Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups (RFEGs) were created by the WA state legislature in 1990. It is a statewide network of fourteen nonprofit organizations that engage local communities, volunteers, and landowners to enhance and restore salmon and steelhead populations in watersheds across Washington state. Each of the state’s 14 RFEGs is a separate, local, nonprofit organization with its own board of directors and is supported by its members. As an RFEG, Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA) creates partnerships with landowners, tribes, local businesses, volunteers, agencies, and other non-governmental organizations to lead our community in successful restoration, education, and monitoring projects. We are a 501 c(3) community-based, non-profit organization focused on reversing the trend of declining salmon runs in Whatcom County. We enhance river, creek, and riparian habitat while educating people of all ages to provide Pacific salmon & Steelhead the best chance at survival. Our tax identification number is 94-3140165.

BELIEF

We believe that salmon are essential to our environment, culture, and economy.

VISION

We envision healthy watersheds that sustain abundant salmon.

MISSION

NSEA’s mission is to engage our community to recover wild salmon for future generations.