Washington Family Forest Fish Passage Program (FFFPP) (FFFPP)

Pays to replace culverts and other road stream crossings on private forestland that block trout and salmon from reaching upstream habitat. A field technician evaluates and ranks each barrier, and the highest-priority barriers are fixed first by a program-provided project sponsor who handles engineering, permits and contractors. Applying also relieves the landowner of state Forest Practices obligations to correct the fish barrier.

• Private or small forest landowner who harvests less than 2 million board feet of timber per year from lands owned in Washington

• Culvert is on forestland and associated with a road; land is capable of supporting a merchantable stand of timber

• Structure is on a fish-bearing stream (wider than 2 feet in western WA / 3 feet in eastern WA, gradient under 20 percent, or site-specific evaluation)

Barrier replacement funded and managed by the program's project sponsor. Applying relieves the landowner of any state Forest Practices obligation to correct the fish barrier.

Published amounts: The program funds the replacement of eligible barriers with new structures. Program provides a project sponsor who manages engineering, permits, contractors and accounts. No dollar cap or cost-share percentage published on the page.

Apply online (SurveyMonkey form) or by mail-in paper application. A field technician then contacts the landowner for a site visit; culverts are funded when they become a high priority.

Deadline text on the page: Applications are taken year-round.