The primary goal of the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation’s (TDN) partnership with the Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery (RCFH) is to produce Chinook salmon and steelhead to support sustainable tribal, recreational and commercial fisheries in a manner that minimizes negative impacts to natural fish populations. To this end, the TDN initiated a preliminary investigation of the legal, operational, design and production requirements of the RCFH. The results of that investigation are informing the development of Hatchery and Genetic Management Plans (HGMP) for the RCFH. DJ Warren and Associates were hired as the consultants for the project as they were the previous consultants to the preliminary investigation and have a large amount of experience in developing HGMPs. The documents created will enable the RCFH to meet the federal requirement to have HGMPs in place by January 2019. The production of the document will include working closely with Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation, state, and federal agencies, to gather data and information needed to develop comprehensive and complete HGMPs. Initial work involved in developing the HGMPs will involve identifying conservation and harvest goals, scientific defensibility, required monitoring, maintenance and cost-effective operating plans. The RCFH program evaluation DJ Warren and Associates will be doing for the TDN will provide much of the information needed to develop HGMPs in an efficient, cost-effective manner. Two HGMPs will be prepared, one for the Chinook program and a separate HGMP document for the steelhead program. The consultant for this project is working closely with the current RCFH Manager, as well as the TDN Natural Resources Department, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), and NOAA Fisheries, to complete the HGMP(s). The consultants are working with the Tribe and its partners to identify the issues most critical to achieving their goals for the RCFH. The developed HGMPs will meet NOAA Fisheries requirements and allow the RCFH to operate in a safe and scientifically sound manner well into the future.