Restoration projects that reduce incision and increase complexity of mainstem Ahtanum Creek and the North Fork below the Middle Fork. There are several opportunities to reconnect side channels and enhance floodplain function in the Ahtanum Creek system, including the 7-mile spring creek through the airport, smaller channels upstream of major diversions, and, if agreements with irrigators can be developed (see Steelhead Recovery Plan Action #22), the Bachelor/Hatton system. Where there are opportunities to reconnect side channels, especially upstream from major diversions, both fish habitat and flood conveyance can be improved. Habitat restoration in lower Ahtanum will also benefit steelhead from other MSAs by providing rearing habitat adjacent to the Yakima River.