Upper Columbia Spring Chinook Salmon, Steelhead, and Bull Trout Recovery



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Acknowledgments


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

Dedication


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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