The Nehalem River is the third-longest coastal river in Oregon and is home to an independent population of Oregon Coast Coho. The Nehalem Basin Partnership is composed of local NGOs, state and federal agencies, and industrial partners that came together to develop the Nehalem Basin Strategic Action Plan (SAP) for the Protection and Restoration of Coho Salmon Habitat. This plan outlines the habitat restoration strategies that need to be enacted over the next 20 years to address the decline of Nehalem Coho populations while supporting the social and economic needs of the Nehalem River community. The Partnership envisions the result being healthy ecological, economic, and social conditions in the Nehalem basin that ensure a sustainable future for native Coho through highly connected and productive landscapes.