The Mattole Salmon Group was formed in 1980 by local citizens who were concerned with the declining salmon populations in the Mattole River. They were the first watershed-wide, entirely citizen-run effort in the Pacific Northwest to begin restoring native salmon runs. Programs include Habitat Restoration, Monitoring and Research, and a Native Hatchbox Rescue Rearing Program.

The MSG continues to promote and operate a broad-based program aimed at restoring the remnant runs of native chinook and coho salmon in the Mattole River. The Mattole Restoration Council and MSG both participate in the planning, coordination and implementation of habitat improvement work and resource monitoring in the Mattole Watershed and within the community.

Much of the work done by the MSG involves the community on some level, with a goal to keep the local citizens informed and passionate about the salmon and the watershed they call home. For it is only within a community who cares about their surrounding environment and is educated about the natural processes, that successful restoration efforts continue far into the future.

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