DESCRIPTION
The problem is three fish passage barrier culverts on Bush Creek northeast of Elma, Washington, blocking fish access to 8.44 miles of upstream habitat. The degraded watershed process this project addresses is fish migration access to upstream spawning and rearing habitat. The solution is to design and permit projects to remove the barrier culverts and replace them with structures that are passable to all species and life stages of salmonids and other aquatic species in Bush Creek. Project components include completing topographical surveys, engineering, design drawings and permitting for the three barrier sites. The resulting materials will be used to apply for future grants for project construction.
This project examines three 33% passable fish passage barrier culverts on Bush Creek northeast of Elma, Washington, blocking fish access to 8.44 miles of upstream habitat. This project will result in final design and permits that replace the current barrier culverts with passable structures for all species and life stages of salmonids and other aquatic species in Bush Creek. Salmonid species that will benefit include Coho, Chinook, and chum salmon, as well as steelhead and cutthroat trout. The three work sites consist of one private property and two different county road crossings. Project components at all three sites include completing topographical surveys, engineering, final design drawings and permitting for the three barrier sites. The resulting materials will be used to apply for future grants for project construction.
