NWIFC

  • Address:
  • 6730 Martin Way E.
  • Olympia, WA 98516

  • (360) 438-1180
  • dschmitt@nwifc.org
  • Contact:
  • Dietrich Schmitt

Grantee Info

The Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) is a support service organization for 20 treaty Indian tribes in western Washington. Headquartered in Olympia, the NWIFC employs approximately 65 people with satellite offices in Mount Vernon and Forks.



The NWIFC was created following the U.S. v. Washington ruling (Boldt Decision) that re-affirmed the tribes’ treaty-reserved fishing rights and established them as natural resources co-managers with the State of Washington. The commission is composed of representatives from each member tribe who elect a chair, vice chair and treasurer. Commissioners provide direction to the NWIFC executive director, who in turn implements that direction.



The role of the NWIFC is to assist member tribes in their role as natural resources co-managers. The commission provides direct services to tribes in areas such as biometrics, fish health and salmon management to achieve an economy of scale that makes more efficient use of limited federal funding. The NWIFC also provides a forum for tribes to address shared natural resources management issues and enables the tribes to speak with a unified voice in Washington, D.C.

Accomplishments

Metric Completed Underway
Instream Habitat
  Stream Miles Treated 279 9
Wetland Habitat
  Acres Created 1
  Acres Treated 8
Estuarine Habitat
  Acres Created 1
  Acres Treated 18 2
Land Acquisition
  Acres Acquired or Protected 379 97
  Stream Bank Miles Acquired
  or Protected
6 2
Riparian Habitat
  Stream Miles Treated 930 9
  Acres Treated 1,862 472
Fish Passage
  Barriers Removed 0 1
  Miles Opened 87 75
Hatchery Fish Marked
  Fry/Smolt Marked And Released 264,530
Research and Monitoring
  Stream Miles Monitored 52,567 7,192
Planning and Assessment
  Stream Miles Assessed 2,669 77

Funding Sources

SourceFunds
PCSRF$114,038,991
State$3,413,330
Other$5,865,581
In-Kind Donated Labor$106,232
In-Kind Other$98,954
Report Total:$123,523,088
New PCSRF Funds    


PCSRF Funds by Category (in Millions of $)


Projects

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19-NWIFC-02FY 2019 NWIFC PCSRF db supportSalmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsRestoration Planning And CoordinationPuget Sound2019Ongoing $59,840
21-NISQ-01FY 2021 Nisqually Chinook Salmon and Steelhead Recovery MonitoringSalmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)MonitoringPuget Sound2021Ongoing $141,793
21-SRSC-01FY 2021 Implementation and Monitoring of Skagit Salmon Recovery Goals: PlanningSalmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsRestoration Planning And CoordinationPuget Sound2021Completed $33,384
19-SUQU-01Suquamish Tribe FY 2019 West Sound Salmon and Steelhead Recovery Planning and CoordinationSalmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsRestoration Planning And CoordinationPuget Sound2019Ongoing $166,758
19-MAKA-02FY 2019 Makah Tribe Regional Salmonid MonitoringSalmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Monitoring - 2019Ongoing $89,277
2022-JSKT-04FY22 Dungeness Habitat Restoration/ProtectionSalmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionLand or Easement Acquisition; Riparian HabitatPuget Sound2022Ongoing $13,492
21-USIT-03FY 2021 Skagit Watershed Compliance Monitoring and EnforcementSalmonid Hatcheries and Harvest ManagementHarvest ManagementPuget Sound2021Completed $68,618
2022-JSKT-01FY22 JSKT Dungeness Salmonid Recovery and Riparian Habitat Restoration Planning and CoordinationSalmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsRestoration Planning And Coordination; Salmonid Habitat Assessment / InventoryPuget Sound2022New $164,907
2022-JSKT-02FY22 Dungeness and Strait of Juan de Fuca Streams Stock AssessmentsSalmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)MonitoringPuget Sound2022Ongoing $53,970
2021-JSKT-03FY21 Salmonid Enhancement and Harvest Management Planning and AnalysisSalmonid Hatcheries and Harvest ManagementHarvest Management; Hatchery Reform and AssessmentPuget Sound2021Completed $13,985
2021-JSKT-02FY21 Dungeness and Strait of Juan de Fuca Streams Stock AssessmentsSalmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)MonitoringPuget Sound2021Completed $42,136
2021-JSKT-01FY21 JSKT Dungeness Salmonid Recovery and Riparian Habitat Restoration Planning and CoordinationSalmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsRestoration Planning And CoordinationPuget Sound2021Completed $85,672
21-MUCK-01FY 2021 Greenwater River Juvenile Out-migrant EvaluationSalmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Monitoring; ResearchPuget Sound2021Ongoing $141,793
20-MUCK-01FY 2020 Greenwater River Juvenile Out-migrant EvaluationSalmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Monitoring; ResearchPuget Sound2020Completed $151,866
20-SKOK-02FY 2020 Skokomish River Salmon and Steelhead Stock AssessmentsSalmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)MonitoringPuget Sound2020Completed $75,933
LEK-19-1FY 2019 Elwha ELJ SupportSalmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionRiparian HabitatPuget Sound2019Ongoing $123,718
FY19-STIL-224-180FY19 and FY20 Stillaguamish Tribe Riparian Buffer RestorationSalmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionPre-Restoration Acquisitions And Nursery Operations; Riparian Habitat; Site maintenance projectPuget Sound2019Ongoing $211,758
21-SUQU-01Suquamish Tribe FY 2022 West Sound Habitat Planning and CoordinationSalmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsRestoration Planning And CoordinationPuget Sound2021New $141,793
21-HOH-02FY 2021 Hoh Tribe- Watershed Workgroup Participation and Restoration PlanningSalmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsRestoration Planning And Coordination - 2021New $4,573
21-HOH-01FY 2021 Enhanced Spawning Escapement Estimates for Salmonids in the Hoh RiverSalmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Monitoring - 2021New $69,212
20-NOOK-01FY2020 Nooksack Tribe Priority Project ImplementationSalmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionInstream HabitatPuget Sound2020Ongoing $151,866
19, 20, 21-SSIT-01 FY19-21 Skagit spring Chinook escapement assessment using Unmanned Aerial VehicleSalmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Monitoring; ResearchPuget Sound2019Ongoing $315,000
21-SKOK-02FY 2021 Skokomish River Salmon and Steelhead Stock AssessmentsSalmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)MonitoringPuget Sound2021Ongoing $70,897
21-SKOK-01FY 2021 Skokomish Salmon Harvest ManagementSalmonid Hatcheries and Harvest ManagementHarvest ManagementPuget Sound2021Ongoing $70,896
20-SKOK-01FY 2020 Skokomish Salmon Harvest ManagementSalmonid Hatcheries and Harvest ManagementHarvest ManagementPuget Sound2020Completed $75,933
23-QUIN-02FY 2023 Quinault Indian Nation – Instream and Riparian RestorationSalmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsRestoration Planning And Coordination; Salmonid Habitat Assessment / Inventory - 2023New $100,000
23-SRSC-02FY 2023 Implementation and Monitoring of Skagit Salmon Recovery Goals: Stock AssessmentSalmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)ResearchPuget Sound2023New $70,283
23-SRSC-01FY 2023 SRSC Implementation and Monitoring of Skagit Salmon Recovery Goals: Test FisheriesSalmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)MonitoringPuget Sound2023New $47,712
23-STIL-02FY23 Stillaguamish Smolt Outmigration MonitoringSalmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)MonitoringPuget Sound2023New $101,857
23-STIL-01FY23 Stillaguamish Tribe Habitat AcquisitionsSalmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionLand or Easement AcquisitionPuget Sound2023New $203,714
23-USIT-03Upper Skagit Indian Tribe’s FY 2023 Skagit Watershed Compliance Monitoring and EnforcementSalmonid Hatcheries and Harvest ManagementHarvest ManagementPuget Sound2023New $168,501
23-USIT-02Upper Skagit Indian Tribe’s FY 2023 Adult Chinook Population Monitoring.Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)MonitoringPuget Sound2023New $35,418
23-USIT-01Upper Skagit Indian Tribe’s FY 2023 ESA Recovery PlanningSalmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsRestoration Planning And CoordinationPuget Sound2023New $101,652
23-MAKA-01Makah Tribe FY 2023 Salmon Recovery and ImplementationSalmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsRestoration Planning And Coordination - 2023New $130,587
23-HOH-01Hoh Tribe FY23 Forward Looking Infrared FlightSalmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsSalmonid Habitat Assessment / Inventory - 2023New $47,935
19-NOOK-01FY2019 Nooksack Tribe Priority Project Implementation and MaintenanceSalmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionInstream HabitatPuget Sound2019Ongoing $166,758
2019-JSKT-01FY19 JSKT Dungeness Salmonid Recovery and Riparian Habitat Restoration Planning and CoordinationSalmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsRestoration Planning And CoordinationPuget Sound2019Completed $102,819
2019-JSKT-02FY19 Dungeness and Strait of Juan de Fuca Streams Stock AssessmentsSalmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)MonitoringPuget Sound2019Completed $46,914
19 LUMM-01Lummi Nation Nooksack River Basin Salmonid Population Assessments, FY19Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)MonitoringPuget Sound2019Completed $166,758
19-HOH-04FY 2019 Hoh Reservation Fish Barrier Culvert Design (Rescoped project to replace FY 2019 Invasive Species Treatment and Removal)Salmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsRestoration Planning And Coordination - 2019Ongoing $120,143
19-TULA-03FY 2019 Pilchuck River Spawner SurveysSalmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)MonitoringPuget Sound2019Completed $25,316
19-SRSC-03FY 2019 Implementation and Monitoring of Skagit Salmon Recovery Goals: Harvest ManagementSalmonid Hatcheries and Harvest ManagementHarvest ManagementPuget Sound2019Completed $50,000
19-SRSC-02FY 2019 SRSC Implementation and Monitoring of Skagit Salmon Recovery Goals: Test FisheriesSalmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)MonitoringPuget Sound2019Completed $11,758
19-SRSC-01FY 2019 Implementation and Monitoring of Skagit Salmon Recovery Goals: PlanningSalmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsRestoration Planning And CoordinationPuget Sound2019Completed $61,758
19-MUCK-01FY 2019 Greenwater River juvenile emigrant evaluationSalmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Monitoring; ResearchPuget Sound2019Completed $166,758
19-HOH-03FY 2019 Hoh Tribe Watershed Workgroup Participation and Restoration PlanningSalmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsRestoration Planning And Coordination - 2019Completed $3,857
19-NISQ-01FY 2019 Nisqually Salmon Recovery MonitoringSalmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)MonitoringPuget Sound2019Completed $166,758
19-USIT-03FY 2019 Skagit Watershed Compliance Monitoring and EnforcementSalmonid Hatcheries and Harvest ManagementHarvest ManagementPuget Sound2019Completed $43,892
19-USIT-02FY 2019 Upper Skagit Tribal Adult Chinook Population MonitoringSalmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)MonitoringPuget Sound2019Completed $58,603
19-USIT-01FY 2019 Upper Skagit Indian Tribe’s ESA Recovery Planning Salmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsRestoration Planning And CoordinationPuget Sound2019Completed $64,263
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NWIFC

NWIFC

Subgrantees

Hoh Tribe
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Lummi Nation
Makah Tribe
Muckleshoot Tribe
Nisqually Tribe
Nooksack Tribe
Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
Puyallup Tribe
Quileute Tribe
Quinault Nation
Sauk-Suiattle Tribe
Skagit River System Cooperative
Skagit System Cooperative
Skokomish Tribe
Squaxin Island Tribe
Stillaguamish Tribe
Suquamish Tribe
Swinomish Tribe
Tulalip Tribe
Upper Skagit Tribe

NWIFC
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