The goal of this project is to secure the last of the best salmon spawning habitat in central Washington. The project is located in Chelan County, NE of Leavenworth on the White River where it flows out of the Cascades into Lake Wenatchee, the source for the Wenatchee River. The White River system is intact and is the producer of nearly half of the remaining Columbia Basin Sockeye. It also supports a genetically distinct population of spring Chinook (proposed for listing). The critical spawning and rearing habitat for sockeye, chinook and steelhead (federal endangered) in the White River lies within multiple private ownerships. WDFW proposes to acquire title or conservation easements for 600 acres of the riparian corridor. Other wildlife in the area are the spotted owl, elk, moose, and grey wolf. Acquisition and maintenance costs will be shared with Habitat Conservation Plan partners, local volunteers and the USFS. Recreational opportunities, now limited by private ownership, will be expanded in phases to include river access, interpretive trails and day use facilities.