Grand Teton National Park
Bar BC Spring Restoration and Enhancement
PROJECT NUMBER 2002-0311-010.1
NFWF & JHOF Partnership: $7,000
Local Match: $13,000
Grand Teton National Park was established to protect the area’s native
plant and animal life and its spectacular scenic values, as
characterized by the geologic features of the Teton Range and Jackson
Hole. The parks’ Strategic Plan highlights the significance of the Snake
River as habitat for cutthroat trout and as a recreational resource,
along with the abundant mammal, plant and bird species that reside in
the park. The parks 1997 Snake River Management Plan emphasizes the
desire to maintain the river’s natural character in order to protect
wildlife and scenic values.
The Jackson Hole One Fly Foundation - National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation Conservation Partnership Program is funding this project to
continue the restoration work that was begun in 1984. Prior to the
dedication of Grand Teton National Park a fish hatchery was constructed and
dams were erected nearby to provide rearing ponds for the introduced
fish. Later the hatchery was abandoned and the dams were left unattended
and began to buildup silt in the river. In 1984 the park and Wyoming
Game and Fish Department removed three of the dam structures, excavated
sediment and exposed gravels to a limited extend. The funding provided
will continue the started restoration work and will focus on removing
the remaining dam structures and accumulated sediments, narrowing the
channel to its historic width, excavation of natural gravels or
placement of commercial washed gravels where natural gravels cannot be
reclaimed, and placemen of overhead cover (trees) for protection of
spawning fish and escape cover for fry.
Project Status:
Habitat restoration and enhancement at Bar BC Spring for cutthroat trout
habitat has been completed.
For more information, contact: Susan O’Ney,
Susan_O’Ney@nps.gov,
307-739-3666.
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