HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS - YBFWRB

Yakima Basin

HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS

funded by

Washington’s

Salmon Recovery Funding Board &

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

1999-2019

BEFORE: Siphon caused a fish passage barrier

during periods of low-flow on Cowiche Creek

AFTER: The cement siphon was replaced with

large polyethylene pipe buried below the

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Recovering Salmon, Steelhead, and Bull Trout in the Yakima Basin

Biologists estimate that before 1850, between 500,000 and a million salmon and steelhead returned to the Yakima Basin each year. In the 1900s, sockeye, summer Chinook and coho were extirpated. Spring and fall Chinook and steelhead all dropped below 500-1000 fish by the early 1990s. This spurred significant efforts to improve habitats and develop conservation-oriented hatcheries.

In the last 15 years, populations have begun to rebound. Total runs have ranged from 5,000 to 40,000 per year and coho, sockeye, and summer Chinook are being successfully reintroduced. While the picture is promising, much work remains to be done. Steelhead and bull trout are listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) and other species are still well below their potential.

Habitat projects that improve conditions for salmon, steelhead and bull trout in the Yakima Basin are an essential part of efforts to delist steelhead and bull trout and rebuild all stocks to levels that support recreational and tribal fisheries in the Yakima Basin. The Yakima Basin Fish & Wildlife Recovery Board is proud to work with state, federal and local partners to make these projects possible.

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Who are we?

The Yakima Basin Fish & Wildlife Recovery Board includes representatives of 22 local governments including Benton, Kittitas & Yakima Counties, the Yakama Nation and 18 Yakima Basin cities.

The Board:

• Coordinates funding for fish andwildlife restoration projects in theYakima Basin

• Develops strategic plans to guide fishand wildlife recovery efforts in theYakima Basin

• Supports efforts to implementpriorities identified in its strategic plans

• Evaluates progress towards the goalsout in its strategic plans

Our mission: The Yakima Basin Fish & Wildlife Recovery Board's (YBFWRB) mission is to restore

sustainable and harvestable populations of salmon, steelhead, bull trout, and other at-risk fish and wildlife species through collaborative, economically sound efforts that bring

together diverse resources to promote wise resource management of the Yakima River Basin.

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Who do we work with?

Private landowners, non-profit organizations, local governments and state and federal agencies all come together to implement cooperative projects to enhance fish habitat. The Board is proud to be able to support their efforts. Two major partnerships have developed to further fisheries recovery.

The Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project (YKFP) brings together the Yakama Nation and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop hatchery and habitat programs to restore salmon and steelhead runs in the basin.

The Yakima Tributary Access and Habitat Program (YTAHP) brings together the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, Conservation Districts, the Yakama Nation, and non-profit organizations to implement fish passage and habitat restoration projects in Yakima Basin tributaries.

Both YKFP and YTHAP are funded by the Bonneville Power Administration.

Key partners in salmon, steelhead and bull trout recovery work in the Basin include:

Local landowners throughout the basin The Yakama Nation

WA Departments of Fish and Wildlife & Ecology NOAA Fisheries

US Fish & Wildlife Service US Bureau of Reclamation

WA Resource Conservation & Development Council Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group

Benton, Kittitas and Yakima Counties Local Conservation Districts

Local Non-profit Conservation Organizations

Our partners work on many different projects using a range of funding sources. This booklet focuses on the projects funded by Washington’s Salmon Recovery Funding Board, which is administered by the state’s Recreation and Conservation Office. For more information contact:

Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board 1200 Chesterly Dr., Ste 280, Yakima, WA 98902

509-453-4104 ● [email protected] ● www.ybfwrb.org

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Salmon Recovery Funding Board

Each year the Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) distributes money to on-the-ground fish habitat improvement projects throughout the State’s Recreation and Conservation Office. This funding is a mix of state funds appropriated by the Washington legislature and federal contributions from the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF).

The Yakima Basin Fish & Wildlife Recovery Board acts as the Lead Entity for the Yakima Basin. Under our contract with the SRFB, we solicit proposals for SRFB funding in the Yakima Basin, conduct local technical and community reviews of the proposals, and present the best of them to the SRFB for approval. Since 1999, the Yakima Basin Lead Entity has had 117 local projects approved for over $23.5 million dollars of SRFB funding. We also work with the SRFB and project sponsors to track the progress of funded projects in the Yakima Basin. This booklet gives a brief overview of each SRFB project that has been funded in the Yakima Basin.

What is the SRFB?

The Washington State Legislature created the Salmon Recovery Funding Board in 1999. The Board is made up of 5 citizens, appointed directly by the Governor, and 5 representatives of major state natural resource agencies. It sets the policies for the SRFB grant program and approves the funding recommendations made by the states 25 lead entities.

What is a Lead Entity?

Lead entities are local, watershed-based organizations that perform an essential role in salmon recovery in Washington State. Each Lead Entity operates differently but the structure is always includes a committee of local, technical experts (TAG) that evaluates the scientific efficacy of each project and a citizen committee (CC) that evaluates the socio-economic factors of salmon recovery projects. This locally-driven, collaborative model ensures that funded projects are biologically sound and have strong community support.

Community Salmon Fund Projects

The Community Salmon Fund was a partnership between the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and the SRFB. It funded smaller projects that emphasized community involvement in fish habitat restoration projects. In 2005-10, 15 projects from the basin were funded for a total of $536,269. These projects are included in this publication in their own section after the SRFB project descriptions. Yakima Basin Lead Entity TAG and CC on a 2019 site tour.

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Other Sources of Funding

SRFB funding is one of many sources of salmon recovery funding. Almost all SRFB projects receive match funding from other sources. Typical match sources include local landowners, the Department of Ecology, the US Fish & Wildlife Service and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). In addition, projects funded by SRFB are often implemented by staff funded by YTAHP, YKFP, local governments and other partners. Projects that are developed and vetted through the intensive SRFB review process are often then funded by other sources. This coordination and leveraging across diverse funding sources helps us ensure that public funding for salmon recovery is used in an effective and efficient manner.

Some of the major sources of funding for salmon recovery in the Yakima Basin are:

The Bonneville Power Administration funds projects in the Yakima Basin to offset the impact of Columbia River dams on fish and wildlife. BPA supports Yakima /Klickitat Fisheries Program, the YTHAP program, and fish screen maintenance by the BOR and WDFW. Many SRFB projects rely on BPA cost-sharing. BPA funding is guided by the Yakima Subbasin Plan drafted by the Recovery Board and the Northwest Power & Conservation Council’s Fish & Wildlife Program.

The federal Bureau of Reclamation runs the Yakima River Project to supply water to farmers and others in the Yakima Basin. The Bureau’s Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Program (YRBWEP) implements projects that benefit fish by improving irrigation systems, increasing instream flows and protecting and enhancing important habitat. YRBWEP has been a key player in fish recovery since 1994.

Washington State’s Department of Ecology funds water quality improvement projects that are often integrated with salmon habitat restoration projects using a mix of state and federal funds. In recent years, Ecology’s Office of the Columbia River has funded large-scale habitat protection and restoration projects as part of the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan, which is an innovative partnership that has brought together irrigators, local governments, environmentalists and many more to solve the basin’s water supply and conservation challenges.

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SRFB# Primary Sponsor Project Name Matching SRFB Cost Total Cost Status

1 99-1712 City of Selah99-1712 Stormwater Management Plan

$3,000 $95,000 $98,000 Completed

2 99-1752 Yakama Nation99-1752 Taylor Ditch Assessment & Restoration

$6,681 $35,571 $42,252 Completed

3 00-1003Kittitas County Conservation District

00-1003 Reestablish Access to Lower Wilson Creek

$179,356 $108,266 $287,622 Completed

4 00-1004Yakima Greenway Foundation

00-1004 Union Gap Reach Acquisition $10,243 $58,047 $68,290 Completed

5 00-1015Yakima County Parks & Rec

00-1015 West Valley Community Park $9,107 $22,098 $31,205 Completed

6 00-1703 Tree Top Inc00-1703 Sprayfield Riparian Enhancement

$41,500 $92,300 $133,800 Completed

7 00-1710 WDFW00-1710 Yakima & Naches Tributaries Rootwad

$93,397 $32,112 $125,509 Completed

8 00-1711North Yakima Conservation District

00-1711 Buchanan Ranch Restoration Project

$63,252 $215,065 $278,317 Completed

9 00-1713 Yakima County 00-1713 Floodplain Mining Study $243,165 $40,020 $283,185 Completed

10 00-1714Yakima Valley Restitution Center

00-1714 Yakima Corrections Riparian Enhancement Team

$304,421 $139,509 $443,930 Completed


01-1238 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screens $100,000 $142,179 $242,179 Completed

12 01-1254Northwest Service Academy

01-1254 Lmuma Restoration $27,221 $31,903 $59,124 Completed


01-1256 Cowiche Creek Barrier Removal

$21,045 $51,867 $72,912 Completed

14 01-1269 City of Yakima01-1269 Naches River Water Treatment Plant Screen

$1,534,357 $300,000 $1,834,357 Completed


02-1494 Coleman Creek Fish Access $31,564 $101,774 $133,338 Completed


02-1527 Diversion 14 Fish Screen – Ahtanum Creek

$48,524 $218,900 $267,424 Completed

17 02-1612Yakima County Corrections

02-1612 Riparian Enhancement Team Phase 2

$329,351 $159,141 $488,492 Completed

18 02-1614Cowiche Canyon Conservancy

02-1614 Snow Mountain Ranch Acquisition & Barrier Removal

$120,000 $670,000 $790,000 Completed

19 02-1617 Yakama Nation02-1617 Lower Naches Critical Habitat Protection

$514 $114,593 $115,107 Completed


02-1656 Dry/Cabin Creek Fish Passage & Screening

$62,631 $126,873 $189,504 Completed


04-1675 YTAHP Lower Reecer Creek Fish Passage

$75,944 $216,220 $292,164 Completed


04-1676 YTAHP Wilson Creek Riparian Restoration

$7,652 $18,378 $26,030 Completed

23 04-1680 Yakama Nation04-1680 Holmes Floodplain Property Protection

$22,346 $123,000 $145,346 Completed

24 06-2141Kittitas Conservation Trust

06-2141 Cle Elum River Instream Habitat

$178,600 $320,120 $498,720 Completed


06-2143 Upper Yakima Protection – Hundley

$11,957 $29,463 $41,420 Completed


06-2156 Cherry Creek Barrier Removal & Screening

$395,484 $386,177 $781,661 Completed


06-2160 Currier Creek – EWC Siphon & Screen

$444,174 $255,050 $699,224 Completed

28 06-2193Yakima County Flood Control Zone District

06-2193 Naches River Floodplain Acquisition

$25,000 $141,175 $166,175 Completed

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06-2200 Schneider Habitat Project Cowiche Creek

$60,299 $112,701 $173,000 Completed

30 07-2020Mid Columbia Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group

07-2020 Reecer Creek Floodplain Restoration Project

$467,017 $385,982 $852,999 Completed

31 07-1566Benton Conservation District

07-1566 Lower Yakima River Assessment

$45,554 $36,426 $81,980 Completed

32 07-1598Cowiche Canyon Conservancy

07-1598 Cowiche Creek Protection and Restoration

$207,819 $272,292 $480,111 Completed

33 07-1578Cascade Land Conservancy (Forterra)

07-1578 Big Creek Property Protection $65,000 $355,000 $420,000 Completed


07-1572 North Yakima County Fish Screening

$56,809 $28,757 $85,566 Completed


07-1567 North Fork Ahtanum Gauging Station Fish Passage

$28,083 $146,607 $174,690 Completed


07-1517 Indian Creek and Jack Creek Culvert Replacement

$413,899 $351,448 $765,347 Completed


07-1551 Taneum Creek Fish Passage $440,000 $276,814 $716,814 Completed


07-1899 Lower Yakima River Restoration

$13,124 $54,676 $67,800 Completed


08-1939 Jack Creek Restoration Design

$11,679 $58,319 $69,998 Completed


08-1947 Swauk & Iron Creek Restoration Design

$11,939 $63,274 $75,213 Completed

41 08-1948Yakima County Public Service

08-1948 Upper Wapato Reach Restoration

$100,000 $123,000 $223,000 Completed


08-1949 Coleman Creek Irrigation Redesign

$58,608 $62,902 $121,510 Completed


08-1952 Manastash Creek Diversion Consolidation

$930,000 $599,408 $1,529,408 Completed

44 08-1965 WDFW 08-1965 Wapato Reach Assessment $2,150 $12,181 $14,331 Completed


08-2001 Large Wood Replenishment $21,700 $110,025 $131,725 Completed


09-1527 Lower Yakima River Fish Screening

$32,368 $115,362 $147,730 Completed


09-1590 Matson Barrier Removal and Trust Water Project

$40,000 $201,702 $241,702 Completed


09-1612 Teanaway 3M Ditch Project $57,970 $328,500 $386,470 Completed

49 09-1772Yakima County Public Services

09-1772 Eschbach Park Levee Setback & Restoration Design

$0 $122,608 $122,608 Completed

50 10-1595 WDFW 10-1595 Yakima Beaver Project $39,643 $185,357 $225,000 Completed


10-1753 LaSalle High School Riparian Enhancement

$23,703 $123,929 $147,632 Completed


10-1764 Herke Fish Screening - Ahtanum Creek

$69,944 $170,123 $240,067 Completed


10-1765 Eschbach Park Levee Setback & Restoration

$96,145 $284,424 $380,569 Completed


10-1785 Yakima River Delta Habitat Assessment

$22,852 $127,375 $150,227 Completed

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10-1786 Jack Creek Channel & Floodplain Restoration

$35,000 $170,000 $205,000 Completed


10-1838 Manastash Creek Reach Assessment

$20,538 $112,959 $133,497 Completed


10-1847 Teanaway - Red Bridge Road Project

$43,037 $243,877 $286,914 Completed


10-1909 Lower Cowiche Riparian Easement

$71,444 $143,160 $214,604 Completed

59 11-1373 Robert Inouye11-1373 Rattlesnake Creek Side Channel Restoration

$6,800 $37,733 $44,533 Completed


11-1564 Cle Elum River PH-2 Instream Habitat Design

$0 $172,000 $172,000 Completed

61 11-1320Mid Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group

11-1320 Lower Cowiche Creek Restoration, Phase 2

$32,462 $183,953 $216,415 Completed


11-1600 L Cowiche Creek Restoration Design

$0 $105,000 $105,000 Completed

63 11-1565 City of Yakima11-1565 City of Yakima Floodplain Ecosystem Restoration

$209,258 $375,400 $584,658 Completed

64 11-1321Mid Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group

11-1321 Teanaway Forks Large Wood Trapping

$0 $80,500 $80,500 Completed


11-1525 Coleman Cr - Ellensburg Water Company Project

$317,336 $482,480 $799,816 Completed


12-1328 CCWUA Barrier Removal and Trust Water

$350,007 $574,600 $924,607 Completed


12-1327 Naches River Ramblers' Acquisition and Restoration

$40,000 $223,400 $263,400 Completed

68 12-1358Kittitas County Public Works

12-1358 Yakima River Assessment Hansen Pits to Ringer Loop

$22,198 $95,330 $117,528 Completed


12-1306 Gold Creek Habitat Assessment + Conceptual Design

$17,250 $167,250 $184,500 Completed


12-1317 Yakima River Gap to Gap Habitat Enhancement

$4,760 $24,666 $29,426 Completed

71 12-1350Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District

12-1350 YTID Tieton to Cowiche Delivery Assessment

$75,000 $25,000 $100,000 Completed

72 12-1307 City of Yakima12-1307 Yakima Floodplain Ecosystem ph2

$88,768 $209,600 $298,368 Completed


13-1312 Little Rattlesnake Creek Road Decommissioning

$0 $660,000 $660,000 Completed

74 13-1315Kittitas County Flood Control Zone District

13-1315 Naneum, Wilson, and Cherry Creek Assessment

$62,250 $354,000 $416,250 Completed


13-1320 Floodplain Restoration with Beaver Dam Analogs

$10,038 $56,881 $66,919 Completed

76 13-1557Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group

13-1557 Bateman Island Causeway Conceptual Design

$5,580 $307,073 $312,653 Completed


13-1309 Lower Cowiche Floodplain Reconnection, Ph 3

$47,801 $202,675 $250,476 Completed


13-1322 Ellensburg Water Co - Coleman Creek Intersection

$0 $250,025 $250,025 Completed


14-1215 Coleman-Naneum Fish Passage Projects

$28,745 $140,120 $168,865 Completed

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14-1203 Yakima Basin Stewardship Project

$36,855 $208,810 $245,665 Completed


14-1214 Upper Yakima River Restoration

$0 $133,260 $133,260 Completed


14-1238 South Fork Oak Creek Habitat Enhancement

$25,620 $144,551 $170,171 Completed


14-1222 Ahtanum Creek Restoration Survey and Design

$0 $119,133 $119,133 Completed


14-1217 Naches River Side Channel Preliminary Design

$0 $61,184 $61,184 Completed


14-1204 Reducing Road Density in the Naches Watershed

$12,030 $60,339 $72,369 Completed

86 14-1348Badger Mountain Irrigation District

14-1348 Badger Mtn ID Riverstation Screens

$42,544 $133,766 $176,310 Completed


15-1144 SF Cowiche Floodplain Restoration

$15,000 $84,314 $99,314 Completed


15-1153 Gold Creek Instream Habitat Design

$0 $197,891 $197,891 Completed


15-1350 Yakima RM 153 Side Channel Connection Design

$0 $116,000 $116,000 Completed

90 15-1147 Trout Unlimited15-1147 Yakima River Floodplain Assessment and Final Design

$3,900 $143,701 $147,601 Completed


15-1247 Williams Creek Aquatic Habitat Restoration

$37,980 $214,920 $252,900 Completed


15-1141 Ahtanum Creek Riparian Enhancement

$35,448 $200,668 $236,116 Active


15-1151 Parke Creek - Caribou Creek Fish Screening

$19,020 $107,713 $126,733 Completed

94 16-1606 Washington Water Trust16-1606 Swauk Creek Permanent Flow Restoration

$71,463 $247,850 $319,313 Completed


16-1749 NF Manastash Creek Floodplain Restoration

$62,005 $204,495 $266,500 Active

96 16-1760 Trout Unlimited16-1760 Upper Yakima Tributary Flow Restoration

$43,340 $245,593 $288,933 Completed


16-1753 Restoring Fish Passage on Cowiche Creek

$39,237 $222,341 $261,578 Completed

98 17-1169Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Board

17-1169 Crow and Quartz Creek LWR $17,150 $96,694 $113,844 Active


17-1177 North Fork Teanaway Large Wood Trapping

$73,450 $394,000 $467,450 Active


17-1239 Swauk Cr Floodplain Reconnection

$15,000 $85,000 $100,000 Active


17-1224 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screen and Habitat Enhancement

$45,000 $228,000 $273,000 Active


17-1173 Yakima Basin Stewardship $38,940 $219,101 $258,041 Active

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17-1179 Yakima River Side Channel at Bull Canal Diversion

$61,618 $164,018 $225,636 Active


18-1711 Teanaway Community Forest Floodplain Restoration

$46,600 $200,000 $246,400 Active

105 18-1709 Yakama Nation18-1709 Wood Replenishment in Four Tributaries

$54,888 $293,488 $238,600 Approved


18-1648 Cooke Creek Screening and Passage

$483,111 $396,811 $879,922 Active

107 18-1624 Washington Water Trust18-1624 Ensign Ranch -- Big Creek Flow Enhancement Design

$8,436 $47,758 $56,194 Active

108 18-1710 Yakama Nation Taneum Fish Passage at RM 1.8 $20,000 $91,000 $111,000 Approved


18-1650 Ahtanum Restoration of Recreation Impacts

$46,163 $122,858 $169,021 Active


18-1651 Mainstem Teanaway Restoration Design at RM 8

$13,500 $75,802 $89,302 Active


19-1427 The Ranch on Swauk Creek $60,464 $168,691 $229,155 Approved

112 19-1424 Trout Unlimited19-1424 Tjossem Ditch -- Improving Salmonid Survival

$49,000 $249,774 $298,774 Approved

113 19-1447 Yakama Nation19-1447 Tieton River Restoration Design Site #4

$0 $90,000 $90,000 Approved


19-1524 Upper Yakima River Cottonwood Assessment

$36,431 $199,764 $236,195 Approved

115 19-1446 Yakama Nation19-1446 Ahtanum Village Restoration Design

$0 $120,00 $120,000 Approved


19-1430 Spoon Full Side Channels $60,000 $338,295 $398,295 Approved


19-1502 Hanson Ponds Project $0 $187,418 $187,418 Approved


04-1672 NF Teanaway River Floodplain Phase 1

$80,000 $380,000 $460,000 Incomplete


04-1679 Upper Yakima River Easton Reach

$53,000 $123,400 $176,400 Incomplete

26 04-1691 WDFW 04-1691 SF Cowiche Creek Protection $27,000 $146,985 $173,985 Incomplete

27 05-1571 Yakama Nation05-1571 Easton Reach Habitat Protection Phase 2

$306,500 $528,985 $835,485 Incomplete


05-1572 NF Teanaway Floodplain Phase II

$83,000 $461,740 $544,740 Incomplete


05-1573 Currier Creek Passage & Riparian Restoration

$10,920 $28,786 $39,706 Incomplete

45 08-1476Cascade Land Conservancy

08-1476 Wade Road Farm $19,000 $100,000 $119,000 Incomplete


09-1577 CCWUA Barrier Removal and Trust Water Project

$73,260 $413,133 $486,393 Incomplete


10-1841 Currier Creek Restoration $57,633 $326,590 $384,223 Incomplete


13-1347 Wise Manastash Creek Acquisition & Restoration

$23,061 $130,680 $153,741 Incomplete


14-1196 Manastash Creek Acquisition & Restoration 2

$41,522 $235,286 $276,808 Incomplete

Totals $11,544,152 $23,722,261 $35,276,437

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SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin

#11719-1502 Hanson Ponds Project

Sponsor: Kittitas Conservation Trust

$187,418 $187,418

Year Began: 2020 Status: Approved

Location: Cle Elum

County: Kittitas Stream: Yakima River

Species Benefited: Steelhead, Spring Chinook, Coho, Rainbow

Kittitas Conservation Trust (KCT) will use grant funding to assess potential and develop

preliminary designs to enhance 81.7 acres and 2.34 miles of salmonid habitat. The

project area is located at Hanson Ponds and the adjacent Yakima River in Kittitas

County, south of Cle Elum. The project aims to increase the quality of main-stem and

off-channel habitat for rearing salmonids. KCT will assess limiting factors and develop

preliminary designs to improve function and habitat values. KCT wil alsol work with

partners to develop an outreach plan to engage the community in salmon recovery at

this popular recreational area.

Progress: Project has been approved by the SRFB and is awaiting contracting.

$0Total Cost: SRFB Cost: Cost-share:

#11619-1430 Spoon Full Side Channels

Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group

$398,595 $60,300


Location: Northwest of Thorp


Species Benefited: Steelhead, Spring Chinook, Coho

This rearing habitat enhancement project will provide 3,220 feet of groundwater

dominated off-channel habitat for juvenile salmon and steelhead in the Yakima River

northwest of Thorp, WA, near River Mile 166. Natural and artificial constrictions limit off-

channel habitat availability in this reach of the river, and regulated flows make off-

channel habitat critically important for young fish. Mid-Columbia Fisheries

Enhancement Group (MCF) monitored groundwater elevations in the project area for

more than a year and worked with an engineer and the landowner to prioritize two relic

side channels to deepen and connect with the river. MCF will enhance habitat in the

side channels through wood additions and planting along the disturbed banks.


$338,295Total Cost: SRFB Cost: Cost-share:

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#11519-1446 Ahtanum Village Restoration Design

Sponsor: Yakama Nation

$120,000 $120,000


Location: Union Gap

County: Yakima Stream: Ahtanum Creek

Species Benefited: Steelhead, Chinook, Coho, Bull Trout

The Ahtanum Village proposal is a design-only request to restore stream and floodplain

habitat along 0.83 miles of Ahtanum Creek in the City of Union Gap, Yakima County,

WA. The Yakama Nation propose to complete final designs for a project that will

increase aquatic complexity and floodplain function for Chinook, coho, lamprey and

ESA listed Mid-Columbia steelhead and bull trout. The Yakama Nation acquired the 54

acres and 93 acre/feet of surface water rights in 2017. The acquisition of land avoided

certain urban development in an area desperately in need of improved habitat for ESA

listed species.



#11419-1524 Upper Yakima River Cottonwood Assessment


$236,195 $199,764


Location: Upper Basin


Species Benefited: Steelhead, Spring Chinook, Coho, Bull Trout, Rainbow

Riparian forests form the foundation of lowland floodplain and channel systems. They

provide shade, nutrient input, and large wood critical to maintaining channel

morphology and habitat complexity for salmonids. The goal of this assessment is to

understand the threat of riparian forest loss caused by river regulation and floodplain

land use and identify forest restoration opportunities. Mid-Columbia Fisheries

Enhancemet Group (MCF) proposes to assess riparian forest extent and condition on

the Yakima River from the Teanaway River confluence (RM 176) to the Yakima

Canyon entrance (RM 146). MCF will use results to create reach-wide and site-specific

recommendations.



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#11319-1447 Tieton River Restoration Design Site #4


$90,000 $90,000

Year Began: 2020 Status: Approver

Location: Oak Creek Wildlife Area

County: Yakima Stream: Tieton River

Species Benefited: Steelhead, Chinook, Coho, Bull Trout

The Yakama Nation will develop a design to restore instream and floodplain habitat

along 0.55 mile of the Tieton River within the WDFW's Oak Creek Wildlife Area. The

Yakama Nation proposes to complete final designs for a project that will increase

spawning and rearing habitat for ESA listed steelhead in the Tieton River. The

objectives for increasing spawning and rearing habitat for steelhead in the Tieton River

are to: increase overall channel length by reconnecting side channels and floodplain

areas, increase/retain spawning sized gravels in the mainstem and off-channel areas,

increase/retain the supply of functional large wood in the mainstem and off-channel

areas, and restore/enhance riparian and floodplain vegetation.



#11219-1424 Tjossem Ditch--Improving Salmonid Survival

Sponsor: Trout Unlimited

$298,774 $249,774


Location: Ellensburg


Species Benefited: Steelhead, Spring Chinook, Coho, Bull Trout, Rainbow

Trout Unlimited (TU) proposes a restoration project to improve salmonid survival in the

Yakima River. TU will work with local partners to eliminate surface water withdrawal

and juvenile salmonid mortality associated with the Tjossem Ditch by replacing the

Yakima River point of diversion with on-demand water delivery systems. The Ditch

causes entrainment and mortality of ESA-listed steelhead and unlisted fish because the

aging fish screen lacks an evident fish-bypass and is about 1 mile down-ditch from the

head gate. Conditions and fish mortality likely worsen when the Ditch loses connection

with the river and the fish become stranded in the Ditch. The completion of this project

will retire surface water diversions, closing the headgate and the Ditch.



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#11119-1427 The Ranch on Swauk Creek

Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District

$229,155 $168,691


Location: Northeast of Ellensburg

County: Kittitas Stream: Swauk Creek

Species Benefited: Steelhead, Chinook, Coho, Bull Trout, Rainbow

KCCD will consolidate two gravity irrigation diversions with non-compliant fish screens

on Swauk Creek, northeast of Ellensburg, to a single, existing point of diversion. The

two diversions are currently barriers to fish passage. The consolidated diversion will

include instream rock structures to provide fish passage while allowing for diversion of

water. A portion of the irrigation conveyance channel will be piped to reduce

evaporation and infiltration and increase efficiency. Water savings will be placed in the

Trust Water Rights program to benefit instream flow. Cottonwood will also be planted

and fenced in strategic locations on the grazed land downstream of the point of

diversion to provide shade and future woody debris.



#11018-1651 Mainstem Teanaway Restoration Design at RM 8


$89,302 $75,802

Year Began: 2019 Status: Active

Location: Northeast of Cle Elum

County: Kittitas Stream: Teanaway River

Species Benefited: Steelhead, Chinook, Bull Trout, and Rainbow Trout

This planning project will develop conceptual designs to activate a historic side channel

to the Teanaway River, install large wood on the main channel, and restore floodplain

function of two tributaries in and along 0.5 miles of the mainstem Teanaway River, a

tributary to the Yakima River in Kittitas Co. The project includes nearby landowner

outreach, alternative development, flood modeling, benefits and risk evaluation, and

restoration alternative selection. The project benefits ESA-listed Mid-Columbia

steelhead, spring Chinook, bull trout, and resident trout. The project area is primarily a

WDFW property at river mile 8 acquired for conservation in 2017.

Progress: Steering committee has been recruited, design criteria developed, and the

hydraulic model has been refined using survey data.


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#10918-1650 Ahtanum Creek Restoration of Recreation Impacts


$169,021 $122,858


Location: Ahtanum State Forest


Species Benefited: Steelhead, Spring Chinook, Coho, and Bull Trout

The Ahtanum watershed is a popular destination for recreationists; overuse of camping

areas and illegal off-road (ORV) activity directly impacts spawning salmonids, damages

sensitive riparian areas and increases the delivery of sediment to Ahtanum Creek and

its tributaries. Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group (MCF) propose restoration

projects on South Fork, Middle Fork, and North Fork Ahtanum Creek to reduce

recreation impacts on core bull trout spawning areas and improve watershed health.

Actions will include: de-compacting and removing user built road, planting native

vegetation, installing signage, installing wood and boulder to focus recreation activities

away from sensitive areas, and gravel the dispersed campground.

Progress: DAHP and Yakama Nation have reviewed cultural resource report and

agreed project would not have impact to cultural resources.


#10818-1710 Taneum Fish Passage at RM 1.8


$111,000 $91,000


Location: Northwest of Thorp

County: Kittitas Stream: Taneum Creek

Species Benefited: Steelhead, Spring Chinook, Coho, Rainbow Trout

Yakama Nation proposes to restore fish passage and habitat quality and improve

floodplain connectivity to 1400 ft of Taneum Creek by placing woody material instream

and by excavating pilot channels. The project is located on the LT Murray Wildlife Area

at RM 1.8 on the mainstem of Taneum Creek near Thorp, WA. This site has suffered

from a history of channel clearing and straightening that eliminated natural riparian

vegetation degraded channel habitat. The current channel has a headcut with a vertical

drop that is a complete barrier to juvenile salmonids and a likely barrier to adult coho.

Wood placement will trap bedload to raise the channel bed, eliminating the headcut

and improving floodplain connectivity.

Progress: Yakama Nation is working through contracting with RCO.


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#10718-1624 Ensign Ranch -- Big Creek Flow Enhancement Design

Sponsor: Washington Water Trust

$56,194 $47,758


Location: South of Easton

County: Kittitas Stream: Big Creek

Species Benefited: Steelhead, Chinook, Bull Trout, Coho

Washington Water Trust will complete a feasibility and alternatives analysis and a

conceptual design to guide future removal of a surface water diversion from Big Creek.

The second phase of a multi-phase effort initiated by Yakama Nation Fisheries and

WDFW, this project proposes to improve passage and habitat conditions by removing

the landowner's surface water diversion at Big Creek stream mile .7 and replace it with

wells. This will add up to 1.7 cfs to the lowest mile of Big Creek, addressing low

summer flows and high temperatures that limit juvenile rearing as well as eliminate an

outdated surface water diversion which poses a risk for entrainment/impingement of

juvenile and spawning steelhead as well as ESA-listed bull trout.

Progress:


#10618-1648 Cooke Creek Screening and Passage


$879,922 $396,811



County: Kittitas Stream: Cooke Creek

Species Benefited: Spring Chinook, Steelhead, Coho, and Rainbow Trout

This project is located in the lower 1.3 miles of Cooke Creek southeast of Ellensburg. It

addresses two irrigation diversion dams that are barriers to upstream fish passage and

are not properly screened to prevent fish from entering the irrigation systems. The

proposed project will construct a new diversion structure at the upper site, with a proper

fish screen and concrete fishway for upstream passage. The lower diversion structure

will be removed. Riparian vegetation will be established along approximately 0.4

stream miles. Cooke Creek is a tributary to the Wilson/Cherry Creek system and the

project site is 3.5 stream miles from the Yakima River. There are no barriers to fish

passage below the project site.

Progress: Designs have been finalized and all permits acquired. The lower diversion

structure has been removed and the streambed restored. Construction of the irrigation

diversion with the fish screen and fishway, as well as the pipeline installation, is

ongoing.


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#10518-1709 Wood Replenishment in Four Tributaries


$293,488 $238,600


Location: Multiple

County: Kittitas and Yakima Stream: SF Cowiche, NF Manastash, Taneum, and Swau

Species Benefited: Steelhead, Spring Chinook, Rainbow Trout, and Coho

The Yakama Nation propose to implement restoration of stream/floodplain interaction

by placing abundant pieces of large and small woody material in alluvial floodplain

reaches in SF Cowiche, NF Manastash, Taneum and Swauk Creek watersheds. The

overall goal is to re-aggrade streams to reconnect them with broad, formerly-wet

meadow systems on public lands. This project replicates techniques used in similar

stream reaches, which have been shown to profoundly increase stream/floodplain

habitat functions, including side channel formation, riparian habitat recovery, pool

formation, promoting in-channel complexity and spawning gravel retention.

Progress: Project was approved for funding with a condition placed to come back with

additional information prior to implementation. Yakama Nation will be transferring

sponsorship to Mid-Columbia Fisheries.


#10418-1711 Teanaway Community Forest Floodplain Restoration


$246,400 $200,000


Location: Teanaway Community Forest

County: Kittitas Stream: Teanaway River and Indian Creek

Species Benefited: Spring Chinook, Steelhead, and Coho

Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group (MCF) proposes to restore Teanaway

River complexity by placing up to 1,000 pieces of wood at strategic locations along 12

miles in the NF, MF and WF of the river. In addition, the MCF will re-contour over 5000

feet of artificial ditch networks in Indian Creek to reduce artificial drainage and will hand

place bundles of wood slash throughout the Indian Creek floodplain to improve the

function of a previous large wood placement project. The project site lies within the

state-owned Teanaway Community Forest, which was purchased in 2013 as an

element of the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan. Restored streams will retain spawning

substrate and floodwaters will inundate broad, formerly-wet meadows.

Progress: In August of 2019 a helicopter placed more than 1,000 pieces of wood and

1,400 cubic yards of slash in 1.5 miles of the North Fork Teanaway River. Additional

wood was staged for ground-based work along the river.


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#10317-1179 Yakima River Side Channel at Bull Canal Diversion


$192,968 $164,018




Species Benefited: Spring Chinook, Steelhead, Bull Trout, Cutthroat, Rainbow Trout

MCFEG will remove gated culverts within the side channel at this project site and

replace with a bridge or culvert to improve conveyance/reduce sediment deposition,

regrade accumulated material downstream of the gated culverts, regrade a 200-ft

length at the side channel outlet that currently is a partial barrier for juvenile fish, and

construct wood structures on the left bank of the Yakima River.

Progress: Bids for the project have come in higher than expected. MCF is working with

a steering committee to determine next steps and will consider scaling-down the project.


#10217-1173 Yakima Basin Stewardship


$258,041 $219,101


Location: Multiple sites

County: Kittitas Stream: Wilson, Jack, Oak Creeks and Cle Elum and Yaki

Species Benefited: Steelhead, Bull Trout, Cutthroat, Rainbow Trout

MCFEG will complete stewardship activities for 7 sites. These will include weed control,

fencing, and planting on 67.5 acres along 4 stream miles of Reecer, Cowiche, Wilson,

and Oak Creeks and Cle Elum and Yakima Rivers. MCFEG will also complete

maintenance of 3.5 miles of fencing along 2 miles of Jack Creek.

Progress: Stewardship is ongoing.


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#10117-1224 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screen and Habitat Enhancement

Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District

$273,000 $228,000


Location: West of Union Gap


Species Benefited: Steelhead, Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout

NYCD will install several large wood, rock habitat, and floodplain roughness features.

This project will also remove a small section of a remnant dike and install

WDFW/NMFS compliant fish screen, fish bypass, and headgate. Stream regrading and

grade controls will maintain flow into the diversion, eliminating the need for the irrigator

to access the creek to build push-up diversion structures in the stream every year. The

project will increase fish habitat complexity, improve floodplain function, and provide

protection from entrainment for coho salmon, bull trout, and ESA listed steelhead.

Progress: To allow access to the project site, a bridge must be replaced to safely allow

transportation of heavy machinery. To compensate, the project has been split into two

phases, with phase 1 encompassing the installation of the fish screen and some

irrigation impprovement elements. Phase 2 will include all floodplain and instream

improvement treatments. Phase 1 was completed in 2018.


#10017-1239 Swauk Cr Floodplain Reconnection


$100,000 $85,000


Location: Northwest of Ellensburg


Species Benefited: Steelhead, Cutthroat, Rainbow Trout

MCFEG will work with WSDOT and USFS to improve floodplain connection and

instream habitat. Primary objectives will be to install large wood structures, place

individual large wood pieces In Swauk Creek/along floodplain, remove or lower railroad

and road berms, plant native herbaceous plants, plant hardwoods in a narrow riparian

corridor by stream, and change the inlet elevation of culverts in a meadow west of the

project. The project is expected to result in improved spawning and rearing habitat for

steelhead, resident Rainbow, and Cutthroat trout.

Progress: Wood placement was completed in concert with WSDOT's culvert

replacement project.


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#9917-1177 North Fork Teanaway Large Wood Trapping


$467,450 $394,000


Location: Within Teanaway Community Forest

County: Kittitas Stream: North Fork Teanaway


The primary goal of this project is to complete final designs and construct structures to

snag and retain large wood along a 3 mile stretch of the North Fork Teanaway River.

These structures will be designed to increase floodplain inundation, increase pool

frequency, capture gravels to cover exposed bedrock, and provide cover for fish. This

project benefits Mid-Columbia steelhead and spring Chinook.

Progress: Permit-level designs for 10 large wood trapping structures have been

developed. Additional funding has been secured through the Yakima Basin Integrated

Plan to cover unexpected construction costs.


#9817-1169 Crow and Quartz Creek LWR

Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Board

$113,844 $96,694


Location: Northwest of Yakima

County: Yakima Stream: Crow Creek


MCFEG and Naches Ranger District will place 250-300 trees into tributary streams of

the Little Naches. Adding large wood to the stream systems is expected to increase

pool frequency and floodplain connection, and to trap spawning gravels. Wood

placement will improve both spawning and rearing habitat for steelhead and Chinook.

Progress: NEPA has been delayed but the USFS remains supportive of the project,

implementation is expected in summer of 2020. Yakama Nation Fisheries archaeologist

has submitted their report on their cultural resource surveys to USFS and is awaiting a

response.


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#9716-1753 Restoring Fish Passage on Cowiche Creek


$253,375 $215,369

Year Began: 2017 Status: Complete

Location: Northwest of Yakima

County: Yakima Stream: Cowiche Creek

Species Benefited: Spring Chinook, Steelhead, Rainbow Trout

The primary goal of this project was to modify the Naches Cowiche Canal Association

siphon, which currently acts as a fish passage barrier at low flows. NYCD will replace

the concrete siphon, modify streambed, and complete on-farm irrigation infrastructure

changes with two landowners. The modified streambed is expected to allow for

improved flood flows, sediment transport, and passage for steelhead, Coho, and

juvenile Chinook salmon.

Progress: Final design has been completed, all permits applied for, and cultural

resources survey completed. An additional $10,000 SRFB funds was approved in

August, 2017 due to higher construction costs than anticipated. The project was

completed 04/30/2019.


#9616-1760 Upper Yakima Tributary Flow Restoration


$283,839 $241,263


Location: Southeast of Ellensburg


Species Benefited: Spring/Summer Chinook, Steelhead, Bull Trout, Cutthroat, Rainbow T

Trout Unlimited and Kittitas Reclamation District lined approximately 1,652' of KRD's

existing irrigation canal to limit water leaks.This will generate approximately 260 acre-

feet/year in water savings that will then be released through metered turnouts from the

canal to Manastash, Taneum, Big, and/or Little creeks during low-flow periods. Putting

more water in the streams will improve fish habitat and access to high quality habitat

during low-flow periods.

Progress: TU received a scope change to the project that added Tucker, Spex Arth,

and Tillman Creeks to the list of tributaries that may receive the water for instream flow

benefits. The project was completed 06/01/2019.


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#9516-1749 NF Manastash Creek Floodplain Restoration


$266,500 $204,495


Location: West of Ellensburg

County: Kittitas Stream: Manastash Creek

Species Benefited: Steelhead, Cutthroat, Rainbow Trout

MCF and Yakama Nation will complete a restoration project on Manastash Creek,

which includes installing tree root wads and large logs via helicopters along 4 miles of

creek owned by WDFW. These large wood structures will create places for fish to rest,

feed, and hide from predators. It was also slow the water, reducing erosion and

allowing small rocks to settle for spawning habitat and adding habitat complexity.

Progress: In October, 2018 2,066 full length trees were placed into 7.5 miles of North

Fork Manastash Creek. Yakama Nation and MCF biologists directed the placement of

logs and logs with rootwads into locations previously identified by survey.


#9416-1606 Swauk Creek Permanent Flow Restoration

Sponsor: Washington Water Trust

$318,430 $247,165


Location: Liberty to Cle Elum



WWT has acquired a senior water right on First Creek, this will add 1.71 cfs and 448.5

acre-feet/year of permanent instream flow to the lower 3.9 miles of First Creek and

lower 7.5 miles of Swauk Creek.

Progress: Draft and final Reports of Examination securing the protection of the water

rights instream have been completed. Place of use maps for water rights were created

and detailed to ensured that the wate rrights purchased weere irrigating discreet

acreages an in the full quantities claimed in the water rights documentation. WWT was

able to show proof of beneficial use for 448.5 acre-feet of water, the full amount

projected in application materials. Project was completed 04/30/2018.


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#9315-1151 Parke Creek - Caribou Creek Fish Screening


$200,722 $107,713


Location: Southeast of Ellensburg

County: Kittitas Stream: Parke Creek/Caribou Creek

Species Benefited: Spring Chinook, Steelhead, Rainbow

The primary goal of this project was to relocate a Parke Creek diversion water right to

Cherry Creek and consolidate and convert two Caribou Creek gravity diversions to a

single new screened pumped diversion. These actions removed fish passage barriers

and ensured all of the diversions have proper fish screens.

Progress: Project was completed 06/30/2018.


#9215-1141 Ahtanum Creek Riparian Enhancement


$236,116 $200,668





NYCD will restore, enhance, and protect more than 25 acres of riparian habitat along

7,200 acres of Ahtanum Creek. Fencing, off channel water facilities, and livestock

management will be implemented to reduce impacts along 6,500 acres of riparian

habitat. Weed species will be treated at 6,300 trees, shrubs, and grasses will be

planted.

Progress: Riparian plants and fabric mulch have been installed and a hi-tensile

electrified livestock fencing installed for the north side of Ahtanum Creek. Herbaceous

weed control and supplemental watering of vegetation will continue to ensure success.

Stewardship to the existing plants throughout the project area was applied by

controlling competing weeds and other vegetation. Replacement plans were installed in

fall, 2019.


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#9115-1247 Williams Creek Aquatic Habitat Restoration


$252,900 $214,920


Location: William Creek near Blewett Pass

County: Kittitas Stream: Williams Creek

Species Benefited: Steelhead, Bull Trout, Cutthroat, and Rainbow Trout

The Kittitas Conservation Trust designed and implemented culvert replacements that

restore fish passage at two road crossing at Cougar Gulch, developed a preliminary

design to restore fish passage at a Lions Gulch culvert, developed final designs to to

restore fish passage at Williams Creek culvert, and completed NEPA reviews to allow

future implementation of designs.

Progress: Scope amendment was approved in August, 2017 which removed

implementation of road decommissioning and wood installation and changed

completion of passage over 4 barriers to designs and completion of NEPA processes.

Significant outreach efforts have been undertaken by KCT. Project was completed

12/31/2019.


#9015-1147 Yakima River Floodplain Assessment and Final Design


$151,718 $146,846


Location: Ellensburg, WA


Species Benefited: Spring/Summer Chinook, Steelhead, Cutthroat, Bull Trout, Kokanee

The primary goal of this project is develop a restoration strategy to improve fish habitat

and reduce flood risk in an impaired reach of the Yakima River. This will be

accomplished in two phases: phase one will complete a comprehensive habitat

assessment, restoration planning, and alternative evaluation. Phase two will select an

alternative, finalize design, and complete permitting for the project.

Progress: Preliminary design plans, specifications, and estimates were completed in

August, 2017. The project was completed 05/31/2018.


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#8915-1350 Yakima RM 153 Side Channel Connection Design


$116,000 $116,000


Location: West Ellensburg


Species Benefited: Spring Chinook, Steelhead, Cutthroat, Rainbow Trout

This project produced final designs for a restoration action that reduces the need for

annual maintenance of a rock structure installed in the Yakima River to divert water to

a side-channel, reduces fish stranding and mortality in the side channel and Wilson

Creek, increases availability of Yakima River water for Bull Canal Ditch Company, and

increases availability of off-channel habitat.

Progress: A scope amendement was approve June, 2017 downscoping from final to

preliminary designs and addition of design of bank structures to the left bank of the

Yakima River. The project was completed 08/09/2017.


#8815-1153 Gold Creek Instream Habitat Design


$197,891 $197,891


Location: Gold Creek near Snoqualmie Pass

County: Kittitas Stream: Gold Creek

Species Benefited: Bull Trout, Cutthroat, Kokanee

This project produced preliminary designs documents, that implement

recommendations in the Gold Creek Habitat Assesment and Conceptual Design. These

design documents will focus on instream habitat restoration in lower Gold Creek, which

supports a threatened population of Bull Trout.

Progress: $12,186 additional SRFB funds were approved in January 2017. Designs

have been finalized and focus on instream restoration actions that will narrow and

stabilize stream banks, restore adjacent floodplains, increase stream flow complexity

and wood loading, encourage regeneration of riparian forests, increase quantity of

pools with cover, and decrease the duration and extent of seasonal dewatering.


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#8715-1144 SF Cowiche Floodplain Restoration


$99,314 $84,314


Location: Cowiche


Species Benefited: Steelhead, Bull Trout, Cutthroat

The project installed wood structures along two miles of stream to restore in-channel

complexity, reverse channel incision, and re-engage the creek with its floodplain.This

project will provide benefits to fish and wildlife by increasing minimum stream flows,

restoring the density and species composition of riparian vegetation, increasing the

availability of pool habitat and cool water refugia during periods of high temperature

and providing suitable habitat for beaver re-colonization.

Progress: A total of 31 structures, comprised of 1,400 logs total, were installed. Project

was completed 11/30/2018.


#8614-1348 Badger Mtn ID Riverstation Screens

Sponsor: Badger Mountain Irrigation District

$176,310 $133,766


Location: West Richland

County: Benton Stream: Yakima River

Species Benefited: Juvinile Chinook

Badger Mountain Irrigation District (BMID) installed six new, belt-driven fish exclusion

screens at BMID’s existing water diversion intake from the lower Yakima River. The

screens will replace five 38-year old screens that are nearing the end of their service

life and one screen that is now absent. Upgrading the screens allows for consistent

running time and better debris clearing of the screens, ensuring that juvenile chinook

and other salmon and steelhead are not sucked into the irrigation pumps. The Badger

Mountain Irrigation District will contribute $59,150 in cash and donated labor.

Progress: BMID installed six new, belt-driven fish exclusion screens at BMID's existing

water diversion intake from the Yakima River.


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#8514-1204 Reducing Road Density in the Naches Watershed


$72,369 $60,339


Location: West of Yakima

County: Yakima Stream: Nile Creek and lower Rattlesnake Creek

Species Benefited: Steelhead and bull trout

The Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group used this grant to help the Naches

Ranger District decommission 4.72 miles of already closed national forest road in the

Nile Creek and lower Rattlesnake Creek watersheds. As part of the decommissioning

process MCF removed a perched culvert that block passage to 3 miles of Orr Creek.

Forest roads at high densities alter stream systems, resulting in increased peak flows.

The roads often are a source of chronic sediment input and can block large tree

branches, logs and root wads from moving at stream crossings. This project benefits

steelhead and bull trout, both of which are listed as threatened with extinction under the

federal Endangered Species Act.

Progress: Project is largely complete and under budget. Cost reduction was approved

in September of 2017. Project was completed 12/30/2018.


#8414-1217 Naches River Side Channel Preliminary Design


$61,184 $61,184



County: Yakima Stream: Naches River

Species Benefited: Steelhead, bull trout, Chinook, coho

The North Yakima Conservation District used this grant to develop an assessment and

preliminary design for a groundwater-fed side-channel in the Naches River floodplain,

approximately 2.5 miles upstream from the town of Naches. Side channel habitat in this

reach of the Naches River will improve habitat conditions for mid-Columbia steelhead

and bull trout, which are listed as threatened with extinction under the federal

Endangered Species Act, as well as Chinook and coho salmon, lamprey, and other fish

species by providing refuge from the varying water levels that occur in the fall due to

the flip-flop flow regime. The assessment focused on using the entire 50 acres of

property along a half-mile of the Naches River to achieve the maximum possible benefit

to fish. Work included site assessments, groundwater level investigation, hydraulic

modeling, preliminary designs, and a preliminary design report.

Progress: Assessment identified favorable groundwater conditions to support the

creation of off-channel habitat at the project-site. A chosen alternative was developed

into a preliminary level design.


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#8314-1222 Ahtanum Creek Restoration Survey and Design


$119,133 $119,133




Species Benefited: Steelhead, bull trout, Chinook and coho

The North Yakima Conservation District used this grant to develop a preliminary design

for a steam and floodplain restoration project in Ahtanum Creek, west of Union Gap. In

this part of Ahtanum Creek, the banks don’t have enough plants and trees, the

floodplain doesn’t function well, the channel is incised, and the bank is eroding, all of

which translate into poor fish habitat. Limiting factors and restoration actions will be

identified and prioritized to guide design inputs. The conservation district designed a

project that encompasses about 1.5 miles of stream and more than 25 acres of

floodplain. Ahtanum Creek 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, lamprey, and other fish species.

Progress: Preliminary designs were completed and Yakama Nation has secured

funding to finalize designs. Project was completed under budget. The proposed project

has since been implemented.


#8214-1238 South Fork Oak Creek Habitat Enhancement


$170,171 $144,551



County: Yakima Stream: Oak Creek

Species Benefited: Steelhead

The Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group (MCFEG) used this grant to improve

steelhead habitat in the north and south forks of Oak Creek. Oak Creek is a tributary to

the Tieton River, west of Yakima. The fisheries enhancement group removed portions

of a decommissioned road next to South Fork Oak Creek, allowing the creek to

reconnect to the floodplain. This project also reduced the amount of sediment entering

the creek, placed about 300 tree root wads and large logs to slow the water and create

places for fish to rest and hide from predators, and planted native trees and shrubs

along the creek banks. MCFEG also evaluated habitat potential in North Fork Oak

Creek to assess the value of future proposals for habitat reconnection in the North

Fork. Oak Creek is used by middle Columbia River steelhead, which are listed as

threatened with extinction under the federal Endangered Species Act. The Mid-

Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group will contribute $23,600 in cash and donations

of labor.

Progress: An additional $11,461 in SRFB funds was approved in September, 2017.

Permitting has been completed and knapweed sprayed in preparation for ground-

disturbing work. Work was completed 12/30/2018.


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#8114-1214 Upper Yakima River Restoration


$133,260 $133,260


Location: Easton reach of the Yakima River


Species Benefited: Steelhead, bull trout, Chinook and coho

Kittitas Conservation Trust used this grant to develop final designs for restoration

elements that will expand and enhance spawning and rearing habitat in a half-mile

reach of the Yakima River about 7 river miles upstream of the confluence with the Cle

Elum River. The project produced designs for large wood structures to be placed along

the river’s edge to slow it and create places for fish to rest, forage and hide from

predators. The Yakima River has a critical shortage of rearing habitat for small juvenile

fish. The upper Yakima River is used by middle Columbia River steelhead and bull

trout, which are both listed as threatened with extinction under the federal Endangered

Species Act, as well as Chinook and coho salmon and other native species. The land is

protected forever from future development by a land preservation agreement covering

438 acres on both banks of 1.3 miles of the Yakima River.

Progress: Designs have been completed, which will add 2,500 feet of perennially

accessible side channel, place 62 large wood structures, create 60 instream pools, and

incorporate a 75' vegetated riparian buffer.


#8014-1203 Yakima Basin Stewardship Project


$245,665 $208,810


Location: Various Yakima River mainstem and tributary locations

County: Kittitas and Yakima Stream: Yakima, Cowiche, Reecer, Swauk

Species Benefited: Steelhead, Chinook, coho, rainbow and cutthroat

The Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group used this grant to protect previous

Yakima Basin restoration investments by maintaining plants at eight restoration sites on

the Yakima River and its tributaries. The arid conditions and intense weed competition

mean that some sites needed more than 2 years of maintenance to establish robust,

native plant communities. Work included weed control, mulching, removal of weed

fabric, repairing fences, and selective planting and watering. At Reecer Creek, work

included 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. The Mid-Columbia

Fisheries Enhancement Group contributed $32,442 from a federal grant and donations

of labor.

Progress: Additional $25,000 SRFB funds were approved in March, 2016. Scope

changes were approved to sites 1 and 4 and the Swauk Creek site was removed from

the project scope at the landowner's request. Installation of additional large wood in the

new channel at Reecer Creek (related to SRFB# 07-2020) was removed from the

scope after a technical working group confirmed it was no longer warranted. Additional


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#7914-1215 Coleman-Naneum Fish Passage Projects


$168,865 $140,120


Location: Ellensburg, WA.

County: Kittitas Stream: Naneum and Coleman Creek

Species Benefited: Steelhead, Chinook and coho

The Kittitas County Conservation District will use this grant to install fish screens and

correct fish passage barriers on irrigation diversions on Naneum and Coleman Creeks,

near Ellensburg. Both diversions are currently the most downstream barrier on their

respective streams and addressing these diversions is part of an incremental effort to

continue to provide safe fish passage in the watershed. The creeks are used by mid-

Columbia River summer steelhead, which are listed as threatened with extinction under

the federal Endangered Species Act, as well as by Chinook and coho salmon. The

Kittitas County Conservation District will contribute $28,745 from a federal grant.

Progress: $217,528 additional funds were added via the 2015 SRFB grant round. The

original project scope included installation of a fish screen, sprinkler irrigation system,

and fish passage barrier correction at the Coleman Creek site. Construction was

removed from the scope of work because of challenges related to the landowner

constructing a solar facility on their property.


#7813-1322 Ellensburg Water Co ‐ Coleman Creek Intersection


$250,025 $250,025


Location: East of Ellensburg

County: Kittitas Stream: Coleman Creek

Species Benefited: Steelhead and Chinook

The Kittitas County Conservation District used this grant to pay for part of a larger

project to build a siphon at the Ellensburg Water Company and Coleman Creek

intersection east of Ellensburg, in Kittitas County. The SRFB funding replaced the

water company’s diversion with a structure that includes a fish screen and fishway for

passage. The larger project also installed a siphon that carries canal water under the

creek, eliminating a passage barrier where the canal now crosses the creek. The

project is one in a series designed to provide safe fish passage in the lower 5 miles of

Coleman Creek for mid-Columbia River summer steelhead, which are listed as

threatened with extinction under the federal Endangered Species Act, as well as for

Chinook salmon.

Progress: Construction was completed as of July, 2016.


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#7713-1309 Lower Cowiche Floodplain Reconnection, Ph 3


$250,476 $202,675



County: Yakima Stream: Steelhead, Chinook, coho and rainbow

Species Benefited: Chinook, coho, steelhead

Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group (MCFEG) planned to use this grant to

reconnect Cowiche Creek to its floodplain by removing 600 feet of railroad berm and

reshaping the bank. MCFEG removed cement in the creek and floodplain, and planted

900 feet of creek bank and 1 acre of floodplain. Cowiche Creek is used by steelhead,

which are listed as threatened with extinction under the federal Endangered Species

Act, as well as Chinook and coho salmon, and rainbow trout. MCFEG will contribute

$47,801 from a combination of in-kind and volunteer support, and cash assistance for

mobilization from the USFWS.

Progress: A scope and cost amendment was approved in April, 2017 to eliminate from

the scope of work removal of 600 feet of railroad berm. SRFB cost was reduced to

reflect change in scope of work. Concrete removal has been completed as of Fall, 2017

and planting is ongoing.


#7613-1557 Bateman Island Causeway Conceptual Design


$312,653 $307,073


Location: Confluence of the Yakima and Columbia Rivers


Species Benefited: Steelhead, bull trout, Chinook, coho

The Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group (MCF) used this grant to identify

alternatives for breaching the Bateman Island causeway, an earthen structure

connecting the island to the City of Richland at the confluence of the Yakima and

Columbia Rivers, in Benton County. The presence of the causeway has altered river

flow and water quality conditions. Flow modeling indicated that migratory conditions of

salmon species would improve if the causeway were breached. The project identified

alternatives that allow flow along the south side of the Island while accommodating

recreational and emergency access. It also identified and worked to address the

concerns of local stakeholders. Alternative development will consider: Mobilization of

sediment deposited to the west of the causeway, bank scour, reduction of rearing

habitat for non-native species, protection of marina resources, and relative project

costs.

Progress: A preferred alternative has not been finalized. However, MCF will continue to

support fisheries co-managers and regulatory agencies as they work with stakeholder

and partners to select a preferred alternative.MCF will provide technical support and

outreach materials related to past work and will continue to pursue funding to support

ongoing temperature monitoring. SRFB funds were closed June, 2016. Project


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#7513-1320 Floodplain Restoration with Beaver Dam Analogs


$66,919 $56,881


Location: Selah, WA

County: Yakima Stream: Wenas Creek

Species Benefited: Steelhead, Chinook & coho

North Yakima Conservation District used this grant to simulate beaver dams by

installing biodegradable wooden structures across the floodplain and channel of lower

Wenas Creek, in Yakima County. The biodegradable structures are intended to act like

beaver dams, which create ponds, slow the stream, and cause sediment to build up,

reconnecting the stream with its floodplain. The structures were installed on three

properties on Wenas Creek. These three properties encompass more than 1 mile of

Wenas Creek and 22 floodplain acres. Wenas Creek is used by steelhead, which are


as Chinook and coho salmon, and resident trout. The North Yakima Conservation

District will contribute $10,043 from a state grant.

Progress: NYCD installed 19 Beaver Dam Analongs along lower Wenas Creek in

Selah, WA.


#7413-1315 Naneum, Wilson, and Cherry Creek Assessment

Sponsor: Kittitas County Flood Control Zone District

$416,250 $354,000


Location: Naneum, Wilson and Cherry Creek watersheds, north and east of Ellensburg

County: Kittitas Stream: Naneum, Wilson and Cherry Creeks

Species Benefited: Steelhead, Chinook salmon

This project assessed conditions in the Naneum, Wilson and Cherry Creek watersheds

as part of developing of long-term management plans that addresses floods,

infrastructure, fish habitat needs. The assessment fostered communication with

stakeholders, including landowners, agencies, irrigation districts, local governments

and non-profit organizations. Deliverables included an inventory of the streams and

their tributaries for fish screens, passage barriers, irrigation control structures, and

habitat suitability. Water rights and points of diversion were mapped. This assessment

is a critical first step toward determining what is needed to restore fish passage into the

Upper Naneum watershed, and building consensus on priority salmon recovery actions

in these Upper Yakima tributaries. This project is expected to benefit steelhead trout

and Chinook salmon.

Progress: Project completed in 2017.


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#7313-1312 Little Rattlesnake Creek Road Decommissioning

Sponsor: Mid Columbia Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group

$660,000 $660,000


Location: Little Rattlesnake Creek, West of Yakima

County: Yakima Stream: Little Rattlesnake Creek

Species Benefited: Steelhead, bull trout

The USFS as part of this project decommissioned approximately 5 miles of Forest

Service Road (FSR) 1501 from its beginning at FSR 1500 to its junction with FSR 1503

near the National Forest boundary. Little Rattlesnake Creek is a tributary to

Rattlesnake Creek in the Naches River drainage in Yakima County, WA. It hosts

steelhead and bull trout, as well as resident rainbow and cutthroat trout. The presence

of FSR 1501 immediately adjacent to Little Rattlesnake Creek has reduced overhead

canopy (and stream shading), degraded floodplain function, interrupted hydrologic

processes, and is likely to have affected water temperature over time. Obliterating the

first 5 miles of FSR1501 increased woody debris recruitment, allow for the development

of complex habitat, reduce sediment input to the stream, and may allow for the

reduction of peak water temperatures.

Progress: Project completed as of June, 2019.


#7212-1307 Yakima Floodplain Ecosystem ph2

Sponsor: City of Yakima

$298,368 $209,600


Location: Mainstem Yakima River, Gap to Gap Reach, Viola Avenue

County: Yakima Stream: Yakima River

Species Benefited: Coho, spring Chinook, Rainbow, Cutthroat, Pacific Lamprey

This project was the second phase of a floodplain and off-channel habitat restoration

project along river mile 109 of the Yakima River in Yakima, WA. The project enhanced

the connectivity of floodplain habitat by removing approximately 2000 feet of

armored/unmaintained revetment. A portion of the Yakima Greenway trail that ran on

top of the revetment was relocated outside of the 100 year floodplain. This project will

lead to improved floodplain habitat on property owned by the City, the Greenway,

Yakama Nation and Washington Department of Transportation. The project benefits

steelhead, Coho and chinook salmon, lamprey, and resident fish. It will also have

benefits for birders, walkers, joggers, and other users of the greenway path.

Progress: 2,000 feet of armored/unmaintained levees were removed to allow for more

natural and unrestricted movement of fish, water, and substrate. This project was the

second phase of a multi-phase project.


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#7112-1350 YTID Tieton to Cowiche Delivery Assessment

Sponsor: Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District

$100,000 $25,000


Location: Cowiche Creek Basin and Tieton River Basin


Species Benefited: Spring Chinook, Coho, Bull Trout

The Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District (YTID) completed a feasibility study to evaluate

how to upgrade and/or replace the 100 plus year old main canal. This grant was used

to study how YTID could wheel water from the Tieton River Basin to the Cowiche Creek

Basin to improve stream flow for ESA listed steelhead, salmon and resident trout in

Cowiche Creek. The stream flow improvement would occur because YTID would

deliver water to the creek users in the South Fork and Main Stem of Cowiche Creek

above Weikel using water from the Tieton River instead of water from Cowiche Creek.

The water normally diverted by adjudicated water right holders from Cowiche Creek

would then be left in stream for fishery benefits. The study assessed options for

delivering water to adjudicated water right holders on the South Fork and Main Stem of

Cowiche Creek, and evaluate how any changes to the main canal could provide

capacity for water deliveries to Cowiche Creek. This type of water exchange would

have no impact on Total Water Supply Available.

Progress: The assessment is completed, has been released to project partners, and

YTID is working toward long-term implementation.


#7012-1317 Yakima River Gap to Gap Habitat Enhancement

Sponsor: Yakima County Public Services

$29,426 $24,666


Location: Mainstem Yakima River, Gap to Gap Reach



Yakima County reconnected existing side channels and develop new side channels

through a point bar complex in the Yakima River. The project will enhance habitat and

flood conveyance through this reach and will facilitate natural channel forming

processes and habitat enhancement. This location was identified in the Yakima Basin

Steelhead Recovery Plan and others as critical habitat for salmonids in the Yakima

Basin. The project also removed toe rock from a recently modified levee upstream of

the Terrace Heights Bridge near Hartford Road. Side channel forming processes were

initiated near the Washington State Park Property and the Yakima Greenway. All

properties have existing flood control easements that will be exercised to allow the

project to move forward. This project is expected to benefit Chinook and coho salmon,

steelhead, and bulltrout.

Progress: At Hartford Road, the County removed 170' of toe rock from a recently

modified levee and excavated 185' long starter channel to direct high flows onto the

propery, which was not originally included by its importance became evident during

construction.


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#6912-1306 Gold Creek Habitat Assessment + Conceptual Design


$184,500 $167,250


Location: Snoqualmie Pass in northern Kittitas County

County: Kittitas Stream: Gold Creek

Species Benefited: Gold Creek Bull Trout

Kittitas Conservation Trust (KCT) assessed salmonid habitat in the Gold Creek

watershed and produced conceptual designs for habitat restoration projects. Gold

Creek supports an isolated population of ESA-listed bull trout. This assessment

investigated issues that negatively affect bull trout in Gold Creek such as seasonal

dewatering, spatial constraints and habitat degradation, and design restoration actions

that employ natural processes to reduce these impacts. The Gold Creek Bull Trout

population is designated as a high priority Action population in the Yakima Bull Trout

Action Plan. Conceptual engineering plans for restoration actions were derived from

this comprehensive hydrological, geomorphic and biological habitat assessment.

Progress: KCT collected data in 2013 & 2014 with a focus on late season low flow

periods when dewatering is a problem. Results were presented at the 2014 Yakima

Basin Science & Management Conference. Project Sponsor hosted a TWG in

December 2014 and March 2015 presenting the preliminary restoration concepts

leading to an alternatives analysis.


#6812-1358 Yakima River Assessment Hansen Pits to Ringer Loop

Sponsor: Kittitas County Public Works

$117,528 $95,330


Location: Mainstem Yakima River South of Ellensburg


Species Benefited: Steelhead, Spring Chinook and Coho

The Yakima River Assessment- Hansen Pits to Ringer Loop project identified and

prioritized habitat restoration actions for salmonid species in the Yakima River south of

Ellensburg. The assessment identified priority locations for improvements in riverine

and floodplain habitat that significantly increase the quantity, diversity, and productivity

of habitats over a range of flows. Target species included steelhead, Spring Chinook

and Coho.

Progress: The final report and companion technical memos summarize existing

conditions in the project reach; explain the selection criteria and methodology used to

identify and prioritize projects; identify and prioritize potential projects; and develop

conceptual designs and cost estimates for priority projects. Cost increase was

approved in 2013.


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#6712-1327 Naches River Ramblers' Acquisition and Restoration


$263,400 $223,400


Location: Lower Naches River near the City of Yakima



The purpose of the Ramblers Property Acquisition and Restoration Project is to allow

the Naches River to reoccupy old side channels by removal of man-made constrictions

and related sediment accumulations upstream of Nelson Dam in Yakima, WA. This

project is a component of a larger floodplain restoration project planned for the Naches

River. The project proposed purchase a total of 4 parcels, including 2 residences,

placing an additional 32.07 acres of floodplain property integral for an upcoming levee

reconfiguration project into public ownership. In addition, the project proposed

removing 950 feet of private levee, established pilot channels through areas of

sediment accumulations, and removed 2700 cubic yards of material from the floodway.

This project will benefit Chinook and coho salmon, as well as ESA listed steelhead and

bulltrout.

Progress: Yakima County acquired 2 parcels that comprise the island upstream of

Nelson Dam and constructed 2 new channels. Agreement with the landowner could not

be reached to acquire two additional parcels and remove 950 feet of levee.


#6612-1328 CCWUA Barrier Removal and Trust Water


$924,607 $574,600


Location: Along Cowiche Creek near Weikel and Zimmerman Roads



This project increased flows in Cowiche Creek, provided fish passage and addressed

screening needs at the two Cowiche Creek Water Users (CCWUA) gravity diversions.

The project site is located 5 miles northwest of the city of Yakima, WA. This project

eliminated the need to use the two Cowiche Creek diversions by creating a new 7.9 cfs

water right on the Tieton River at the same point of diversion as the Yakima Tieton

Irrigation District (YTID). An agreement between the CCWUA, YTID, and Reclamation

was created, in which YTID uses its current pipeline infrastructure to transport the

CCWUA water right to their existing place of use where a new pressurized pipeline taps

into YTID's mainline to deliver water. The CCWUA 7.9 cfs Cowiche Creek water right

was acquired by the Washington Water Project of Trout Unlimited and placed into trust

down to the Naches River to improve instream flow in Cowiche Creek. This will benefit

Mid-Columbia steelhead, coho salmon and Chinook salmon.

Progress: NYCD hosted a celebration on the Lust Property in 2014. The event attracted

many attendees and highlighted the decade of coordination/negotiation with partners

and willing landowners needed to make the project possible.


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#6511-1525 Coleman Cr - Ellensburg Water Company Project


$799,816 $482,480

Year Began: 2011 Status: Completed

Location: Ferguson Rd., Ellensburg, WA.


Species Benefited: Chinook, steelhead

The Coleman Creek - Ellensburg Water Company Project constructed a siphon at the

Ellensburg Water Company and Coleman Creek intersection and replaced their

existing upstream diversion with a structure that includes a fish screen and fishway for

passage. This project is one in a series designed to provide safe fish passage in the

lower five miles of Coleman Creek. Projects have already been completed to provide

passage into the first two miles, as well as providing fish screens to protect fish from

entrainment and gaining Trust Water for instream flow through irrigation efficiency

improvements. This project will improve fish access for Spring Chinook and summer

steelhead.

Progress: This project was completed in the 2016 construction season.


#6411-1321 Teanaway Forks Large Wood Trapping

Sponsor: Mid Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group

$80,500 $80,500


Location: Tenaway Rd., Cle Elum, WA

County: Kittitas Stream: Teanaway River

Species Benefited: Chinook, steelhead, bull trout

Streams with legacies of splash damming, timber harvest, and large wood removal lack

the key large wood pieces that would otherwise act to trap smaller pieces. This project

designed large wood trapping structures to function as key pieces at meander bends

and at slope breaks within the rivers. In conjunction with this effort, the project sponsor

conducted public scoping and education on the role of large wood in fish habitat. This

project designed habitat improvements for spring Chinook, steelhead, resident rainbow

and cutthroat trout.

Progress: This project developed preliminary designs (30% design drawings) for eight

large wood trapping structures that would increase pool frequency, retain spawning

gravels, provide overhead cover, and increase floodplain connectivity in one reach of

the West Fork Teanaway River and two reaches of the North Fork Teanaway River in

Kittitas County.


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#6311-1565 City of Yakima Floodplain Ecosystem Restoration


$584,658 $375,400


Location: Mainstem Yakima River, Gap to Gap Reach, Viola Avenue



This project is a floodplain and off-channel habitat restoration project along river mile

109 of the Yakima River that reshaped a shallow gravel-pit pond in the floodplain,

restored the pond’s outlet to the Yakima River and enhanced subsurface flow on the

site and downstream. This required excavating the floodplain, re-establishing native

vegetation, and replacing a 40 foot culvert with a structure that allows for unrestricted

movement of fish, water and substrate. This project is the first phase of a two phase

city project (see12-1307 for the next step). The project benefits steelhead, Coho and

chinook salmon, lamprey, and resident fish.

Progress: This project was completed in the 2014 construction season.


#6211-1600 L Cowiche Creek Restoration Design


$105,000 $105,000


Location: Powerhouse Rd., Yakima WA



Yakima County Public Services used this SRFB Grant to complete a final design of a

stream relocation and levee removal project on Lower Cowiche Creek at its confluence

with the Naches River. Yakima County and the City of Yakima are continuing plans to

relocate the existing Naches River Fruitvale Diversion and related structures upstream

to the Nelson Dam location. This action will reduce the need for the existing Cowiche

Creek/Fruitvale Canal levee system, which redirects Cowiche Creek onto an unnatural

floodplain. This project produced a design for future setback of these dikes and

relocation of Cowiche Creek to a more natural alignment. Yakima County is currently

working with the landowner on Phase 1 of the project to create a conservation

easement through the historical floodplain to accommodate this stream relocation

project. Phase 1 was funded in 2010 (10-1909), Phase 3 will be Project Construction.

Progress: Design is complete.


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#6111-1320 Lower Cowiche Creek Restoration, Phase 2

Sponsor: Mid Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group

$216,415 $183,953


Location: Cowiche Canyon Rd., Yakima, WA



The Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group used this grant to improve floodplain

habitat on Cowiche Creek. Cowiche Creek is impaired by elevated water temperatures,

high nutrient loads, and removal of native vegetation in many areas. The creek is

constrained by dikes, and the banks have been artificially reinforced by concrete and

other non-native materials. Mid-Columbia Fisheries set back a 500-foot-long dike,

removed concrete from the channel and banks along another 500 feet, reshaped and

replanted the creek banks, placed wood to create more diverse habitat in the creek,

and reconnected floodplains and wetlands. The group also worked with other

landowners in the reach to identify two more properties where restoration could occur

in the future.

Progress: Scope and cost amendement was approved in April, 2017 to eliminate from

project scope: removal of railraod grade, removal of concrete embankment/bank armor,

constuction of 3 porous weirs/setback dike/pilot overflow channel, planting behind

railroad grade, and fencing/gating. Added to the project scope: riparian planting

adjacent to City of Yakima property, removal/disposal of debris along 5.4 acres,

additional 1 acre of planting. SRFB cost is reduced by $109,476. Project was

completed June, 2018.


#6011-1564 Cle Elum River PH-2 Instream Habitat Design


$172,000 $172,000


Location: Morel Road, Ronald, WA

County: Kittitas Stream: Cle Elum River

Species Benefited: Chinook, coho, steelhead, sockeye, bull trout

This planning and design project produced engineering designs, exhibits and

construction notes for eight large engineered log jams proposed for construction in the

lower Cle Elum River. Project deliverables included concept design and evaluation,

preliminary project design (30%, permit level plans and specifications) and final project

design (construction level exhibits and bid documents). Site reconnaissance and

extensive topographical surveys of the project reach, including LiDAR imaging have

been conducted along with hydraulic modeling and geomorphic assessment and

analyses. Stakeholder presentations, permit support, and regulatory agency review are

completed. The designed engineered log jams (ELJ) are proposed for between river

mile 7.0 and 5.0, approximately 1 mile downstream from the Lake Cle Elum Dam. The

primary purposes of the ELJ’s is to restore instream habitat complexity, direct

mainstem flows into side channel rearing habitat, and optimize freshwater habitat

quality and availability in a flow regulated tributary to the Upper Yakima River.

Progress: Instream structure plans and specifications are complete and the completed

designs were implemented using non-SRFB funding sources in the fall of 2014.


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#5911-1373 Rattlesnake Creek Side Channel Restoration

Sponsor: Robert Inouye

$44,533 $37,733


Location: Nile Road, Naches, WA

County: Yakima Stream: Rattlesnake Creek


The project improved fish access and habitat in a ¾ mile long side channel which runs

parallel to Rattlesnake Creek northwest of Naches, Washington. The side channel was

functioning but with limitations: fish could not enter at the top end due to irrigation ditch

screening, and the entire side channel would freeze up when the irrigation ditch went

dry in mid-winter. The project was completed in 2012, with major excavation and

installation work accomplished during the August fish window. By September over 200

yards of new headworks and channel were in operation, completely separating the side

channel from the irrigation ditch and screen. The new system connects directly to

Rattlesnake Creek, allowing fish to freely enter and leave from either end.

Progress: The new side channel segment came in under budget, including 500 willow

stakes installed along the new banks, a couple riparian acres seeded to mixed dryland

grasses, two new foot bridges and two improved fords. The Department of Ecology

recently issued the permanent water permit, guaranteeing a steady inflow for the side

channel’s thousands of juvenile steelhead, coho and Chinook salmon. The project

suffered significant storm damage in high flows in 2016.


#5810-1909 Lower Cowiche Riparian Easement


$214,604 $143,160


Location: Clover Lane, Yakima, WA



Yakima County used this SRFB Grant to pursue a conservation/riparian easement near

the mouth of Cowiche Creek. This property was identified in previous studies as critical

for plans to return Cowiche Creek to a less confined floodplain. The landowner prefers

to keep the land in agriculture and negotiated a Conservation/riparian easement for the

future restored location of lower Cowiche Creek. This land is under heavy pressure for

development and annexation into the City of Yakima and is one of the few remaining

privately owned parcels in the Lower Naches River riparian zone. Design of

subsequent restoration is being developed under Project 69.

Progress: Project was completed during te 2016 construction season.


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#5710-1847 Teanaway - Red Bridge Road Project


$286,914 $243,877


Location: Red Bridge Rd

County: Kittitas Stream: North Fork Teanaway River


This project involved correction of a fish passage barrier on the mainstem Teanaway

River that blocked fish passage into the majority of the Teanaway watershed. The

barrier was formed as a result of damage created during the January 2009 flood event.

A head cut dropped the elevation of the Teanaway River to a point that forced water

right holders to create rock and gravel dams to direct water into their pump station. This

project constructed five channel spanning rock weirs to stabilize the streambed and

return the river to an elevation that allows water to flow to the pump station. The project

benefits summer steelhead, spring chinook and bull trout who migrate into the

Teanaway River to spawn and rear.

Progress: Project was completed during the 2013 construction season.


#5610-1838 Manastash Creek Reach Assessment


$133,497 $112,959


Location: Hanson Rd., Ellensburg, WA



This project identified, quantified and prioritized salmon habitat restoration projects in

the lower 6 miles of the Manastash Creek watershed. With fish passage into the

watershed nearly restored, the next logical step is instream and riparian habitat

improvements. Major flood events in 2011 created interest among of local landowners

and agencies, creating the opportunity to inventory and assess restoration projects that

address habitat complexity, floodplain connectivity, riparian habitat, water quantity and

water quality. This assessment was used to guide future project development. It was

crafted so that it meets the requirements for the Yakima River Basin Water

Enhancement Project (YRBWEP) for a tributary plan, which opens up additional

funding avenues for future projects. This project will benefit Spring Chinook salmon and

summer steelhead.

Progress: Project sponsors worked with stakeholders and partners to put together an

assessment of the lower 13 miles of Manastash Creek and create a blueprint for future

projects.


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#5510-1786 Jack Creek Channel & Floodplain Restoration


$205,000 $170,000


Location: Teanaway Rd., Ellensburg, WA

County: Kittitas Stream: Jack Creek


This project restored streambank condition, floodplain function, spawning and rearing

habitat in the lowest two miles of Jack Creek, a tributary to the North Fork Teanaway

River. The project installed nearly a mile of barbed wire fence to exclude cattle from the

right bank of Jack Creek, sloped back eroding stream banks at three locations,

rerouted a USFS road, and installed large wood to prevent the stream from avulsing

into the abandoned road bed. In the lower reach of the stream, a decade-old sediment

plug was excavated to allow the stream to utilize an abandoned channel. Large wood

was placed throughout the lower reach to enhance floodplain and channel roughness.

Signs were posted to warn snowmobilers of the changes in the area.

Progress: Nearly 2,000 potted riparian plants were installed, mulched, and irrigated on

a biweekly basis from June until September. Central Washington University interns

monitored plant survivability, water quality, and cover class. A total of 3.5 mile of fence

was installed, protecting 42.5 acres of riparian wetland meadow. WCC crews installed

over 1900 live stakes. Snowmobile safety signs, flagging, and snow poles were

installed along the new fence and a educational/Interpretive sign was installed.


#5410-1785 Yakima River Delta Habitat Assessment


$150,227 $127,375


Location: Confluence of the Yakima and Columbia Rivers



The Yakima River Delta Habitat Assessment project assessed habitat and non-habitat

factors influencing the success of salmon at the confluence of the Yakima and

Columbia Rivers. Past work suggested that river temperature limits salmon species

success in the area. This project conducted in-depth studies of temperature

interactions between Yakima and Columbia Rivers, looked at how the landforms in the

delta influence sediment and hydrology, and considered how fish move through the

area in relation to predator dynamics. The project investigated the social and political

feasibility of making the causeway between Richland and Bateman Island more

permeable. The area is used by ESA listed middle Columbia River steelhead.

Progress: Completed bathymetric survey and installed data loggers to collect WQ data

for two years. Modeled best options for breaching the causeway. Project partners met

with the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Richland Parks and Recreation Commission,

and the Yakima Delta Technical Advisory Group. The project results were presented at

the 2013 Yakima Basin Science & Management Symposium.


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#5310-1765 Eschbach Park Levee Setback & Restoration


$380,569 $284,424


Location: 4811 South Naches Rd.


Species Benefited: bull trout, Chinook, coho, steelhead

This project removed the Eschbach Park Levee and relocated portions of the levee

landward 800' from its original location in order to protect the Yakima Valley Canal

head-works and fish screens. This project reconnects 100 acres of active floodplain

habitat to the Naches River and also reconnects 2 side channels cut off by the 1974

levee construction. Relocation of the levee allows the Naches River to re-occupy its

historic channel downstream within an area of excellent riparian habitat. The

downstream floodplain and former side channels improved by the project are now

owned by Yakima County, WDFW, and the Yakama Nation. The goal after project

completion is to reconnect 2.1 miles of the Naches River to its former floodplain, with a

net gain of approximately 240 acres in restored hydrology and habitat.

Progress: This project was implemented in 2014. The completed project provides fish

access to over 37 acres of high quality, mature riparian habitat to the Naches River and

reconnects two side channels that had been cut off by the original levee construction in

1974. Project was highlighted in NOAA's PACSRF report to Congress!


#5210-1764 Herke Fish Screening - Ahtanum Creek


$240,067 $170,123


Location: Ahtanum Road, Yakima WA

County: Yakima Stream: North Fork Ahtanum


This project consolidates two unscreened gravity diversions into one, and designed,

fabricated and installed a compliant fish screen and water meter. Screening of these

gravity diversions will decrease fish entrainment in this high priority stream for

restoration of ESA listed Middle Columbia steelhead and bulltrout. The consolidated

diversion is equipped with a modular rotary drum screen provided by the WDFW

Yakima Construction Shop. A head gate and grade control structures were also

engineered and installed.

Progress: Project is complete. The project sponsor continues to monitor the project and

is working with the landowner to ensure precise operation of the measurement flume.


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#5110-1753 LaSalle High School Riparian Enhancement


$147,632 $123,929


Location: 3000 Lightning Way, Union Gap, WA

County: Yakima Stream: Ahtanum


This project restored approximately 16 acres on the left bank of Ahtanum Creek.

Previous land use practices involved cultivation up to the edge of the creek to maximize

crop yield, which left the floodplain mostly devoid of riparian vegetation. Restoration

included intensive weed control techniques and chemical testing of the soil to

determine appropriate species to plant. The site was reseeded; planted with rooted

materials and stems (pots and bareroot) and followed with watering. Additional planting

and site maintenance continued for 3 years in order to achieve the desired level of

survivability. This project increases the functionality of the floodplain and the quality of

salmonid habitat. It also enhanced the environmental education curriculum being taught

at La Salle High School, as students were able to learn about the importance of

restoration while watching activities happen on the ground. This project also

complemented salmon restoration efforts conducted by the Yakama Nation.

Progress: The project is complete, except for supplemental planting and weeding. An

updated stewardship plan was submitted to RCO in December 2012. Project Sponsor

will continue maintenance through June of 2015.


#5010-1595 Yakima Beaver Project

Sponsor: WDFW

$225,000 $185,357


Location: Upper Yakima Basin

County: Kittitas Stream: Various Upper Yakima tributaries


The WA Dept of Fish & Wildlife initiated this program to capture and relocate beavers

from urban and agricultural areas in the Yakima Basin, where they are currently being

lethally removed, and strategically re-establish them in priority upper Yakima River

tributaries to improve fish habitat and restore riparian function, water quality and stream

flows. The USGS reports that the upper Yakima hydrograph has shifted ~3-4 weeks

earlier over the past 30 years, likely as a result of climate change. Restoring beavers in

the upper watersheds will help counter this trend and provide better late season flows

for fish passage, as well as improve fish habitat and water quality.

Progress: In partnership with Mid-Columbia FEG (MCFEG) and CWU, 130 bevers were

released in 6 watersheds (Swauk, Teanaway, Manastash, Taneum, and Umtaneum),

successfully establishing 12 beaver colonies (out of 34 attempted). The MCFEG

partnership has been an efficient way to operate the project due to the flexibility of

adding or subtracting staff as project needs require. CWU interns assisted

WDFW/MCFEG in the trapping and relocation of the beavers. The sponsor received

McNary Mitigation Funds to extend the project work.


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#4909-1772 Eschbach Park Levee Setback & Restoration Design


$122,608 $122,608


Location: Eschbach Park, Naches, WA



This project completed designs for relocating the Eschbach Park Levee 800 to 1100

feet inland. The current location of this levee and adjacent levee systems that protect

the City of Yakima Water Treatment Plant, the Gleed ditch intake and State Route 12

have degraded river and floodplain function through this 2+ mile reach. Relocation of

the levee will allow the Naches River to 1) re-occupy its historic channel downstream

through 41 acres of excellent floodplain and riparian habitat, and 2) reconnect 2 side

channels that were cut off when the levee was constructed in 1974. The setback levee

is necessary to protect the park and the Yakima Valley Canal head-works and fish

screens from floods. The ultimate goal of this project was to improve hydrologic

function across 2.1 miles of the Naches River and approximately 240 acres of its

floodplain.

Progress: Levee setback and restoration deign was completed in 2012. The design

was implemented in 2014 (SRFB Project # 10-1765).


#4809-1612 Teanaway 3M Ditch Project


$386,470 $328,500


Location: Teanaway Rd.

County: Kittitas Stream: Teanaway Creek

Species Benefited: bull trout, Chinook, coho

The Teanaway River provides important habitat for steelhead, spring Chinook and bull

trout. The 3-M Ditch was the largest remaining gravity-fed irrigation ditch on the

Teanaway River. The 3M Ditch intake on the Teanaway River included a gravel push-

up dam that significantly interfered with fish passage during summer and fall low flows.

Low flows below the diversion impacted both passage and temperature. This project

improved irrigation efficiency, moved diversions downstream, allowed for the

abandonment of the old ditch and diversion, thereby leaving more water instream.

Individual irrigators are also working with the Washington Water Trust to enroll

additional saved water in the Trust Water Rights Program.

Progress: The Kittitas Conservation District decommissioned the 3M Ditch, a gravity

irrigation diversion the Teanaway River, by helping 6 landowners convert to alternative

irrigation supplies. The goal of the project was to provide fish passage and improved

instream flow to the Teanaway River during the irrigation season.


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#4709-1590 Matson Barrier Removal and Trust Water Project


$241,702 $201,702


Location: Nile Road

County: Yakima Stream: Nile Creek

Species Benefited: coho, steelhead

This project removed the only significant diversion on Nile Creek, removed a partial fish

passage barrier, and eliminated the possibility of fish entering the existing irrigation

system. The point of diversion was moved to a pumping station outfitted with a

compliant fish screen and water meter on the neighboring Naches River, where water

is then pumped to the landowner’s cherry orchard. This allows 3.75 cfs of Nile Creek

water to remain instream down to the confluence with the Naches River, significantly

improving fish passage and rearing conditions in Nile Creek, a productive steelhead

stream with a large forested watershed.

Progress: Diversion removal, pumping station, and pipeline was completed in 2012.

The forbearance and temporary change of diversion are in place.


#4609-1527 Lower Yakima River Fish Screening

Sponsor: Benton Conservation District

$147,730 $115,362


Location: Lower Yakima River within the confines of Benton County



The lower Yakima River is a critical migration corridor for coho, spring and fall chinook,

and federally listed steelhead. It also provides valuable spawning habitat for fall

chinook. Installing new fish screens and replacing older non-compliant fish screens

reduces juvenile entrapment and mortality. This grant installed six National Marine

Fisheries Service compliant screens in the Lower Yakima River and promoted

landowner awareness about the importance of fish screens for juvenile salmonid

survival.

Progress: The Benton Conservation District, with funding from RCO, cost-shared on

the installation of six National Marine Fisheries Service compliant screens on the lower

Yakima River between 2010 and 2012. This grant funded installation of new screens

for landowners who were placed on the waiting list in when the 2007 grant funding was

being implemented (see #44).


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#4508-2001 Large Wood Replenishment


$131,725 $110,025


Location: Yakima Basin

County: Yakima and Kittitas Stream: Various tributaries in the Yakima Basin


The Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group used this grant to place large woody

debris in high-priority areas in the Yakima basin. This created more pools, better

spawning areas, cooler water, better connection to the floodplain and increased mixing

of surface water and groundwater. The wood used in this project was harvested from

adjacent forests, providing the additional benefit of decreasing fire potential and making

riverside trees less susceptible to insect damage. Project sites are on land managed by

the USDA Forest Service.

Progress: The project placed 225 trees in 5 miles of stream during the summer of

2013. MCFEG notes the result of instream wood reconnecting floodplain meadows was

immediate & exciting. The project worked with larger diameter trees than usual.


#4408-1965 Wapato Reach Assessment

Sponsor: WDFW

$14,331 $12,181


Location: Left bank Mainstem Yakima from Union Gap to the Satus Creek confluence .



The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Yakama Nation used this grant to

identify opportunities to protect and restore habitat along the Yakima River in the

Wapato Reach. Restoration opportunities identified include removing dikes and foreign

material that limit floodplain function, enhancing side channels and restoring

streamside plants. The project also assessed priorities for habitat protection via

acquisitions, conservation easements and cooperative agreements. A local technical

advisory group reviewed and prioritized all restoration actions identified in this

assessment.

Progress: Sponsorship of the assessment changed from WDFW to the Yakama

Nation. This grant for the Wapato Reach Assessment was closed and a new project,

number 10-1925 Wapato Reach Assessment 2 created with the identical scope of

work. The Yakama Nation worked with partners to complete the Assessment in 2012;

copies are available on the YBFWRB website.


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#4308-1952 Manastash Creek Diversion Consolidation


$1,529,408 $599,408


Location: Manastash Road, Ellensburg, WA



The Kittitas County Conservation District used this grant to build a pipeline to

consolidate four diversions on Manastash Creek into one. This project installed a 1.6

mile pipeline system that will deliver irrigation water from the enlarged Manastash

Water Ditch Association diversion to the Hatfield, Reed and Anderson ditches. The

pipeline eliminates the need to build fish screens and fish passage facilities at the

Hatfield Ditch, Reed Ditch and Anderson diversions. The diversion structures and

headgates at Hatfield, Reed and Anderson will be removed, completing the Manastash

Creek Restoration Project, which has been addressing unscreened surface water

diversions and fish passage barriers on the creek. The Kittitas County Conservation

District contributed $1,622,392 from federal, state and other grants.

Progress: The Kittitas County Conservation District completed work to address two

unscreened diversions at the Hatfield Ditch and Red Ditch diversions on lower

Manastash Creek. The completed work is part of a series of sub-projects being

conducted as part of the overall "Manastash Creek Restoration Project."


#4208-1949 Coleman Creek Irrigation Redesign


$121,510 $62,902


Location: N. Ferguson Rd., Ellensburg, WA



The Kittitas County Conservation District used this grant to design solutions for five fish

passage barriers on Coleman Creek. Coleman Creek currently passes under the

Ellensburg Water Company Canal in a small pipe. EWC diverts their water upstream at

a full channel spanning structure that blocks fish passage and does not have a fish

screen. Three other diversions also block fish passage. The project produced bid ready

designs and specifications for a siphon to fully separate the Ellensburg Water Company

Canal from Coleman Creek and for a passable structure and fish screen for the water

company diversion. The project also created recommendations for providing water to

the lower diversions that eliminate the need for fish screens.

Progress: Designs are complete. Construction funding was allocated under SRFB

grant # 11-1525 Coleman Creek - Ellensburg Water Company Project.


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#4108-1948 Upper Wapato Reach Restoration

Sponsor: Yakima County Public Service

$223,000 $123,000


Location: WDFW's Sunnyside Wildlife Area just upstream of the Donald/Wapato Bridge


Species Benefited: Steelhead, Chinook, coho

The project restored a section of floodplain on the Upper Wapato Reach of the Yakima

River. The County removed existing waste concrete armor and abandoned levee

systems to improve the area available for flood storage and function and allow the

development of side channel habitats on lands already managed for conservation

purposes. The project also revegetated areas with native species that are currently

dominated by invasives to improve upland habitats, reduce the source areas for

invasive plants in this reach, and revegetate a bank that is eroding at a high rate due to

lack of vegetation.

Progress: The County installed 400 plants along the eroding bank in the upper end in

2010. The waste concrete was removed from the WDFW lands in 2011 using county

crews and equipment. The County removed the remainder of the armor from the island

in the river in 2012 and also knocked down the levee on the WDFW land and

completed a fall planting at both locations.


#4008-1947 Swauk & Iron Creek Restoration Design


$75,213 $63,274


Location: The first mile of Iron Creek above its mouth, and RM 17.3 to 18.8 of Swauk Cre

County: Kittitas Stream: Swauk and Iron Creeks


This project identified restoration alternatives for a 1.5-mile reach of Swauk Creek and

a 1-mile reach of Iron Creek. Swauk Creek and its tributaries provide spawning and

rearing habitat for steelhead and Chinook salmon. The alternatives were designed to

enhance groundwater storage, increase in-stream habitat complexity, and improve the

condition of riparian habitat within the constraints of the existing road and highway

system.

Progress: The design phase of this project was completed in March, 2011, with the

final drafts of feasibility reports from Interfluve, Inc. The reports identify options for

improving fish habitat and passage, enhancing wetland conditions, and increasing

water retention, which would improve downstream baseflows. Implementation of one

restoration alternative, large wood replenishment, is being funded through SRFB

project 08-2001. Additional restoration alternatives are larger in scope, and depend on

coordination with future changes to Highway 97. The feasibility reports have been

shared with WA State Department of Transportation.


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#3908-1939 Jack Creek Restoration Design


$69,998 $58,319


Location: Teanaway Road, Ellensburg, WA

County: Kittitas Stream: Jack Creek


The Mid-Columbia Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group used this grant to design a

restoration project for about 2 miles of Jack Creek, a tributary to the North Fork

Teanaway River. The U.S. Forest Service and the Kittitas County Conservation District

are working on several projects in the immediate area. This created an opportunity to

design a comprehensive stream restoration project. The creek had been degraded by

grazing, logging, and road and railroad construction. The restoration project focused on

restoring the stream banks and channel and reconnecting it with its floodplain.

Progress: The design phase of this project was completed in March, 2011, with the

final draft of a feasibility report from Interfluve, Inc. The report identifies options for

increasing shade, decreasing sediment input from streambanks, and enhancing

channel and floodplain complexity. Project implementation has been partially funded

through a 2010 SRFB grant (#10-1786), and was largely completed in the fall of 2012.


#3807-1899 Lower Yakima River Restoration


$67,800 $54,676


Location: Lower Yakima Basin, within boundaries of Benton County



This restoration proposal used information from the Lower Yakima River Assessment,

07-1566 to identify and implement 10 small diversion screening projects and 5 riparian

enhancement projects. The Benton Conservation District (BCD) inventoried irrigation

diversions along the lower Yakima River in 2008 and determined there are

approximately 70 private intakes on the Yakima River. Many of these intakes have

outdated or non-existent fish screens. BCD installed a total of 10 new fish friendly

screens for property owners along the lower Yakima River in August of 2009. The new

fish screens ranged in size from 65 gpm to 1,000 gpm and replaced older or non-

existent screens that were out of compliance with Washington State Department of

Fish and Wildlife and National Marine Fisheries Service. The new screens will allow

irrigators to draw water from the river efficiently while not harming juvenile fish.

Progress: This project was completed in 2009 with additional support from the BCD's

Riparian Buffer and Fencing Project (CSF 07-9). The Lower Yakima Fish Screening

Project (09-1527) continues the screening work started by this project.


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#3707-1551 Taneum Creek Fish Passage


$716,814 $276,814


Location: Taneum Rd Thorp WA

County: Kittitas Stream: Taneum Creek


This project replaced two ineffective and outdated fish passage structures in lower

Taneum Creek with roughened channels that provide full upstream and downstream

passage into 30 stream miles of tributary habitat. Co-managers have designated the

Taneum Creek watershed as a high priority tributary to the Yakima River for recovery

of salmon and steelhead. The Kittitas Conservation Trust partnered with the Bureau of

Reclamation, USFWS, Yakima Tributary Access & Habitat Program, WA Dept. of Fish

& Wildlife, Bruton Water Users, Taneum Canal Co., and the Yakama Nation on a

comprehensive analysis of fish passage alternatives for lower Taneum Creek.

Progress: The Bruton Diversion Dam was removed in November 2009 & replaced by a

330 foot constructed channel that mimics natural stream conditions. Taneum Creek fish

population monitoring by WDFW upstream of the former barrier reveals that habitat is

now occupied by Chinook and coho. The Taneum Canal Co. diversion dam was

removed in November 2010 and the TCC headworks infrastructure was modified and

streamlined. The newly constructed fish passage channel allows all aquatic species to

migrate upstream and downstream during all Taneum Creek flow scenarios.


#3607-1517 Indian Creek and Jack Creek Culvert Replacement


$765,347 $351,448


Location: Teanaway Rd, Ellensburg WA

County: Kittitas Stream: Indian and Jack Creeks


The Indian Creek and Jack Creek Culvert Replacement project replaced two culverts

that were full barriers to upstream fish migration on tributaries to the North Fork

Teanaway River. This provides access to nearly 9 miles of habitat for steelhead, spring

Chinook, coho, and bull trout. Both culverts were 72” in diameter with significant drops

at the outfalls, no streambed material, and a slope of more than 1%. They were

replaced with bottomless arch culvert that have a natural stream bed under the road.

Both are consistent with WDFW fish passage criteria. Project partners include Kittitas

County, US Forest Service, and the Kittitas Conservation Trust (KCT).

Progress: Project is complete.


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#3507-1567 North Fork Ahtanum Gauging Station Fish Passage


$174,690 $146,607


Location: North Fork Rd Yakima WA

County: Yakima Stream: NF Ahtanum Creek

Species Benefited: bull trout, coho, steelhead

Ahtanum Creek is a stronghold for bull trout, cutthroat and steelhead in the Yakima

Basin. A large concrete weir had been built in the creek in the 1930s in order to

measure stream flows, but over the decades the stream eroded under the structure. By

the 2007, the structure was about to collapse, no longer gave accurate stream flow

measurements, and had become an obstacle to fish moving upstream. The NYCD

District worked together with the landowners and local stakeholders to remove the weir

and build a new stream channel that would allow both fish passage and stream flow

measurement. Over 700 cubic yards of various-sized rock were brought in to

reconstruct the streambed and over 30 Ponderosa pine rootwads were used to

construct log cribs to prevent erosion. The removal of the weir and construction of the

new channel means that fish have unimpeded passage into 17 miles of high-quality

habitat above the site. New flow monitoring equipment was installed that allows for real-

time access to data on flow in North Fork Ahtanum Creek.



#3407-1572 North Yakima County Fish Screening


$85,566 $28,757


Location: Cowiche Mill Rd Yakima WA



This project installed a fish screen and meter on one of the remaining unscreened

gravity diversions on Cowiche Creek (river mile 12.1). A modular rotary wiper fish

screen, constructed by the WDFW Yakima Screen Shop, was retrofitted into an existing

conduit that delivers water to irrigators and the headgate was restored to provide

reliable control of water entering the screen. Screening of this gravity diversion will

eliminate entrainment of fish into the irrigation system and aid in steelhead restoration

efforts in Cowiche Creek.

Progress: The sponsor installed the screen, meter, and restored the headgate in 2010.


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#3307-1578 Big Creek Property Protection

Sponsor: Cascade Land Conservancy (Forterra)

$420,000 $355,000


Location: Nelson Siding Rd Ellensburg WA

County: Kittitas Stream: Big Creek


This project acquired a half-mile segment of Big Creek, a relatively pristine tributary of

the Upper Yakima River. The SRFB grant was intended to purchase the 200 ft. stream

corridor (approximately 25 acres of the 142.75 acre parcel); other funds were secured

to protect the high quality upland spotted owl habitat on the remainder of the parcel.

The property abuts the Wenatchee National Forest on one side, and proposed

development on the other. Steelhead are the priority beneficiary of this project,

although it also benefits Chinook and coho.

Progress: The parcel was purchased at well under the estimated price. The entire

transaction was funded by a combination of Federal Section 6 Grant funds, a WWRP

grant, and a landowner donation. The sponsor successfully negotiated the purchase of

an additional 40 acre riparian parcel adjacent to the original lot with the remaining

SRFB funds.


#3207-1598 Cowiche Creek Protection and Restoration

Sponsor: Cowiche Canyon Conservancy

$480,111 $272,292


Location: Cowiche Canyon Rd Yakima WA



This project to acquired and restored four parcels comprising about 23 acres of

floodplain along Cowiche Creek, two of which have water rights. The goal was to

eliminate future development threats that would further degrade riparian and floodplain

habitats. Restoration actions included dike removal, riparian planting, septic tank

removal, and instream flow enhancements (12 acre feet to be placed in trust). These

properties are part of a new trail system that is a vital link in the proposed William

O'Douglas Trail, which will run from downtown Yakima to Mt. Rainier.

Progress: By partnering with the City of Yakima, the project was able to purchase five

properties, including an additional 4.8 acre parcel of land contiguous to the four

originally proposed. The project was completed in 2010.


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#3107-1566 Lower Yakima River Assessment


$81,980 $36,426


Location: Lower Yakima Basin, within boundaries of Benton County



This project was a comprehensive inventory of the riparian restoration, fish screening,

and aquatic habitat needs of the lower Yakima River basin. The Benton Conservation

District (BCD) convened a Lower Yakima River Technical Advisory Group (LYRTAG)

and compiled a comprehensive inventory of restoration opportunities. The project

prioritized potential projects based on technical, financial and political feasibility and

anticipated benefit to salmon and people. The BCD collected extensive temperature

data to develop thermal profiles of the river from Prosser to its confluence with the

Columbia River. These identified several cooler water influents between Prosser and

Richland. The assessment also determined that the Bateman Island causeway may be

negatively influencing water quality in the Yakima Delta. It identified areas of degraded

shoreline along the lower Yakima River suited for restoration and protection, including

lower river island side-channels, floodplains and off-channel habitats within Benton

City, West Richland and Richland.

Progress: Copies of the Lower Yakima River final assessment report are available from

the WA State PRISM website, YBFWRB, and the BCD.


#3007-2020 Reecer Creek Floodplain Restoration Project


$852,999 $385,982


Location: Dolarway Rd Ellensburg WA

County: Kittitas Stream: Reecer Creek


The objectives of this project were to improve the floodplain of Reecer Creek near its

confluence with the Yakima River. The project has: 1) relocated 3,700 ft of

diked/channelized creek onto its recontoured floodplain; 2) created a new channel

6,000 ft long with meanders and side channels; 3) revegetated the floodplain with

appropriate riparian and floodplain vegetation. The project has created and improved

habitat for resident and salmonid fish, including Chinook, coho, and steelhead.

Progress: Construction on the Reecer Creek Floodplain Restoration project began in

October of 2010. The Suver levee, which had constrained 4,000 feet of Ellensburg’s

Reecer Creek for nearly a century, was removed. A setback levee was constructed on

the eastern edge of the city-owned property. A new, meandering channel was

excavated through the floodplain. Reecer Creek now has access to 58 acres of

floodplain habitat, and the floodplain was very active during flooding in 2011 and 2012.

More than 10,000 plants were installed in the restoration area in the fall of 2011, and

were watered throughout the summer of 2012.


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#2906-2200 Schneider Habitat Project Cowiche Creek


$173,000 $112,701


Location: 910 Weikel Rd Yakima WA



The North Yakima Conservation District worked with a landowner on Cowiche Creek to

restore 1300 feet of stream. New fences exclude livestock from the riparian area.

Rootwads and log vanes were installed to improve and stabilize sloughing

streambanks, promote establishment of vegetation, reduce sedimentation, form pools,

and increase habitat diversity and structure. Native vegetation was planted to provide

future woody debris, shade the creek, and improve the riparian structure. This project is

a partnership with the Yakima Tributary Access & Habitat Program (YTAHP). It adjoins,

and was completed in conjunction with CSF 06-5, the Green/Wilkinson Habitat Project.

Progress: The project is complete, with ongoing maintenance occurring as needed.


#2806-2193 Naches River Floodplain Acquisition

Sponsor: Yakima County Flood Control Zone District

$166,175 $141,175


Location: North of 16 Ave Exit, Yakima WA

County: Yakima Stream: Lower Naches


This project acquired three properties totaling 60 acres along the lower Naches River.

The goal was to protect valuable floodplain and river channel habitat. The acquisitions

adjoin other lands owned by the County, the Department of Transportation, and the

City of Yakima, and made it possible to proceed with planned projects to restore fish

habitat and reduce flood hazards across all these properties. Project partners include

Yakima Countywide Flood Control Zone District, the City of Yakima & WA Department

of Transportation.

Progress: The County acquired the two larger properties, but did not acquire the 7 acre

parcel.


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#2706-2160 Currier Creek – EWC Siphon & Screen


$699,224 $255,050


Location: Reecer Creek Rd Ellensburg WA

County: Kittitas Stream: Currier Creek


This project installed a siphon that passes the main canal of the Ellensburg Water

Company underneath Currier Creek and added a fish screen to an irrigation diversion

on Currier Creek. The project removed a 120 year old fish passage barrier on the

creek; prevents fish from entering the canal; restored the creek channel and riparian

vegetation along Currier Creek; added a fish screen and flow meter to the creek

diversion; prevents canal sediment from entering the creek; and allows for the safe

herbicide treatment of the canal. Project partners include the Ellensburg Water

Company, Kittitas County Water Purveyors, Pat Monk, SCWRC&D, the Yakama

Nation, and the KCT.

Progress: The siphon, fish screen and fish ladder were completed in early 2008. The

riparian planting was established in 2008 and maintained in 2009 through YTAHP. The

siphon leaked, allowing an uncontrolled connection between the Ellensburg Water

Company Canal and Currier Creek. In the fall of 2008 and winter of 2009, the siphon

was excavated again and concrete bands were poured over each of the joints of the

siphon. The siphon was successfully sealed and the project is now complete.


#2606-2156 Cherry Creek Barrier Removal & Screening


$781,661 $386,177


Location: No 6 Rd Ellensburg WA

County: Kittitas Stream: Cherry Creek


This restoration project added fish screens to four surface water diversions and

removed two fish passage barriers to allow access to 1.98 miles of rearing habitat for

anadromous fish. This project was the first step toward the larger goal of restoring

access and improving habitat conditions in the Cherry Creek watershed. Project

partners included YTAHP (BPA), Department of Ecology, WDFW, NOAA Fisheries, US

Fish and Wildlife Service, and a Washington Conservation Corps Crew.

Progress: Initial construction was completed in the spring of 2011. Modifications and

additions to the project have continued through 2012 and are expected in 2013, as the

fish screen facility continues to experience operational difficulties. These continuing

efforts are funded by YTAHP. In 2012, spawning coho salmon were observed in

Cooke Creek above the passage barriers that were corrected as part of this project.


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#2506-2143 Upper Yakima Protection – Hundley


$41,420 $29,463


Location: Hundley Rd Cle Elum WA



The Hundley property is 431 contiguous acres of riparian forests, ponds, wetlands and

shorelines that is bisected by the mainstem Yakima River for 1.3 river miles. There are

also two tributary streams that flow through the property and into the Yakima River.

The principals of the Hundley Family Limited Partnership, granted a conservation

easement on their property on November 24 after five years of discussions and

negotiations with the Kittitas Conservation Trust, Washington State Department of Fish

and Wildlife, and the Yakama Nation. The Hundley reach of the Yakima River is

premier spawning habitat for Spring Chinook salmon with some of the highest densities

of redds in the upper Yakima River. The property is also crucial for protecting terrestrial

wildlife migration routes that include crossings of the Yakima River within north-south

corridors. Landscape scale habitat connectivity is vital for ecosystem health and natural

biodiversity for species like cougar, deer and elk.

Progress: Purchase of the conservation easement was successful in late 2010.


#2406-2141 Cle Elum River Instream Habitat


$498,720 $320,120


Location: Morel Rd Ronald WA

County: Kittitas Stream: Cle Elum River


This project funded the design and installation of engineered log jams in the lower Cle

Elum River. The construction of Cle Elum Dam in 1933 and the ensuing flow regulation

significantly reduced the extent and complexity of salmon rearing habitat in the lower

Cle Elum River. Several meanders were cut off, and side channels were subject to

extreme variations in flow, reducing vital off-channel rearing habitat. These

strategically placed log jams reactivate side channels and meanders. Project costs

were reduced because Suncadia Resorts donated whole trees with rootwads.

Progress: The project was completed in November 2009 when two large engineered

log jams were constructed about one mile downstream of the Cle Elum Dam. This

restored perennial flow into the 1.8 mile Domerie side channel. The project provided

important lower velocity habitats for juvenile Chinook and steelhead when summer

irrigation deliveries result in unnaturally high flows in the Cle Elum River. The project

also reduces risks of stranding when mainstem flow drops later in the irrigation

season. Post construction monitoring demonstrates increased use of the side channel

habitat (new redds and more salmon carcasses) and reduced water temperatures.


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#2304-1680 Holmes Floodplain Property Protection


$145,346 $123,000


Location: Ellensburg WA

County: Kittitas Stream: Yakima River side channel


This project funded acquisition of the 37 acre Holmes property, which includes a 2,400-

foot side channel of the Yakima River. This side channel provides excellent rearing

habitat for juvenile salmon and steelhead, and has been heavily used for spawning by

coho salmon (over 50 redds were found here in 2006). This and other side channels to

the upper Yakima provide key habitat for juvenile salmonids during periods when high

flows associated with irrigation deliveries to the lower basin make much of the

mainstem Yakima less hospitable for juvenile salmonids. Project partners included the

Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group, and Bonneville Power Administration.

Progress: The property has been purchased, and riparian restoration efforts are

ongoing with support from the Community Salmon Fund and Ellensburg-area

volunteers. The property is also being used for educational programs, and the ponds

are being used by the Yakama Nation as release sites for hatchery coho.


#2204-1676 YTAHP Wilson Creek Riparian Restoration


$26,030 $18,378



County: Kittitas Stream: Wilson Creek


The SRFB, BPA, Yakama Nation, Kittitas County Conservation District (KCCD), and

WDFW have invested heavily in fish passage on the lower 8+ miles of Wilson Creek.

Native woody riparian vegetation is found on less than 10% of the lower 8-miles of

Wilson Creek. Now that passage has been restored to this reach, riparian

improvements are a priority. This project revegetated 2,300 feet of Wilson Creek near

the City of Ellensburg Waste Water Treatment Plant that were previously dominated by

reed canary grass. The shrubs and trees will provide shading, leaf litter, and future

woody debris to the stream. This is a cooperative effort between the KCCD, the City of

Ellensburg, the Yakama Nation, and the US Bureau of Reclamation.

Progress: This project was completed June 30, 2009. This project was designed as an

educational project for landowners and natural resource managers. It serves as an

example to local agricultural producers that, with the Kittitas County Conservation

District's help, they can rehabilitate the riparian areas on their lands.


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#2104-1675 YTAHP Lower Reecer Creek Fish Passage


$292,164 $216,220


Location: Rhinehart River Front Park Ellensburg WA



This restoration project proposed to remove two gravity-fed diversion structures and

screen two unscreened diversions in order to prevent fish entrainment and allow

access to 2+ miles of habitat. The lower end of this and other Ellensburg-area

tributaries can provide key habitat for juvenile salmonids during periods when high

flows associated with irrigation deliveries to the lower basin make much of the

mainstem Yakima less hospitable for juvenile salmonids. Project partners included the

Washington Conservation Commission, YTAHP (funded by BPA), the Yakama Nation &

the City of Ellensburg.

Progress: The upper diversion was converted to a pump station and the barrier

removed in June 2009. Six thousand linear feet of pipe were installed to deliver water

from the pump station to the irrigators. There was some delay in removing the lower

diversion as the water right holder initially requested screening and passage assistance

but subsequently sold the water right. The lower diversion was removed in October

2010 by the City of Ellensburg (a project partner). Coho redds were located in the

reach between the two diversions in 2006, 2008, 2009, & 2010.


#2002-1656 Dry/Cabin Creek Fish Passage & Screening


$189,504 $126,873


Location: Hwy 10 Ellensburg WA

County: Kittitas Stream: Dry/Cabin Creek


This restoration project replaced two unscreened ditches on Dry and Cabin Creeks

(just West of Ellensburg) with a screened pump diversion. A small dam at one of the

original diversion sites was removed, and increased irrigation efficiencies associated

with changing from flood to circle pivot irrigation for 75 acres of pasture allowed for

increased stream flows while improving agricultural production (irrigation demand went

from 8 and 14 cfs before to less than 2 cfs after the project). A portion of the riparian

area was planted with native trees and shrubs. The project opened access to 1.2 miles

of rearing habitat for juvenile spring Chinook and rainbow trout. Project partners

include YTAHP, USDA NRCS, the Washington Conservation Commission, and BPA.

Progress: This project is complete and functioning as designed.


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#1902-1617 Lower Naches Critical Habitat Protection


$115,107 $114,593


Location: North of Naches WA



This project acquired 62 acres in two parcels to protect off-channel rearing habitat

along a priority reach of the Naches River. This reach is a critical rearing area for

juvenile steelhead, Chinook, coho, and bull trout. One of the properties abuts an

additional 111 acres of protected land. The attendant floodplain is relatively unconfined,

and groundwater upwelling is significant. This project protects key areas from

development, and provides habitat strongholds for the future. Project partners included

the Bonneville Power Administration, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Yakima County

Planning Department, and the WDFW.

Progress: The two properties have been acquired and are now in a protected status.


#1802-1614 Snow Mountain Ranch Acquisition & Barrier Removal

Sponsor: Cowiche Canyon Conservancy

$790,000 $670,000



County: Yakima Stream: SF Cowiche Creek


This project was part of a larger effort to protect open space and fish and wildlife

habitat on the entire 1,800 acre Snow Mountain Ranch. SRFB funding was used to

acquire the 312 acres of bottomland and riparian areas along the South Fork of

Cowiche Creek. BPA wildlife mitigation funding was used to purchase the upland sage

steppe areas. Irrigation rights from the ranch's hayfields were placed in trust to

increase instream flows. An old irrigation dam was removed, opening access to the

upper Cowiche Basin to steelhead and coho. The project funded riparian plantings

along a re-activated side channel and replacement of a defunct access bridge. Project

partners included the WDFW, YTAHP (funded through the Bonneville Power

Administration), and the Mid Columbia Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group.

Progress: This acquisition and restoration project is complete; some restoration work in

both upland and riparian areas is ongoing using other funding sources and volunteer

labor.


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#1702-1612 Riparian Enhancement Team Phase 2

Sponsor: Yakima County Corrections

$488,492 $159,141


Location: Riparian sites throughout Yakima County

County: Yakima Stream: Yakima & Naches Rivers


The Yakima County Department of Corrections provided tools, transportation, and

labor for riparian restoration work in Yakima County. Inmate crews provided

dependable, low cost, year-round labor to establish and maintain riparian plantings.

Projects were located on the Yakima and Naches Rivers, as well as Cowiche, Wide

Hollow, Wenas, and Ahtanum Creeks. The grant continued work that began under

SRFB project #00-1714. Project partners include C & H Hardware, Ben Meadows, Tree

Top Inc., the NYCD greenhouse, County Surface Water Management staff and the

Yakama Nation.

Progress: This project completed work at 27 sites. Crews planted more than 20,000

trees; subsequent survival rates have been excellent.


#1602-1527 Diversion 14 Fish Screen – Ahtanum Creek


$267,424 $218,900


Location: Rutherford Rd Yakima WA



This project replaced one of the last unscreened gravity diversion remaining on

Ahtanum Creek with a newly engineered fish screen and diversion. This prevents fish

from entering – and potentially dying in – the canal. Ahtanum Creek supports

steelhead, bull trout, and coho salmon. The diversion is part of the Ahtanum Irrigation

District, 11 miles upstream from the confluence with the Yakima River at Union Gap

and three miles downstream of the Wapato Irrigation Project’s screened diversion.

This project complements the ongoing efforts to remove barriers, increase summer

streamflows, and improve riparian conditions along Ahtanum Creek. Project partners

include YTAHP (funded through the Bonneville Power Administration) and Ahtanum

Irrigation District.

Progress: The project is complete. This project also established a three-acre riparian

buffer zone between the creek and the screen.


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#1502-1494 Coleman Creek Fish Access


$133,338 $101,774


Location: No. 6 Rd Ellensburg WA



Coleman Creek is a tributary to Wilson Creek just east of Ellensburg. The project site

is ~3.3 miles upstream from the Yakima River on river mile 0.6 of Coleman Creek. The

diversion structure was the first of many that blocked access to miles of habitat in

Coleman Creek. Major tasks included the installation of a fish screen and passage

structures, removal of a perched culvert that blocked fish passage, and installation of

control structures that separate the creek and canal and a 60’ bridge. Three hundred

and fifty trees and shrubs were planted, along with numerous willow and cottonwood

cuttings. The streambed and banks were reshaped and protected with erosion control

fabric. Large woody debris and rock structures were installed to improve channel

complexity. Project partners include YTAHP, the Washington Conservation

Commission and the WDFW.

Progress: This project is complete and functioning as designed. The next barrier at

river mile 1.6 was subsequently removed, and YTAHP electrofishing surveys in 2010

confirmed the presence of juvenile Chinook in the lower 2 miles of Coleman Creek.


#1401-1269 Naches River Water Treatment Plant Screen


$1,834,357 $300,000


Location: 6 miles W of Yakima on Hwy 12



The City of Yakima water treatment plant draws water from the Naches River near

Gleed. The original diversion facilities for the treatment plant were constructed in the

late 1960’s and did not meet current fish screen criteria. This project funded part of the

costs of installing a modern fish screening system. This provided immediate protection

to fish that may have been harmed by the previous screen system. In addition,

instream flow was enhanced, general water quality was improved, and the impact to

fish from the previous maintenance requirements was eliminated. Project partners

included BPA, Yakima County, WDFW, PacifiCorp, and Northwest Hydraulic

Consultants.

Progress: Project completed as proposed.

$1,534,357Total Cost: SRFB Cost: Cost-share:

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#1301-1256 Cowiche Creek Barrier Removal


$72,912 $51,867



County: Yakima Stream: Cowiche Creek & SF Cowiche Creek


This project proposed to remove two fish passage barriers on Cowiche Creek. The

upper diversion was removed in 2006. Grade control structures were engineered and

installed to maintain the diversion in a manner that allows for full fish passage. This

allows anadromous fish essentially unimpeded access into the upper South Fork

Cowiche watershed for the first time in approximately a century. Project partners

included the WDFW, and YTAHP.

Progress: The upper diversion has been removed. The lower diversion will be removed

using different funding when the complementary project, Cowiche Creek Water User

Association Barrier Removal and Trust Water Project is complete and provides an

alternate water supply for the irrigators. Note the above mentioned project was funded

in 2012 under PRISM Project #12-1328.


#1201-1254 Lmuma Restoration

Sponsor: Northwest Service Academy

$59,124 $31,903


Location: Eaton Ranch Ellensburg WA

County: Kittitas Stream: Lmuma Creek


This project focused on Lmuma Creek just above its confluence with the Yakima River

in the canyon between Selah and Ellensburg. A barbed wire fence was built to exclude

cattle from two miles of Lmuma Creek, and a temporary electric fence was installed

along one mile of the Yakima River. Noxious weeds were removed, riparian areas

were planted with native vegetation, and rootwads were placed in strategic locations in

the stream. Lmuma Creek provides some of the best opportunities for off-channel

rearing habitat in the Yakima River Canyon, and this project is leading to significant

improvements in the stream conditions. Project partners included the WDFW, the Mid-

Columbia RFEG, and the landowner.



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#1101-1238 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screens


$242,179 $142,179


Location: Ahtanum Rd, Yakima, WA



This restoration project installed fish screens on eight previously unscreened irrigation

diversions on upper Ahtanum Creek and established over 1200 feet of side channel

habitat. These uppermost diversions posed the greatest threat to anadromous and

resident fish in the creek. This project allowed fish to safely access approximately ten

miles of upper Ahtanum Creek habitat, which supports steelhead and bull trout, and

potentially, coho salmon. This project complements the ongoing efforts to remove

barriers, increase summer streamflows, and improve riparian conditions along Ahtanum

Creek. Project partners included the WDFW, Yakima Screen Shop, and the Ahtanum

Irrigation District.

Progress: This project is complete.


#1000-1714 Yakima Corrections Riparian Enhancement Team

Sponsor: Yakima Valley Restitution Center

$443,930 $139,509


Location: Parks & Restoration Sites in Yakima WA

County: Yakima Stream: Yakima and Naches Rivers

Species Benefited: bull trout, coho, Chinook, steelhead

This project provided a supervised crew of offenders to implement streamside

restoration at a variety of private and publicly owned sites in Yakima County.

Successful riparian restoration requires labor to suppress weeds that would otherwise

out-compete desirable native plants. Diverse native plants were sown and maintained

for three years. Each site was revisited once per month throughout the growing season

to prevent the re-introduction of exotic, highly-competitive, weedy species.

Progress: Planting was done at over a dozen sites, with 7800+ trees and 2500+ bushes

planted with a high survival rate. GPS location was used to identify each site. The sites

were maintained, (watering, weeding, mulching and protective fencing), to give each

site its maximum potential for success.


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#900-1713 Floodplain Mining Study

Sponsor: Yakima County

$283,185 $40,020


Location: Within Yakima River Floodplain



The Yakima River has one of the most heavily mined floodplains in the state.

Floodplain gravel mining affects hydrology, geomorphology, hyporheic zone function,

water temperature, floodplain and river ecology, and likeliness of successful

reclamation. Evaluating proposals for new floodplain mines in an area with endangered

fish species requires understanding the impacts of floodplain mining. Project

participants reviewed existing literature on floodplain mining and conducted research

into the effects of gravel pits on river temperature, geomorphology, sediment transport,

and fish assemblages. The study was a cooperative effort between Yakima County, the

Department of Ecology, WDFW, Department of Natural Resources, and the Yakama

Nation.

Progress: The study is complete and contains analysis of the existing gravel pits in the

basin and recommendations for the future management of existing gravel pits and for

siting of new gravel mining operations. Photo: East Selah, mining activity in 1947

(Washington Department of Transportation photo).


#800-1711 Buchanan Ranch Restoration Project


$278,317 $215,065


Location: Buchanan Rd Selah WA

County: Yakima Stream: Wenas Creek


This project restored instream and riparian habitat of lower Wenas Creek, from the

confluence with the Yakima River to over two miles upstream. The associated

floodplain (100 acres) had been drained by downcutting and channel instability.

Riparian and instream function was restored through revegetation efforts and two fish

passage barriers were corrected and removed. Because the stream was no longer

accessible to livestock, the fencing bordering the stream was removed, along with over

100 cubic yards of other debris. In addition, forty acres of water was trusted for

instream flow through the Bureau of Reclamation.

Progress: The riparian restoration plan has been fully implemented.


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#700-1710 Yakima & Naches Tributaries Rootwad

Sponsor: WDFW

$125,509 $32,112


Location: Multiple sites within Yakima County

County: Yakima Stream: Cowiche Creek and Naches River


This project identified six sites on the Yakima River, Wide Hollow Creek, Cowiche

Creek, Buckskin Slough, the Naches River, and an unnamed tributary of the Naches

River that needed rootwad placement. Large woody debris (LWD) was placed in order

to create habitat complexity for rearing fish. Rootwads were received from Washington

DOT, Yakima County, and a private source. The funding for this project was used for

transportation and placement of the rootwads.

Progress: This project is now complete.


#600-1703 Sprayfield Riparian Enhancement

Sponsor: Tree Top Inc

$133,800 $92,300


Location: Harrison Rd., Selah WA



Tree Top’s fruit processing operations in Selah require maintaining fields where treated

water used in fruit processing is sprayed. These fields are located along 8,500 feet of

the Yakima River, and include one of the basin’s main heron rookeries. The river banks

were unstable and poorly vegetated. As part of this project, livestock were removed

from the site, 3 J-hooks were constructed to redirect river energy away from the bank,

earth embankments were removed, riverbanks were sloped back, and riparian

vegetation was planted. This project reduced soil erosion, stabilized river banks,

increased shading of the river, provided a buffer of native vegetation between the spray

field and the river, and allowed flood flows to spread more evenly over the property.

Progress: This project was completed in 2003 except for ongoing maintenance of the

tree plantings. Both planted and native riparian vegetation are growing well. The bank

stabilization work has successfully survived normal high flows and should be able to

withstand a major flood without significant damage. Permanent fencing has been

installed by the landowner in order to prevent cattle access.


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#500-1015 West Valley Community Park

Sponsor: Yakima County Parks & Rec

$31,205 $22,098


Location: 80th Ave Yakima WA

County: Yakima Stream: Wide Hollow


This restoration project improved degraded habitat on ¾ of a mile of Wide Hollow

Creek in West Valley Community Park, just west of the city of Yakima. Before the

project, the site had a ten to twenty foot homogenous riparian strip of pacific giant

willow and a non-functional floodplain. The project involved extensive riparian

plantings, removal of a dike, and construction of an overflow channel. Restoration

activities provided stream shading, litter fall, bank and soil stability, off channel habitat,

cool water recharge, and an outdoor classroom for students and the community.

Progress: This project is complete and created a 1/8-mile side channel, and also

provided for revegetation of the streamside. Over seventy yards of dike was also

removed. The revegetation is robust and doing well.


#400-1004 Union Gap Reach Acquisition

Sponsor: Yakima Greenway Foundation

$68,290 $58,047


Location: Union Gap WA



Loss of floodplain habitat since the 19th century has been a major factor limiting

survival of juvenile fish in the Yakima River. This acquisition project purchased 40

acres of high quality, riparian and floodplain habitat and associated water rights in a

key reach of the Yakima River. This purchase extended an existing 100 acre

acquisition that adjoined to the south; creating the 140 acre Jim Whiteside Natural

Area. The reach contains extensive floodplain habitat and critical rearing and over-

wintering sites for juvenile salmon and steelhead.

Progress: The acquisition is complete and the property has been incorporated into the

Yakima Greenway. The Yakima River has braided across all 140 acres, changing

course during each high water event.


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#300-1003 Reestablish Access to Lower Wilson Creek


$287,622 $108,266


Location: Thrall Rd Ellensburg WA

County: Kittitas Stream: Lower Wilson Creek


This project is located on Wilson Creek, just south of the town of Ellensburg. Two

irrigation diversion structures and four unscreened irrigation diversion points were

consolidated and screened to prevent fish entrainment. This increased accessible

spawning and rearing habitat in Wilson Creek by five miles, and provides valuable

rearing habitat for juvenile salmonids moving in from the mainstem Yakima River. The

riparian zone in the project area was previously dominated by weedy species. The

project included installing fencing and planting riparian vegetation. Matching project

funds were provided by the Department of Ecology Irrigation Efficiencies Program and

the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service.

Progress: This project was initiated by the Yakama Nation (YN) which transferred the

contract to the KCCD in 2002. Increased irrigation efficiency resulted in 4.03 cfs of

saved irrigation water, which has been trusted for 10 years. Remaining funds were

used to install a livestock bridge. The family continue to work with the KCCD on

additional habitat improvement projects.


#299-1752 Taylor Ditch Assessment & Restoration


$42,252 $35,571


Location: Golf Course Loop Rd Selah WA

County: Yakima Stream: Taylor Ditch


Taylor Ditch runs approximately five miles from its diversion out of the Yakima River

above Selah to where it returns to Selah Creek and the Yakima River just below Selah.

Fish are screened out of the ditch at the top end. This project explored the possibility

of removing the fish screen, screening individual diversions out of the ditch, and

maintaining the ditch so that it can be used by fish as a side channel to the Yakima

River. As part of this project, Yakama Nation staff monitored water quality, established

contact with landowners, discussed habitat issues and identified existing habitat

limitations and opportunities for restoration.

Progress: Project completed as planned.


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#199-1712 Stormwater Management Plan

Sponsor: City of Selah

$98,000 $95,000


Location: City of Selah WA

County: Yakima Stream: Selah Ditch


This project funded a planning effort by the City of Selah that focused on improving

water quality in Selah Ditch, developing a long-term plan to improve/maintain water

quality as development occurs in the watershed, developing design criteria for future

expansion of the storm water collection system, identifying best management practices

for improving water quality, and amending development regulations to include policies

consistent with water quality goals.

Progress: The management plan was completed, and has undergone some revisions

based on changing DOE standards.


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Incomplete Projects The following are projects for which SRFB dollars were awarded, but which were not completed. The unspent funds were returned to the SRFB at the close of the 5 year funding period.

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#9114-1196 Manastash Creek Acquisition & Restoration 2


$276,808 $235,286

Year Began: 2015 Status: Incomplete


County: Kittitas Stream: Manastash

Species Benefited: Steelhead, Chinook, and coho

The Kittitas County Public Works Department planned to use grant to buy and restore

nearly 2 acres of floodplain on Manastash Creek, just below the Brown Road Bridge

and upstream of the delta at the Yakima River, in Kittitas County. The purchase would

have prevented development, allowed the removal of the existing structures and

berms, and allowed future restoration of the creek. The County planned to buy

voluntary land preservation agreements for up to 17 acres of the Manastash Creek

delta at the Yakima River and along the Manastash Creek corridor from Brown Road to

the delta. Manastash Creek is used by middle Columbia River steelhead, which are


as by Chinook and coho salmon and rainbow and cutthroat trout. Kittitas County

planned to contribute $41,522 in staff labor and donations of labor and property interest.

Progress: The sponsor was unable to reach an agreement with the landowners,

following property appraisals and appraisal reviews. The funding provided for this

project was returned to the SRFB.


#8813-1347 Wise Manastash Creek Acquisition & Restoration


$153,741 $130,680




Species Benefited: Steelhead, Chinook, coho, rainbow and cutthroat

The Kittitas County Public Works Department will use this grant to buy nearly 2 acres of

floodplain on Manastash Creek, just below the Brown Road Bridge and upstream of the

delta at the Yakima River, in Kittitas County. The purchase will prevent future

development and allow the removal of the existing structures and berms, and future

restoration of the creek. Manastash Creek is used by mid-Columbia River steelhead,

which are listed as threatened with extinction under the federal Endangered Species

Act, as well as Chinook and coho salmon and rainbow and cutthroat trout.

Progress: The sponsor was unable to reach an agreement with the landowners,

following property appraisals and appraisal reviews. The funding provided for this

project was returned to the SRFB.


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#6510-1841 Currier Creek Restoration


$384,223 $326,590


Location: Currier Creek near Iron Horse Trail



Currier Creek was modified and adapted to convey water for irrigated agriculture.

Sections were artificially straightened and confined resulting in channel incision and

floodplain disconnection. Proposed habitat restorations are designed to re-activate

natural channel forming processes that contribute to ecosystem health and durability.

Stream realignment in the upper reach of the 0.95 mile project will add sinuosity and

hydrologic complexity. New meanders would add pool habitat, increase the reach from

620 to 850 feet and restore complex geometry. Instream grade controls using

engineered logjams restore natural pool-riffle relationships. Revegetation includes

removing invasive species, planting native trees and shrubs on 17 acres and periodic

monitoring and stewardship of the project area.

Progress: The sponsor was unable to reach an agreement with the landowner, and the

project was not completed. Funds were returned to the SRFB.


#5409-1577 CCWUA Barrier Removal and Trust Water Project


$486,393 $413,133


Location: Pioneer Rd, Cowiche, WA



The Cowiche Creek Water Users Association Barrier Removal and Trust Water Project

proposed to remove two existing diversions from Cowiche Creek. This would leave up

to 7 cfs of additional water instream and eliminate the risk of fish entering the ditches. A

new pressurized irrigation pipeline would provide the irrigators with water delivered by

the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District (YTID) from the Tieton River. The water historically

diverted from Cowiche Creek would remain permanently protected to the mouth of the

creek as an in-stream flow under the State of Washington’s Trust Water Program. Two

monitoring stations would be constructed in Cowiche Creek to measure streamflows

and insure that trusted water from the project is permanently protected.

Progress: The 2009 project was delayed and funds were returned to the State.

Negotiations with project partners continued, resulting in a successful project proposal

in 2012 (Project #12-1328, CCWUA Barrier Removal and Trust Water).


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#4508-1476 Wade Road Farm

Sponsor: Cascade Land Conservancy

$119,000 $100,000


Location: Wade Rd, Thorp, WA



The sponsor proposed securing a conservation easement for approximately 1/2 - 3/4 of

a mile of high quality riparian land along the mainstem Yakima River. The owners of

Wade Road Farm (42 acres organic farmland and 13 acres riparian forest) expressed

interest in ensuring long term protection of their property.




#2905-1573 Currier Creek Passage & Riparian Restoration


$39,706 $28,786


Location: University Way Ellensburg WA



This project proposed to remove two fish passage barriers from Currier and Reecer

Creeks, tributaries of the Yakima River located just west of Ellensburg. Removing the

Pott and Pautzke diversion barriers opens up 1.7 miles of rearing habitat for steelhead,

spring Chinook, and coho. A conservation easement was proposed to protect a

riparian corridor of 75 feet along both banks for a total of 9.7 acres, which will provide

the opportunity for floodplain restoration. Instream flows will be improved with water

that is saved by piping irrigation water to agricultural fields previously supplied by open

ditches. Project partners include the Kittitas County Conservation District, American

Rivers, the Yakama Nation & the Yakima Tributary Access & Habitat Program.

Progress: This project was closed out in February 2011. Passage into Currier Creek

from the Yakima River was facilitated by the removal of seven barriers. The habitat

restoration portion of this project will be accomplished in 2011-2012 under a newly

authorized SRFB Project, 10-1841.


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#2805-1572 NF Teanaway Floodplain Phase II


$544,740 $461,740


Location: N Fork Teanaway Rd Cle Elum WA

County: Kittitas Stream: NF Teanaway River


This project was Phase II of an ongoing effort to secure a conservation easement along

the floodplain of the North Fork Teanaway River in northern Kittitas County. The entire

project site includes 5.83 miles of the North Fork Teanaway and 354 acres of

floodplain, riparian forest, and meadow habitat. This naturally flowing mountain stream

supports all life stages of bull trout, steelhead, spring Chinook, and coho salmon. This

Phase II grant included funding for an easement on the middle two miles and 100 acres

of floodplain habitat between Dickey Creek and Jack Creek. It continues to the north of

Phase I (SRFB project 04-1672).


acquisition was unsuccessful. Funds were returned to the SRFB.


#2705-1571 Easton Reach Habitat Protection Phase 2


$835,485 $528,985


Location: River Shadows Rd Easton WA



This project intended to acquire and protect 163.57 acres of pristine floodplain habitat

near the town of Easton. The property contains over two miles of braided stream

habitat, multiple spring brooks, and two tributary confluences, the largest logjam on the

Yakima River, a complex and mature riparian community, and a highly dynamic

channel migration zone. The property provides high quality spawning and rearing

habitat for Chinook, steelhead, and coho, and bull trout use it for rearing and foraging.

Recent redd and carcass distribution surveys revealed that the property boasts the

highest density of spring Chinook redds in the upper Yakima River. The adjoining area

is under intense development pressure and the property is a desirable site for

subdivision and residential construction. Project partners include Trust for Public Land,

WDFW, Kittitas Conservation Trust, Cascade Land Conservancy, and Kittitas County.

Progress: The project proponents were not able to reach a workable agreement with

the landowner. Funds were returned to the SRFB.


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#2604-1691 SF Cowiche Creek Protection

Sponsor: WDFW

$173,985 $146,985





This grant would have funded acquisition of an easement that protects four miles of

stream and riparian habitat, the stream's channel migration zones, and floodplain

functions along the South Fork of Cowiche Creek and Reynolds Creeks. The area

provides valuable spawning and rearing habitat for steelhead. Utilization of this habitat

is expected to increase significantly now that all significant fish passage barriers in

lower Cowiche Creek have been removed.


grant contract expired. Funds were returned to the SRFB.


#2404-1679 Upper Yakima River Easton Reach


$176,400 $123,400


Location: Main Stem Yakima RM 187



This proposed acquisition included a 23.49 acre parcel in the Easton Reach of the

upper Yakima River. The mature riparian forest is in a naturally functioning floodplain

that supports high priority habitat along .40 miles of stream bank. This project protects

habitat in a gateway reach where ~50% of the Yakima Basin spring Chinook migrate

into the Upper Yakima River System.

Progress: The landowner died during negotiations, and the sponsor was unable to

reach an agreement with the heirs. Funds were returned to the SRFB.


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#2104-1672 NF Teanaway River Floodplain Phase 1


$460,000 $380,000


Location: Teanaway Rd Cle Elum WA

County: Kittitas Stream: NF Teanaway River


This project was Phase I of an effort to secure a conservation easement along the

floodplain of the North Fork Teanaway River. The project provided funds for the

purchase of a conservation easement that would protect the southernmost 96 acres of

the riparian area. The entire site includes 5.83 miles of the North Fork Teanaway and

354 acres of floodplain, riparian forest, and meadow habitat. This area is part of a

45,000 acre tract of forestland sold by Boise-Cascade to a new owner who plans to

subdivide the property. The riparian area habitat values are threatened by the

proposed development. Partners include BPA and the WDFW.




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Community Salmon Fund Projects

The Community Salmon Fund was a partnership between the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and the SRFB. It funded smaller projects that emphasized community involvement in fish habitat restoration projects. In 2005-010, 15 projects from the basin were funded for a total of $536,269. These projects are outlined in the following pages.

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Community Salmon Fund Projects in the Yakima Basin

#C15CSF10-15 Community Harvesting of Water Stargrass in Yakima River II


$66,540 $39,140


Location: Benton City, WA

County: Benton Stream: Yakima Mainstem

Species Benefited: Chinook

Benton Conservation District (BCD) used this grant funding to continue a citizen’s

based program, “Studying Water stargrass Invasion and Mitigation (SWIM).” BCD led a

concentrated effort to remove almost 100 tons of water stargrass and restore 65,340

square feet of salmon spawning gravel habitat in the Yakima River. BCD now requests

support to conduct maintenance of the original restoration site, extend habitat

restoration into an additional 120,000 square feet and teach students about salmon

habitat restoration through “Salmon in the Classroom” program.



#C14CSF10-14 Bull Trout Task Force


$80,009 $46,089


Location: Upper Yakima Basin

County: Kittitas and Yakima Stream: Upper Yakima and Naches and tribs

Species Benefited: bull trout

The Yakima Basin Bull Trout Task Force (BTTF) directly addressee conservation

needs for bull trout, one of two ESA-listed fish species in the Yakima basin. The

primary duties of the BTTF was to remove recreation dams blocking bull trout from

accessing upstream spawning areas, to educate the public via sign posting,

presentations and creel surveys, and to help with bull trout population monitoring.

Through intensive contact with the public on the importance of bull trout recovery, and

by working in conjunction with local outdoor recreation groups, the BTTF provided

community members with the tools to become stewards of the habitat on which these

fish depend. The BTTF was comprised of two Student Conservation Association (SCA)

volunteers who will be involved in a variety of bull trout recovery tasks from May-Oct of

2011. Two Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) crews also worked in conjunction

with the SCA volunteers. The WCC crew provided a labor force of 7 additional people

for recreation dam removal, evaluating fish passage and posting signs. Members of the

Yakima Fly Fishing and Kittitas Field and Stream clubs also volunteered to join the

BTTF in public outreach efforts.

Progress: This project is complete; however, the BTTF has continured with the help of

other funding sources.


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#C13CSF10-13 A Path to Restoration: Planting & Education Along Trails

Sponsor: Mid Columbia Region Fisheries Enhancement Group

$92,960 $44,750





The Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group used this funding to maintain a new

24 acre floodplain long Reecer Creek and plant native grasses in 28 acres of the

upland area. This project provided a multi-faceted approach to community involvement

by utilizing volunteers in planting, providing public information on educational kiosks,

and inviting local K-12 schools and Central Washington University to participate in

stewardship events and field trips. Project partners included the South Central

Washington Resource Conservation & Development Council, Kittitas Environmental

Education Network, Cascade Land Conservancy, and Central Washington University.



#C12CSF09-12 Salmon in our Backyards: Urban Stream Stewardship


$41,820 $27,860


Location: Multiple sites in the Yakima Basin

County: Yakima, Kittitas Stream: Multiple tributaries in the Yakima Basin


This program was inspired by the successful Creating Urban Riparian Buffers (CURB)

program in Walla Walla County, and was coordinated with similar efforts by the Benton

County Conservation District. The project: 1) Provided 2000 streamside landowners

with a “Salmon-Friendly Practices” brochure with information on riparian buffer

establishment, low-water landscaping, and water quality protection, 2) Worked with at

least three landowners to install urban riparian buffers (4500 sq feet riparian function

restored), 3) Engaged 500 elementary-aged students, their teachers, and their parents

in salmon recovery efforts through the adoption of a recovery site along the Yakima or

Naches River (5000 sq feet riparian function restored), and 4) Maintained previously-

installed riparian plantings along the Yakima River, Lmuma Creek, and Naches River.

Progress: This project generated three riparian planting templates for streamside

landowners, installed two demonstration backyard buffers, and created an educational

brochure for the Yakima basin. Nearly 500 students were engaged in stewardship and

learning activities. Video footage of salmon in the Upper Yakima basin was posted on

the Mid-Columbia Fisheries website. The project sparked immediate interest in riparian

landowners, and two backyard buffers were planned for the folllowing year.


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#C11CSF09-11 Cowiche Creek Restoration


$97,854 $65,214


Location: Cowiche Canyon, Yakima, WA



This project removed 1,400 feet of dike, controlled invasive weeds, planted more than

six acres of floodplain, and removed rip rap, concrete, and large appliances. The

project was a partnership between the Mid Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group,

the Cowiche Canyon Conservancy, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, US

Fish and Wildlife Service and the North Yakima Conservation District. Community

volunteers and school children participated in restoration activities on the site. This

reach of Cowiche Creek supports spawning and rearing of coho and steelhead.

Progress: 160 feet of old railroad berm and an additional 350 feet of small berms, rip-

rap, and debris were removed. The bank was resloped to allow the creek to access its

floodplain. Funding from other sources supported the removal of an old house and

associated outbuildings, and extensive revegetation in the riparian area.


#C10CSF09-10 Community Harvesting of Water Stargrass in Yakima River


$44,236 $16,412


Location: Mulitple sites



The Benton Conservation District (BCD) requested grant funding for a citizen’s based

program, “Studying Water stargrass Invasion and Mitigation (SWIM)”. “SWIM” will help

citizens of Benton County become active participants in water stargrass removal and

monitoring. Through “SWIM”, the BCD will reach out to the citizens of Benton County

to: a) promote community awareness of the impacts water stargrass has on migrating

salmon and salmon habitat, b) organize participation in water stargrass harvesting work-

parties and c) organize community monitoring projects. Water stargrass removal will

focus on locations that will benefit our local salmon populations (e.g. spawning habitats,

side channels, etc.). This project builds upon previous research conducted with funding

provided by the Community Salmon Fund (CSF06-4) that found that hand pulling was a

simple and viable method for water stargrass removal.

Progress: Volunteers and staff cleared water stargass off of 1.5 acres of the Yakima

riverbed during the summer of 2010. Over 30 volunteers donated over 500 hours of

time to harvest the water stargrass. Staff and volunteers monitored the project site to

document fish use by adult salmon spawners in October and November 2010. Staff

and volunteers observed three redds within the project site in October 2010.


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#C09CSF07-9 Riparian Buffer and Fencing Project


$85,236 $56,824





The Benton Conservation District (BCD) used this funding to help initiate a citizen

awareness program - “People Helping Improve Salmon Habitat (PHISH)” to educate

private landowners about riparian stewardship. The project created awareness of

riparian buffers and the benefits of livestock fencing and develop landowner

partnerships for restoration projects. The BCD worked with private landowners to re-

vegetate 2,000 linear feet of riparian habitat and install livestock fences on 4

properties.Tangible benefits of the restoration projects include improved habitat

diversity and water quality, erosion control, potential recruitment of large-woody debris,

and increased floodplain functionality.

Progress: The Benton Conservation District installed 1,654 linear feet of riparian habitat

along the lower Yakima River in Benton County in 2010. The District worked with 5

landowners to develop the riparian planting plans. In addition, 7,900 linear feet of

fencing was also installed to exclude cattle from the Yakima River. The project is now

complete.


#C08CSF07-8 Yakima Basin Riparian Restoration


$75,062 $49,980



County: Benton, Yakima, an Stream: Yakima River, Coleman Creek, Cowiche Creek,


The Yakima Basin Restoration Program completed plantings at seven priority sites in

the Yakima Basin, identified additional sites for future planting, and built support for the

USDA CREP program with the hope that CREP's success protecting riparian areas in

other agricultural regions could be duplicated in the Yakima Basin. This project had

several partners, including over 120 community volunteers and two school groups.

Native tree, shrub, and grass species were planted along the mainstem Yakima River

(near Easton and near Richland), Middle Fork Teanaway River, Swauk Creek,

Coleman Creek, Lmuma Creek, Naches River, and Cowiche Creek. The restored

riparian areas will provide shade, sediment retention, and wildlife habitat along the

streams and rivers.

Progress: Mid-Columbia Fisheries worked with partner organizations and volunteers to

restore riparian plant communities at nine sites in the Yakima Basin. In 2008, the

Kittitas County Conservation District (KCCD) brought the Conservation Reserve

Enhancement Program (CREP) to Kittitas County. Mid-Columbia Fisheries is working

with the KCCD to implement CREP projects along Yakima River tributaries.


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#C07CSF07-7 Naches River Off-Channel Habitat Restoration Project

Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group

$45,030 $30,000


Location: Naches



This project was originally intended to aid in the restoration of Spring Creek, a tributary

to Wide Hollow Creek near its confluence with the Yakima River. Funds were

transferred to a project on the Naches River.

Progress: Despite agreement from the landowner and all local regulatory agencies, the

permitting burden became prohibitive. NFWF supported the transfer of the grant funds

to a project with similar goals. The new project - the Naches River Off-Channel Habitat

Restoration project – is located on the Naches River downstream of the town of

Naches. It created rearing habitat along a new 900 foot long channel, using water from

the lowest portion of an irrigation return ditch. The new channel includes large wood

and was planted with native trees and shrubs in the fall of 2009. Coho spawning was

observed in the new channel immediately after construction.


#C06CSF06-6 Holmes Property Salmon in the Classroom & Riparian Restoration


$32,385 $18,180




Species Benefited: Chinook, coho

This grant supported riparian habitat restoration, instream habitat enhancement and

educational events for local school kids. Washed and sized gravels were added to

expand the quantity of salmon spawning habitat. The riparian zone and adjoining

uplands on the Holmes property were revegetated with native plants. Tons of old metal

debris were recycled. Fourth and fifth graders from the Ellensburg School District spent

three days in 2008 and 2009 at the site for the outdoor portion of the “Salmon in the

Classroom” program. They planted trees and released salmon fry they had raised in

aquariums in their classrooms.This project continued work started under CSF Project

05-2; the original purchase of the property was funded by SRFB Project 04-1680.

Progress: The project was implemented in 2008, and coho salmon have spawned

throughout the restored side-channel.


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#C05CSF06-5 Green/Wilkinson Habitat Project on Cowiche Creek


$45,910 $30,000


Location: Weikel Rd, Yakima, WA



The Green/Wilkinson Habitat Restoration Project on Cowiche Creek project restored

approximately 700 feet of high priority salmonid instream habitat. Rootwads and log

vanes were added in order to stabilize and repair severely sloughing streambanks,

reduce sedimentation, form pools, and increase habitat diversity by improving instream

structure. Streambanks were revegetated and fencing was installed to protect the

riparian area and improve livestock management. The project is immediately adjacent

to, and was completed in conjunction with, SRFB Project 06-2200.

Progress: The project is complete, and site maintenance is ongoing.


#C04CSF06-4 Crowding Aquatic Plant Reduction Project


$40,500 $21,820


Location: Benton City, WA

County: Benton Stream: Lower Yakima River


Water star-grass is a native plant that behaves like an invasive non-native, with serious

detrimental impacts to the lower Yakima River ecosystem. Both WDFW and the

Yakima Subbasin Plan report that this vegetation is smothering fall chinook spawning

habitats in the lower 40 miles of the Yakima River. The Yakima River Eutrophication

Study has documented water quality changes caused by the water star-grass. Plant

biomass can be sufficient to reduce flow rate without a reduction in water volume, and

alter dissolved oxygen, pH, and temperature. Large areas of the lower Yakima River

experience water quality extremes that meet or exceed lethal thresholds for salmonids.

The Crowding Aquatic Plant Reduction Project (CARP) conducted trials of mechanical

methods to reduce water star-grass. These methods will be evaluated for practicality,

treatment longevity, and improvements in salmon habitat. Benton Conservation District

disseminated information to the community and local agencies.

Progress: Project is complete, and ongoing work to evaluate and control water

stargrass is being funded with new grants.


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#C03CSF05-3 Lyle and Lmuma Creek Restoration


$130,695 $45,000


Location: Ellensburg and the Yakima Canyon

County: Kittitas Stream: Lyle and Lmuma Creeks


Kittitas County Conservation District (KCCD) improved irrigation systems and

revegetated riparian areas on Lmuma and Lyle Creeks in the Upper Yakima River

watershed. At both project sites, unscreened irrigation diversions were eliminated to

allow safe access for salmonids and other resident fish species. On Lmuma Creek, the

only surface water diversion on the creek was eliminated by reconfiguring the irrigation

system to withdraw all irrigation water from the Yakima River. The Lmuma Creek

project included the installation of fencing to protect riparian vegetation and the

establishment of more than 1,800 native trees, shrubs and grasses using both

volunteer and contracted labor. The projects were featured in KCCD newsletters which

are published quarterly with a circulation of 6,500; they were also featured in KCCD’s

display, which appeared at the Kittitas County Fair (60,000 attendees) and grower

meetings.

Progress: The project is complete.


#C02CSF05-2 Holmes Property - Riparian & Side Channel Restoration

Sponsor: Yakama Nation - Yakima Klickitat Fisheries Program

$43,021 $22,900




Species Benefited: Chinook, coho

This project enhanced and restored a 3000 foot side channel of the Yakima River and

adjacent floodplain by planting native vegetation, decommissioning and re-vegetating

old farm roads, and involving the public in riparian restoration activities. Due to the

unnaturally high summer irrigation delivery flows in this reach of the mainstem Yakima,

side channels like this provide critical habitat for juvenile salmonids.

Progress: Planned restoration activities on the Holmes property are complete.


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#C01CSF05-1 Horn Rapids County Park Riparian Restoration


$73,174 $22,100


Location: Horn Rapids Park

County: Benton Stream: Lower Yakima River


This project funded tree planting in 20,000 square feet of riparian area along the lower

Yakima River. Prior to planting, the fields were cleared of invasive and noxious

weeds. Following planting, fence tree guards were installed around 300 existing trees.

Horn Rapids Park receives 9,000 visitors annually, who directly benefit from the

interpretive signage included in this project.



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Index

RESTORATION PROJECTS:

# Riparian & Instream Habitat Improvement: 116 19-1430 Spoon Full Side Channels 111 19-1427 The Ranch on Swauk Creek 109 18-1650 Ahtanum Restoration of Recreation Impacts 105 18-1709 Wood Replenishment in Four Tributaries 104 18-1711 Teanaway Community Forest Floodplain Reconnection 103 17-1179 Yakima River Side Channel at Bull Canal Diversion 102 17-1173 Yakima Basin Stewardship 109 17-1224 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screen and Habitat Enhancement 100 17-1239 Swauk Cr Floodplain Reconnection 99 17-1177 North Fork Teanaway Large Wood Trapping 98 17-1169 Crow and Quartz Creek LWR 96 16-1760 Upper Yakima Tributary Flow Restoration 95 16-1749 NF Manastash Creek Floodplain Restoration 94 16-1606 Swauk Creek – Permanent Flow Restoration 92 15-1141 Ahtanum Creek Riparian Enhancement 2015 87 15-1144 SF Cowiche Floodplain Restoration 85 14-1204 Reducing Road Density in the Naches Watershed 84 14-1217 Naches River Side Channel Assessment 83 14-1222 Ahtanum Creek Restoration Survey & Design 82 14-1238 South Fork Oak Creek Habitat Enhancement 77 13-1309 Lower Cowiche Floodplain Reconnection, Ph 3 75 13-1320 Floodplain Restoration with Beaver Dam Analogs 73 13-1312 Little Rattlesnake Creek Road Decommissioning 72 12-1307 Yakima Floodplain Ecosystem ph2 70 12-1317 Yakima River Gap to Gap Habitat Enhancement 67 12-1327 Naches River Ramblers' Acquisition and Restoration 63 11-1565 City of Yakima Floodplain Ecosystem Restoration 61 11-1320 Lower Cowiche Creek Restoration, Phase 2 59 11-1373 Rattlesnake Creek Side Channel Restoration 55 10-1786 Jack Creek Channel & Floodplain Restoration 53 10-1765 Eschbach Park Levee Setback & Restoration 51 10-1753 LaSalle High School Riparian Enhancement 50 10-1595 Yakima Beaver Project 48 09-1612 Teanaway – 3M Ditch 47 09-1590 Matson Barrier Removal and Trust Water Project 45 08-2001 Large Wood Replenishment 43 08-1952 Manastash Creek Diversion Consolidation 41 08-1948 Upper Wapato Reach Restoration 38 07-1899 Lower Yakima River Restoration 32 07-1598 Cowiche Creek Protection and Restoration 30 07-1519/1520 Reecer Creek Floodplain Restoration Project 29 06-2200 Schneider Habitat Project Cowiche Creek 24 06-2141 Cle Elum River Instream Habitat 22 04-1676 YTAHP Wilson Creek Riparian Restoration 17 02-1612 Riparian Enhancement Team Phase II 12 01-1254 Lmuma Restoration 10 00-1714 Yakima Corrections Riparian Enhancement Team

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8 00-1711 Buchanan Ranch Restoration Project 7 00-1710 Yakima & Naches Tributaries Rootwad 6 00-1703 Sprayfield Riparian Enhancement 5 00-1015 West Valley Community Park 2 99-1752 Taylor Ditch Assessment & Restoration

C15 Bull Trout Task Force C14 Community Harvesting of Water Stargrass in Yakima River C13 A Path to Education: Planting and Education Along Trails C12 Salmon in our Backyards: Promoting Urban Stream Stewardship C11 Cowiche Creek Restoration C10 Community Harvesting of Water Stargrass in Yakima River C09 Riparian Buffer and Fencing Project C08 Yakima Basin Riparian Restoration C07 Naches River Off Channel Habitat Restoration Project C06 Holmes Property – Salmon in the Classroom & Riparian Restoration C05 Green, Wilkinson Habitat Project on Cowiche Creek C04 Crowding Aquatic Plant Reduction Project C03 Lyle and Lmuma Creek Restoration C02 Holmes Property – Riparian & Side Channel Restoration C01 Horn Rapids County Park Riparian Restoration

# Fish Passage/ Barrier Removal:

112 19-1424 Tjossem Ditch—Improving Salmonid Survival 111 19-1427 The Ranch on Swauk Creek 108 18-1710 Taneum Fish Passage at RM 1.8 106 18-1648 Cooke Creek Screening and Passage 103 17-1179 Yakima River Side Channel at Bull Canal Diversion 101 17-1224 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screen and Habitat Enhancement 97 16-1753 Restoring Fish Passage on Cowiche Creek 93 15-1151 Parke Creek-Caribou Creek Fish Screening 91 15-1247 Williams Creek Aquatic Habitat Restoration 79 14-1215 Coleman-Naneum Fish Passage Projects 78 13-1322 Ellensburg Water Co – Coleman Creek Intersection 74 13-1315 Naneum, Wilson, and Cherry Creek Assessment 66 12-1328 CCWUA Barrier Removal and Trust Water 65 11-1525 Coleman Cr - Ellensburg Water Company Project 57 10-1847 Teanaway – Red Bridge Road Project 56 10-1838 Manastash Creek Barrier Removal 37 07-1551 Taneum Creek Fish Passage 35 07-1567 North Fork Ahtanum Gauging Station Fish Passage 36 07-1517 Indian Creek and Jack Creek Culvert Replacement 27 06-2160 Currier Creek – EWC Siphon & Screen 26 06-2156 Cherry Creek Barrier Removal & Screening 21 04-1675 YTAHP Lower Reecer Creek Fish Passage 18 02-1614 Snow Mountain Ranch Acquisition & Barrier Removal 15 02-1494 Coleman Creek Fish Access 13 01-1256 Cowiche Creek Barrier Removal

3 00-1003 Reestablish Access to Lower Wilson Creek

# Fish Screening: 111 19-1427 The Ranch on Swauk Creek 106 18-1648 Cooke Creek Screening and Passage

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101 17-1224 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screen and Habitat Enhancement 93 15-1151 Parke Creek-Caribou Creek Fish Screening 86 14-1348 Badger Mountain ID Riverstation Screens 79 14-1215 Coleman-Naneum Fish Passage Projects 52 10-1764 Herke Fish Screening – Ahtanum Creek 46 09-1527 Lower Yakima River Fish Screening 38 07-1899 Lower Yakima River Restoration 34 07-1572 North Yakima County Fish Screening 27 06-2160 Currier Creek – EWC Siphon & Screen 26 06-2156 Cherry Creek Barrier Removal & Screening 21 04-1675 YTAHP Lower Reecer Creek Fish Passage 20 02-1656 Dry/Cabin Creek Fish Passage & Screening 16 02-1527 Diversion 14 Fish Screen - Ahtanum Creek 14 01-1269 Naches River Water Treatment Plant Screen 11 01-1238 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screens

3 00-1003 Reestablish Access to Lower Wilson Creek

# Acquisition Projects: 94 16-1606 Swauk Creek – Permanent Flow Restoration 84 12-1327 Naches River Ramblers' Acquisition and Restoration 58 10-1909 Lower Cowiche Creek Riparian Easement 33 07-1578 Big Creek Property Protection 32 07-1598 Cowiche Creek Protection and Restoration 28 06-2193 Naches River Floodplain Acquisition 25 06-2143 Upper Yakima Protection - Hundley 23 04-1680 Holmes Floodplain Property Protection 19 02-1617 Lower Naches Critical Habitat Protection 18 02-1614 Snow Mountain Ranch Acquisition & Barrier Removal

4 00-1004 Union Gap Reach Acquisition

# Planning Projects: 117 19-1502 Hanson Ponds Project 115 19-1446 Ahtanum Village Restoration Design 114 19-1524 Upper Yakima River Cottonwood Assessment 111 19-1447 Tieton River Restoration Design Site #4 110 18-1651 Mainstem Teanaway Restoration Design at RM 8 107 18-1624 Ensign Ranch—Big Creek Flow Enhancement Design 91 15-1247 Williams Creek Aquatic Habitat Restoration 90 15-1147 Yakima River Floodplain Assessment & Final Design 89 15-1350 Yakima RM153 Side Channel Connection Design 88 15-1153 Gold Creek Instream Habitat Design 84 14-1217 Naches River Side Channel Assessment 83 14-1222 Ahtanum Creek Restoration Survey and Design 81 14-1214 Upper Yakima River Restoration 76 13-1557 Bateman Island Causeway Conceptual Design 74 13-1315 Naneum, Wilson, and Cherry Creek Assessment 71 12-1350 YTID Tieton to Cowiche Delivery Assessment 69 12-1306 Gold Creek Habitat Assessment + Conceptual Design 68 12-1358 Yakima River Assessment Hansen Pits to Ringer Loop 64 11-1321 Teanaway Forks Large Wood Trapping 62 11-1600 L Cowiche Creek Restoration Design 60 11-1564 Cle Elum River PH-2 Instream Habitat Design

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54 10-1785 Yakima River Delta Habitat Assessment 53 09-1772 Eschbach Park Levee Setback and Restoration Design 44 08-1965 Wapato Reach Assessment 42 08-1949 Coleman Creek Irrigation Redesign 40 08-1947 Swauk & Iron Creek Restoration Design 39 08-1939 Jack Creek Restoration Design 31 07-1566 Lower Yakima River Assessment

9 00-1713 Floodplain Mining Study 1 99-1712 Stormwater Management Plan

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Location Index

# Benton County: 86 14-1348 Badger Mtn ID Riverstation Screens 76 13-1557 Bateman Island Causeway Conceptual Design 54 10-1785 Yakima River Delta Habitat Assessment 46 09-1527 Lower Yakima River Fish Screening 38 07-1899 Lower Yakima River Restoration 38 07-1566 Lower Yakima River Assessment

C14 Community Harvesting of Water Stargrass in Yakima River II C10 Community Harvesting of Water Stargrass in Yakima River

C9 Riparian Buffer and Fencing Project C8 Yakima Basin Riparian Restoration C4 Crowding Aquatic Plant Reduction Project C1 Horn Rapids County Park Riparian Restoration

# Yakima County:

115 19-1446 Ahtanum Village Restoration Design 113 19-1447 Tieton River Restoration Design Site #4 109 18-1650 Ahtanum Restoration of Recreation Impacts 105 18-1709 Wood Replenishment in Four Tributaries 101 17-1224 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screen and Habitat Enhancement 98 17-1169 Crow and Quartz Creek LWR 97 16-1753 Restoring Fish Passage on Cowiche Creek 92 15-1141 Ahtanum Creek Riparian Enhancement 2015 87 15-1144 SF Cowiche Floodplain Restoration 85 14-1204 Reducing Road Density in the Naches Watershed 84 14-1217 Naches River Side Channel Assessment 83 14-1222 Ahtanum Creek Restoration Survey and Design 82 14-1238 South Fork Oak Creek Habitat Enhancement 80 14-1203 Yakima Basin Stewardship Project 77 13-1309 Lower Cowiche Floodplain Reconnection, Ph 3 75 13-1320 Floodplain Restoration with Beaver Dam Analogs 73 13-1312 Little Rattlesnake Creek Road Decommissioning 72 12-1307 Yakima Floodplain Ecosystem ph2 71 12-1350 YTID Tieton to Cowiche Delivery Assessment 70 12-1317 Yakima River Gap to Gap Habitat Enhancement 67 12-1327 Naches River Ramblers' Acquisition and Restoration 66 12-1328 CCWUA Barrier Removal and Trust Water 63 11-1565 City of Yakima Floodplain Ecosystem Restoration 62 11-1600 L Cowiche Creek Restoration Design 61 11-1320 Lower Cowiche Creek Restoration, Phase 2 59 11-1373 Rattlesnake Creek Side Channel Restoration 58 10-1909 Lower Cowiche Creek Riparian Easement 53 10-1765 Eschbach Park Levee Setback and Restoration 52 10-1764 Herke Fish Screening – Ahtanum Creek 51 10-1753 LaSalle High School Riparian Enhancement 49 09-1772 Eschbach Park Levee Setback and Restoration Design 47 09-1590 Matson Barrier Removal and Trust Water Project 44 08-1965 Wapato Reach Assessment 41 08-1948 Upper Wapato Reach Restoration 32 07-1598 Cowiche Creek Protection and Restoration

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35 07-1567 North Fork Ahtanum Gauging Station Fish Passage 34 07-1572 North Yakima County Fish Screening 29 06-2200 Schneider Habitat Project Cowiche Creek 28 06-2193 Naches River Floodplain Acquisition 19 02-1617 Lower Naches Critical Habitat Protection 18 02-1614 Snow Mountain Ranch Acquisition & Barrier Removal 17 02-1612 Riparian Enhancement Team Phase II 16 02-1527 Diversion 14 Fish Screen - Ahtanum Creek 14 01-1269 Naches River Water Treatment Plant Screen 13 01-1256 Cowiche Creek Barrier Removal 11 01-1238 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screens 10 00-1714 Yakima Corrections Riparian Enhancement Team

9 00-1713 Floodplain Mining Study 8 00-1711 Buchanan Ranch Restoration Project 7 00-1710 Yakima & Naches Tributaries Rootwad 6 00-1703 Sprayfield Riparian Enhancement 5 00-1015 West Valley Community Park 4 00-1004 Union Gap Reach Acquisition 2 99-1752 Taylor Ditch Assessment & Restoration 1 99-1712 Stormwater Management Plan

C15 Bull Trout Task Force C13 A Path to Restoration: Planting and Education Along Trails C12 Salmon in our Backyards: Promoting Urban Stream Stewardship C11 Cowiche Creek Restoration

C8 Yakima Basin Riparian Restoration C7 Spring Creek Restoration C5 Green, Wilkinson Habitat Project on Cowiche Creek

# Kittitas County:

117 19-1502 Hanson Ponds Project 116 19-1430 Spoon Full Side Channels 114 19-1524 Upper Yakima River Cottonwood Assessment 112 19-1424 Tjossem Ditch—Improving Salmonid Survival 111 19-1427 The Ranch on Swauk Creek 110 18-1651 Mainstem Teanaway Restoration Design at RM 8 108 18-1710 Taneum Fish Passage at RM 1.8 107 18-624 Ensign Ranch—Big Creek Flow Enhancement Design 106 18-1648 Cooke Creek Screening and Passage 105 18-1709 Wood Replenishment in Four Tributaries 104 18-1711 Teanaway Community Forest Floodplain Restoration 103 17-1179 Yakima River Side Channel at Bull Canal Diversion 102 17-1173 Yakima Basin Stewardship 100 17-1239 Swauk Cr Floodplain Reconnection 99 17-1177 North Fork Teanaway Large Wood Trapping 96 16-1760 Upper Yakima Tributary Flow Restoration 95 16-1749 NF Manastash Creek Floodplain Restoration 93 15-1151 Parke Creek-Caribou Creek Fish Screening 91 15-1247 Williams Creek Aquatic Habitat Restoration 90 15-1147 Yakima River Floodplain Assessment & Final Design 89 15-1350 Yakima RM153 Side Channel Connection Design 88 15-1153 Gold Creek Instream Habitat Design 81 14-1214 Upper Yakima River Restoration

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80 14-1203 Yakima Basin Stewardship Project 79 14-1215 Coleman-Naneum Fish Passage Projects 78 13-1322 Ellensburg Water Co – Coleman Creek Intersection 74 13-1315 Naneum, Wilson, and Cherry Creek Assessment 69 12-1306 Gold Creek Habitat Assessment + Conceptual Design 68 12-1358 Yakima River Assessment Hansen Pits to Ringer Loop 65 11-1525 Coleman Cr - Ellensburg Water Company Project 64 11-1321 Teanaway Forks Large Wood Trapping 60 11-1564 Cle Elum River PH-2 Instream Habitat Design 57 10-1847 Teanaway – Red Bridge Road Project 56 10-1838 Manastash Creek Barrier Removal 55 10-1786 Jack Creek Channel & Floodplain Restoration 50 10-1595 Yakima Beaver Project 48 09-1612 Teanaway – 3M Ditch 45 08-2001 Large Wood Replenishment 43 08-1952 Manastash Creek Diversion Consolidation 42 08-1949 Coleman Creek Irrigation Redesign 40 08-1947 Swauk & Iron Creek Restoration Design 39 08-1939 Jack Creek Restoration Design 33 07-1578 Big Creek Property Protection 37 07-1551 Taneum Creek Fish Passage 30 07-1519 Reecer Creek Floodplain Restoration Project 36 07-1517 Indian Creek and Jack Creek Culvert Replacement 27 06-2160 Currier Creek – EWC Siphon & Screen 26 06-2156 Cherry Creek Barrier Removal & Screening 25 06-2143 Upper Yakima Protection - Hundley 24 06-2141 Cle Elum River Instream Habitat 23 04-1680 Holmes Floodplain Property Protection 22 04-1676 YTAHP Wilson Creek Riparian Restoration 21 04-1675 YTAHP Lower Reecer Creek Fish Passage 20 02-1656 Dry/Cabin Creek Fish Passage & Screening 15 02-1494 Coleman Creek Fish Access 12 01-1254 Lmuma Restoration

3 00-1003 Reestablish Access to Lower Wilson Creek C15 Bull Trout Task Force C13 A Path to Restoration: Planting and Education Along Trails C12 Salmon in our Backyards: Promoting Urban Stream Stewardship

C8 Yakima Basin Riparian Restoration C6 Holmes Property – Salmon in the Classroom & Riparian Restoration C3 Lyle and Lmuma Creek Restoration C2 Holmes Property – Riparian & Side Channel Restoration

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# Badger Mountain Irrigation District 86 14-1348 Badger Mtn ID Riverstation Screens

# Benton Conservation District:

46 09-1527 Lower Yakima River Fish Screening 30 07-1566 Lower Yakima River Assessment 38 07-1899 Lower Yakima River Restoration

C14 Community Harvesting of Water Stargrass in Yakima River II C10 Community Harvesting of Water Stargrass in Yakima River

C9 Riparian Buffer and Fencing Project C8 Yakima Basin Riparian Restoration C4 Crowding Aquatic Plant Reduction Project C1 Horn Rapids County Park Riparian Restoration

# Cowiche Canyon Conservancy

32 07-1598 Cowiche Creek Protection and Restoration 18 02-1614 Snow Mtn. Ranch Acquisition & Barrier Removal

# Forterra (formerly Cascade Land Conservancy)

33 07-1578 Big Creek Property Protection

# Kittitas Conservation Trust 117 19-1502 Hanson Ponds Project 91 15-1247 Williams Creek Aquatic Habitat Restoration 88 15-1153 Gold Creek Instream Habitat Design 81 14-1214 Upper Yakima River Restoration 69 12-1306 Gold Creek Habitat Assessment + Conceptual Design 60 11-1564 Cle Elum River PH-2 Instream Habitat Design 37 07-1551 Taneum Creek Fish Passage 25 06-2143 Upper Yakima Protection Hundley 24 06-2141 Cle Elum River Instream Habitat C6 Holmes Property – Salmon in the Classroom & Riparian Restoration

# Kittitas County Conservation District

111 19-1427 The Ranch on Swauk Creek 106 18-1648 Cooke Creek Screening and Passage 93 15-1151 Parke Creek-Caribou Creek Fish Screening 79 14-1215 Coleman-Naneum Fish Passage Projects 78 13-1322 Ellensburg Water Co ‐ Coleman Creek Intersection 65 11-1525 Coleman Cr - Ellensburg Water Company Project 57 10-1847 Teanaway – Red Bridge Road Project 56 10-1838 Manastash Creek Barrier Removal 48 09-1612 Teanaway – 3M Ditch 43 08-1952 Manastash Creek Diversion Consolidation 42 08-1949 Coleman Creek Irrigation Redesign 36 07-1517 Indian Creek and Jack Creek Culvert Replacement 27 06-2160 Currier Creek - EWC Siphon & Screen 36 06-2156 Cherry Creek Barrier Removal & Screen 22 04-1676 YTAHP Wilson Creek Riparian Restoration

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21 04-1675 YTAHP Lower Reecer Creek Fish Passage 20 02-1656 Dry/Cabin Creek Fish Passage & Screen 15 02-1494 Coleman Creek Fish Access

3 00-1003 Reestablish Access to Lower Wilson Creek C3 Lyle and Lmuma Creek Restoration

# Kittitas County Flood Control Zone District

74 13-1315 Naneum, Wilson, and Cherry Creek Assessment 68 12-1358 Yakima River Assessment Hansen Pits to Ringer Loop

# Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group

116 19-1430 Spoon Full Side Channels 114 19-1524 Upper Yakima River Cottonwood Assessment 110 18-1651 Mainstem Teanaway Restoration Design at RM 8 109 18-1650 Ahtanum Restoration of Recreation Impacts 104 18-1711 Teanaway Community Forest Floodplain Restoration 103 17-1179 Yakima River Side Channel at Bull Canal Diversion 102 17-1173 Yakima Basin Stewardship 100 17-1239 Swauk Cr Floodplain Reconnection 99 17-1177 North Fork Teanaway Large Wood Trapping 98 17-1169 Crow and Quartz Creek LWR 95 16-1749 NF Manastash Creek Floodplain Restoration 89 15-1350 Yakima RM153 Side Channel Connection Design 87 15-1144 SF Cowiche Floodplain Restoration 85 14-1204 Reducing Road Density in the Naches Watershed 82 14-1238 South Fork Oak Creek Habitat Enhancement 80 14-1203 Yakima Basin Stewardship Project 77 13-1309 Lower Cowiche Floodplain Reconnection, Ph 3 76 13-1557 Bateman Island Causeway Conceptual Design 73 13-1312 Little Rattlesnake Creek Road Decommissioning 64 11-1321 Teanaway Forks Large Wood Trapping 61 11-1320 Lower Cowiche Creek Restoration, Phase 2 55 10-1786 Jack Creek Channel & Floodplain Restoration 54 10-1785 Yakima River Delta Habitat Assessment 45 08-2001 Large Wood Replenishment 40 08-1947 Swauk & Iron Creek Restoration Design 39 08-1939 Jack Creek Restoration Design 36 07-2020 Reecer Creek Floodplain Restoration Project

C15 Bull Trout Task Force C13 A Path to Restoration: Planting and Education Along Trails C12 Salmon in our Backyards: Promoting Urban Stream Stewardship C11 Cowiche Creek Restoration C08 Yakima Basin Riparian Restoration C07 Spring Creek Restoration

# NW Service Academy

12 01-1254 Lmuma Restoration

# North Yakima Conservation District 101 17-1224 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screen and Habitat Enhancement 97 16-1753 Restoring Fish Passage on Cowiche Creek 92 15-1141 Ahtanum Creek Riparian Enhancement 2015

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84 14-1217 Naches River Side Channel Assessment 83 14-1222 Ahtanum Creek Restoration Survey and Design 75 13-1320 Floodplain Restoration with Beaver Dam Analogs 66 12-1328 CCWUA Barrier Removal and Trust Water 52 10-1764 Herke Fish Screening – Ahtanum Creek 51 10-1753 LaSalle High School Riparian Enhancement 47 09-1590 Matson Barrier Removal and Trust Water Project 34 07-1572 North Yakima County Fish Screening 35 07-1567 North Fork Ahtanum Gauging Station Fish Passage 29 06-2200 Schneider Habitat Project - Cowiche Creek 16 02-1527 Diversion 14 Fish Screen – Ahtanum Creek 13 01-1256 Cowiche Creek Barrier Removal 11 01-1238 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screens

8 00-1711 Buchanan Ranch Restoration Project C5 Green, Wilkinson Habitat Project on Cowiche Creek

# Robert Inouye

59 11-1373 Rattlesnake Creek Side Channel Restoration

# Selah, City of 1 99-1712 Stormwater Management Plan

# Tree Top, Inc 6 00-1703 Sprayfield Riparian Enhancement

# Trout Unlimited

112 19-1424 Tjossem Ditch—Improving Salmonid Survival 96 16-1760 Upper Yakima Tributary Flow Restoration 90 15-1147 Yakima River Floodplain Assessment and Final Design

# Washington Water Trust

107 18-1624 Ensign Ranch—Big Creek Flow Enhancement Design 102 16-1606 Swauk Creek Permanent Flow Restoration

# WDFW

50 10-1595 Yakima Beaver Project 26 04-1691 SF Cowiche Creek Protection

7 00-1710 Yakima & Naches Tributaries Rootwad

# Yakama Nation 115 19-1446 Ahtanum Village Restoration Design 113 19-1447 Tieton River Restoration Design Site #4 108 18-1710 Taneum Fish Passage at RM 1.8 105 18-1709 Wood Replenishment in Four Tributaries 50 08-1965 Wapato Reach Assessment 23 04-1680 Holmes Floodplain Property Protection 19 02-1617 Lower Naches Critical Habitat Protection

2 99-1752 Taylor Ditch Assessment & Restoration C2 Holmes Property – Riparian & Side Channel Restoration

# Yakima, City of

72 12-1307 Yakima Floodplain Ecosystem ph2

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63 11-1565 City of Yakima Floodplain Ecosystem Restoration 14 01-1269 Naches River Water Treatment Plant Screen

# Yakima County Public Services

70 12-1317 Yakima River Gap to Gap Habitat Enhancement 67 12-1327 Naches River Ramblers' Acquisition and Restoration 62 11-1600 L Cowiche Creek Restoration Design 58 10-1909 Lower Cowiche Riparian Easement 53 10-1765 Eschbach Park Levee Setback & Restoration 49 09-1772 Eschbach Park Levee Setback and Restoration Design 41 08-1948 Upper Wapato Reach Restoration 28 06-2193 Naches River Floodplain Acquisition

9 00-1713 Floodplain Mining Study

# Yakima County Corrections 17 02-1612 Riparian Enhancement Team Phase II 10 00-1714 Yakima Corrections Riparian Enhancement Team

# Yakima County Parks & Recreation 5 00-1015 West Valley Community Park

# Yakima Greenway Foundation 4 00-1004 Union Gap Reach Acquisition

# Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District

71 12-1350 YTID Tieton to Cowiche Delivery Assessment

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