The activities in this contract are outlined in the Master Yakama Nation contract under Operation and Maintenance objectives and tasks and identified as BPA direct fund work.  
The long term vision of the larger 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.

Hatchery smolt production work is covered under BPA contracts with other agencies including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service whose work supports the Yakama Nation's coho reintroduction efforts through egg incubation and juvenile rearing of full-term coho at the Willard NFH and Winthrop NFH while also providing holding, spawning, incubation and acclimation space at the Leavenworth NFH and the Winthrop NFH.  This will be the 2nd season that Leavenworth NFH will be utilized as the primary adult holding/spawning location for the Wenatchee program thus necessitating the additional work required for spawning building accommodations at the Leavenworth NFH.  Work also includes fish health laboratory services provided by the Olympia Fish Health Center for monitoring adult and juvenile coho salmon health.  The Statement of Work included within this contract represents activities for the 12-month period February 1, 2011 thru January 31, 2012.