Willard National Fish Hatchery Admin Building And Visitor Contact Station

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Description

Willard National Fish Hatchery | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Willard National Fish Hatchery is among a network of hatcheries in the Columbia Basin that were constructed to ensure the continued survival of salmon and steelhead runs. This hatchery was opened in 1953 to compensate for the loss of upstream habitat due to hydroelectric projects. Willard is a rearing facility only, adult salmon cannot make it back to the hatchery due to large waterfalls on the Little White Salmon River. The hatchery returns many more young salmon than would occur through natural spawning alone. Nearly one million salmon are returned to the Columbia River system yearly. Currently the hatchery produces two million upriver bright fall Chinook salmon annually, released into the Little White Salmon River. Around one million coho salmon are transferred to the Yakama Nation in north central Washington.

Contacts

Phone
+15095382305

Address:
5501B Cook-Underwood Rd, Cook, WA 98605

Website:
https://www.fws.gov/fish-hatchery/willard