The mainstem Cascade River is part of the Skagit Wild and Scenic River Corridor, which was designated by Congress in 1978. There is an emphasis on maintaining free-flowing unpolluted waters, limited road access, a shoreline with limited development, free-ranging wildlife, and outstanding scenery. The Cascade River is a tributary to the Skagit, which has it's confluence at the town of Marblemount. The Cascade River contains chinook, coho, chum, and pink salmon, as well as sea-run and resident populations of cutthroat, rainbow, steelhead, and Dolly Varden.

The objective of this project was to correct four fish passage problems along West Cascade Road on a headwater tributary to the Cascade River in the upper Skagit River basin. This fish passage restoration project targeted Coho salmon and Steelhead, as they are the species that access the tributary drainage. The subject drainage has been a very productive resource for spawning and rearing coho salmon. There have been other restoration projects in the basin including the development of a fish ladder, the construction of log weirs, and the use of a downstream habitat as a rearing pond. This project added to these successes by upgrading two culverts and completely removing 2 fish passage barriers in order to provide juvenile and adult access to approximately 0.45 acres isolated habitat for anadromous fish.

The project occured on the privately owned Cascade River Park Community Club. The members of the Cascade River Park Community Club have been committed to enhancing salmon resources in their area.

Partners for the project include the Cascade River Park lot owners, Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program, volunteers and Board of Directors, the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Washington Conservation Corps (WCC), and the Skagit River Stewards Program which is a partnership with the US Forest Service and the North Cascades Institute (USFS/NCI).

Volunteers have been utilized on this project to conduct monitoring in the form of spawner surveys. The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) also provided technical support and design oversight. The Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) contributed volunteer time to Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group (SFEG) for use on this project.