific Region supports five multi-state or regional fish habitat partnerships under the guidance and framework of the National Fish Habitat Partnership.
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National Fish Passage Program
The National Fish Passage Program works to restore native fish and other aquatic species to self-sustaining levesl by reconnecting habitat that has been fragmented by barriers.
Learn More About Pacific Region Fish Passage Projects
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Watershed-Scale Collaborative Partnerships
We work with partners to take a collaborative, landscape approach inrestoring priority river basins and waterbodies.
FEATURE STORY: Salmon Superhighway effort aims to speed Pacific salmon recovery
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Regional Aquatic Prioritization and Mapping Tool
Co-developed by the Service and Ecotrust, this interactive, geospatially-focused decision support tool can help establish aquatic conservation and restoration priorities in the Pacific Northwest sub-basins
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Conservation Contacts
Regional Program Coordinator:John Netto 503-231-2270 E-Mail: john_netto@fws.gov
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Washington |
Idaho |
Jody Brostrom
(208) 756-5162 jody_brostrom@fws.gov |
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Western Washington
Miranda Plumb
(360) 753-9440 miranda_plumb@fws.gov |
Thinking Long-term
Aquatic habitat monitoring at Northwest National Wildlife Refuges is used to make key adjustments for the effects of climate change. Beginning in 2014, the Service initiated a pilot project to develop a long-term aquatic monitoring program at salient sites across the Refuges' range. This project, though still in its infancy, is already producing important findings allowing the Service to take proactive action in climate change management.
