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Kitsap County receives $2.5 million for fish barrier removals, August 8, 2019

The Brian Abbot Fish Barrier Removal Board has awarded some $25 million in grants for removing barriers to Washington’s migrating fish, roughly $2.5 million will be awarded to Kitsap County.

The board will fund more than 50 projects in 20 counties in efforts to remove fish passage barriers that block salmon and steelhead from swimming upstream to their spawning areas.

Read more about fish passage barrier removal programs in Kitsap County, and Kitsap Conservation District’s work on Dickerson creek by following the link below.

Source: Kitsap Daily News | Kitsap County receives $2.5 million for fish barrier removals