Development Process

The IFRMP is the culmination of a multi-year collaborative planning process beginning in 2016 spanning six phases. Throughout this extensive effort, the planning team worked closely with more than 100 partners from federal agencies, state governments, tribal nations and local organizations—all committed to improving fishery restoration practices in the Klamath Basin. This collaboration took many forms, including building on and bringing together existing planning efforts, one-on-one interviews, webinars, workshops, surveys, and numerous rounds of iterative review and collaborative feedback on draft materials.

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Timeline

Phase 1: Foundation Setting 

  • Initiated by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
  • Gathered and synthesized information  
  • Established partnerships and basic framework 

Phase 2: Framework Development 

  • Finalized Klamath Basin Synthesis Report 
  • The Synthesis Report lays the groundwork for the Plan by distilling relevant past and current information about stressors on focal fish populations, habitat conditions and the restoration actions that are being pursued to improve natural ecological processes and bring lasting resilience to the ecosystem. 
  • Clarified objectives, frameworks and conceptual models 
  • Developed first draft of the Klamath Basin IFRMP 

Phase 3: Prioritization Method Creation 

  • Conducted extensive stakeholder engagement through Sub-Basin Working Groups 
  • Created and tested multi-criteria scoring prioritization method 
  • Developed web-based Klamath Basin IFRMP Restoration Prioritization Tool 

Phase 4: Implementation Support 

  • Created monitoring plan recommendations to close key gaps in tracking basin-wide recovery efforts 
  • Reviewed IFRMP alignment with other regional restoration plans 
  • Improved usability of the Restoration Prioritization Tool 

Phase 5: Finalization 

  • Finalized IFRMP document 
  • Created 2023-2024 Restoration Action Agenda (RAA) 
  • Developed recommendations for ongoing IFRMP implementation 

Phase 6: Implementation 

  • Coordination of restoration efforts is ongoing
  • Supported by federal and state funding