The Washington State Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications for its Family Forest Fish Passage Grant Program.
Donor Name: Washington State Department of Natural Resources
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/01/2023
Details:
The Family Forest Fish Passage Program (FFFPP) assists private forestland owners in removing culverts and other stream crossing structures that keep trout, salmon, and other fish from reaching upstream habitat.
Road culverts and other structures that are aging, too small, or improperly installed can block fish from reaching their spawning grounds, and young rearing salmon from reaching the ocean. The program funds the replacement of eligible barriers with new structures.
FFFPP helps private forestland owners remove fish-barrier culverts and other structures that keep trout, salmon, and other fish from reaching upstream habitat.
Eligibility Criteria
- A private or small forest landowner: They harvest less than 2 million board feet of timber each year from lands they own in Washington.
- The culvert is on forestland and associated with a road: The land is capable of supporting a merchantable stand of timber and is not being used for anything incompatible with growing timber.
- The structure is on a fish-bearing stream: Any stream wider than 2 feet in western Washington (3 feet in eastern Washington) with a gradient less than 20 percent is considered potential fish habitat. A site-specific evaluation can determine if smaller or steeper streams also are fish-bearing.
For more information, visit FFFPP.
