Fisheries management, Population enhancement, Resilience and risk mitigation
Perkins Creek Culvert Replacement in the Coast Fork Willamette Basin
Status
Completed

States

Oregon

Subject

Culverts
Fish passage

The project to replace six culverts on Perkins Creek in Oregon has been successfully completed. This initiative has reconnected 3.5 miles of quality spawning and rearing habitat for cutthroat trout, Pacific lamprey, and threatened Chinook salmon. Perkins Creek serves as a vital habitat for these species, remaining cooler than surrounding waters and enhancing their resilience against climate change climate change
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In addition to benefiting fish populations, the completed project has addressed flooding concerns associated with the existing culverts, which posed risks to the surrounding community. This enhancement has improved overall resilience for the small, underserved rural community, ensuring consistent and safe access for residents along Perkins Creek to their homes.

Project Quick Facts:

Project StatusComplete
Location OR, Lane County
NFPP Project Funding$699,061
Restoration TechniquesCulvert Replacement
Accomplishments3.5 Stream Miles Reconnected
Partner Project LeadCoast Fork Willamette Watershed Council

The National Fish Passage Program combines technical expertise with a track record of success. 

Implemented primarily through the Service's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Offices, the National Fish Passage Program provides financial and technical assistance to partners across the country. Since 1999, the program has worked with over 2,000 local communities, Tribes, and private landowners to remove or bypass over 3,400 barriers to fish passage fish passage
Fish passage is the ability of fish or other aquatic species to move freely throughout their life to find food, reproduce, and complete their natural migration cycles. Millions of barriers to fish passage across the country are fragmenting habitat and leading to species declines. The bet365下载ios's National Fish Passage Program is working to reconnect watersheds to benefit both wildlife and people.

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and reopen access to over 61,000 miles of upstream habitat for fish and other animals. Staff have expertise in fish migration and biology as well as financial, engineering, and planning assistance to communities, Tribes, and landowners to help them remove barriers and restore rivers for the benefit both fish and people. 

Fish passage project proposals can be initiated by any individual, organization, government, or agency. However, proposals must be submitted and completed in cooperation with a Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office. (Please note that fish passage projects being used for federal or state compensatory mitigation or required by existing federal or state regulatory programs are not eligible for funding through the National Fish Passage Program.) 

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Programs

A person is walks through a large wide culvert that passes under a gravel road. A small river runs through the culvert.
Across the country, millions of barriers are fragmenting rivers, blocking fish migration, and putting communities at higher risk to flooding. Removing those barriers is one of the most effective ways to help conserve vulnerable species while building safer infrastructure for people. The National...