Washington state legislators send major salmon recovery funding to the Governor

Good news in Washington State: this month, Governor Bob Ferguson will have the opportunity to approve more than $9 million in reupped coastal habitat resilience grants—and $1.1. billion in fish passage and stream restoration funding. “State legislators are stepping up for Tribes and coastal communities,” says Wild Salmon Center Watershed Restoration Director Jess Helsley. “These investments mean that no matter what happens outside the state, Washingtonians can maintain critical momentum for salmon recovery.”

Salmon are a keystone species. Let us show you what that means.

Why do salmon center the most powerful conservation strategy in the North Pacific? We can show you—and in under 40 seconds. Because salmon are a keystone species, the impacts of our stronghold strategy reach far beyond these iconic species. More than 137 species rely on salmon, from orcas and bears to eagles and turtles. Even trees grow bigger, fed by the nutrients that salmon bring from the sea. Salmon need healthy rivers—and so do we.

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Meet Dr. Saulyegul Avlyush

“This work has been the door to a larger world.” That’s Wild Salmon Center Senior Mongolia Consultant Dr. Saulyegul Avlyush, reflecting on a journey that’s taken her to remote rivers like the Üür, Kharaa, and Delgermurun—and to an unexpected career as an ecologist, biologist, and researcher focused on aquatic species like Siberian taimen. We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Avlyush to the Wild Salmon Center team, and invite you to learn more about her and her work to build our International Taimen Initiative in Mongolia.

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The mission of the Wild Salmon Center is to promote the conservation and sustainable use of wild salmon ecosystems across the Pacific Rim.

Image/photo credits (from top): Washington salmonid (Dave McCoy @davemccoyewa); Animation still, Wild Salmon Center video (Conner Lee); Dr. Saulyegul Avlyush, Wild Salmon Center Senior Mongolia Consultant, on the banks of Oregon’s Wood River in October 2024 (WSC); Trillium (Dee Browning/Alamy).

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Washington state legislators send major salmon recovery funding to the Governor

Salmon are a keystone species. Let us show you what that means.

Meet Dr. Saulyegul Avlyush

The mission of the Wild Salmon Center is to promote the conservation and sustainable use of wild salmon ecosystems across the Pacific Rim.

Image/photo credits (from top): Washington salmonid (Dave McCoy @davemccoyewa); Animation still, Wild Salmon Center video (Conner Lee); Dr. Saulyegul Avlyush, Wild Salmon Center Senior Mongolia Consultant, on the banks of Oregon’s Wood River in October 2024 (WSC); Trillium (Dee Browning/Alamy).

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Washington state legislators send major salmon recovery funding to the Governor

Salmon are a keystone species. Let us show you what that means.

Meet Dr. Saulyegul Avlyush

The mission of the Wild Salmon Center is to promote the conservation and sustainable use of wild salmon ecosystems across the Pacific Rim.

Image/photo credits (from top): Washington salmonid (Dave McCoy @davemccoyewa); Animation still, Wild Salmon Center video (Conner Lee); Dr. Saulyegul Avlyush, Wild Salmon Center Senior Mongolia Consultant, on the banks of Oregon’s Wood River in October 2024 (WSC); Trillium (Dee Browning/Alamy).

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