Restoring Anadromous Fish Habitat in Big Canyon Creek Watershed, 2004-2005 Annual Report.
- Nez Perce Soil and Conservation District, Lewiston, ID
The ''Restoring Anadromous Fish Habitat in the Big Canyon Creek Watershed'' is a multi-phase project to enhance steelhead trout in the Big Canyon Creek watershed by improving salmonid spawning and rearing habitat. Habitat is limited by extreme high runoff events, low summer flows, high water temperatures, poor instream cover, spawning gravel siltation, and sediment, nutrient and bacteria loading. Funded by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) as part of the Northwest Power Planning Council's Fish and Wildlife Program, the project assists in mitigating damage to steelhead runs caused by the Columbia River hydroelectric dams. The project is sponsored by the Nez Perce Soil and Water Conservation District. Target fish species include steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Steelhead trout within the Snake River Basin were listed in 1997 as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Accomplishments for the contract period September 1, 2004 through October 31, 2005 include; 2.7 riparian miles treated, 3.0 wetland acres treated, 5,263.3 upland acres treated, 106.5 riparian acres treated, 76,285 general public reached, 3,000 students reached, 40 teachers reached, 18 maintenance plans completed, temperature data collected at 6 sites, 8 landowner applications received and processed, 14 land inventories completed, 58 habitat improvement project designs completed, 5 newsletters published, 6 habitat plans completed, 34 projects installed, 2 educational workshops, 6 displays, 1 television segment, 2 public service announcements, a noxious weed GIS coverage, and completion of NEPA, ESA, and cultural resources requirements.
- Research Organization:
- Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Portland, OR (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- 00005268
- OSTI ID:
- 890702
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/BP-00005268-6; R&D Project: 199901500; TRN: US200620%%802
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BACTERIA
COLUMBIA RIVER
CULTURAL RESOURCES
DAMS
ENDANGERED SPECIES
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
HABITAT
NUTRIENTS
REARING
RIVERS
RUNOFF
SOILS
STREAMS
TARGETS
TROUT
WATER
WATERSHEDS
WEEDS
WETLANDS
ANADROMOUS FISHES
Anadromous fishes - Habitat - Idaho - Big Canyon Creek Watershed