NOOKSACK SALMON ENHANCEMENT ASSOCIATION

The Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association educates, inspires, and engages the community to take action to keep wild salmon here for future generations. We envision sustainable ecosystems with healthy watersheds and habitat conducive to producing abundant salmon that are protected and preserved by a caring and engaged community. We believe that salmon are an essential part of our environment, culture and economy. Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups (RFEGs) were created by the WA state legislature in 1990. It is a statewide network of fourteen nonprofit organizations that engage local communities, volunteers, and landowners to enhance and restore salmon and steelhead populations in watersheds across Washington state. Each of the state’s 14 RFEGs is a separate, local, nonprofit organization with its own board of directors and is supported by its members. As an RFEG, Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA) creates partnerships with landowners, tribes, local businesses, volunteers, agencies, and other non-governmental organizations to lead our community in successful restoration, education, and monitoring projects. We are a 501 c(3) community-based, non-profit organization focused on reversing the trend of declining salmon runs in Whatcom County. We enhance river, creek, and riparian habitat while educating people of all ages to provide Pacific salmon & Steelhead the best chance at survival. Our tax identification number is 94-3140165.