— from Byron Rot for San Juan County Lead Entity for Salmon Recovery —
The San Juan County Lead Entity for Salmon Recovery is requesting salmon recovery project proposals for the Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) 2019 grant funding cycles.
Private citizens, non-profit organizations, local, state, and tribal governments, and special districts are invited to apply for funding through the SRFB Lead Entity process for salmon recovery. Projects must be located in the San Juan Islands and adjacent waters.
A short one-page Letter of Intent is due to San Juan County Public Works, PO Box 729, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, to the attached email address, or deliver to the office located at 915 Spring St. Salmon recovery project proposals must be received by February 8, 2019. You will have the option to informally discuss your proposal with our technical team on February 13.
Please contact the Salmon Recovery Lead Entity Coordinator, Byron Rot, for additional information at 360-370-7593, byronr@sanjuanco.com.
Giving the Long Live the Kings hatchery on Orcas additional funding to increase the number of fry released each year would do more for salmon recovery than all other projects combined in the islands.
As would a new hatchery at Rosario, utilizing all of the water that Rosario uses after ‘spinning’ their hydro plant (i have heard some talk about a possible project there that was very encouraging). Another marvelous use of the money could be to build a fish ladder on Cascade creek to allow fish to get over the first waterfall naturally – no hatchery needed!