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Palouse Conservation District Salmon Recovery
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Program level:
State
Provider:
Salmon Recovery Funding Board
Benefits provided:
Financial, Free technical assistance
Land use:
Forest, Agriculture
Water-focused program:
Yes
85% funding and technical assistance for salmon habitat restoration projects.
Overview
Description:
The Palouse Conservation District has been identified as a Lead Entity for Salmon Recovery projects within Whitman County. WRIA 35 streams that originate in Whitman County and drain into the Snake River are eligible for Salmon Recovery Funding Board project funding. The Palouse Conservation District is working with landowners who are interested in protecting and restoring critical habitat for ESA listed summer steelhead.
Eligible participants will receive technical and financial assistance to implement habitat projects.
Habitat for steelhead is 85% covered by grants in eligible WRIA 35 streams.
Projects are documented to store water and keep it in watersheds longer
Both in-stream structures and beaver dam analogs help recover the riparian areas and species.
Beavers help store water and promote the development of off-channel habitat.
Eligibility:
Streams must be the Steptoe, Wawawai, Almota Creeks in the Palouse Conservation District boundaries and Penewawa and Alkali Flatt within the Whitman Conservation District.
Financial benefit:
85% of the project cost is covered by grants.
Contact information
Information last updated on July 15, 2025.
Planning Importance
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