The development of this plan could not have been possible without the dedication and hard work of many people. This plan benefited greatly from the input by local citizens, local, state, and federal agencies, and tribes. Through the efforts by a core group of individuals and coordination with stakeholders, the following individuals and organizations contributed to the completion of this plan.
Contributing Authors (in alphabetical order):
Andy Appleby—WDFW
Casey Baldwin—WDFW
Dennis Beich—WDFW
Mark Cookson—WDFW
Nick Christoph—Okanogan County
Kurt Danison—Highland Associates
Bob Foster—WDFW
Lynn Hatcher and Other NOAA Fisheries Personnel
Tracy Hillman—BioAnalysts
Interior Columbia Basin Technical Recovery Team
Chuck Jones—Douglas County
Ken MacDonald—USFS
Robert McDonald—Normandeau Associates
Chris Parsons—WDFW
Chuck Peven—Peven Consulting
Julie Pyper—Okanogan County
Bob Rose—Yakama Nation
Kate Terrell—USFWS
Patrick Verhey—WDFW
Keith Wolf—KWA Ecological Sciences/Colville Tribes
Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board Staff:
Lee Carlson—Yakama Nation
Nick Christoph—Okanogan County
Mike Kaputa—Chelan County
Chuck Jones—Douglas County
Julie Pyper—Okanogan County
Keith Wolf—Colville Tribes
Dick Nason was instrumental in coordinating staff and recovery activities. Sandy Cox did a superb job in coordinating documents and meetings; her good nature was appreciated through the long meetings. Bob Bugert of the Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office provided guidance and enthusiastically contributed to the development of this plan. The look and readability of this plan was improved by the editing and document management skills of Laura Berg and her associates.
Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board Members:
Mary Hunt—Douglas County
Bud Hover—Okanogan County
Bill Towey—Colville Tribes
Ron Walter—Chelan County
Paul Ward—Yakama Nation
Denny Rohr—Board Facilitator
Hosting Locations:
Douglas County Public Services Building
City of East Wenatchee, Council Chambers
Chelan County PUD Auditorium
Douglas County PUD Auditorium
Okanogan County PUD Auditorium
Okanogan County Board of County Commissioners Hearing Room
Chelan Fire Station District #7
North Central Washington RC&D Office
Chelan County Planning
City of Leavenworth
While countless individuals have participated in the development of this plan, the late Esther Stefaniw, Chelan County Commissioner and one of the founding board members, played an instrumental role in rallying the region around locally led salmon recovery. In the spring of 1999, the first Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board meeting was held, and it was here that Esther made her famous proclamation, “If you think that you are a stakeholder, then you are!” She went so far as to bring her neighbors to board meetings so they could learn firsthand about local salmon recovery efforts. Her dedication and spirit brought the Board together and set it on a course for success. Esther demanded from us a commitment to the local process, at the individual citizen level, and never wavered from that ideal. Esther firmly believed that only through a grass-roots process would salmon recovery efforts realize their conservation and economic goals. The State of Washington commended Esther for her efforts to organize the Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board. It is the Board’s sincere hope that we have furthered Esther’s ideals and that this plan will be implemented for the good of people and fish in the Upper Columbia region.
The Board hereby dedicates this plan
to the memory and spirit
of our friend
Esther Stefaniw
Chelan County Commissioner
Executive Summary
The Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board (UCSRB) developed this plan for the recovery of Upper Columbia spring Chinook (listed as endangered on March 24, 1999), Upper Columbia steelhead (listed as endangered on August 18, 1997 and reclassified as threatened on January 5, 2006), and bull trout (listed as threatened on June 10, 1998).
The vision for the Upper Columbia Spring Chinook Salmon, Steelhead, and Bull Trout Recovery Plan developed by the Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board is to:
Develop and maintain a healthy ecosystem that contributes to the rebuilding of key fish populations by providing abundant, productive, and diverse populations of aquatic species that support the social, cultural, and economic well being of the communities both within and outside the recovery region.
This plan is an outgrowth and culmination of several conservation efforts in the Upper Columbia Basin, including current efforts related to the Endangered Species Act (ESA), state and tribal-sponsored recovery efforts, subbasin planning, and watershed planning.
Use of this Plan
This plan is to be used to guide federal agencies charged with species recovery. In and of itself, this plan is a non-regulatory document. As such, it is not intended to be nor may it serve as a regulatory document forcing landowner action. Any such regulatory actions deemed necessary as a result of this document must be accompanied by a clear legislative mandate to that end.
The plan may be used to inform state and local agency planning and land use actions, but it may not be deemed to place requirements on such entities. The goal of this plan is to offer options for future action to ensure the survival of species. No mandate on state or local agencies may be construed from this plan, and the plan may not be cited as creating a need for new regulatory actions at the state or local level unless clear legislative authority is first adopted.
This plan is limited to address listed salmonid species. If any threatened or endangered species were introduced into an area where it has been designated as extirpated, this population would be treated as an experimental population under ESA Section 10(j) and would not increase ESA liabilities for landowners.
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