Snake River Salmon Recovery Board
The Snake River Salmon Recovery Board was developed in response to the rising need for salmon recovery and conservation efforts which seek to bolster salmon populations which have been in decline since the 19th century. The Washington State Legislature created the Salmon Recovery Act of 1998 (RCW 77.85) in order to facilitate the development of localized plans for the recovery of endangered species of salmon. The following year, the governor's salmon office released "Extinction is Not an Option-a Statewide Strategy to Recover Salmon" which provides guidance for the administration of salmon recovery efforts. In accordance with this document, a set of guidelines for salmonid recovery planning called "An Outline for Salmon Recovery Plans" was developed through a collaboration of the State of Washington, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (NWPCC).