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Salmon Information and Reports
Snoqualmie/Skykomish Watershed (WRIA 7)
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Snohomish River Basin Salmon Conservation Plan
Final - June 2005
Overview
Finalized June 2, 2005, this plan guides actions to protect and restore salmon runs in the Snohomish River Basin and responds to recent listings of Puget Sound Chinook salmon and bull trout as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. (Coho salmon are designated as a species of concern.)
Recommendations in this plan are:
- based on sound technical analysis;
- focus on high-level activity in priority habitat areas;
- focus on near-term recovery milestones (the next ten years);
- and include capital projects, technical assistance, policy recommendations, stewardship, and incentives.
Highlights
The Snohomish River Basin Salmon Conservation Plan is the local response to the listing of Chinook and bull trout under the Endangered Species Act. Chinook in the Snoqualmie Watershed have declined to approximately 10% of historic population levels.
The Plan was developed by a multi-stakeholder group that included local governments, Tribes, businesses, non-profits, citizens, and others. It directs salmonid recovery efforts to where they will make the most difference. The Plan represents a balance of the economic, social, and environmental issues in the area.
The Plan addresses the specific needs identified for salmonid recovery in the Snohomish Basin. These include:
- protection of spawning areas;
- improvement of juvenile rearing habitat such as, complex edge habitat, quality riparian forests, and connected off-channel habitat;
- and protection of forest cover across the basin.
Actions in the Plan will benefit all salmonid species with a short term priority focus on Endangered Species Act listed species. The Plan includes:
- A long-term vision (~ 50 years) to achieve Chinook recovery to approximately 70% of historic populations (a level at which the State and Tribes consider the species to be recovered).
- Ten-year milestones for improvements to key habitat conditions critical for salmonid survival.
- Broad sets of actions across the Snohomish Basin to customize the roles of agriculture, forestry, urban and rural areas in salmonid recovery. Actions include: maintaining forest cover, protecting habitat in good condition, restoring habitat in poor condition, and working cooperatively with willing landowners.
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