Asotin Creek Model Watershed Plan: Asotin County, Washington, 1995.
The Northwest Power Planning Council completed its ``Strategy for Salmon'' in 1992. This is a plan, composed of four specific elements,designed to double the present production of 2.5 million salmon in the Columbia River watershed. These elements have been called the ``four H's'': (1) improve harvest management; (2) improve hatcheries and their production practices; (3) improve survival at hydroelectric dams; and (4) improve and protect fish habitat. The Asotin Creek Model Watershed Plan is the first to be developed in Washington State which is specifically concerned with habitat protection and restoration for salmon and trout. The plan is consistent with the habitat element of the ``Strategy for Salmon''. Asotin Creek is similar in many ways to other salmon-bearing streams in the Snake River system. Its watershed has been significantly impacted by human activities and catastrophic natural events, such as floods and droughts. It supports only remnant salmon and trout populations compared to earlier years. It will require protection and restoration of its fish habitat and riparian corridor in order to increase its salmonid productivity.
- Research Organization:
- Asotin County Conservation District
- Sponsoring Organization:
- United States. Bonneville Power Administration.
- DOE Contract Number:
- 1992BP81613
- OSTI ID:
- 762867
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/BP-2586; TRN: US0004644
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 1 Apr 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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