SRP Project

DESCRIPTION

The Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group will use this grant to protect previous Yakima basin restoration investments by maintaining plants at nine restoration sites on the Yakima River and its tributaries. The arid conditions and intense weed competition mean that some sites need more than 2 years of maintenance to establish robust, native plant communities. Work will include weed control, mulching, removal of weed fabric, repairing fences, and selective planting and watering. At Reecer Creek, work will include placement of tree root wads and large logs in the creek to increase the types of habitat found there. The Yakima River is used by steelhead and bull trout, which are listed as threatened with extinction under the federal Endangered Species Act, as well as Chinook and coho salmon, and resident rainbow and cutthroat.

Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group (MCF) provided stewardship and improvements to eight high priority restoration properties on the Yakima River & tributaries to improve ecological function. MCF planned to work at one additional property on lower Swauk Creek, but the landowner chose not to participate. Work completed during 2015-18 ensured that past investments in salmon recovery were maximized to provide the greatest habitat value. Previous grants funded plant installation and often the first 1-2 years of maintenance. In our region with arid conditions and intense weed competition, some sites need two to five additional years of stewardship to establish robust, native riparian plant communities. Work varied by site and included weed control, mulching, removal of weed fabric, minor fence repairs, browse protection, and selective planting & watering. In addition to riparian stewardship, MCF pursued adaptive management at two of the sites: Reecer Creek and Billy's Pond. At Reecer Creek, MCF explored the installation of additional large wood in the new channel (constructed in 2011 as part of SRFB# 07-2020) to improve habitat and channel stability. After a technical working group meeting and site visit, we concluded the proposed work was no longer warranted and amended it out of the grant scope. At Billy's Pond, located at river mile 109 of the Yakima River, MCF designed and implemented modifications around the pond in order to facilitate native plant establishment and increase shading. Restoration work at Billy's Pond was originally funded through SRFB project #11-1565. Modifications funded by this grant (14-1203) included lowering the pond outlet; regrading portions of the pond shoreline; revegetating the site with native trees, shrubs, and grasses, installing fencing to deter beavers, and maintaining the plants. Work at Billy's Pond wasn't part of the original scope of work, but became feasible after work at Reecer Cr and lower Swauk Creek was cancelled. This grant benefits steelhead, Coho and spring Chinook Salmon, Cutthroat and Rainbow trout, and provides critical habitat for Bull Trout. Ensuring the success of these projects is ecologically important. Additionally, successful projects help landowners and the community see the value of habitat restoration and promote future project support.

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FUNDING SOURCES

FUNDING ENTRIES FROM GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT

Type	Date	Funding Org	Funding Program	Match	Amount
Requested	08/15/2014	Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group		Match	$32,442.00
Requested	08/15/2014	Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)	Salmon State Projects		$183,810.00
Allocated	04/08/2016	Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group		Match	$36,854.00
Allocated	04/08/2016	Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)	Salmon State Projects		$208,810.00
Spent	11/20/2018	Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group		Match	-$36,854.00
Spent	11/20/2018	Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)	Salmon State Projects		-$208,810.00

Grant Project Agreement Totals	Proposed	Requested	Allocated	Spent	Balance
Grant Project Agreement Totals	$216,252.00	$216,252.00	$245,664.00	$245,664.00	$0.00

OTHER FUNDING (Funding that is NOT in a grant project agreement)

Type	Date	Funding Org	Funding Program	Match	Amount

Other Funding Totals		Requested	Allocated	Spent	Balance
Other Funding Totals

Grand Totals	Proposed	Requested	Allocated	Spent	Balance
Grand Totals

PRIMARY SPONSOR

Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group

PROJECT CONTACT

Margaret Neuman

ALT PROJECT CONTACT

Alex Conley
Rebecca Wassell

PROJECT MANAGER

Elizabeth Butler

LOCATION

Chinook-Pop (ESU):	Chinook-Upper Columbia River Summer/Fall, Not Warranted
Chinook2-Pop (ESU):	Chinook-Middle Columbia River Spring, Not Warranted
City Areas:	Ellensburg
City Areas:	Yakima
County:	Kittitas
County:	Yakima
HUC12:	Cherry Creek (170300010409)
HUC12:	City of Yakima-Yakima River (170300030206)
HUC12:	Currier Creek (170300010510)
HUC12:	Lower North Fork Teanaway River (170300010204)
HUC12:	Lower Swauk Creek (170300010502)
HUC12:	South Fork Cowiche Creek-Cowiche Creek (170300020311)
HUC8:	Lower Yakima (17030003)
HUC8:	Naches (17030002)
HUC8:	Upper Yakima (17030001)
Lead Entity Area:	Yakima Basin
Legislative District:	13
Legislative District:	14
Legislative District:	15
Salmon Recovery Regions:	Middle Columbia River
Sections:	03
Sections:	09
Sections:	16
Sections:	17
Sections:	28
Sections:	31
Sections:	32
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):	Steelhead-Middle Columbia River, Naches River, Threatened
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):	Steelhead-Middle Columbia River, Yakima River Upper Mainstem, Threatened
Township:	T13NR18E
Township:	T13NR19E
Township:	T17NR18E
Township:	T17NR19E
Township:	T19NR17E
Township:	T20NR17E
Township:	T21NR16E
Watershed Administrative Unit:	Cowiche Agricultural Lands
Watershed Administrative Unit:	Lower Swauk Creek
Watershed Administrative Unit:	NF Teanaway
Watershed Administrative Unit:	Yakima River/Naneum Creek
Watershed Administrative Unit:	Yakima/Toppenish Agricultural Lands
WRIA:	Lower Yakima
WRIA:	Naches
WRIA:	Upper Yakima
Yakima Subbasins:	Cherry Creek
Yakima Subbasins:	Cowchie Creek
Yakima Subbasins:	Gap to Gap Reach - Yakima River Mainstem
Yakima Subbasins:	North Fork Teanaway River
Yakima Subbasins:	Reecer Creek
Yakima Subbasins:	Swauk Creek

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Related Projects

		APPLICATION		FINAL
RESTORATION METRICS
	Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Treated or Protected (C.0.b)	6.90	mi	6.90	mi
	Progress Report 04/30/2017 5.30 mi Progress Report 04/30/2017 0.01 mi Progress Report 12/31/2017 2.00 mi Progress Report 12/31/2017 0.01 mi
	Instream Habitat Project
	Total Miles Of Instream Habitat Treated (C.4.b)	0.30	mi	0.15	mi
	Progress Report 04/30/2017 0.01 mi Progress Report 12/31/2017 0.01 mi
	Channel reconfiguration and connectivity (C.4.c.1)
	Acres Of Channel/Off-Channel Connected Or Added (C.4.c.5)			1.40	acres
	Progress Report 04/30/2017 0.5 acres Progress Report 12/31/2017 0.5 acres
	Instream Pools Created/Added (C.4.c.6)			0.00
	Progress Report 04/30/2017 0 Progress Report 12/31/2017 0
	Miles of Off-Channel Stream Created or Connected (C.4.c.4)			0.00	mi
	Progress Report 04/30/2017 0.00 mi Progress Report 12/31/2017 0.00 mi
	Miles of Stream Treated for channel reconfiguration and connectivity (C.4.c.3)			0.15	mi
	Progress Report 04/30/2017 0.15 mi Progress Report 12/31/2017 0.15 mi
	Channel structure placement (C.4.d.1)
	Acres Of Streambed Treated for channel structure placement (C.4.d.4)			0.00	acres
	Miles of Stream Treated for channel structure placement (C.4.d.3)	0.30	mi	0.00	mi
	Number of structures placed in channel (C.4.d.7)	15.00		0.00
	Pools Created through channel structure placement (C.4.d.5)	4.00		0.00
	Yards Of Average Stream-Width At Mid-Point Of Worksite (C.4.d.6)			0.00	yd
	Riparian Habitat Project
	*Total Riparian Acres Treated (C.5.b.2)			3.50	acres
	Progress Report 04/30/2017 3.5 acres Progress Report 12/31/2017 3.5 acres
	*Total Riparian Miles Streambank Treated (C.5.b.1)			1.00	mi
	Progress Report 04/30/2017 1.00 mi Progress Report 12/31/2017 1.00 mi
	Planting (C.5.c.1)
	Acres Planted in riparian (C.5.c.3)			0.90	acres
	Progress Report 04/30/2017 0.9 acres Progress Report 12/31/2017 0.9 acres
	Miles of streambank planted (C.5.c.4)			0.30	mi
	Progress Report 04/30/2017 0.30 mi Progress Report 12/31/2017 0.30 mi
	Riparian Plant removal / control (C.5.h.1)
	Acres of riparian treated for plant removal/control (C.5.h.3)			3.50	acres
	Progress Report 04/30/2017 3.5 acres Progress Report 12/31/2017 3.5 acres
	Miles of streambank treated for plant removal/control (C.5.h.4)			1.00	mi
	Progress Report 04/30/2017 1.00 mi Progress Report 12/31/2017 1.00 mi
	Site Stewardship Project
	Stream or streambank stewardship (C.11.b.1)
	Miles of Streambank provided stewardship (C.11.b.2)	6.60	mi	6.40	mi
	Progress Report 04/30/2017 5.30 mi Progress Report 12/31/2017 2.00 mi

Organization	Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board Lead Entity
Sponsor	Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group
Status	Completed
Schedule	Start Date: 12/3/2014 End Date: 12/11/2018