Surface Water Management Division
Snohomish Watershed Community Salmon Fund
Background
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) have established the Snohomish Community Salmon Fund to stimulate small-scale, voluntary action by landowners, community groups, and businesses to support salmon recovery on private property in the Snohomish River basin. Grants are jointly selected by NFWF and the Snohomish Lead Entity (Snohomish County) and administered by NFWF.
Goals
The goals of the Snohomish Community Salmon Fund are to:
- Fund habitat protection and restoration projects that have a substantial benefit to watershed health and are consistent with the Snohomish River Basin Salmon Conservation Plan.
- Engage landowners, business owners and community groups to carry out these projects and care for them in the long run.
- Stimulate creativity and leadership among various constituencies to address conservation needs.
- Target constituencies that can be particularly helpful in salmon recovery, especially farmers, rural forest owners, suburban homeowners, and owners of businesses and industries.
2005 Projects
The 2005 Snohomish Community Salmon Fund had a total of $120,000 available for projects in the Snohomish Watershed. NFWF received eight applications for over $235,000. NFWF was able to fund six of the projects, although two received half their funding request.
2004 Projects
The 2004 Snohomish Community Salmon Fund provided approximately $150,000 for salmon recovery projects in the watershed, with another $81,000 in matching funds provided by the project sponsors. In all $231,000 were spent implementing on-the-ground restoration projects.