Federal Salmon, Steelhead Habitat Fund In Danger Of Being Fileted To The Bone
A program that as of December 2023 has provided $1.8 billion in federal money and leveraged another $2.2 billion for almost 16,000-plus projects that have restored, created or set aside nearly 1.2 million acres of habitat and reopened 12,000 miles of water for salmon and steelhead in the Northwest and rest of the US West Coast appears to be on the chopping block.