The Coos Basin Coho Partnership is a community partnership dedicated to strengthening our local Coho salmon population, a species vital to our environment, our cultures, and our coastal communities.  Coho salmon are like the heart of our rivers: when they're doing well, it means our water and everything living in it is healthy too. Over the years, changes to their habitat have made it harder for coho to thrive in our waterways, and as a result, populations of this threatened species have dwindled.

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Our partnership, backed by an $11 million grant, is centered on strategic restoration action and a 25 year plan to improve Coho conservation in the Coos watershed. Coho salmon are protected under the Endangered Species Act, but they cannot survive without their watershed. We will enhance and improve our rivers and surrounding areas to make them a better home for our Oregon coast Coho salmon to spawn, travel, and grow -and in doing so, we will improve the overall health of our watershed.

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​By restoring our rivers, we not only enhance ecological balance but also strengthen our community through cultural and economic opportunities.