Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board

Starting Oct. 2, 2023, the Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board will accept proposals for projects to remove barriers that prevent salmon and steelhead from swimming upstream. The board hosted an online workshop on Oct. 5 to provide an overview of the grant program and review the application process. The application period remains open through Jan. 18, 2024. For more information about the gran application process and requirements, visit the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office website.

The Washington State Legislature established the grant program of the Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board (FBRB) in 2014 to identify and remove impediments to salmon and steelhead migration. The FBRB evaluates fish passage projects and submits a priority project list to the Governor's Office and the Legislature for funding consideration. 

The Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board meetings are held on the third Tuesday of every month from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board accepting grant proposals to remove barriers to migrating fish

Starting Oct. 2, 2023, the Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board will accept proposals for projects to remove barriers that prevent salmon and steelhead from swimming upstream.

Created by the Legislature in 2014, the board coordinates the removal of fish passage barriers on state, local, tribal, and private land that block salmon and steelhead access to prime spawning and rearing habitat.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) jointly administer the board’s grant program, which has invested more than $121 million in 117 projects to remove barriers to migrating fish.

“This board has a history of successfully investing in projects that help to advance our work together to remove barriers for migrating fish and support salmon recovery efforts,” said Tom Jameson, WDFW Fish Passage Division Manager. “We’re looking forward to seeing the continued impact these projects can have in communities across Washington.”

“These grants are incredibly important to ensure that salmon and steelhead have access to freshwater environments for spawning and rearing, which is critical for the next generation,” said Megan Duffy, RCO director. “We want to make sure that we are removing human-made barriers as much as possible. These grants help do that.”

The board will accept applications through Jan. 18, 2024. For more information about the grant application process and requirements, visit RCO’s website.

Project proposals will go through a robust review process, which includes administrative review by RCO, technical review by WDFW, and final approval by the board.

Following the board’s review, the board will submit a ranked list of projects to the Legislature for funding in the 2025-27 biennium. Funding comes from the sale of state bonds and the Natural Climate Solutions Account.

FBRB Reports

Map of FBRB projects 2017-2023

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List view of FBRB projects 2017-2023

FPDSI Site ID Project Name Project Sponsor Funding Biennium Associated Project Sites
15.0229   1.00 Chico Creek Suquamish Tribe 2017-2019  
R261020014604 Johnson Creek North Olympic Salmon Coalition 2017-2019  
990048 Buford Creek Nez Perce Tribe 2017-2019  
021(45011)(07070) Middle Fork Newaukum River Lewis County 2017-2019  
106c0042 Trib to Arkansas Creek Cowlitz County 2017-2019  
Col03.41 Coleman Creek Kittitas County Conservation District  2017-2019  
993471 Catherine Creek Sound Salmon Solutions 2017-2019  
115 MC182 Trib to Coffee Creek Mason County 2017-2019  
114JC001 Johnson Creek Trout Unlimited/CCT 2017-2019  
106c0048 Baxter Creek Cowlitz County 2017-2019  
106c0152 Turner Creek Cowlitz County 2017-2019  
602004 Cottonwood Creek Asotin County Conservation District 2017-2019  
80001263 Trib to Johnson Creek Clallam County  2017-2019  
80001261 Johnson Creek North Olympic Salmon Coalition 2019-2021  
021(94001)(15790) Middle Fork Newaukum River Lewis County 2019-2021  
601773 North Fork Ostrander Creek Cowlitz Indian Tribe 2019-2021  
990217 Johnson Creek Trout Unlimited 2019-2021 960240
Col05.09 Coleman Creek Kittitas County Public Works 2019-2021  
602004 Cottonwood Creek Asotin Co CD 2019-2021  
115 MC209 Dayton Creek Mason County 2019-2021  
993474 Catherine Creek Wild Fish Conservancy 2019-2021  
603526 Chumstick Creek Chelan County 2019-2021 603531
07.0146   5.70 Little Pilchuck Creek Tulalip Tribe 2019-2021  
115 MC018 Uncle Johns Creek Mason County 2019-2021  
602305 Mill Creek Tri-State Steelheaders 2019-2021  
Coo0.94 Cooke Creek Kittitas Co CD 2019-2021 Coo1.28
992055 Johnson Creek Trout Unlimited 2019-2021  
106c0159 North Fork Ostrander Creek Cowlitz County 2019-2021  
125 1301E18A Trib to Middle Fork Newaukum River Lewis County 2019-2021  
80001305 Lower Hoko Wetland Complex North Olympic Salmon Coalition 2019-2021  
160508 Thorndyke Creek Jefferson County 2019-2021  
601572 Railroad Creek North Olympic Salmon Coalition 2019-2021  
106c0057 Delameter Creek Cowlitz County 2019-2021  
114JC005 Johnson Creek Trout Unlimited 2019-2021  
Car3.95 Caribou Creek Kittitas Co CD 2019-2021 Car4.16
602299 Mill Creek Tri-State Steelheaders 2019-2021 602300
115 MC027 Uncle Johns Creek Mason County 2019-2021  
930001 Trib to Little Pilchuck Creek Snohomish Co CD 2019-2021  
040089 Mill Creek Chelan County Nat Res 2019-2021  
Par1.01 Parke Creek Kittitas Co CD 2019-2021 Par1.37
80001307 Talbot Creek North Olympic Salmon Coalition 2019-2021  
1350003 Mason Creek Clark County 2019-2021  
15.0400   0.60 Seabeck Creek Kitsap County 2019-2021  
01.0392   0.10 Kenney Creek Whatcom County 2019-2021  
990435 Squalicum Creek City of Bellingham 2019-2021  
03.0181   0.55 Fisher Creek Skagit County 2019-2021  
03.0181   2.45 Fisher Creek Skagit County 2019-2021  
115 TC125 Spurgeon Creek Thurston County 2019-2021 341645
160756 Naylors Creek Jefferson County 2019-2021 162127
127Y0316 Geissler Creek Chehalis Basin Task Force 2019-2021 127Y0374, 103-1022
601854 Scammon Creek Lewis Co CD 2019-2021  
021(91025)(01010) Scammon Creek Lewis County 2019-2021  
15.0231   0.40 Dickerson Creek Kitsap Co CD 2019-2021  
105 K050818b Minter Creek Pierce County 2019-2021  
920017 George Davis Creek City of Sammamish 2019-2021 920111, 920112
101SC-07 Langlois Creek Snoqualmie Vall Water Impr Dist 2019-2021  
920108 Ebright Creek City of Sammamish 2019-2021  
1320092 Kristoferson Creek Island Co DNR 2019-2021  
CR77 Starbird Creek Skagit County 2019-2021  
021(14001)(01340) Scammon Creek Lewis County 2019-2021 021(14004)(00698)
310516 Sexton Creek Snohomish County 2019-2021  
700119 King Creek Lewis Co CD 2019-2021  
700120 King Creek Lewis County 2019-2021  
600300 Willows Creek City of Redmond 2019-2021  
930418 Ravensdale Creek King County Parks and Rec 2019-2021 930417
950030 Nelson Dam Removal: Fish Passage Improvements City of Yakima 2021-2023  
040016 Beaver Creek Barrier Correction  Chelan County Natural Resources 2021-2023  
Col05.43 CID at Coleman Creek Fish Screening & Passage Kittitas County Conservation District 2021-2023  
602283 Mill Creek Fish Passage - 6th Ave Extension Tri-State Steelheaders 2021-2023 602293 through 602297
021(94001)(15790) Middle Fork Newaukum C. Alpha Fish Passage Const Lewis County Public Works 2021-2023  
106c0159 North Fork Ostrander Creek Fish Passage Project Cowlitz County 2021-2023  
602000 Cougar Creek Fish Passage Restoration Asotin County Conservation District 2021-2023  
91A0002 Camp Kwoneesum Dam Removal Restoration Project Cowlitz Indian Tribe 2021-2023  
01.0392   0.10  Kenney Creek at North Fork Road Barrier Removal Whatcom County Public Works 2021-2023  
160508 Thorndyke Road MP 4.71 Fish Barrier Removal  Jefferson County Public Works 2021-2023  
600616 EWC at Naneum Creek Fish Passage Kittitas County Conservation District 2021-2023  
602285 Mill Creek Passage - Spokane to Park Tri-State Steelheaders 2021-2023 602286, 602299, 602300
80001261 Johnson Creek Triple Restoration  Hoko-Ozette Rd Cl North Olympic Salmon Coalition 2021-2023  
810283 Little Pilchuck Fish Passage Design Snohomish County Public Works 2021-2023 930004
601597 Delameter Creek Culvert Replacement Lower Columbia FEG 2021-2023  
931439 Haberzetle Earthen Dam Removal  Tulalip Tribes 2021-2023  
1350003 Mason Creek Barrier Improvements (NE 102nd Avenue) Clark County Public Works 2021-2023  
600392 Tucker Creek Passage Design 2020 Trout Unlimited Inc. 2021-2023  
106c0080 Allender Road Stillwater Creek Fish Passage Design Cowlitz County 2021-2023  
603905 Eagle Creek Barrier Replacement Designs Chelan County Natural Resources 2021-2023 603923, 603924, 600306
08.0218   1.80 Carey Creek Fish Barrier Removal Design King County Water and Land Resources 2021-2023  

Grant program

The grant program is administered jointly by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO). All FBRB-funded grant projects must match the principles provided in Revised Code of Washington 77.95.180. 

2023-2025 grant round 

2021-2023 grant round

  • 2021-2023 FBRB funded projects
  • Watch a 5-minute video about a fish passage restoration project on a Snoqualmie River tributary. The Tulalip Tribe sponsored this project that restored fish access to nearly a mile of spawning habitat for salmon, steelhead, and trout.

2019-2021 grant round

2017-2019 grant round

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The Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board aids restoration of healthy and harvestable levels of salmon and steelhead statewide through the coordinated and strategic removal of barriers to fish passage (RCW 77.95.160).

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