The Chehalis Basin Strategy is a network of partners who are hard at work to make the Chehalis Basin a safe, healthy, and plentiful place to live—for people, fish, and wildlife. There are a number of projects and programs available to support landowners to restore aquatic life, mitigate flood risks, manage and protect against floods.

The Chehalis Basin Strategy is bringing people together across the Basin to halt and reverse the devastating decline of salmon and other aquatic species, and protect communities and landscapes from the predicted increase of flooding disasters.

The Strategy works at all scales to create lasting change throughout the Chehalis Basin. Projects that work at the individual landowner and community-scale include flood-proofing homes, buildings, and key infrastructure such as roads and drinking water sources; improving flood warning systems and evacuation routes; and working with the land to restore natural floodplain function and benefit aquatic habitat.

While local and community-scale projects are essential to meeting the Strategy’s goals, we know that because flood risks are intensifying and fish populations are continuing to decline, the Strategy also requires large-scale, Basin-wide actions. The Aquatic Species Restoration Plan employs far-reaching restoration in high priority areas across the Basin—where the science points to the biggest positive impact for salmon, steelhead, and other aquatic species. To protect against major and catastrophic flooding, a Basin-wide network of options are being considered to protect communities and key regional infrastructure like U.S. Interstate 5, state highways, rail lines, and ports.

There are several different contacts to help you get involved with the Chehalis Basin Strategy and/or Aquatic Species Restoration Plan. Please visit the website by clicking the "link to full program details" button below to view the array of support available.