The Chehalis Basin Collaborative for Salmon Habitat developed a new webtool for people to report salmon sightings, and see where others have seen the iconic fish. The tool is hot of the press and ready to test out – accessible here: https://arcg.is/1958Ci1. To use it, just take your smart phone, stand by the creek where […]
The Chehalis Basin Collaborative for Salmon Habitat announces the start of the 2025 Salmon Recovery Funding Board grant round. Learn more here! https://www.graysharbortalk.com/2024/12/13/group-seeks-salmon-habitat-restoration-projects-in-the-chehalis-river-basin/
Welcome Breana Downs as the new Grays Harbor Stream Team coordinator! With a deep passion for conservation and a solid background in biology, wildlife conservation, and education/outreach, Breana is dedicated to enhancing our local waterways and engaging the community. A lifelong resident of Grays Harbor, Breana graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with a B.S. in […]
The Grays Harbor Stream Team provides hands-on volunteer activities for citizens interested in helping out their local waterways, fish, and communities. The Coordinator plays the key role in making this great program a success! Application information here: https://www.graysharborcd.org/general-8
Teal has been working on aquatic conservation efforts for 20 years, 13 of which were with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). In his current role as the Washington Coastal Program Coordinator, his work includes voluntary coastline and coastal watershed restoration projects. Teal grew up bouncing between Washington and Mississippi. He reports there […]
The Chehalis Basin Lead Entity is looking for projects that will restore or protect salmon habitat in the rivers that flow in the Chehalis River and Grays Harbor. Successful project proposals will receive funding through the state’s Salmon Recovery Funding Board. The minimum request is $5,000. There is no maximum, but the total amount available […]
Join the Lewis County Stream Team and WSU Extension Forester Patrick Shultz to learn about maintaining the land around streams on lands otherwise managed for forestry. Bring your boots and get ready for fun!
Adam Fleming is a Fish Passage Biologist with the WA State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), where he has worked since 2018. As a WDFW biologist, much of Adam’s work is “boots on the ground” including tasks with the Chehalis Basin Strategy and The Aquatic Species Restoration Plan (ASRP). The ASRP prioritizes habitat restoration […]
Kyle Deerkop and his crew can be found weekly patrolling our local beaches for discarded yellow ropes, and other persistent garbage. Deerkop grew up in Idaho, went to college in Alaska, and has worked with the shellfish industry for 15 years — the last seven with Pacific Seafood in Westport as a Farm Manager. Deerkop […]
Would you like to see thriving salmon populations in your local rivers and streams? Do you have an idea for a salmon habitat restoration project in your community? If so, you will be pleased to know that the Chehalis Basin Lead Entity is soliciting applications for salmon habitat restoration and protection projects for the 2019 […]
