NA23NMF4630010

Trout Unlimited will be awarded $7,071,627 to replace eight fish passage barriers as part of the Coldwater Connection Campaign, a partnership between non-profits; state, federal, and local agencies; and stakeholders to reconnect 125 miles of high-quality salmon and steelhead streams in Washington's coastal areas. The five barriers were prioritized using a decision support tool that evaluated the potential ecological benefits of removing more than 500 anadromous barriers in the Olympic Peninsula.

The culverts will be replaced with fish passable structures to improve both the resiliency of salmonid populations and transportation infrastructure. The effort will open more than 7 miles of spawning and rearing habitat for commercially and recreationally important salmon species. Funding will also support hiring staff and increasing Hoh Tribal community capacity focused on salmon restoration.

Project partners: Cold Water Connection Campaign members (Wild Salmon Center, Coast Salmon Partnership).

Unlimited Trout

20 HEALTHY OCEANS

11.463 - Habitat Conservation

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [DOC]

Arlington, Virginia 222092110 United States

Single Zip Code

NOAA’s Restoring Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Notice of Funding Opportunity under the IIJA (NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2022-2007209)

Infrastructure $7,071,627 (100%) percent this Cooperative Agreement was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Act.
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 02/28/26 to 02/28/27.