The long term vision of this restoration project is to restore coho salmon to the Wenatchee and Methow river basins at biologically sustainable levels that will support harvest in most years. The project works toward development of locally adapted, naturally spawning coho populations in the Wenatchee and Methow subbasins by increasing the fitness of reintroduced coho salmon by reducing domestication and emphasizing local adaptation. The program will use strict broodstock collection protocols which ultimately will place a limit on the proportion of natural origin adults in the hatchery program and place a limit on the proportion of hatchery origin adults on the spawning ground. A master plan is currently in review and some 2006 activities are not included in this statement of work pending approval of the master plan. Critical uncertainty studies have been completed and the current focus of the project is broodstock development  Hatchery smolt production work is covered under BPA contracts with other agencies. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is contracted to incubate, rear, and mark coho at Willard NFH and Winthrop NFH and to provide acclimation space at Leavenworth NFH and Winthrop NFH. Transportation of smolts from lower river facilities to acclimation ponds in the Wenatchee and Methow rivers is done by contract with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. A contract with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will provide acclimation space at Wells FH.