Are you a current partner on a project connected to the Aquatic Species Restoration Plan (ASRP)? The ASRP Steering Committee has developed the following guidance and resources to help practitioners develop and lead successful projects.
For more information about how to get involved, get in touch with a Regional Implementation Team Lead.
Upcoming Priority Areas and Actions
The map and table summarize priorities and rationale for upcoming ASRP project funding.
Project Implementation Process
The ASRP is overseen by a Steering Committee who has collaboratively developed program priorities and a structure for how projects will be developed and funded. More details are provided in materials available for download below.
Priorities and Funding Strategies
- Steering Committee guidance on funding priorities (2021-2023 Project Funding Guidance)
- Guidelines on opportunistic funding opportunities (Opportunistic Funding Guidance)
- Priority area outreach maps and tables for sponsors:
- Guidance on fish passage barrier correction project eligibility (ASRP Fish Passage Barrier Funding Criteria)
- Considerations for developing projects through ASRP (Project Science Guidance) (Project Science Guidance Checklist)
- Detailed Prioritization and Sequencing information from Science and Review Team (Prioritization & Sequencing) (P&S Workbook Guide) (P&S Excel Workbook) (Mid-Term Priority Table) (Long-Term Priority Table)
- Detailed information on the basin-wide plan for restoration and protection of aquatic habitats (Near-Term Aquatic Species Restoration Implementation Plan)
Project Portfolio with Regional Implementation Teams
- Overview map of focal areas for Regional Implementation Teams (Chehalis Basin Ecological Regions Map)
- Join our mailing list to get updates as part of a local implementation team (Regional Implementation Team Mailing List)
Project Design, Reviews, Funding Allocation, and Implementation
- An in-detail look at ASRP implementation structure, processes, and expectations (Implementation Overview)
- Information requirements for projects to get funding:
- How a project is initiated, funded and completed through the ASRP (ASRP Project Pipe-Line Graphic)
- Technical Project Review Criteria Categories
Near-term Priority Outreach Maps
- GIS Data for ASRP Priority Area Maps
- Lower Basin ASRP Ecological Regions:
- Middle Wynoochee River Mainstem GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- Bingham Creek GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- Decker Creek GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- Lower Satsop Mainstem GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- Lower EF Satsop Mainstem GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- Lower Chehalis River Tidal GSU (part of Estuary): Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- Middle Basin ASRP Ecological Regions:
- Beaver Creek GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- Allen Creek GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- Upper Basin ASRP Ecological Regions:
- Lower Skookumchuck River Mainstem GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- Lower Newaukum River Mainstem GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- North Fork Newaukum River Mainstem GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- South Fork Newaukum River Mainstem GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
Project Development Resources
Outreach and Visual Materials
- River warning sign for use by project sponsors completing an in-water restoration project that involves wood placement (PDF, PNG)
- Landowner Notification Postcard – for use by project sponsors to notify adjacent and nearby landowners about a project and request their input
For More Information
- Contact Celina.Abercrombie@dfw.wa.gov
- Check out our Chehalis Basin Strategy Project Partners Tool-Kit!
- Join the Chehalis Basin Strategy Newsletter