October 1, 2003 News Release Grant funding available for community-based salmon recovery projects on private property The Community Salmon Fund, a partnership of King County and The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, has grant money available for salmon recovery projects up to $50,000 each. Community groups, schools, businesses, landowners and local governments may apply. Projects must be on private property and located in King County or south Snohomish County watersheds that flow into Lake Washington. The Community Salmon Fund provided $226,120 to eight salmon recovery projects in 2003. Established in 2001, 17 projects have received more than $550,000 to date. "This is a terrific program to stimulate and support volunteer actions that improve salmon recovery on private property," said King County Executive Ron Sims. "I am continually amazed at the incredible effectiveness, creativity, and follow-through that occur when you engage landowners, business owners and community groups to carry out these projects and care for them in the long run." Examples of current projects include the removal of fish barriers in Lake Forest Park streams; a school project to plant streamside vegetation and restore a fish ladder on Boise Creek near Enumclaw; and an environmental education program for horse owners in the Rock Creek Valley. "If salmon have any chance of survival in the greater Seattle area, it will be thanks to the efforts of citizens initiating dozens of backyard projects and tending them carefully over the years, " said King County Councilmember Carolyn Edmonds, who sits on the Community Salmon Fund Selection Committee. "Because, let's face it, the many miles of salmon-bearing streams flow mostly through private property. And that is what the Community Salmon Fund is all about." To apply, candidates must complete a short pre-proposal due on October 15, 2003. If selected, finalists are required to submit a full proposal by December 15, 2003. More information, including the pre-proposal form, is available online at: http://www.nfwf.org/programs/csf/king.cfm. Or call Ken Pritchard at 206-296-8265. Click here for projects receiving Community Salmon Fund money in the 2003 grant cycle. Related Information King County Environmental Education Programs The Dirt: DNR's Volunteer Calendar News Releases

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