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:
- Upper Basin: Bob Amrine, Lewis Conservation District
- Middle Basin: Kiana Sinner, Thurston Conservation District
- Lower Basin: Anthony Waldrop, Grays Harbor Conservation District
Current Priority Areas and Actions
The map and table summarize priorities and rationale for upcoming ASRP project funding.
ASRP Programmatic Priorities and Processes
- Detailed information on the basin-wide plan for restoration and protection of aquatic habitats (Near-Term Aquatic Species Restoration Implementation Plan)
- An in-detail look at ASRP implementation structure, processes, and expectations (Implementation Overview)
- Priority area outreach maps and tables for sponsors:
- 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)
- More detailed tabular information on sub-basin priorities and limiting factors (P&S Workbook Guide) (P&S Excel Workbook)
ASRP Funding Guidance
- Steering Committee guidance on funding priorities (2023-2025 Project Funding Guidance)
- Timeline for how a project is initiated and funded through the ASRP (ASRP Project Approval Timeline)
- Guidance on project application review (Technical Project Review Criteria Categories)
- Sub action-specific guidance:
- Project Development (Project Development Guidance) (Local Strategy Report Template)
- Opportunistic funding opportunities (Opportunistic Funding Guidance)
- Fish passage barrier correction project eligibility (Fish Passage Barrier Funding Guidance)
Project Sponsor and Funding Application Forms
- Forms to submit to RIT Lead one week prior to monthly RIT meeting:
- Forms to submit to Technical Review Team for project opportunities (can be submitted after Opportunity Form is approved at monthly RIT meeting):
- Other Project Forms
- Cultural Resource forms and checklists (Cultural Resources for Strategy Partners)
Project Development Resources and Outreach Maps
- Results from the latest monitoring efforts in the basin produced by the ASRP Technical Advisory Group (Ongoing Monitoring Studies)
- Basin-Wide:
- Lower Basin:
- Olympic Mountains Ecological Region: Satsop and Wynoochee Assessment and Prioritization
- 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:
- Beaver Creek GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- Allen Creek GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- Upper Basin:
- 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
Outreach and Visual Materials
- River warning sign for use by project sponsors completing an in-water restoration project that involves wood placement (PDF, PNG)
- Postcard mailer for use by project sponsors to notify adjacent and nearby landowners about a project and request their input (Landowner Notification Postcard)
- Additional Chehalis Basin Strategy handouts and leave-behinds
For More Information
- Upper Basin: Bob Amrine, Lewis Conservation District
- Middle Basin: Kiana Sinner, Thurston Conservation District
- Lower Basin: Anthony Waldrop, Grays Harbor Conservation District
- Check out our Chehalis Basin Strategy Project Partners Tool-Kit!
- Join the Chehalis Basin Strategy Newsletter