The purpose of this project is to fund two fishery biologist positions (personnel only), one in the Salmon Region, and one in the Clearwater Region in order to accelerate the pace of implementation and completion of high priority, on-the-ground fish habitat improvement projects that will be funded from a variety of sources.  These sources may include (but are not limited to) Bonneville Power, Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund, Farm Bill, Snake River Basin Adjudication, Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act, National Fish Passage Program, Western Native Trout Initiative, NOAA, Landowner Incentive Program, Habitat Improvement Program, etc.  The primary responsibilities will be to identify potential fish habitat improvement projects, prepare proposals for funding, review and prioritize projects and proposals, coordinate activities with other public and private entities, and implement fish habitat improvement projects.