Sept. 30, 2009: NOAA Fisheries Service adopted a final ESA recovery plan for middle Columbia River steelhead. This plan is the product of a collaborative process initiated by NOAA with assistance from the Middle Columbia Forum (Mid-C Forum), a bi-state, tri-tribe group convened to provide input on the development of this recovery plan. The plan includes locally developed management unit plans from the Yakima Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board, the Snake River Salmon Recovery Board and the state of Oregon that address tributary conditions.

Informational documents:

• Middle Columbia River Steelhead: A Blueprint for Recovery (PDF 1.9MB)
• Middle Columbia Steelhead Recovery Plan summary (PDF 424KB)
• Middle Columbia Steelhead Recovery Plan fact sheet (PDF 164KB)
• Middle Columbia Steelhead Recovery Plan questions & answers (PDF 231KB)
• Middle Columbia management unit recovery project examples:
       - Oregon, Deschutes River (PDF 392KB)
       - Southeast Washington, Touchet River (PDF 460KB)
        -  Yakima, Cowiche Creek (PDF 497KB)
        -  Washington Gorge, Castile Falls (PDF 409KB)

Recovery plan and associated documents:

• News release (PDF 65KB)
• Federal Register notice (74FR50165) (PDF 75KB)
• Executive summary (PDF 1.5MB)
• Middle Columbia River Steelhead Distinct Population Segment ESA Recovery Plan (PDF 3.6MB)
• Appendix A, Conservation and Recovery Plan for Oregon Steelhead Populations in the Middle Columbia River Steelhead Distinct Population Segment (large file -- PDF 13.5MB) 
        Appendices to Oregon Middle Columbia Steelhead Recovery Plan (large file -- PDF 13.6MB)
        Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Mid-Columbia Website
• Appendix B, Recovery Plan for the Klickitat River Population of the Middle Columbia River Steelhead DPS (PDF 3.4MB)
• Appendix C, Recovery Plan for the Rock Creek Population of the Middle Columbia River Steelhead DPS (PDF 3.2MB)
• Appendix D, Snake River Salmon Recovery Plan for Southeast Washington (Southeast Washington Plan) (links to Snake River Salmon Recovery Board)
• Appendix E, Yakima Steelhead Recovery Plan (PDF 3.4MB)
         Yakima Basin Fish & Wildlife Recovery Board Website
• Appendix F, Columbia River Hydro Module (PDF 605KB)
• Appendix G, Columbia River Estuary Module
• Appendix H, Recovery Plan for the White Salmon Population of the Middle Columbia River Steelhead DPS (in preparation)
• NOAA response to comments on Proposed Middle Columbia River Steelhead Distinct Population Segment ESA Recovery Plan (PDF 780KB)