Landowner Information
Streamside landowners are vital to keeping wild salmon in our streams
One goal of the Task Force is to assist landowners, both private and public, who wish to enhance salmon habitat on their property by providing technical and financial assistance and project management.
As a non-profit, non-political, non-regulatory organization, we cooperate with landowners who wish to enhance salmon habitat and their property value.
For landowners with any of these concerns …
- Flooding
- Bank erosion
- Invasive weeds and streamside vegetation
- Water quality
... the Task Force offers solutions!
- Placement of large wood material
- Bank stabilization using a bioengineering approach
- Invasive weed control
- Planting native trees and shrubs
- Removal or replacement of failing culverts or bridges
- Installation of fencing and/or off-channel watering for livestock
What is the process?
Each project is different, and the process varies depending upon size, type, location, available funding, and landowner objectives. Most restoration projects involve the following steps:
- Task Force staff members visit the site for a preliminary assessment at no cost to the landowner.
- In consultation with the landowner, the Task Force develops a project description, which may include project design, budget, timeline and funding proposal (grant writing).
- Project implementation coordination and post-project maintenance and monitoring activities can be done by Task Force staff, field crews, or groups of volunteers with the support of the landowner.
- The landowners are involved at the level at whichthey are comfortable. The Task Force highly encourages landowner involvement at each step because we have found that landowner participation is important to the long-term success of the project.
- Projects will be monitored for three to ten years after completion.
For examples of current and past projects, visit the Habitat Restoration page in the Programs section.