Family Forest Fish Passage Program on the Land Conservation Assistance Network

Family Forest Fish Passage Program
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last updated: December 2021

The Family Forest Fish Passage Program (FFFPP) assists private forestland owners in removing culverts and other stream crossing structures that keep trout, salmon, and other fish from reaching upstream habitat. Road culverts and other structures that are aging, too small, or improperly installed can block fish from reaching their spawning grounds, and young rearing salmon from reaching the ocean. The program funds the replacement of eligible barriers with new structures. Since 2003, some 319 landowners have taken advantage of the program to remove 424 barriers and open more than 1099 miles of stream habitat.

UPDATE NOTICE: The application deadline has changed to June 30 of each year.

Who is eligible?

A private, or small forest landowner: You harvest less than 2 million board feet of timber each year from lands you own in Washington
The culvert is on forestland and associated with a road: The land is capable of supporting a merchantable stand of timber and is not being used for anything incompatible with growing timber.
The structure is on a fish-bearing stream: Any stream wider than 2 feet in western Washington (3 feet in eastern Washington) with a gradient less than 20 percent is considered potential fish habitat. A site-specific evaluation can determine if smaller or steeper streams also are fish-bearing.

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Family Forest Fish Passage Program is not employed by or affiliated with the Land Conservation Assistance Network, and the Network does not certify or guarantee their services. The reader must perform their own due diligence and use their own judgment in the selection of any professional.