Projected Results

To develop a measure of what the SEI could do to improve estuary conditions for salmon an "effects analysis" was performed using the National Marine Fisheries Services’ Estuary Restoration Program Module, which identifies 23 estuary restoration measures and a salmon survival improvement estimate for each. The analysis shows that:

• With a modest (3:1) leveraging of public to private funds, the Bradwood SEI funding could improve salmon survival by 1.77 million juvenile fish per year.
• This represents 50 percent of NMFS’ own Survival Improvement Target for ocean-type fish and 30 percent for stream-type fish for the Lower Columbia estuary.

To secure Bradwood’s environmental commitment, the Salmon Enhancement Initiative will be defined in a memorandum of agreement and included as part of the proposed action in the Biological Assessment and Biological Opinion for the project.

To secure Bradwood’s environmental commitment, the Salmon Enhancement Initiative will be defined in a memorandum of agreement and included as part of the proposed action in the Biological Assessment and Biological Opinion for the project.