Growth Management Act and Shoreline Management Act Technical Assistance
The Growth Management Act (GMA) and Shoreline Management Act (SMA) require Washington counties and cities to take a comprehensive, coordinated, proactive approach to planning that will guide land and shoreline development in their jurisdictions. Among their many provisions, these Acts require protection of fish and wildlife habitat. WDFW has resources to assist local governments with meeting that mandate.
Fish
and Wildlife Planner
This newsletter was specifically developed
for Washington’s planning professionals. It
includes articles about relevant activities occurring
at WDFW, case studies of jurisdictions that have
tackled difficult issues using innovative approaches,
updates on workshops and other learning opportunities,
as well as a directory of contacts at our agency
to answer planning-related questions.
Priority
Habitats and Species (PHS)
PHS List, Management Recommendations, and
GIS information for land use planning purposes.
A
Department of Natural Resources Program. The Family Forest
Fish Passage Program is a cost-share program that helps small
forest landowners correct fish passage barriers on their forestlands.
The program provides 75-100 percent of the cost of correcting
a barrier; it also provides technical assistance.
Any person,
organization, or government agency wishing to conduct construction
activity in or near state waters must do so under the terms
of the Hydraulic Project Approval (HPA) permit.
HPA
Frequently Asked Questions
What
Constitutes Complete Plans and Specifications When
Applying for an HPA?
HPA
Habitat Conservation Plans
HPA
Program Review Task Force
Other
HPA Related Information
State
of Washington Lead Entity Organizations for Salmon Recovery
The Major
Projects Section provides technical assistance on the largest
of Washington’s Energy and Water Projects. These include
hydroelectric energy, thermal electric power plants, marine
energy, water storage, flow management and nuclear energy.
Project impacts are oftentimes on the scale of 10’s
to 100,000’s of acres.
Hydroeletric
Power
Nuclear
Power
Oil
Spill Team
Wind
Power
The
Priority Habitats and Species (PHS) Program fulfills one of
the most fundamental responsibilities of the Washington Department
of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) -- to provide comprehensive information
on important fish, wildlife, and habitat resources in Washington.
The Local Habitat Assessment (LHA) is a methodology to map current habitat conditions at a countywide and watershed scale. The LHA combines regional biodiversity priorities with local indicators of habitat condition, such as land conversion, road density, and fish and wildlife priority areas. This approach is designed to aid county land use planning.
The
Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups are a statewide network
of non-profit community-based salmon
enhancement
organizations. In 1990, the Washington State Legislature
created the Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group Program
to involve local communities, citizen volunteers and landowners
in the state’s salmon recovery efforts.
Technical
Applications (TAPPS) Division: Fish Passage & Screening
Guidance Documents
Within the Habitat Program, the TAPPS Division
develops, implements and evaluates habitat projects statewide
and provides professional technical assistance that directly
support state, local, and federal initiatives to maintain
and restore wild salmonid populations and their habitat.
Environmental
Restoration Technical Assistance
Formerly Known as the Salmonid Screening
Habitat Enhancement and Restoration (SSHEAR) Section, the
staff of the ERTA sections (East and West) conduct statewide
inventories to identify fish passage barriers, unscreened
or inadequately screened water diversions and to locate
opportunities for salmonid habitat restoration and enhancement.
Fish
Passage Technical Assistance
Guidance, policy, and regulations from WDFW
on upstream fish passage at dams and culverts and protection
of fish at water diversions.
Fish Passage Barrier and Surface Water
Diversion Screening Assessment and Prioritization Manual
Provides guidance on how to locate, assess, and prioritize
fish passage problems (culverts, dams, and fishways) and
surface water diversion screening problems.
Intensively
Monitored Watershed Project
The Intensively Monitored Watershed project
is a joint effort of the Washington Departments of Fish
and Wildlife and Ecology, NOAA Fisheries, EPA, Lower Elwha
Klallam Tribe and Weyerhaeuser Company. The premise of the
IMW project is that the complex relationships controlling
salmon response to habitat conditions can best be understood
by concentrating monitoring and research efforts at a few
locations.
Restoring
the Watershed: A Citizen's Guide to Riparian Restoration
in Western Washington [PDF]
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