Endangered Species Act - Salmon
Information and Technical Assistance

Contents

• Federal Information Resources
• International, Tribal and Interlocal Information Resources
• Washington State Information Resources
• Universities and Cooperative Extension Information Resources
• Selected Non-profit and Local Government Sponsored Organizations
• Related MRSC Web Pages
  • Puget Sound Water Resources

Federal Information Resources

• National Marine Fisheries Service  - Part of  the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and is responsible for managing and sustaining most living marine resources and their habitat in U.S. waters.
  • NOAA Restoration Center
  • Salmon Populations
    
• Pacific Fishery Management Council  - One of eight regional fishery management councils established under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 and the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996. It has developed fishery management plans for salmon and other fish in the US Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California.
• US Fish and Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Home Page
• Bonneville Power Administration - Environment Fish and Wildlife Program
• Environmental Protection Agency
  • Region 10
  • Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
  • Compliance and Enforcement
  • Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program
• US Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Home Page
  • US Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Environmental Desk Reference ( 3.47 MB), prepared by the
    Institute for Water Resources U.S. Army Corps of Engineers IWR Report 96-PS-3,  January 2002 (update) - Contains summary profiles of environmental laws applicable to the Civil Works program, legal citations, common names and summaries of the statutes,  Corps implementation guidance, and identifies the general requirements for environmental compliance.
• Natural Resources Conservation Service - Works in partnership to conserve and sustain natural resources on private lands, US Department of Agriculture
• USGS Water Resources of Washington State - United States Geological Survey
  • ESA Listings
    

International, Tribal and Interlocal Information Resources

• Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority  - Coordinates interagency activities of the Columbia River Basin between the federal and state fish and wildlife managing agencies and Indian tribes or their tribal coordinating entities.
• Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) - Established by treaty and assists the tribes in conducting orderly and biologically-sound fisheries and to provide member tribes with a single, unified voice on the fisheries management and conservation issues.
• Northwest Power Planning Council - A four-state compact formed by Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington to oversee electric power system planning and fish and wildlife recovery in the Columbia River Basin.
• Pacific Salmon Commission  - Established by treaty between the United States and Canada, and provides regulatory advice and recommendations to the two countries on salmon fisheries.

State Information Resources

• Governor's Salmon Recovery Office
• Puget Sound Partnership  - Develops and oversees implementation of the Puget Sound Water Quality Management Plan and Work Plan,  and  provides technical assistance to local governments in the Puget Sound Basin.
• Washington State Conservation Commission  - Provide programs related to salmon recovery and water quality carried out by Conservation Districts.
• Washington State Department of Ecology
  • DOE Water Quality Program
  • DOE Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Programs
• Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • WSFW Salmon Recovery
  • Fish and Wildlife Maps and Digital Information Products - Includes GIS databases that contain information on important fish and wildlife species that should be considered in land use decisions and activities
  • WSFW Priority Habitats and Species
• Washington State Department of Transportation
  • WSDOT Environmental Services Office  - Assists the six regions in integrating environmental considerations and regulatory requirements into WSDOT's transportation program.
  • WSDOT Hazardous Materials and Solid Waste Program
• Washington Watershed Coordinating Council

Universities and Cooperative Extension Information Resources

• Columbia Basin Columbia Basin Research (CBR) - A joint effort of scientific research projects through the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington.  It investigate issues surrounding salmon biology in the Columbia and Snake River basins.
• Oregon Sea Grant
• Washington Sea Grant
• Washington's Water - WSU Cooperative Extension Water Quality Management Team
• Farm *A*Syst  - A national program cooperatively supported by the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education  and Extension Service (CSREES), USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and US Environmental  Protection Agency (EPA).
• Linking Land Use to Water Quality: Linking Town Hall To Technology  - University of Connecticut Nonpoint Education  for Municipal Officials (NEMO)  educational program for local land use officials that addresses the relationship of land use to natural resource protection.

Selected  Resources from Nonprofit and Local Government Sponsored Organizations

• Columbia-Pacific RC&D  - A nonprofit organization established in 1972 which serves a four-county region of rural southwest Washington, including Grays Harbor, Mason, Pacific, and Wahkiakum Counties. Programs includes a habit restoration, environmental stewardship training.
• For the Sake of the Salmon  - Works to build consensus on salmon management issues, supports efforts to recover and protect watersheds, and is establishing a Pacific Salmon Watershed Fund.
• EarthCorps  - A program bringing young people from King County together with their peers from around the world to work on environmental restoration projects throughout the county.
• EcoTrust - Supports the emergence of a conservation  economy in the coastal temperate rain forest region of North  America, which stretches from Northern California to SE Alaska. Interrain Pacific merged with Ecco Trust in January 1999. Projects include watersheds and salmon studies.  Hosts Tidepool News.
• River Network  - Helps people monitor, protect and restore rivers and watersheds.
• Sustainable Fisheries Foundation  - A U.S./Canadian non-profit organization run by aquatic ecologists and fishery scientists concerned with the long-term health of fisheries resources. Provides technical support, participates in salmon recovery efforts, and organizes major scientific conferences and symposia on fisheries-related issues.

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