CRITFC PCSRF Projects Homepage
Tribal Successes under the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (FY 2000-2008)

The Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) was established by Congress in 2000 to provide grants to the tribes and states in the Pacific Northwest to assist tribal, state, and local salmon conservation and recovery efforts. The CRITFC tribes’ participation in the PCSRF is directed by the principals of Wy-Kan-Ush-Mi Wa-Kish-Wit to provide fisheries benefits now and in the future.

In early 2000, CRITFC staff, on behalf of the four treaty tribes, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with NOAA Fisheries, on behalf of the United States, on how the PCSRF would be implemented by the four tribes.

Tribal PCSRF projects must be consistent with the Wy-Kan-Ush-Mi Wa-Kish-Wit plan and the following programmatic areas identified by Congress, as well as activities consistent with this direction:

  • Habitat protection and restoration
  • Research, monitoring, and evaluation
  • Salmon stock enhancement and supplementation projects
  • Outreach and education
  • Watershed assessment
  • Other programmatic activities geared to the restoration of salmon, consistent with the overall goal of the PCSRF

Completed PCSRF Projects Map 2000-2008 (2.8 MB)
Ongoing PCSRF Projects Map 2004-2008 (2 MB)
Summary of all PCSRF Projects Map 2000-2008 (128 KB)

Interactive data and maps
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Download
2008 PCSRF project brochure
(39.6 MB)

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Download PCSRF project reports 2000-2005

Program summary:  

CRITFC has received a total of $16.7 million under the PCSRF for FYs 2000-2008. The CRITFC tribes and CRITFC have implemented 199 PCSRF projects. Of the 199 total, 160 projects are completed (80%) and 39 projects are ongoing (20%). Below is a summary of all the project categories:

PCSRF Project Categories

Category # of Projects Funding
Habitat Protection 77 $6.2 mil
Research and Monitoring 51 $4.4 mil
Salmon Enhancement 34 $3.9 mil
Program Admin. 12 $1.3 mil
Public Outreach and ED 10 $322,163
Watershed Assessment 15 $639,158
Total 199 $16,700,000

For FY2000-2008, the following habitat restoration accomplishments have been completed/ongoing by the tribes/CRITFC under the PCSRF:

Habitat Improvement Completed Ongoing Total
Total stream (miles) 458 143.3 601.3
Wetland habitat (acres) 225 204 429
Riparian habitat (stream miles) 199 42 241
Riparian habitat (acres) 969 56 1,025
Upland habitat (acres) 715 840 1,555
Upland habitat (road miles) 13 2 15
Land acquisition (acres) 9,628 2,520 12,148
Instream passage
(barriers removed)		 26 13 39
Instream passage
(stream miles opened)		 232 251 483
Instream flow (CFS returned) 6 0 6
Instream flow
(acre-feet leased)		 982 0 982

For FY2000-2008, the following restoration accomplishments have been completed by the tribes/CRITFC under the PCSRF: (accomplishments under the ongoing projects are still being summarized).

Research, monitoring, and evaluation Completed
Total stream miles assessed 3,555
Reports produced 143
Research findings incorporated into Pacific Salmon Treaty management regimes 36
Watershed assessement Completed
Assessments completed 3
Limiting factors identified 6
Total stream miles (RP) 607
Total stream miles surveyed 377
Outreach and education Completed
Workshops facilitated 12
Participants in workshops 1,837
Schools and other institutions reached 15

 

 

 
 
  The Columbia Basin reaches into six states and one Canadian province. The four Columbia River treaty tribes' ceded lands cover over one-third of this area.
For more information, please contact Laura Gephart at 503.238.0667