Cascade Fisheries

04/01/2026

We have had a blast working with Pinnacles Prep scholars! Check out their program highlights: https://youtu.be/vnNJl55NsXY?feature=shared

Thank you, Community Foundation of NCW and the Legacy Fund advisors for helping us make these impactful connections

Place-based Project Spotlight!
Do Dams Benefit the Common Good? Find out what Scholars are learning in 7th Grade Humanities through our project-based learning model!

https://youtu.be/vnNJl55NsXY?si=4mKCKZ_RYhcP3hJ9

03/30/2026

✨ FEATURED PROJECT ✨

Lower Peshastin Creek Restoration

This project by Cascade Fisheries involved redirecting a portion of the Lower Peshastin to near its historic channel and placing wood structures strategically along the new stretch of river. 1100 ft. of new primary channel was created and 800 ft. of existing channel was restored into secondary channel. This work has reengaged the floodplain and created vital resting and rearing habitat for salmon.

Around $300,000 was reinvested in Chelan County through this work, including ~$160,000 to local contractors, ~$60,000 to local businesses and ~$80,000 generated in local sales tax. Improvements were made to an important public recreation site through the creation of hiking trails and installation of interpretive signage.

The restored floodplain was designed to reconnect the river to its natural overflow areas, allowing high water to spread out rather than concentrate in a single channel. During the 2025 flooding, this reduced pressure on banks, slowed water velocities, and minimized erosion. As a result, the project area remained stable and functioned as intended, absorbing and conveying floodwaters while protecting surrounding habitats and communities.

03/18/2026

Dissection lesson time at Wenatchee School District 246! All 3rd graders in the district get hands-on with amazing salmon donated by Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery!

Thank you Community Foundation of NCW and NOAA Education for your critical support and making these experiences possible!!!

01/28/2026

Thank you Palisades Elementary School for helping to save salmon!

01/25/2026

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01/09/2026

Join us tonight for a pint!! Thank you, Icicle Brewing Company for continuing to support our salmon recovery work!! 🐟🧡🍻

12/29/2025

‼️🚨FLYING SALMON🚨‼️ (now that we have your attention 🙃) This fall, we teamed up with students and teachers from Entiat Schools Middle and High School, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery and Wenatchee-Entiat Beaver Project to help increase nutrients and improve conditions for salmon in the .

In total and in just a few hours, we returned 330 or about 5,000 lbs of post-spawning salmon carcasses to the river. These unique nutrients from the Pacific Ocean are brought to our forests and rivers each year through the remains left behind after salmon spawn, increasing the health of our river ecosystems and feeding wildlife, from caddisflies to other juvenile salmon to bears for example.

This project keeps hatchery salmon out of landfills and mimics the historic returns once seen in the Entiat basin. Students learned firsthand about the importance of salmon nutrients and gained hands-on experience in fisheries careers and local salmon recovery efforts.

💥💥WE NEED YOUR HELP💥💥 Please consider making a donation to support this work in improving watersheds and recovering and bulltrout while giving our youth unique and special outdoor experiences!

Every GiveNCW2025 campaign contribution, whether a donation, like, or share to help us spread the word is significant!

Each gift of $10 or more made today will enter you to win $1,000 to gift back to our salmon recovery efforts throughout our region

Link to learn more about us and the campaign here!: https://linktr.ee/CascadeFisheries

12/22/2025

✨️‼️HELP STUDENTS SAVE SALMON‼️✨️ This fall, the amazing students of Mission View Elementary School returned for their annual Wenatchee River floodplain restoration work party, this time to create an Indigenous harvest garden! Armed with their signature enthusiasm and awesome tools, students installed fifty Indian h**p and serviceberry plants, and with help from Valley Academy of Learning each plant was lovingly protected with mulch and cardboard to conserve water and protect from weeds!

Unfortunately, the devastating floods in our region have significantly impacted this project and much of this wonderful work has been lost. Students were sad to see their garden wiped out but are inspired and ready to get back out there to get things back to beautiful!

🚨WE NEED YOUR HELP 🚨 Please consider making a donation to support this work in improving watersheds and recovering and while giving our youth unique and special outdoor experiences!

Every campaign contribution, whether a donation, like, or share to help us spread the word is significant!

Each gift of $10 or more made any Monday will enter you to win $1,000 to gift back to our salmon recovery efforts throughout our region

Link to learn more about us and the campaign in our bio!

12/15/2025

💥Help support our salmon recovery efforts!💥 Improving stream conditions for juvenile salmonids, our first project highlight takes us to Derby Creek in Peshastin!

This summer approximately one mile of instream habitat received some serious TLC with low-tech, human-powered, beaver-wannabe, process-based restoration methods!🌱🦫🪾

🌿🌲60 wood structures were installed to promote natural processes and provide hiding places and areas of rest for our young finned friends! Additionally, over 600 native trees and shrubs were planted improving riparian habitat with increased shade and erosion control.

Many thanks to our FINtastic funder and project partners!! WA Department of Ecology, Cascadia CD, Trout Unlimited, and Ecological Services LLC

🚨WE NEED YOUR HELP 🚨 Please consider making a donation to support our work in improving watersheds and recovering and

Every campaign contribution, whether a donation, like, or share to help us spread the word is significant!

Each gift of $10 or more made any Monday will enter you to win $1,000 to gift back to our salmon recovery efforts throughout our region

Link to learn more about us and the campaign: https://linktr.ee/CascadeFisheries

12/08/2025

💥We need your help! 💥During this year's Give NCW fundraiser from now until the New Year we will be highlighting the work that supports our local rivers, amazing native fishes, and inspiring communities 💚 Every campaign contribution, whether a donation, like, or share to help us spread the word is a direct investment in protecting and recovering the watersheds we all rely on!

Each gift of $10 or more made any Monday will enter you to win $1,000 to gift back to our salmon recovery efforts throughout

Link to learn more about us and the campaign: https://linktr.ee/CascadeFisheries

12/02/2025

2025 Give NCW fundraising campaign is LIVE! Your donation to Cascade Fisheries will directly support critical habitat restoration in our watersheds and help continue our salmon recovery efforts throughout North Central Washington! To make a contribution and learn more about our work, visit the link in our bio

We are so thankful for the Community Foundation of NCW for providing this fundraising opportunity! Let's show our native fish some love! Link to donate: https://cfncw.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/grant?grant_id=90951&grant_cycle_id=1569&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAb21jcAOb-ttleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAaebIZMKGZNLYNkZRvN-NTAlbOoGPGT1Jll3ZGzh0PnsIIYC_ui9oIgWrTOjRQ_aem_lOwxAPyoZ8PReda6xhjw2Q

Learn more about the campaign and the other amazing nonprofits in our region at www.GiveNCW.org