Downeast Salmon Federation

At A Glance

Location: 

Columbia Falls, Maine

Active since:

1984

Grants Received In:

  • 2001
  • 2000
  • 1998
  • 1997

Core volunteers:

0

Summary of Projects

To fund an intern to do the community organizing necessary to increase the participation of landowners in the river-specific Downeast Watershed Councils (Pleasant, Narraguagus, Machias, East Machias and Denny's Rivers) work of completing and implementing action plans to protect habitat for the remaining native Atlantic sea-run salmon population.

To print and distribute Geographic Information System maps detailing salmon habitat to encourage local development of a salmon restoration program in the region.