Are you a current partner on a project connected to the Aquatic Species Restoration Program (ASRP)? The ASRP Steering Committee has developed the following guidance and resources to help practitioners develop and lead successful projects.
For more information about how to get involved, get in touch with a Regional Implementation Team Lead:
- Upper Basin: Nikki Atkins, Lewis Conservation District
- Middle Basin: Kiana Sinner, Thurston Conservation District
- Lower Basin: Anthony Waldrop, Grays Harbor Conservation District
Current priority areas and actions
The map and table summarize priorities and rationale for upcoming ASRP project funding.
ASRP programmatic priorities and processes
- Detailed information on the basin-wide plan for restoration and protection of aquatic habitats (Near-Term Aquatic Species Restoration Implementation Plan)
- An in-detail look at ASRP implementation structure, processes, and expectations (Implementation Overview)
- Priority area outreach maps and tables for sponsors:
- Considerations for developing projects through ASRP (Project Science Guidance) (Project Science Guidance Checklist)
- NEW: Interim considerations, priority areas, and actions for developing projects in Grays Harbor Estuary through ASRP (Estuary Interim Project Guidance)
- Detailed Prioritization and Sequencing information from Science and Review Team (Prioritization & Sequencing)
- More detailed tabular information on sub-basin priorities and limiting factors (P&S Workbook Guide) (P&S Excel Workbook)
ASRP funding guidance
- Steering Committee guidance on funding priorities (2023-2025 Project Funding Guidance)
- Timeline for how a project is initiated and funded through the ASRP (ASRP Project Approval Timeline)
- Guidance on project application review (Technical Project Review Criteria Categories)
- Grant Program Funding Guidelines
Project sponsor and funding application forms
- Forms to submit to RIT Lead one week prior to monthly RIT meeting:
- Forms to submit to Technical Review Team for project opportunities (can be submitted after Opportunity Form is approved at monthly RIT meeting):
- Other Project Forms
- Cultural Resource forms and checklists (Cultural Resources for Strategy Partners)
Project development and implementation resources
- 2023–2025 ASRP Local Strategy Report Template
- Results from the latest monitoring efforts in the basin produced by the ASRP Technical Advisory Group (Ongoing Monitoring Studies)
- Regional Implementation Team Workshop Products
- Basin-Wide:
- Fish Life Salvage: Best Practices
- Chehalis Basin Strategy ASRP Webmap
- GIS Data for ASRP Priority Area Maps
- Chehalis Beaver Dam Analog Project Resources
- ASRP Beaver Dam Analog Decision Support Document
- The Missing Link: Recovering the Health of the Chehalis Watershed
- Oregon Spotted Frog Habitat Needs and Priorities in ASRP
- Lower Basin:
- Olympic Mountains Ecological Region: Satsop and Wynoochee Assessment and Prioritization
- Middle Wynoochee River Mainstem GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- Bingham Creek GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- Decker Creek GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- Lower Satsop Mainstem GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- Lower EF Satsop Mainstem GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- Lower Chehalis River Tidal GSU (part of Estuary): Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- Middle Basin:
- Black River Eco region: Engaging Thurston County Residents in Oregon Spotted Frog Conservation
- Beaver Creek GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- Allen Creek GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- Upper Basin:
- Upper Newaukum: Newaukum River Headwaters Prioritized Restoration Plan
- Lower Skookumchuck River Mainstem GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- Lower Newaukum River Mainstem GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- North Fork Newaukum River Mainstem GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
- South Fork Newaukum River Mainstem GSU: Aerial Maps | Relative Elevation Maps
Outreach and visual materials
- River warning sign for use by project sponsors completing an in-water restoration project that involves wood placement (PDF, PNG)
- Postcard mailer for use by project sponsors to notify adjacent and nearby landowners about a project and request their input (Landowner Notification Postcard)
- Additional Office of Chehalis Basin handouts and leave-behinds
For more information
- Upper Basin: Nikki Atkins, Lewis Conservation District
- Middle Basin: Kiana Sinner, Thurston Conservation District
- Lower Basin: Anthony Waldrop, Grays Harbor Conservation District
- Check out our Office of Chehalis Basin Project Partners Tool-Kit!
- Join the Office of Chehalis Basin Newsletter