Coordination of Comprehensive Restoration Plan Requires Long-term Support
A tributary of the upper Columbia River, the Methow River drains a 1.1 million acre watershed on the eastern slopes of the North Cascades in north-central Washington. The Methow watershed historically supported prolific runs of Chinook and coho salmon, summer steelhead, Pacific lamprey, and cutthroat, redband and bull trout. However, these native fish populations have experienced considerable declines from their once abundant numbers.
The Methow Restoration Council (MRC) and Methow Salmon Recovery Foundation (MSRF) work with federal, state, tribal and local stakeholders to plan, implement and monitor native fish and habitat restoration activities in the Methow watershed. In addition, the MRC provides a forum to facilitate coordination of local and regional restoration efforts and ensure efficient information and data sharing and cooperation among the entities active in the watershed.
Long-term restoration and monitoring activities are planned in the Methow watershed, and long-term support for the MRC will help ensure that they are implemented in a strategic, coordinated manner.
10-year Model Watershed Partnership Supports Strategic Coordination
In 2011, BEF began a partnership with the Methow Restoration Council that will increase their capacity to coordinate and implement watershed-scale restoration and monitoring activities, and continue to provide a forum for community involvement in ongoing restoration efforts.
Model Watershed Partner Contact:
Methow Salmon Recovery Foundation
P.O. Box 756
Winthrop, Washington 98862
http://www.methowsalmon.org/index.html
BEF believes it takes at least a decade to make a difference.
Our long-term funding strategy gives our partners more freedom to approach their work with a longer-term perspective, leading to more comprehensive and strategic action on the ground.