Trout Stream & Habitat Improvement Projects
2006
LaBarge Creek
Culvert Replacement In Pinedale, WY Awarded To The U.S. Forest Service,
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Total Project Costs: $120,000
Bridger-Teton National Forest plans to replace an existing but
undersized culvert on the main stem of LaBarge Creek with a small
bridge. The replacement will allow native Colorado cutthroat trout
unhindered passage throughout their current and historical habitat range
in Wyoming.
Six Spring
Creek Restoration In Driggs ID, Awarded To The Teton Regional Land Trust
Total Project Costs: $85,300
The Teton Regional Land Trust and local partners propose to complete
restoration along Six Springs Creek and associated wetlands to improve
Yellowstone cutthroat trout (YCT) spawning and rearing habitat. YCT has
lost 60% of its historic range due to habitat degradation and
introduction of non-native species.
Yellowstone
Cutthroat Survey, Monitoring And Restoration In Henry's Fork And Sinks
Drainages, ID, Awarded To The Henry's Fork Foundation
Total Project Costs: $68,950
The Henry's Fork Foundation will complete fisheries surveys on the
remaining un-surveyed stream length that may support Yellowstone
cutthroat trout (YCT) in the Yellowstone drainage of the Henry's Fork
drainage, monitor the status of YCT populations at sites in the Henry's
Fork and Sinks Drainages, and provide on-the-ground support to
reintroduce YCT into two streams and evaluate other YCT restoration
sites within these drainages.
Mores Creek
Floodplain Restoration In Idaho City, ID Awarded To Trout Unlimited
Total Project Costs: $329,700
Trout Unlimited will aid in the recovery of native fish such as
redband trout and bull trout, in the Mores Creek (ID) watershed and
improve watershed function by reconnecting the floodplain, creating
meanders, and installing instream structures to improve fish habitat and
enhance groundwater exchange.
Rehabilitation Of Flat Creek II In Jackson, WY Awarded To The Town Of
Jackson
Total Project Costs: $105,500
The Town of Jackson, together with partners Teton Conservation
District and private landowners, implement stream improvement in Flat
Creek to reduce icing and winter flooding that adversely affect native
cutthroat populations. A feasibility study conducted by Trout Unlimited
in 1996 identified winter icing as a significant threat to the health of
aquatic communities in Flat Creek.
For more information, contact: Krystyna Wolniakowski,
wolniakowski@nfwf.org,
503-417-8700 extension 6005. |
