Henry’s Fork Foundation, Inc.
Henry’s Lake Outlet Restoration Project 2004
(PROJECT NUMBER 2003-0208-006)
NFWF & JHOF Partnership: $30,300
Local Match: $34,291
The Henry’s Fork Foundation (HFF) is a nonprofit, member-based
organization founded in 1984 to preserve and protect the unique
qualities of the Henry’s Fork watershed located in eastern Idaho. The
Henry’s Fork Foundation is very active in regional decision-making and
policy. HFF is working with local, state and federal agencies with a
commitment to better management of the watershed. Through relationships
built within the framework of the Henry’s Fork Watershed Council, HFF
has a full understanding of individual interest and regulatory
management in the basin, and can address watershed issues with mutual
respect for all constituents.
The Jackson Hole One Fly Foundation - National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation Conservation Partnership Program is providing funding for
this project to restore a one half mile section of the Henry’s Lake
Outlet to its historic channel, resulting in a major reduction in
sediment delivery to the upper Henry’s Fork of the Snake River, the
reconnection of the outlet to its
floodplain and wetlands, and significant improvements in water quality
and instream habitat. This project has national scope and significance;
the upper reach of the Henry’s for is severely degraded by sediment,
which not only poses a threat to the world-renowned trout fishery
downstream but also prevents the upper river from being restored to its
full fishery potential. Equally important, the upper Henry’s Fork has
been identified as a Yellowstone cutthroat trout reintroduction site,
part of a larger strategy to recover the species as much as possible in
the Henry’s Fork headwaters. The odds of success are long if the habitat
is not improved and enhanced by this project.
Project Status:
This project was just approved and the grantees have just received their
contracts. Implementation of the project will begin shortly.
For more information, contact: Steve Trafton,
stevetrafton@hernysfork.org,
208-652-3567.
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