The Aquatic Species Restoration Plan (ASRP) relies on partnerships with local project sponsors and landowners to be successful. The program has rolled out a new project implementation model that supports organizations to manage projects, and provides funding to restore and protect priority habitats throughout the Chehalis Basin.
Upcoming priority areas and actions
See where the ASRP is focusing upcoming project funding in the basin.
Get involved: information for project implementers
Are you or your organization interested in implementing habitat projects in the Chehalis Basin? Regional Implementation Teams have kicked off throughout the basin. Get in touch with a Regional Implementation Team lead to get updates on how to implement projects as part of a local team.
- Upper Basin Team: Bob Amrine, Lewis Conservation District
- Middle Basin Team: Kiana Sinner, Thurston Conservation District
- Lower Basin Team: Anthony Waldrop, Grays Harbor Conservation District
Aquatic species restoration plan overview
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 to achieve program goals. 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 for sponsors (Near-term Priority Outreach Maps and Tables)
- 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
- Coming soon: Permit Efficiency Templates
- Coming soon: Restoration Design Examples
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
For more information
- Contact Emelie McKain, ASRP Manager at Emelie.McKain@dfw.wa.gov
- Join Chehalis Basin Strategy Newsletter