An existing culvert near Mt. Rainier National Park blocks salmonid migration. The culvert channels June Creek underneath Fairfax Forest Reserve Road near the Carbon River entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park and flows into the Carbon River (Puyallup Watershed, WRIA 10). Pierce Conservation District's comprehensive inventory of road-stream crossings identified this culvert as a barrier to salmonid migration. The pristine habitat upstream of this pipe, approximately 1 kilometer of creek length, is within Mt. Rainier National Park and is protected from human development. Experts describe June Creek as having potential to be highly productive aquatic habitat for Chinook, Coho, bull trout, cutthroat, and steelhead. WDFW are habitat biologist identified the culvert as a high priority for replacement to allow salmonids access to needed off-channel tributary habitat in the upper Carbon River. This project will replace the existing steel elliptical culvert with an open bottom, concrete box culvert that will allow salmonid passage. The new culvert will be implemented following the design criteria outlined in the "WDFW Passage Design at Road Culverts Manual". Salmonids will then have access to newly available spawning and rearing habitat within the Puyallup Watershed. Project partners include the Pierce Conservation District, WDFW and the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. Pierce County will monitor the project to ensure the culvert functions properly and the Puyallup Tribe of Indians will conduct spawner surveys after installation to document stream usage.