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To restore sustainable and harvestable populations of salmon, steelhead, bull trout and other at-risk fish and wildlife species. Our Board:
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Coordinates funding for fish and wildlife restoration projects in the Yakima Basin.
2. Develops strategic plans to guide fish and wildlife recovery efforts.
3. Fosters public awareness and engagement in fish and wildlife recovery efforts.

10/13/2026

We’re hiring a Recovery Program Coordinator to help lead collaborative fish & wildlife recovery efforts in the Yakima Basin. If you have experience in collaborative, science-based restoration and partnership building, and appreciate locally driven conservation efforts, this role may be a fit for you.

Location: Yakima, WA
Salary: $65–90K DOE plus benefits

To apply: To apply, submit a cover letter, resume, and a recent writing sample (authored by you which demonstrates your ability to explain complex technical material).

Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board

10/09/2026

https://www.knkx.org/environment/2026-09-30/yakima-river-basin-model-resilience-unprecedented-washington-drought-water-shortages

From conservation to sharing to storage, farmers, fisheries and cities are finding solutions through a Yakima Basin plan amid Washington’s fourth consecutive year of drought.

09/29/2026

The Recovery Board Newsletter - September Highlights - https://mailchi.mp/b3dffabea2fe/august2026-17472522
Photo: Aimee Taylor of WDFW and Ainsley McGregor of MCFEG standing near a bull trout redd in American River.

09/17/2026

Press Release:

For release: September 16, 2026 Contact: Cheyne Mayer Lead Entity Coordinator Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board [email protected] / (509) 654-7056 Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board Approves $10 Million in Grants for Fish Habitat Restoration The Yakima

09/17/2026

Tour and meeting next week, in Ellensburg! Details and RSVP at: https://ybfwrb.org/calendar/ybfwrb-board-meeting-092326/

08/28/2026

The Recovery Board Newsletter - August Highlights - https://mailchi.mp/74ea06f44ac5/august2026-17471807

08/10/2026

We have our 2026 SRFB project rankings!

Our Citizen Committee (pictured) met in late July and finalized the ranked project lists for each of our three SRFB grant programs. Then our Board of Directors approved the lists at our Annual Meeting on August 5th. This concludes our local review process. A big thank you to all of our project sponsors, TAG, CC, and Board of Directors for their hard work.

Next, we will present the ranked lists to the Salmon Recovery Funding Board in Olympia on September 16th. We are submitting 9 projects for funding totaling $10.3M of investment in salmon recovery in our basin. We look forward to the state approving our ranked lists and awarding funding—stay tuned!

The ranked lists:https://ybfwrb.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-Yakima-Basin-Project-Ranking-FINAL.pdf

Project details can be found via our website: https://ybfwrb.org/2026-srfb-grant-round/

07/31/2026

Last chance to RSVP for our Annual meeting on Wednesday!

07/24/2026

The Recovery Board Newsletter - July Highlights - https://mailchi.mp/8f940a880ded/the-recovery-board-newsletter-july-highlights

07/22/2026

Our mid-year quarterly progress report on SRFB-funded Yakima Basin projects is now available. This contains updates on 2025 projects that are now underway, including our first SRFB monitoring project, WDFW's Yakima River Mobile PIT Tag Detection Surveys project (surveying raft pictured!).

Find the report here: https://ybfwrb.org/grant-program/projects-in-progress/

Photo credit Nick Mankus (WDFW)

Address

1200 Chesterly Drive, Ste 280
Yakima, WA
98902

Telephone

+15094534104

Website

http://www.ybfwrb.org/

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