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associated waiersneas on Feres: Service ana BLM aammisterea lanas in tne West, 

 "nis ccmorenensive strategy nas Decome Known as PACFISH.' 



T o facilitate a strong linkage between management ana researcn, the PACFISH effort 

 s staffea with tecnnicai SDeciansts ana managers from the Forest Service National 

 Forest System ana the BLM. ana research scientists from the Forest Service researcn 

 organization. The organizational framework for the PACFISH effort includes three 

 ;omponents: 



z Washington Office Policy Group - Proviaes overall direction for develooment of 

 the strategy. This grouD is lea by USDA-FS Associate DeDuty Chiefs Dave Unger. 

 National Forest System, ana Eidon Ross. Researcn. ana USDI-BLM DeDuty 

 Assistant Director Kemp Conn. Lana ana RenewaDle Resources. Members of the 

 grouD induce Washington Office Staff Directors from the Forest Service ana 

 Washington Office Division Chiefs from the BLM. Ad hoc members include 

 representatives from the Department of Agriculture Office of General Counsel 

 ano the Department of Interior Office of the Solicitor. 



; Washington Office Work Group - Estaoiisneo to work with the Field Team to 

 aeveioo the strategy for managing saimon and steeihead hapitats on Forest 

 Service and BLM administerea lanas. This group is led by Forest Service Assistant 

 Director for Wildlife and Fisheries Phil Janik. Pacific Northwest Researcn Station 

 Aquatic/Land Interactions Program Team Leader Jim Sedell. BLM Science Advisor 

 Jack Williams, and BLM Rangelana Resources Branch Chief Glen Secrest. Core 

 members include representatives with expertise in fisheries, economics, public 

 affairs, watershed management, land management planning, and range manage- 

 ment. Additional representatives with other expertise serve ad hoc as needed. 



o Inter-regional Field Team - Established to provide information and work with 



the Washington Office Work Group in the development of the strategy. This team 

 is led by Forest Service DeDuty Regional Forester Bob Joslin and Pacific Nortnwest 

 Researcn Station Aauatic/Lana Interactions Program Project Leader Fred Everest. 

 and BLM Deputy State Directors for Resources Elaine Zielinski (ORArVA) and 

 Dick Bastin (ID). MemDers include representatives from each of the three Forest 

 Service Research Stations (PSW. PNW, INT) and five Regions (1, 4, 5. 6, 10), 

 and each of the four BLM State Offices (CA, ID, OR/WA, AK) responsible for 

 management of Pacific anadromous fish habitat. Forest Service and BLM 

 Anadromous Fisheries Coordinators, Gordon Haugen and Bob House, assist 

 with Field Team activities. 



Current Habitat Conditions Were Assessed 



As part of the PACFISH assessment. Forest Service research scientists, working with 

 fisheries biologists and watershed specialists on National Forests with Pacific anadro- 

 mous fish habitat, have characterized current habitat conditions in many watersheds 

 on National Forests and other lands in Alaska. California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. 

 Generally, these habitats have 30% to 70% fewer large, deep pools, more fine sediments 

 m spawning gravels, and greater disturbance of riparian vegetation than is acceptable 

 and have experienced a reduction in fish habitat capability. These downward trends in 



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