Family Forest Fish Passage Program in the US
Deadline: 1-May-22
The Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) is inviting applications for its Family Forest Fish Passage Program (FFFPP) to assist private forestland owners in removing culverts and other stream crossing structures that keep trout, salmon, and other fish from reaching upstream habitat.
Small forest landowners own about 4 million acres of forests in Washington–about half the private forestland in the state. These family forests are home to thousands of miles of fish-bearing streams and play a key role in helping Washington restore its once-thriving fish populations. A single barrier on a stream may keep fish from reaching many miles of upstream spawning and rearing habitat.
Funding Information
Funding is awarded every 2 years and comes from the sale of state bonds.
Grant Limits: There are no minimum or maximum grant requests in this program.
Eligibility Criteria
A small forest landowner: You harvest less than 2 million board feet of timber each year from lands you own in Washington.
The culvert is on forestland and associated with a road: The land is capable of supporting a merchantable stand of timber and is not being used for anything incompatible with growing timber.
The structure is on a fish-bearing stream.
For more information, visit https://rco.wa.gov/grant/family-forest-fish-passage-program/