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02/14/2023 03. Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board presentation
B US INE S S O F T HE C I T Y C O UNC I L YAK I M A, WAS HING T O N AG E ND A S TAT E M E NT I tem No. 3. F or Meeting of: February 14, 2023 I T E M T IT L E :Yakima Basin Fish and W ildlife Recovery B oard presentation S UB M IT T E D B Y:B ob Harrison, City Manager S UM M ARY E X P L ANAT I O N: A lex Conley, E xecutive Director of the Yakima Basin Fish & Wildlife Recovery Board, will be presenting and providing an update on issues in front of the Board. I T E M B UD G E T E D: S T RAT E G I C P RI O RI T Y: AP P RO V E D F O R S UB M IT TAL B Y T HE C IT Y M ANAG E R RE C O M M E ND AT I O N: AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Upload Date Type YBFWRB presentation 2/7/2023 Cover Memo 1 2 Yakima Basin Fish & Wildlife Recovery Board UpdatePresented byAlex Conley, Executive Director3 Origin of the Board•Created in 2006•Consolidated two existing groups•Formed via an Interlocal Agreement signed by:•The Yakama Nation•Kittitas, Yakima and Benton Counties•18 Cities GovernmentsINCLUDING THE CITY OF YAKIMA4 Mission of the BoardTo 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.5 Organization of the Board•Incorporated as an independent 501(c3) non‐profit organization•Governed by a 10‐member Board of Directors•Selected from member governments•Primary representative must be an elected official•Staff alternates may be appointed•Consensus decision making•Funded by Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board & the federal Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund6 Membership of the BoardKITTITAS COUNTYBrett Wachsmith, Kittitas CountyArden Thomas, AlternateNancy Lillquist, City of EllensburgJay McGowan, City of Cle ElumBENTON COUNTYMichael Alverez, Benton CountyAdam Fyall, AlternateSteve Becken, City of ProsserRichard Bloom, City of West RichlandYAKIMA COUNTYAmanda McKinney, Yakima CountyTroy Havens, AlternatePatricia Byers, City of YakimaDave Brown, AlternateVacant, City of Union GapYAKAMA NATIONTerry HeemsahKelsey Harbick, alternate7 What We Do:1. Act as Lead Entity for the Yakima Basin2. Develop & Implement Recovery Plans3. Coordinate Monitoring4. Conduct Outreach8 •The Salmon Recovery Funding Board funds salmon recovery projects in Washington•The funding comes from a mix of state funds (40%) and federal funds (60%)•Projects are recommended to the SRFB for funding by local Lead Entities•We are the Yakima Basin Lead EntityThe SRFB Funding Process9 •Advertise for and accept applications for SRFB funding• Work with applicants to ensure strong proposals are submitted•Convene a Technical Advisory Group to review the biological & technical merits of proposed projects•Convene a Citizen’s Committee to review the projects’ merits (including economic, social and cultural aspects) and develop a ranked list of proposed projects• Submit the final ranked list to the SRFBAs the Lead Entity, we:10 Our Planning Role•Subbasin Planning•Endangered Species Act Recovery Planning•2009 Yakima Steelhead Recovery Plan•2012 Yakima Bull Trout Action Plan11 12 What does this plan do?•Sets objective criteria for Endangered Species Act delisting and recovery•Identifies actions needed for recovery with more specificity than other plans•Covers the full breadth of habitat issues in the Yakima Basin13 14 Implementing the Plans•We do not do on‐the‐ground projects ourselves; •We do work to help secure funds and political support for those that do•We work hard to ensure available resources are used to implement priorities in our plans•We work with partners to update priorities as needed15 Monitoring•Are we doing the actions we should?•Are they working?•Are the fish responding?•Are there other things we need to pay attention to?•Do we need to change course?16 Outreach•Website & Facebook•Presentations•Educational Events•Project Tours•Legislative outreach17 Links to the City of Yakima•Cowiche Creek habitat, trail and flood management projects•Nelson Dam and the Naches River•Gap to Gap and the Wastewater Management Plan18 Work with the City of Yakima19 20 21 22 Huge thanks to:•The City of Yakima for its ongoing support•David Brown for all his work on behalf of the City, the Board and water resources in the Yakima Basin•Patricia Byers for her positive engagement in our recent legislative outreach efforts!23 QUESTIONS?24 Distributed at the Meeting.2414JA34#3 Ii YAKIMA bA5IN r15h AND WILDLIFE RECOVERY I3OARD Yakima Basin HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS .. ,„, . 4, , 44. d' r 4 't1 ` r10'� 1 li "iKH BEFORE: Two irrigation diversions on Cooke AFTER: The project removed the lower dam Creek were not well screened (letting fish enter and improved the upper diversion so fish can irrigation systems) and blocked fish passage. move freely. funded by Washington's Salmon Recovery Funding Board National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 1999-2021 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, , it, summer Chinook and coho were extirpated. Spring and fall Chinook and steelhead all dropped below 500-1000 fish by the early 1990s. This spurred new work to improve habitats and develop conservation-oriented hatcheries. In the last 15 years, populations have begun to rebound. Total runs have ranged < _ from almost 7,000 to almost 50,000 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 air 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 "Q, ,} = ►:: 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. 1 -44 YAKIMA bA5IN >=15h AND WILDLIFE RECOVF KY BOARD The Yakima Basin Fish & Wildlife Recovery Board includes representatives of 23 local governments including Benton, Kittitas & Y" Yakima Counties, the Yakama Nation and 19Ist Yakima Basin cities. The Board: - _ 1 • Coordinates funding for fish and wildlife restoration projects in the Yakima Basin • Develops strategic plans to guide fish and wildlife recovery efforts in the Yakima Basin4 a- :, • Supports efforts to implement priorities identified in its strategic plans • Evaluates progress towards the goals out 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. 2 Who do we work with? Private landowners, non-profit "°" NITTITAS ` organizations, local governments and CONSERVATION state and federal agencies all come rdRUST ^l Teti C°°YTI together to implement cooperative ®t projects to enhance fish habitat. The Board is proud to be able to support g R� their efforts. Two major partnerships 411101111%. TROUT UNLIMITED hitiate have developed to further fisheries „t ,,_ recovery. Ile301 WASH I NGTON WATER TRUST Working to restore our state's rivers and streams. litmor The Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project NORTH YAKIMA (YKFP) brings together the Yakama CONSERVATION DISTRICT Nation and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop hatchery and habitat programs to restore salmon and steelhead runs in the basin. Key partners in salmon, steelhead and bull trout recovery work in the Basin include: The Yakima Tributary Access and Habitat Local landowners throughout the basin Program (YTAHP) brings together the The Yakama Nation Washington Department of Fish & WA Departments of Fish and Wildlife & Ecology Wildlife, Conservation Districts, the NOAA Fisheries US Fish &Wildlife Service Yakama Nation, and non-profit US Bureau of Reclamation organizations to implement fish passage WA Resource Conservation & Development Council and habitat restoration projects in Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group Benton, Kittitas and Yakima Counties Yakima Basin tributaries. Local Conservation Districts Local Non-profit Conservation Organizations Both YKFP and YTHAP are funded by the Bonneville Power Administration. 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 • info@ybfwrb.org • www.ybfwrb.org 3 Each year the Washington Salmon Recovery Funding What is the SRFB? Board (SRFB) distributes money to on-the-ground fish habitat improvement projects throughout the The Washington State Legislature State's Recreation and Conservation Office. This created the Salmon Recovery Funding funding is a mix of state funds appropriated by the Board in 1999.The Board is made up Washington legislature and federal contributions of 5 citizens,appointed directly by the Governor, and 5 representatives of from the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund major state natural resource agencies. (PCSRF). It sets the policies for the SRFB grant program and approves the funding The Yakima Basin Fish & Wildlife Recovery Board acts recommendations made by the states 25 lead entities. as the Lead Entity for the Yakima Basin. Under our contract with the SRFB, we solicit proposals for SRFB What is a Lead Entity? funding in the Yakima Basin, conduct local technical and community reviews of the proposals, and Lead entities are local,watershed- present the best of them to the SRFB for approval. based organizations that perform an Since 1999, the Yakima Basin Lead Entity has had 142 essential role in salmon recovery in local projects approved for over$26.9 million dollars Washington State. Each Lead Entity of SRFB funding. We also work with the SRFB and operates differently but the structure always includes a committee of local project sponsors to track the progress of funded experts (our TAG)that evaluates the projects in the Yakima Basin. This booklet gives a technical aspects of each project and brief overview of each SRFB project that has been a citizen committee (CC)that funded in the Yakima Basin. evaluates socio-economic factors. This locally-driven, collaborative model ensures that funded projects are biologically sound and have strong community support. ot,. Community Salmon Fund Projects r--' n - 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 440.6 ry 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 Yakima Basin Lead Entity TAG and CC on a site tour. the SRFB project descriptions. 4 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 help 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: BONNEVILLE The Bonneville Power Administration funds projects in the POWER ADMINISTRATION Yakima Basin to offset the impact of Columbia River dams on fish _ wi sts Yam, V .. s theand YTHAP ldlife.programBPA , anduppor fish screenkima/Klickitat maintenanceFisheries by the Progra 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 Project to supply water to farmers and others as well as �Epp,pZMENT OF THE INt for salmon migration in the Yakima Basin. The Bureau's � F= Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Program (YRBWEP) implements projects that benefit fish by • _ improving irrigation systems, increasing instream flows BUgEq� OF RECLAMA:M 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 DEPARTMENT OF Integrated Plan, which is an innovative partnership that has brought ECOLOGY together irrigators, local governments, environmentalists and many State of Washington more to solve the basin's water supply and conservation challenges. 5 1 __ SRFB Projects mm fi -'' m ��•�'� r. a `,� �' gym_ ®ft �P��teQ ® 0 -a,. ��,,(4, ' �'� Ley �.ill" r d , )7_1: , :4,t ,.0 1,'. , ® C2 t T neu ,t O C8 3A® M y Cre' 45 / "1 sY ��f F 121 53 u: r C12 t i ® ® 0 , ;� 4�� y0 �'"lenslaur! L-- /,' 35 _ e. s �x- s ,,lP-p 26 t., ,p,;"� t• 56 ® ®®i 66 : . ® + 1_ 1 h sa C 3 """ -4 ' ,, % ' to,0 xr © 34 1: tVeY.r �""s"l�` fig. �,- �t: �4r. x *�,.3 TtL,toYt ,. 1 ,q // i N ��\ 14 j.., Run, h. ' � n •;�Ib ' :: L. ' s '" �di(Ms'. it ;, r J-/ 52 \` , ♦ 4. , e'---.., ,,,.:, ..,„- Projects Cl DensityN ,` '4� rill High �1� I�oQ C9, ® C4 ® 64 J:• Th Low ,. .= "' r Prosser ca o �� a7 f, al J Cl Community Salmon IQ� ' // 7 r, Fund Projects /, . f�� 't' ,' / ��� Salmon Recovery �' �,�r Funding Board Projects , Family Forest Fish <��,Rtiat- ' .,,, z1 . f : CD Passage Program �� ?iet \\ CO 15 C 11 0 Q re 0 5 10 20 Miles O liiiliiil t m � ttmm © • O� 0 CIO Yakima r O c7 Basin44 t m 44;5:.'''':'`::::',"„Stb \ ' ' 0 CD w 0 �\ 12 -b� 18 l 6 Project SRFB# Primary Sponsor Project Name Matching SRFB Cost Total Cost Status North Yakima 21-1209 Wenas Creek Passage and 142 21-1209 $15,000 $80,000 $95,000 Approved Conservation District Screening Prelim Design 21-1077 Kachess River Restoration- 141 21-1077 Kittitas Conservation Trust Phase 1 $86,850 $492,145 $578,995 Approved 21-1197 Lower Cowiche Floodplain 140 21-1197 Mid-Columbia RFEG $61,100 $342,980 $404,080 Approved Restoration 139 21-1196 Yakama Nation 21-1196 Taneum Creek Rag-Heart $41,826 $229,381 $271,207 Approved Habitat Enhancement 21-1195 Toppenish Passage and 138 21-1195 Yakama Nation $36,670 $104,050 $140,720 Approved Screening Assessment Mid-Columbia Fisheries 20-1391 2020 Yakima Basin Riparian 137 20-1391 $17,701 $100,305 $118,006 Approved Enhancement Group Stewardship 136 20-1398 Trout Unlimited 20-1398 Tjossem Ditch Headworks $21,300 $120,477 $141,777 Active Removal and Restoration Benton Conservation 20-1401 Lower Yakima River Thermal 135 20-1401 $54,000 $305,964 $359,964 Active District Refuge Habitat Design Mid-Columbia Fisheries 20-1390 West-Middle Fork Teanaway 134 20-1390 $21,500 $118,900 $140,400 Active Enhancement Group Instream Wood Design II Kittitas Conservation 20-1203 Upper Yakima River 133 20-1203 $51,641 $292,629 $344,270 Active Trust Floodplain Acquisition 132 20 1515 Sunnyside Division Board 20-1515 Sunnyside Dam Smolt $44,000 $249,000 $293,000 Active of Control Passage Improvement Project 131 19 1721 Kittitas Co Conservation 19-1721 Yakima Fish Passage $191,628 $883,088 $1,074,716 Active Dist Targeted Investment Projects 130 19-1502 Kittitas Conservation 19-1502 Hanson Ponds Project $0 $187,418 $187,418 Active Trust Mid-Columbia Fisheries 129 19-1430 19-1430 Spoon Full Side Channels $338,295 $60,300 $398,595 Active Enhancement Group 128 19-1446 Yakama Nation 19-1446 Ahtanum Village Restoration $0 $120,000 $120,000 Active Design Mid-Columbia Fisheries 19-1524 Upper Yakima River 127 19-1524 $36,431 $199,764 $236,195 Active Enhancement Group Cottonwood Assessment 19-1447 Tieton River Restoration 126 19-1447 Yakama Nation $0 $90,000 $90,000 Active Design Site#4 125 19-1424 Trout Unlimited 19-1424 Tjossem Ditch Improving $49,000 $249,774 $298,774 Active Salmonid Survival 124 19-1427 Kittitas County 19-1427 The Ranch on Swauk Creek $60,464 $168,691 $229,155 Active Conservation District Mid-Columbia Fisheries 18-1651 Mainstem Teanaway 123 18-1651 $13,500 $75,802 $89,302 Active Enhancement Group Restoration Design at RM 8 Mid-Columbia Fisheries 18-1650 Ahtanum Creek Restoration 122 18-1650 $46,163 $122,858 $169,021 Active Enhancement Group of Recreation Impacts 18-1710 Taneum Fish Passage at RM 121 18-1710 Yakama Nation 1.8 $20,000 $91,000 $111,000 Active 18-1624 Ensign Ranch--Big Creek 120 18-1624 Washington Water Trust Flow Enhancement Design $8,436 $47,758 $56,194 Active Kittitas County 18-1648 Cooke Creek Screening and 119 18-1648 $483,111 $396,811 $879,922 Active Conservation District Passage 118 18-1709 Mid Columbia Fisheries 18-1709 Wood Replenishment in $54,888 $238,600 $293,488 Active Enhancement Group Three Tributaries 7 Proiect SRFB# Primary Sponsor Project Name Matching SRFB Cost Total Cost Status 117 18-1711 Mid-Columbia Fisheries 18-1711 Teanaway Community Forest $46,400 $200,000 $246,400 Active Enhancement Group Floodplain Restoration Mid-Columbia Fisheries 17-1179 Yakima River Side Channel at 116 17-1179 $28,950 $164,018 $192,968 Active Enhancement Group Bull Canal Diversion 115 17-1173 Mid Columbia Fisheries 17-1173 Yakima Basin Stewardship $38,940 $219,101 $258,041 Active Enhancement Group 114 17-1224 North Yakima 17-1224 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screen Conservation District and Habitat Enhancement $45,000 $228,000 $273,000 Incomplete Mid-Columbia Fisheries 17-1239 Swauk Cr Floodplain 113 17-1239 $15,000 $85,000 $100,000 Active Enhancement Group Reconnection 112 17-1177 Mid-Columbia Fisheries 17-1177 North Fork Teanaway Large $73,450 $394,000 $467,450 Active Enhancement Group Wood Trapping Mid-Columbia Fisheries 111 17-1169 17-1169 Crow and Quartz Creek LWR $17,150 $96,694 $113,844 Active Enhancement Group 110 16-1753 North Yakima 16-1753 Restoring Fish Passage on $38,006 $215,369 $253,375 Complete Conservation District Cowiche Creek 109 16 1760 Trout Unlimited 16-1760 Upper Yakima Tributary Flow Restoration $42,576 $241,263 $283,839 Complete 108 16-1749 Mid-Columbia Fisheries 16-1749 NF Manastash Creek Enhancement Group Floodplain Restoration $62,005 $204,495 $266,500 Complete 107 16-1606 Washington Water Trust 16-1606 Swauk Creek Permanent $71,265 $247,165 $318,430 Complete Flow Restoration Kittitas County 15-1151 Parke Creek-Caribou Creek 106 15-1151 $93,009 $107,713 $200,722 Complete Conservation District Fish Screening 105 15-1141 North Yakima 15-1141 Ahtanum Creek Riparian Conservation District Enhancement $35,448 $200,668 $236,116 Complete 104 15 1247 Kittitas Conservation 15-1247 Williams Creek Aquatic Trust Habitat Restoration $37,980 $214,920 $252,900 Complete 103 15 1147 Trout Unlimited 15-1147 Yakima River Floodplain Assessment and Final Design $4,872 $146,846 $151,718 Complete 102 15-1350 Mid-Columbia Fisheries 15-1350 Yakima RM 153 Side Channel Enhancement Group Connection Design $0 $116,000 $116,000 Complete 101 15-1153 Kittitas Conservation 15-1153 Gold Creek Instream Habitat $0 $197,891 $197,891 Complete Trust Design 100 15-1144 Mid-Columbia Fisheries 15-1144 SF Cowiche Floodplain $15,000 $84,314 $99,314 Complete Enhancement Group Restoration 99 14-1063 Mid-Columbia RFEG 14-1063 Pott Habitat Restoration $18,500 $93,409 $111,909 Complete 98 14-1196 Kittitas County Flood 14-1196 Manastash Creek Acquisition Control Zone District &Restoration 2 $41,522 $235,286 $276,808 Incomplete Badger Mountain 14-1348 Badger Mtn ID Riverstation 97 14-1348 $42,544 $133,766 $176,310 Complete Irrigation District Screens 96 14 1204 Mid-Columbia Fisheries 14-1204 Reducing Road Density in the $12,030 $60,339 $72,369 Complete Enhancement Group Naches Watershed 95 14-1217 North Yakima 14-1217 Naches River Side Channel Conservation District Preliminary Design $0 $61,184 $61,184 Complete 94 14-1222 North Yakima 14-1222 Ahtanum Creek Restoration Conservation District Survey and Design $0 $119,133 $119,133 Complete 8 Project SRFB# Primary Sponsor Project Name Matching SRFB Cost Total Cost Status 93 14 1238 Mid-Columbia Fisheries 14-1238 South Fork Oak Creek Habitat $25,620 $144,551 $170,171 Complete Enhancement Group Enhancement Kittitas Conservation 14-1214 Upper Yakima River 92 14-1214 $0 $133,260 $133,260 Complete Trust Restoration Mid-Columbia Fisheries 14-1203 Yakima Basin Stewardship 91 14-1203 $36,855 $208,810 $245,665 Complete Enhancement Group Project Kittitas County 14-1215 Coleman-Naneum Fish 90 14-1215 $28,745 $140,120 $168,865 Complete Conservation District Passage Projects Kittitas County Flood 13-1347 Wise Manastash Creek 89 13-1347 $23,061 $130,680 $153,741 Incomplete Control Zone District Acquisition&Restoration Kittitas County 13-1322 Ellensburg Water Co- 88 13-1322 $0 $250,025 $250,025 Complete Conservation District Coleman Creek Intersection Mid-Columbia Fisheries 13-1557 Bateman Island Causeway 87 13-1557 $5,580 $307,073 $312,653 Complete Enhancement Group Conceptual Design North Yakima 13-1320 Floodplain Restoration with 86 13-1320 $10,038 $56,881 $66,919 Complete Conservation District Beaver Dam Analogs Kittitas County Flood 13-1315 Naneum,Wilson,and Cherry 85 13-1315 $62,250 $354,000 $416,250 Complete Control Zone District Creek Assessment Mid Columbia Regional 13-1312 Little Rattlesnake Creek Road 84 13-1312 Fisheries Enhancement $0 $660,000 $660,000 Complete Decommissioning Group 12-1307 Yakima Floodplain Ecosystem 83 12-1307 City of Yakima ph2 $88,768 $209,600 $298,368 Complete Yakima-Tieton Irrigation 12-1350 YTID Tieton to Cowiche 82 12-1350 $75,000 $25,000 $100,000 Complete District Delivery Assessment Yakima County Public 12-1317 Yakima River Gap to Gap 81 12-1317 $4,760 $24,666 $29,426 Complete Services Habitat Enhancement Kittitas Conservation 12-1306 Gold Creek Habitat 80 12-1306 $17,250 $167,250 $184,500 Complete Trust Assessment+Conceptual Design 79 12-1358 Kittitas County Public 12-1358 Yakima River Assessment $22,198 $95,330 $117,528 Complete Works Hansen Pits to Ringer Loop Yakima County Public 12-1327 Naches River Ramblers' 78 12-1327 $40,000 $223,400 $263,400 Complete Services Acquisition and Restoration 77 12-1328 North Yakima 12-1328 CCWUA Barrier Removal and $350,007 $574,600 $924,607 Complete Conservation District Trust Water Kittitas County 11-1525 Coleman Cr-Ellensburg 76 11-1525 $317,336 $482,480 $799,816 Complete Conservation District Water Company Project Mid Columbia Fisheries 11-1321 Teanaway Forks Large Wood 75 11-1321 $0 $80,500 $80,500 Complete Enhancement Group Trapping 11-1565 City of Yakima Floodplain 74 11-1565 City of Yakima $209,258 $375,400 $584,658 Complete Ecosystem Restoration Yakima County Public 11-1600 L Cowiche Creek Restoration 73 11-1600 $0 $105,000 $105,000 Complete Services Design Mid Columbia Fisheries 11-1320 Lower Cowiche Creek 72 11-1320 $32,462 $183,953 $216,415 Complete Enhancement Group Restoration,Phase 2 71 11 1564 Kittitas Conservation 11-1564 Cle Elum River PH-2 Instream $0 $172,000 $172,000 Complete Trust Habitat Design 11-1373 Rattlesnake Creek Side 70 11-1373 Robert Inouye $6,800 $37,733 $44,533 Complete Channel Restoration Kittitas Conservation 69 10-1841 10-1841 Currier Creek Restoration $57,633 $326,590 $384,223 Incomplete Trust 68 10-1909 Yakima County Public 10-1909 Lower Cowiche Riparian $71,444 $143,160 $214,604 Complete Services Easement 9 Project SRFB# Primary Sponsor Project Name Matching SRFB Cost Total Cost Status Kittitas County 10-1847 Teanaway-Red Bridge Road 67 10-1847 $43,037 $243,877 $286,914 Complete Conservation District Project Kittitas County 10-1838 Manastash Creek Reach 66 10-1838 $20,538 $112,959 $133,497 Complete Conservation District Assessment Mid Columbia Regional 65 10-1786 Fisheries Enhancement 10-1786 Jack Creek Channel& $35,000 $170,000 $205,000 Complete Floodplain Restoration Group Mid Columbia Regional 64 10-1785 Fisheries Enhancement 10-1785 Yakima River Delta Habitat $22,852 $127,375 $150,227 Complete Assessment Group 63 10 1765 Yakima County Public 10-1765 Eschbach Park Levee Setback $96,145 $284,424 $380,569 Complete Services &Restoration 62 10-1764 North Yakima 10-1764 Herke Fish Screening $69,944 $170,123 $240,067 Complete Conservation District Ahtanum Creek North Yakima 10-1753 LaSalle High School Riparian 61 10-1753 $23,703 $123,929 $147,632 Complete Conservation District Enhancement 60 10-1595 WDFW 10-1595 Yakima Beaver Project $39,643 $185,357 $225,000 Complete North Yakima 09-1577 CCWUA Barrier Removal and 59 09-1577 $73,260 $413,133 $486,393 Incomplete Conservation District Trust Water Project 58 09 1772 Yakima County Public 09-1772 Eschbach Park Levee Setback $0 $122,608 $122,608 Complete Services &Restoration Design Kittitas County 57 09-1612 09-1612 Teanaway 3M Ditch Project $57,970 $328,500 $386,470 Complete Conservation District 56 09-1590 North Yakima 09-1590 Matson Barrier Removal and $40,000 $201,702 $241,702 Complete Conservation District Trust Water Project Benton Conservation 09-1527 Lower Yakima River Fish 55 09-1527 $32,368 $115,362 $147,730 Complete District Screening Mid Columbia Regional 54 08-2001 Fisheries Enhancement 08-2001 Large Wood Replenishment $21,700 $110,025 $131,725 Complete Group 53 08-1476 Cascade Land 08-1476 Wade Road Farm Conservancy $19,000 $100,000 $119,000 Incomplete 52 08-1965 WDFW 08-1965 Wapato Reach Assessment $2,150 $12,181 $14,331 Complete 51 08-1952 Kittitas County 08-1952 Manastash Creek Diversion $930,000 $599,408 $1,529,408 Complete Conservation District Consolidation 50 08-1949 Kittitas County 08-1949 Coleman Creek Irrigation $58,608 $62,902 $121,510 Complete Conservation District Redesign 49 08-1948 Yakima County Public 08-1948 Upper Wapato Reach $100,000 $123,000 $223,000 Complete Service Restoration Mid Columbia Regional 48 08-1947 Fisheries Enhancement 08-1947 Swauk&Iron Creek Restoration Design $11,939 $63,274 $75,213 Complete Group Mid Columbia Regional 47 08-1939 Fisheries Enhancement 08-1939 Jack Creek Restoration $11,679 $58,319 $69,998 Complete Design Group Benton Conservation 07-1899 Lower Yakima River 46 07-1899 $13,124 $54,676 $67,800 Complete District Restoration 45 07-1551 Kittitas Conservation 07-1551 Taneum Creek Fish Passage $440,000 $276,814 $716,814 Complete Trust Kittitas County 07-1517 Indian Creek and Jack Creek 44 07-1517 $413,899 $351,448 $765,347 Complete Conservation District Culvert Replacement North Yakima 07-1567 North Fork Ahtanum Gauging 43 07-1567 $28,083 $146,607 $174,690 Complete Conservation District Station Fish Passage 42 07-1572 North Yakima 07-1572 North Yakima County Fish $56,809 $28,757 $85,566 Complete Conservation District Screening 10 R Pnrina Spd € aect me r NtacF�tng RF6 dos #a si Statuses 41 07-1578 Cascade Land 07-1578 Big Creek Property $65,000 $355,000 Conservancy(Forterra) Protection $420,000 Complete 40 07-1598 Cowiche Canyon 07-1598 Cowiche Creek Protection Conservancy and Restoration $207,819 $272,292 $480,111 Complete 39 07-1566 Benton Conservation 07-1566 Lower Yakima River $45,554 $36,426 District Assessment $81,980 Complete Mid Columbia Regional 38 07-2020 Fisheries Enhancement 07-2020 Reecer Creek Floodplain $467,017 $385,982 Group Restoration Project $852,999 Complete 37 06-2200 North Yakima 06-2200 Schneider Habitat Project $60,299 $112,701 Conservation District Cowiche Creek $173,000 Complete 36 06 2193 Yakima County Flood 06-2193 Naches River Floodplain $25,000 $141,175 Control Zone District Acquisition $166,175 Complete 35 06-2160 Kittitas County 06-2160 Currier Creek-EWC Siphon Conservation District &Screen $444,174 $255,050 $699,224 Complete 34 06-2156 Kittitas County 06-2156 Cherry Creek Barrier $395,484 $386,177 Conservation District Removal&Screening $781,661 Complete 33 06 2143 Kittitas Conservation 06-2143 Upper Yakima Protection- Trust Hundley $11,957 $29,463 $41,420 Complete 32 06 2141 Kittitas Conservation 06-2141 Cle Elum River Instream Trust Habitat $178,600 $320,120 $498,720 Complete 31 05 1573 Kittitas Conservation 05-1573 Currier Creek Passage& $10,920 $28,786 Trust Riparian Restoration $39,706 Incomplete 30 05 1572 Kittitas Conservation 05-1572 NF Teanaway Floodplain Trust Phase II $83,000 $461,740 $544,740 Incomplete 29 05 1571 Yakama Nation 05-1571 Easton Reach Habitat Protection Phase 2 $306,500 $528,985 $835,485 Incomplete 28 04-1691 WDFW 04-1691 SF Cowiche Creek Protection $27,000 $146,985 $173,985 Incomplete 27 04 1679 Kittitas Conservation 04-1679 Upper Yakima River Easton Trust Reach $53,000 $123,400 $176,400 Incomplete 04-1680 Holmes Floodplain Property 26 04-1680 Yakama Nation $22,346 $123,000 $145,346 Complete Protection 25 04-1676 Kittitas County 04-1676 YTAHP Wilson Creek Conservation District Riparian Restoration $7,652 $18,378 $26,030 Complete 24 04-1675 Kittitas County 04-1675 YTAHP Lower Reecer Creek Conservation District Fish Passage $75,944 $216,220 $292,164 Complete 23 04-1672 Kittitas Conservation 04-1672 NF Teanaway River Trust Floodplain Phase 1 $80,000 $380,000 $460,000 Incomplete 22 02 1656 Kittitas County 02-1656 Dry/Cabin Creek Fish $62,631 $126,873 Conservation District Passage&Screening $189,504 Complete 21 02-1617 Yakama Nation 02-1617 Lower Naches Critical Habitat Protection $514 $114,593 $115,107 Complete 20 02-1614 Cowiche Canyon 02-1614 Snow Mountain Ranch $120,000 $670,000 Conservancy Acquisition&Barrier Removal $790,000 Complete 19 02-1612 Yakima County 02-1612 Riparian Enhancement Team $329,351 $159,141 Corrections Phase 2 $488,492 Complete 18 02 1527 North Yakima 02-1527 Diversion 14 Fish Screen- $48,524 $218,900 Conservation District Ahtanum Creek $267,424 Complete 17 02-1494 Kittitas County 02-1494 Coleman Creek Fish Access $31,564 $101,774 $133,338 Complete Conservation District 16 01-1245 Big Creek Water Users 01-1245 Big Creek Fish Passage $36,000 $170,000 $206,000 Income 15 01-1269 Cityof Yakima 01-1269 Naches River Water Treatment Plant Screen $1,534,357 $300,000 $1,834,357 Complete 14 01-1256 North Yakima 01-1256 Cowiche Creek Barrier $21,045 $51,867 Conservation District Removal $72,912 Complete �RFB# Prn7 tiary�t Ponsar Project Name • Matching SRFB Cast`. TataI, ost Status i" � '. 5 ;_; �„h ,,.a,'?f,�R „g•. . n., �a..,�_ s w �,,` ,'. .,..,. ��,-i .. td ,,a-., ..,r,zf_. Northwest Service 13 01-1254 01-1254 Lmuma Restoration $27,221 $31,903 $59,124 Complete Academy North Yakima 12 01-1238 01-1238 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screens $100,000 $142,179 $242,179 Complete Conservation District 11 00 1002 Yakama Nation 00-1002 Reestablish Access to Tucker Creek $20,000 $53,200 $73,200 Incomplete 10 00-1714 Yakima Valley 00-1714 Yakima Corrections Riparian Restitution Center Enhancement Team $304,421 $139,509 $443,930 Complete 9 00-1713 Yakima County 00-1713 Floodplain Mining Study $243,165 $40,020 $283,185 Complete 8 00 1711 North Yakima 00-1711 Buchanan Ranch Restoration Conservation District Project $63,252 $215,065 $278,317 Complete 7 00 1710 WDFW 00-1710 Yakima&Naches Tributaries Rootwad $93,397 $32,112 $125,509 Complete 00-1703 Sprayfield Riparian 6 00-1703 Tree Top Inc Enhancement $41,500 $92,300 $133,800 Complete Yakima County Parks& 5 00-1015 Rec 00-1015 West Valley Community Park $9,107 $22,098 $31,205 Complete Yakima Greenway 4 00-1004 00-1004 Union Gap Reach Acquisition $10,243 $58,047 $68,290 Complete Foundation 3 00 1003 Kittitas County 00-1003 Reestablish Access to Lower Conservation District Wilson Creek $179,356 $108,266 $287,622 Complete 2 99-1752 Yakama Nation 99-1752 Taylor Ditch Assessment& Restoration $6,681 $35,571 $42,252 Complete 1 99 1712 Cityof Selah 99-1712 Stormwater Management Plan $3,000 $95,000 $98,000 Complete Totals $5,852,595 $7,300,298 $13,152,893 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 21-1209 Wenas Creek Passage and Screening Prelim Design I#142 Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District . Total Cost: $95,000 I SRFB Cost: $80,000 I Cost-share: $15,000 Year Began: 2021 I Status:Approved Location: Muliple *4,.,r,. t County:Yakima I Stream:Wenas Creek ,t. , . Species Benefited:steelhead, rainbow trout f The North Yakima Conservation District(NYCD)will develop preliminary designs to improve fish passage and provide protection from entrainment for Mid-Columbia steelhead at three diversions on Wenas Creek,approximately 0.75 miles upstream of Sisk Road in Yakima County.The three diversions consist of 1)A pumping statio - _ equipped with a non-compliant fish screen,and regularly inundated with alluvial j; 4<; - deposition which requires instream work to keep clear;2a gravity check dam diversion ;" 'Y that is unscreened and creates a fish passage barrier;3)The Wenas Irrigation District (WID)diversion dam that diverts flow between the North and South Fork Wenas Creek ,,, ' for irrigation,and creates a fish passage barrier.The project will use desktop and field - t - investigations to produce conceptual design alternatives that provide fish passage and screening for all life stages of steelhead and native fish at all flow levels and improve 4 flow monitoring capabilities at the WID diversion.A preferred alternative will be chosen .T. , xt c'.d.�rs: and developed into a more detailed preliminary design. - 7 ' .:_or Progress: Project has been approved for fundingand is awaitingcontractingbyRCO ?- ° � ,,. . 9 j PP • .4 21-1077 Kachess River Restoration-Phase 1 I #141 Sponsor: Kittitas Conservation Trust Total Cost: $578,995 I SRFB Cost: $492,145 I Cost-share: $86,850 - , Year Began: 2021 I Status:Approved tiit Location: NF-46 Easton WA :' County: Kittitas I Stream: Kachess River '* � Species Benefited: bull trout,cutthroat, kokanee Kittitas Conservation Trust will complete Phase I of the Kachess River Restoration +is° '_7 -� _ . �+ Project to improve spawning,rearing and migratory conditions for ESA listed bull trout. ._ The upper Kachess River is a tributary located in the Upper Yakima Watershed in Kittitas County.This project will focus on improving bull trout habitat in a 0.1-mile reach of Kachess River that dewaters annually. Restoration activities will include installation of large wood structures,constructing bar roughness areas,and reconnecting portions k of the floodplain.This work is identified as urgent in the Yakima Bull Trout Action Plan and on the TAG Focus Project List(#22 Bull Trout Stranding and Passage). Bull trout 1 .'" . y ,,, are a priority species in the Yakima Basin and this genetically distinct population is on .5 r r,'.`r ` ' ". - F the brink of expatriation.This project takes a holistic approach by improving instream � ; "+ � habitat,putting water back onto the floodplain,and harvesting trees placed instream on ¢ .� 4 -% - site to provide forest health benefits. 11 , "` Progress: Project has been approved for funding and is awaiting contracting by RCO 11 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 -. 21-1197 Lower Cowiche Floodplain Restoration I #140 - .- ` Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group Total Cost: $404,080 I SRFB Cost: $342,980 I Cost-share: $61,100 Year Began:2021 I Status: Approved Location:Cowiche Canyon Road Yakima WA County:Yakima I Stream:Cowiche Creek - r; ^ Species Benefited:steelhead,chinook '*. '` Mid-Columbia Fisheries will improve instream and riparian habitat and reconnect the ' floodplain on the right bank of lower Cowiche Creek(-RM 0.9),northwest of the CityAllt of Yakima.Cowiche Creek is a tributary to the lower Naches River.The project will remove bank armoring,concrete and about 5,000 cubic yards of fill along 830 feet of the old railroad berm to allow the creek to access its floodplain.The project area will be planted with native vegetation to improve stream shading and floodplain roughness. Work includes relocating a pump and constructing weirs or a roughened channel to preserve function of a private landowner's irrigation diversion.The goal of the project is to improve spawning and rearing habitat for ESA listed Mid-Columbia steelhead and coho salmon in Lower Cowiche Creek. Progress: Project has been approved for funding and is awaiting contracting by RCO 21-1196 Taneum Creek Rag-Heart Habitat Enhancement I #139 0^ Sponsor:Yakama Nation 7^ daval.._ ,,,. 4 Total Cost: $271,207 ISRFB Cost: $229,381 I Cost-share: $41,826 Year Began: 2021 I Status:Approved -••.. . ' ^: .;{. Location:Taneum Road Ellensburg WA County: Kittitas I Stream:Taneum Creek -' Species Benefited:Steelhead,coho,chinook,rainbow trout and cutthroat trout 44• . x` Yakama Nation will restore in-stream habitat and floodplain connectivity along a 1.5 mile-long segment of Taneum Creek in Kittitas County.The site includes the Ragland : . Reach within WDFW's LT Murray Wildlife Area,and the Heart K Ranch Reach Sites owned by USBOR&WDFW.The project encompasses-180 acres of a broad 1,500 ft wide alluvial valley upstream(west)of the Thorp Cemetery Road bridge.This project will install channel spanning engineered wood structures and place unanchored wood pieces above them at the Ragland reach and Heart K reaches to enhance instream habitat for ESA listed Steelhead,coho,chinook,rainbow trout and cutthroat trout.The goals of this project are to increase frequency and quality of pool habitat,increase area 'r-- of complex cover within the main channel,increase floodplain connectivity and * ., groundwater storage, increase channel length,and increase beaver recolonization. ro Progress: Project has been approved for fundingand is awaitingcontractingbyRCO `.' 9 j PP Oti 12 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 21-1195 Toppenish Passage and Screening Assessment I #138 MnI,Bc Noah Channel Sponsor:Yakama Nation Channel South Channel Total Cost: $140,720 I SRFB Cost: $104,050 I Cost-share: $36,670 c a� Year Began: 2021 I Status:Approved4.4a Location:Toppenish WA County:Yakima I Stream:Toppenish Creek Species Benefited: Steelhead, Pacific Lamprey k itso? The Yakama Nation will inventory and assess juvenile and adult fish passage barriers r== in 76 miles of lower Toppenish and Simcoe creeks and their tributaries.The • Duck Ponds ,l assessment will include diversion dams,unscreened diversions,stream reaches that are used by migrating fish but have poor habitat and survival,wetland reaches with poor hydraulic conditions for fish passage,and other types of barriers. The goal is to _ compile a comprehensive database of all passage barriers in the project stream • reaches.The database will used to create a prioritized action plan leading to removal leabighipetio or mitigation actions for barriers. Project staff will develop a final report describing the A _ projects findings and identifying priority actions. The report and database will be used by Yakama Nation staff to remove or otherwise mitigate priority passage barriers. Progress:Project has been approved for funding and is awaiting contracting by RCO 20-1391 2020 Yakima Basin Riparian Stewardship I #137 Sponsor:Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group Total Cost: $333,255 I SRFB Cost: $283,161 I Cost-share: $50,094 Year Began: 2020 I Status:Approved Location: Multiple sites County: Kittitas I Stream: Yakima River,Jack, Reecer,Wilson, Litle Rattles Species Benefited: Steelhead, Spring Chinook, Bull Trout, Coho, Sockeye, Rainbow MCF is leading this multi-partner collaboration to complete and/or maintain riparian • restoration on a total of six priority riparian restoration sites in the Yakima Basin. Providing adequate stewardship to restoration projects will help achieve the project goals of enhancing and restoring native riparian and floodplain habitat,watershed function,and aquatic habitat in tributaries and the mainstem throughout the Yakima Basin. Progress:The RCO contract is established.The unfunded portion of this project, � �, $182,856,was reserved from the 2021 Yakima Lead Entity allocation and added to this � project in the fall of 2021. • -t 4 1 �►lk`tx*i 13 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 — 20-1398 Tjossem Ditch Headworks Removal and Restoration I #136 ;< �' , ,4:.4 ,� a= . ' • Sponsor:Trout Unlimited ` , _-, . �t r ', , '7.,,., Total Cost: $141,777 I SRFB Cost: $120,477 I Cost-share: $21,300 - . Year Began:2020 I Status:Active Location: Ellensburg i s County: Kittitas I Stream:Yakima River Species Benefited:Steelhead, Spring Chinook, Coho, Bull Trout, Rainbow l' <,;:-A": Trout Unlimited is working with stakeholders on a restoration and planning project rj` , adjacent to the Yakima River near Ellensburg to a)evaluate,design,and implement : ;jr %Igo removal of the Tjossem Ditch headworks structure and rock/fill dam in the channel ',".,' leading to the ditch;b)install interpretive signs;and c)prepare preliminary designs for restoration of the Tjossem Ditch to improve ecosystem function,which will be ,: t :,, , '•,. _ implemented as part of a future restoration action.This project builds upon a active =�- SRFB project(19-1424). I- Wildlife,Progress: Pacific Engineering was hired as the design consultant with Grette Associates and Aspect Consultants as subcontractors for the headwords removal and ditch restoration design. Conversations with the Bureau of Reclamation, US Fish and Alrb WA Department of Fish and Wildlife,WA Department of Ecology,the US Army / '.\III, •300,,, e es Pic dted to salternative ed designCorof conceptsEngine r,permittingandacif needsEngineering and engineeringwerecon planning.uc Nextdiscus,Ts sr Unlimitee rn _... � plans to have basic alternative design sets presented to the large working group for f approval,along with cultural resources review underway for the headgate structure and t \ ./ Tjossem Ditch. 20-1401 Lower Yakima River Thermal Refuge Habitat Design I#135 r —' ' tr - --,,, -,,,,:- .,, 1, Sponsor: Benton Conservation District Total Cost: $359,964 I SRFB Cost: $305,964 I Cost-share: $54,000 ' Year Began:2020 I Status:Active . gee ; _ Location: Near Richland County: Benton I Stream:Yakima River ''' 4 ,;' 0,w0' Species Benefited:Steelhead, Chinook, Lamprey Benton Conservation District is completing final deisgns and permitting for a future restoration project that will increase functional thermal refuge habitat for adult salmonids in two locations on the Lower Yakima River. Protecting and restoring mainstem and off-channel habitats,especially those that provide thermal refuge, is critical for upstream-migrating adults, particularly during the late spring,summer,and early fall,when water tempertures are limiting. Progress:Conceptual designs have been developed and reviewed. Northwest Hydraulic Consultants completed the final conceptual design report. BCD has selected ` -- the Alternative 3 as the preferred concept design for RM 2.5.This will re-route the , channel into a deeper location to protect cool water. BCD and the TAG decided to pause the project design work at RM 4.9 while the stability of the source water over the a.;+ next 2-5 years is investigated.A scope change removing this component of the •+ project has been requested. r7 :w ' may , ,t. 14 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 20-1390 West-Middle Fork Teanaway Instream Wood Design II I #134 Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group >.: Total Cost: $140,400 I SRFB Cost: $118,900 I Cost-share: $21,500 Year Began: 2020 I Status:Active _It. .:v'k Location:Within Teanaway Community Forest y ,, .. ... e la . County: Kittitas I Stream:WF and MF Teanaway River Species Benefited: Steelhead, Spring Chinook, Bull Trout, Rainbow � k Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group is completing final design and permitting '"= - of instream large wood trapping structures,large wood replenishment,and floodplain - . 4, ,;.,,,-y restoration in the West and Middle Fork Teanaway Rivers on the Teanaway . Community Forest.The overall project goal is to improve steelhead and salmon habitat by designing restoration treatments that widen floodplain inundation,increase pool Z � y`r "4 ; , - >M'�' -;,'-' frequency,capture gravels to cover exposed bedrock,and provide cover for fish. ''-' w 1.+ . ,31. E4 Progress:Sponsor has hired Natural Systems Design to complte a geomorphological v•1 and wetlands assessment for the WF and MF Teanaway Rivers,with emphasis on the - Teanaway Community Forest. fc. 20-1203 Upper Yakima River Floodplain Acquisition I #133 Sponsor: Kittitas Conservation Trust >4“,,' ` Total Cost: $438,291 I SRFB Cost: $358,291 I Cost-share: $80,000 .' Year Began: 2020 I Status:Active y x, gip-- ` oWs:', °7 ,.? Location: Cle Elum .' ,r; County: Kittitas I Stream:Yakima River -•A r , �, Species Benefited: Steelhead,Spring Chinook, Bull Trout, Rainbow, Lamprey s., KCT is using this grant funding to protect 15 acres on the mainstem Yakima River for -.� adult spawning migration,juvenile rearing,smolt and out-migration for salmon and "'` -> t '• steelhead.The property has high functioning wetlands and old growth cottonwood and aspen stands.The project is part of a greater strategy to protect high quality riparian habitat on mainstem rivers that has been pursued by Yakama Nation,Bonneville ' " . .'' I`4 ��-- ;' Power Administration,and KCT. . „ ,; i s Progress:The RCO contract is complete. KCT has worked to complete the appraisal, k ;. ' n, ', 1 - ,, ' +o;., appraisal review,cultural resources investigation and report,and the Phase 1 �: ,w, "t i, Q t environmental site assessment field work and report. KCT has also worked with an , '�, `, „ 4 4 {. attorney to develop a draft purchase and sale agreement.The sponsor requested and ,I t 4'T' received an additional$65,662 from the 2021 Yakima Basin allocation due to an V open an escrow account for the final sale. KCT will continue to complete project -; -• deliverables and plan for post-sale tasks of baseline documentation reporting and �'' •. removal of existing outbuildings. . 15 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 20-1515 Sunnyside Dam Smolt Passage Improvement Project I #132 t�"a Sponsor:Sunnyside Division Board of Control ' i'` Total Cost: $293,000 I SRFB Cost: $249,000 I Cost-share: $44,000 K t fit- Year Began:2020 I Status: Active it . _, , 3 Location: North of Wapato _. County:Yakima I Stream: Yakima River Species Benefited: Spring Chinook, Summer Chinook, Steelhead, Rainbow, Lamprey x The Sunnyside Division Board of Control is using these grant funds to design and install a smolt passage structure at the Sunnyside Diversion Dam,located on the Yakima River upstream of Prosser Dam.The primary goal is to increase outmigrating salmon and steelhead smolt survival rates by keeping smolts out of the Sunnyside Canal irrigation diversion and in the Yakima River. Improving smolt survival at water •r diversion dams is considered a key strategy for maintaining viable salmon and steelhead populations in the Yakima Basin. Progress:The fish guidance boom was installed in the spring of 2021 and the sluice gate is under construction. Preliminary montioring results show survival improvements with the boom in place. - -- , _0' ui t4 19-1721 Yakima Fish Passage Targeted Investment Projects I #131 Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District Total Cost: $1,074,716 ISRFB Cost: $883,088 I Cost-share: $191,628 t.R. � ' -° , Year Began: 2019 I Status:Active s.l.� Location: Ferguson Road Ellensburg,WA,Tjossem Road Ellensburg WA, Naneum Road � � tea► County: Kittitas I Stream: Naneum Creek, Coleman Creek Species Benefited: Summer Steelhead, spring Chinook and resident species Work to restore fish passage in the Wilson-Naneum-Cherry watershed started in 2003. This project accelerates these efforts to install fish screens and remove barriers.This project is correcting the two lowermost passage barriers in both Naneum and Coleman creeks and improve irrigation fish screens and delivery systems by consolidating and/or rebuilding the diversion structures.The project is also finalizing designs for three high ,. - priority projects(the Cascade Irrigation District intersections with Naneum,Coleman, ` and Caribou Creeks)tthat will require siphons which pass the canal under each stream ,., :.V f and to allow safe passage.The project benefits mid-Columbia Summer Steelhead, s . 3 "X .4. ' Coho,spring Chinook and resident species. s r s ' , Progress:Anderson Perry&Associated moved forward with engineering at Coleman and Cascade.The 60%designs were provided in July 2021.Work with Cascade Irrigation District to review and comment on these designs is ongoing.The Coleman . 1, Creek 2.0 project was planned for removal in the fall of 2021.The design is complete ..A ";, , and the permits are all in place.The landowner agreement is the last item needed. '° a Discussions are ongoing with the landowner for the Naneum 2.9 and 3.2 for the plans ' ' to modify the irrigation system as part of the screening and passage goals at these "='.1 -'`" `:"-""; t " diversions. 16 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 19-1502 Hanson Ponds Project I #130 , 1 ',il Sponsor: Kittitas Conservation Trust ' ' 11 'j , Total Cost: $187,418 I SRFB Cost: $187,418 I Cost-share: $0 'I 41.1:, +` o Year Began: 2020 I Status:Active ;"A Location:Cle Elum County: Kittitas I Stream:Yakima River s a. ,_ , . Species Benefited: Steelhead, Spring Chinook, Coho, Rainbow /'fir' KCT is assessing the potential and developing preliminary designs to enhance 81.7 `s.-4- ;: t �.��;; .,' 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 . -r to increase the quality of main-stem and off-channel habitat for rearing salmonids. KCT is assessing limiting factors and developing preliminary designs to improve function and habitat values. KCT is also working with partners to develop an outreach plan to engage the community in salmon recovery at this popular recreational area. — 4 Progress: Initial data has been collected. KCT has hired an independent contractor to conduct a wetlands delineation. Inter-Fluve developed and finalized the Habitat ;,: Assessment Report. c w -- 19-1430 Spoon Full Side Channels I #129 i'' i, Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group � i' , �+, ' �, !� ' Total Cost: $398,595 (SRFB Cost: $60,300 I Cost-share: $338,295 t•j '► Year Began: 2020 I Status:Active s ' • ` Location: Northwest of Thorp i''c,` i County: Kittitas I Stream:Yakima River a11,j Species Benefited: Steelhead, Spring Chinook,Coho ilia .,4 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.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. Progress: Permits under sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act have been secured.MCF has met with project partners and landowners. 17 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 19-1446 Ahtanum Village Restoration Design I #128 Sponsor:Yakama Nation Total Cost: $120,000 I SRFB Cost: $120,000 I Cost-share: $0 : .,. Year Began:2020 I Status:Active Location: Union Gap County:Yakima I Stream:Ahtanum Creek • Species Benefited:Steelhead, Chinook,Coho, Bull Trout This project will restore stream and floodplain habitat along 0.83 miles of Ahtanum • rr' Creek in the City of Union Gap,Yakima County,WA.The Yakama Nation is completing ' 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. ..,- .. Progress:The sponsor put out a Request for Proposals and contracted with an engineering consultant.The consultant developed the needed hydraulic model and the 30%design alternatives.The 60%design will be submitted to the state technical review panel and will initiate the environmental review leading to the final(100%)designs.This project was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic,leading to mandatory furloughs for •` •-, relevant Yakama Nation staff. RCO granted an extension until 2/2022. 19-1524 Upper Yakima River Cottonwood Assessment I #127 SRFB a19-1524 Upper Yakima Nwer Cottonwood Assessment Sponsor:Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group Total Cost: $236,195 I SRFB Cost: $199,764 I Cost-share: $36,431 • Year Began:2020 I Status:Active Location: Upper Basin County: Kittitas I Stream:Yakima River Species Benefited:Steelhead, Spring Chinook, Coho, Bull Trout, Rainbow 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 Enhancement Group(MCF)is assessing riparian forest extent and conditions 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 aper rakima;ire Cottonwood assess-len! site-specific recommendations. Progress:Over 70 landowners have been contacted for access to riparian sites for data collection. Field crews have completed ground data collection. Data has been downloaded,quality checked,and compiled for analysis.The sponsor has provided the data to consulting hydrogeologist and riparian ecologist for analysis. • WreQuent large wood near Thorp. 18 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 19-1447 Tieton River Restoration Design Site#4 I #126 °�_', , Sponsor:Yakama Nation - • A -/ Total Cost: $90,000 I SRFB Cost: $90,000 I Cost-share: $0 4 Year Began: 2020 I Status:Active Location: Oak Creek Wildlife Area County:Yakima I Stream:Tieton River .,:, Species Benefited: Steelhead,Chinook, Coho, Bull Trout The Yakama Nation is developing a design to restore instream and floodplain habitat View of low right bank along 0.55 mile of the Tieton River within the WDFW's Oak Creek Wildlife Area.The floodplain area from river left access area project goal is to increase spawning and rearing habitat for steelhead in the Tieton • off Hwy River; specific objectives are to increase overall channel length by reconnecting side channels and floodplain areas, increase/retain spawning sized gravels in the mainstem e'°"awe,aasevab, °"s"" and off channel areas, increase/retain the supply of functional large wood in the =•,,atrAfe, mainstem and off-channel areas,and restore/enhance riparian and floodplain --41,00"er 1 vegetation. It.` '. .,r Progress:The sponsor put out a Request for Proposals and contracted with an r fwa, ya..- ',�= engineering consultant.The wetland delineation report,field assessment,and data *: gathering are complete.The consultant developed the needed hydraulic model and the t' 30%design alternatives.The 60%design will be submitted to the state technical review :f---. . panel and will initiate the environmental review leading to the final(100%)designs. f .. • } ;` t 19-1424 Tjossem Ditch--Improving Salmonid Survival I #125 ` Sponsor:Trout Unlimited ff:') r Total Cost: $298,774 I SRFB Cost: $249,774 I Cost-share: $49,000 '. , - Year Began: 2020 I Status:Active F i ' I a. Location: Ellensburg . '• County: KittitasI Stream:Yakima River Species Benefited: Steelhead, Spring Chinook,Coho, Bull Trout, Rainbow , r Trout Unlimited(TU) is implementing a restoration project to improve salmonid survival I� in the Yakima River.TU is working with local partners to eliminate surface water ,`,f;• withdrawal and juvenile salmonid mortality associated with the Tjossem Ditch by /,''; :4: , 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 '`'y .+'1. r .*� i Y' _ because the aging fish screen lacks an evident fish-bypass and is about 1 mile down- r, ! .' ditch from the head gate. • _ Progress:Sponsor is working to complete all landowner agreements required.An engineering firm,Aspect,completed hydrogeological reports for the water right t changes and well designs.Water right changes have been accepted and a record of A_. I ' —_ decision was submitted for the Redberg property.The Report of "/ ,.:411.,, � �-- - Examination for the Royer/Coburn property is underway \ • 19 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 19-1427 The Ranch on Swauk Creek I#124 , ' Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District Total Cost: $229,155 ISRFB Cost: $168,691 I Cost-share: $60,464 Year Began: 2020 I Status:Active • • - Location: Northeast of Ellensburg County: Kittitas I Stream: Swauk Creek Species Benefited: Steelhead, Chinook, Coho, Bull Trout, Rainbow — t'.^.. KCCD is consolidating two gravity irrigation diversions with non compliant fish screens t on Swauk Creek,northeast of Ellensburg,to a single,existing point of diversion.The �+;' - ' °°3:- 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 M,�, {+• , , s. 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 I ,; Trust Water Rights program to benefit instream flow. Progress:The project designs,design report,specifications,and cost estimate are complete.The cultural resources consultation, USACE CWA 404,and DOE 401 WQC are also finished. Special conditions have been met.The Kittitas County Board of " . a \t �' County Commissioners approved the franchise agreement for the pipeline along Burke Road continent upon review of the final designs by Kittitas County Public Works.The • construction cost was found to be higher than initially anticipated. However,the sponsor secured additional match through the USFWS National Fish Passage Program 'i ' in July 2021.Construction bids were due September 8,2021. • SBi;gp.1651 --- - .,, Group 18-1651 Mainstem Teanaway Restoration Design at RM 8 I #123 Mainstam iesnaws,pe,toenaeh!3 Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Mainstem Teanaway:htstream habitat P ,.. Total Cost: $89,302 I SRFB Cost: $75,802 I Cost-share: $13,500 ~ _ Year Began:2019 I Status:Active ``"" Location: Northeast of Cle Elum — County: Kittitas I Stream: Teanaway River Species Benefited: Steelhead, Chinook, Bull Trout,and Rainbow Trout MCFEG developed conceptual designs to activate a historic side channel to the TeanawayRiver, install large wood on the main channel,and restore Flood lain insets.sod belt*otstroan wood. 9 floodplain tot wood function of two tributaries in and along 0.5 miles of the mainstem Teanaway River,a Woodson sod soda dtsnnel sre w°p°°°° tributary to the Yakima River in Kittitas Co.The project includes nearby landowner outreach,alternative development,flood modeling,benefits and risk evaluation,and .418.1651 temT°•°•w«p•,�.Ipn.Me restoration alternative selection.The project area is primarily a WDFW property at river Fred's Creek:BDAs and riparian planting mile 8 acquired for conservation in 2017. - Progress:The sponsor and the project ream reviewed results of hydrologic modeling of drafted alternative actions.The final selection of actions were submitted to the ', ' hydrologist consultant,which developed a conceptual design.The design was 'r *;t .:, reviewed by the project steering committee. 410.11* F sd s Gott tnbutstr st typK•I hyn _.�. - Flow-filet°perenngtwtstatwn sloop,no,.d 14-6 Ft depth)chsnnsl. BD4 and ts.peted•e.t.tahnna,e p'oppsed 20 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 18-1650 Ahtanum Creek Restoration of Recreation Impacts I #122 Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group • Dm i, + Total Cost: $169,021 I SRFB Cost: $122,858 I Cost-share: $46,163 -7-9111 Year Began: 2019 I Status: Active - Location:Ahtanum State Forest County:Yakima I Stream:Ahtanum Creek 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 activity directly impacts spawning salmonids,damages sensitive riparian areas and increases the delivery of sediment to Ahtanum Creek and its tributaries.To reduce recreation impace and improve watershed health MCFEG is completing the following actions:de-compacting and removing user built road,planting t.. native vegetation,installing signage,installing wood and boulder to focus recreation activities away from sensitive areas,and gravel the dispersed campground. Progress:At Treephones campground along the middle fork Ahtanum,MCFEG installed 600 ft of buck and rail fencing, DNR placed root balls and debris in the • floodplain,then MCFEG planted native trees and shrubs.Along the NF Ahtanum at a dispersed campground DNR cut around 30 trees and placed them in the floodplain to exclude people.MCFEG installed around 80 boulders as barrier rock.0.3 acres of the dispersed campground was decompacted,graded and graveled to improve drainage and provide RV camping. MCFEG decommissioned multiple user-built roads to reduce -�„ the delivery of mud and fine sediment to the campground/stream.This involved DNR eV cutting and placing-20 trees/debris,reseeding with native grass,and planting with native trees/shrubs. 18-1710 Taneum Fish Passage at RM 1.8 I#121 Sponsor:Yakama Nation Total Cost: $111,000 I SRFB Cost: $91,000 I Cost-share: $20,000 Year Began: 2020 I Status:Active Location: Northwest of Thorp County: Kittitas I Stream:Taneum Creek -.. Species Benefited: Steelhead, Spring Chinook,Coho, Rainbow Trout Yakama Nation is restoring fish passage and habitat quality and improving floodplain r connectivityto 1400 ft of Taneum Creek byplacingwoodymaterial instream and by 4111#. excavating pilot channels.The 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:The project has been contracted through RCO.The final stamped engineering plans were completed for this project on April 26,2021. Permit applications were received.The project area was covered under BPA's HIP IV Programmatic for " "f ; ESA consultation. Bid solicitation occurred in April 2021 and BC'Contracting,Inc.was awarded the construction contract.Construction for the Ragland reach began on October 4th and the sponsor anticipates the project will be completed by October 31st. • TS. 21 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 j' 18-1624 Ensign Ranch--Big Creek Flow Enhancement Design I#120 i 1 Sponsor:Washington Water Trust . • Total Cost: $56,194 I SRFB Cost: $47,758 I Cost share: $8,436 4° " Year Began:2019 I Status:Active r rr Location:South of Easton w '°° County: Kittitas I Stream: Big Creek ,; Species Benefited:Steelhead,Chinook, Bull Trout, Coho "' r - '4 WWT is completing 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's project is improving 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. . • Progress:Sponsor has coordinated with project partners and landowners and develoed a schedule to complete the flow enhancement design,focusing on a source switch to Kittitas Reclamation District water..WWT hired a contractor(Fisheries Engineers, Inc) • _ to perform the preliminary design of the preferred alternative.WWT reviewed the + t. functional design report,and facilitated changes to the design based on coordinated Jr . ` -� feedback with the landowner.A memorandum of agreement with the Landowner is .ei 1 _ • v; pending. 18-1648 Cooke Creek Screening and Passage I #119 - lib ', ``- Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District n Total Cost: $879,922 I SRFB Cost: $396,811 I Cost-share: $483,111 w *it Year Began: 2019 I Status:Active Location: Ellensburg County: Kittitas I 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 project constructed a new diversion structure at the upper site,with a proper fish screen and concrete fishway for upstream passage.The lower diversion structure was removed. Riparian vegetation was established along approximately 0.4 stream miles.There are no barriers to fish passage below the project site. Progress:Construction has been completed and the site is being monitored and plantings maintained. 22 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 18-1709 Wood Replenishment in Three Tributaries I #118 4 . f,` 1¢ Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group Total Cost: $293,488 I SRFB Cost: $238,600 I Cost-share: $54,888 Year Began: 2020 I Status: Active Location: Multiple w: # L County: Kittitas and Yakima I Stream: SF Cowiche, NF Manastash,Taneum,and Swau tb •r ` Species Benefited: Steelhead, Spring Chinook, Rainbow Trout,and Coho • Originally proposed by the Yakama Nation, Mid-Columbia Fisheriees implemented this , , project due to contracting challenges between YN and RCO.They implemented restoration of stream/floodplain interaction by placing abundant pieces of large and small woody material in alluvial floodplain reaches in SF Cowiche,Taneum and Swauk Creek watersheds.The overall goal was to re-aggrade streams to reconnect them with broad,formerly-wet meadow systems on public lands. Progress:Wetland delineation rating and report has been completed at the Taneum - Creek site. Permitting has been completed at this site and constriction was completed .� ' in October of 2020.A pebble count and other data collection has occurred at the Swauk Creek site.MCFEG contracted with Waterfall Engineering to complete design .,•—.— a work for in-stream wood placement.157 logs on the floodplain and 86 vertical poles were placed at the SF Cowiche site in October of 2020. In December,YN placed slash ..,- ,� , ' in the most downstream log jams.6,000 native plants were planted in the floodplain ` ,... k :. and along the banks. 18-1711 Teanaway Community Forest Floodplain Restoration I #117 " ? • Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group 4 Total Cost: $246,400 I SRFB Cost: $200,000 I Cost-share: $46,400 Year Began: 2018 I Status:Active 'i,` . s 'ii. a Location:Teanaway Community Forest County: Kittitas I Stream:Teanaway River and Indian Creek s v 'ti _ Species Benefited: Spring Chinook, Steelhead,and Coho .+�t, d MCFEG is restoring 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 r. - � ,w '., :'4 MCFEG re contouring over 5000 feet of artificial ditch networks in Indian Creek to ° °� 4 z>:. reduce artificial drainage and hand placing bundles of wood slash throughout the Indian Creek floodplain to improve the function of a previous large wood placement r i., project.The project site lies within the state-owned Teanaway Community Forest, # T - which was purchased in 2013 as an element of the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan. ' Progress:In August of 2019 a helicopter placed more than 1,000 pieces of wood and �° x 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.As of July 2020, -- _ decompaction,wood placement,and pilot channel excavation in the Indian Creek _-. floodplain have all been completed.MCF and YN worked with a consultant, Natural. e- "-' • _ Systems Design,to begin a geomorphological assessment of the Middle and West . _• ..r Fork Teanaway Rivers,with a focus on identifying restoration potential. 23 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 17-1179 Yakima River Side Channel at Bull Canal Diversion I #116 Sponsor:Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group Total Cost: $192,968 I SRFB Cost: $164,018 I Cost-share: $28,950 ` Year Began:2018 I Status:Active • 6i Location: Ellensburg _ /V% S, County: Kittitas I Stream: Yakima River Y Species Benefited: Spring Chinook, Steelhead, Bull Trout, Cutthroat, Rainbow Trout • MCFEG is removing gated culverts within the side channel at this project site and replacing them 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:The canal company excavated the inlet of the side channel in April of 2020 and flow has remained consistent through the side channel.MCFEG continues to meet with WDFW and WDNR to move management of the weir forward.The BOR has agreed to assist with modeling.MCFEG worked with agency partners and a contracted engineer to design a bridge crossing at the side channel inlet. • • 17-1173 Yakima Basin Stewardship I #115 Sponsor:Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group Total Cost: $258,041 I SRFB Cost: $219,101 I Cost-share: $38,940 . Year Began:2018 I Status:Active Location:Multiple sites County: Kittitas I Stream:Wilson,Jack, Oak Creeks and Cle Elum and Yaki Species Benefited: Steelhead, Bull Trout, Cutthroat, Rainbow Trout MCFEG is completing stewardship activities for 7 sites.These nclude 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 is also completing '- ' - .. maintenance of 3.5 miles of fencing along 2 miles of Jack Creek. Progress: Stewardship is ongoing,including the maintenance of fences at Jack Creek and maintaining plantings at Yakima RM 109, Reecer Creek,Wilson Creek,and Lower Cowiche Creek. Revegation at the Cle Elum River side channel and Oak Creek is complete. kk 24 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 17-1239 Swauk Cr Floodplain Reconnection I #113 ► ;r Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group ' Total Cost: $100,000 ISRFB Cost: $85,000 I Cost-share: $15,000 fit. +� Year Began:2018 I Status:Active • Location: Northwest of Ellensburg - County: Kittitas I Stream: Swauk Creek t ` ``!` Species Benefited: Steelhead, Cutthroat, Rainbow Trout ++? r 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.120 larch trees were installed in fall of 2020 and appear to doing well. Sponsor determined additiona slach placement in the large wood structures would improve the efficacyc of the instread wood.They acquired donated slash and placed in key locations December of 2020. 17-1177 North Fork Teanaway Large Wood Trapping I#112 Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group Total Cost: $467,450 I SRFB Cost: $394,000 I Cost-share: $73,450 Year Began:2018 I Status: Active Location:Within Teanaway Community Forest County: Kittitas I Stream: North Fork Teanaway Species Benefited: Spring Chinook, Steelhead, Bull Trout,Cutthroat, Rainbow Trout 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:The final phase of implementation will primarily focus on breaching the berm • that runs perpendicular to the river and will be completed in 2021.MCFEG worked with Yakama Nation Fisheries and Waterfall Engineering to complete design and permitting for 2021 wood additions and floodplain reconnection. 25 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 17-1169 Crow and Quartz Creek LWR I #111 0 j In • _t,' . . . . 'esI,. Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group •'A -+ Total Cost: $113,844 I SRFB Cost: $96,694 I Cost-share: $17,150 u•a t- Year Began:2018 I Status:Active A .. ,. , Location: Northwest of Yakima _ . , . County:Yakima I Stream: Crow Creek ,,1 " `f Species Benefited: Spring Chinook, Steelhead, Bull Trout, Cutthroat, Rainbow Trout �. b MCFEG and Naches Ranger District are placing 250-300 trees into tributary streams of s _ �` / the Little Naches.Adding large wood to the stream systems is expected to increase .. . r-.#, pool frequency and floodplain connection,and to trap spawning gravels.Wood '''* placement will improve both spawning and rearing habitat for steelhead and Chinook. Progress:66 harvested trees and many deadfall trees were placed in the lower mile of Quartz Creek in fall of 2020.These trees were used to create 9 distinct log jams that will provide long-pasting benefits to Quartz Creek and the fish that utilize these habitat features. MCFEG received an extension from RCO for work planned on Crow Creek in }' . f i i , 2022,with the evaluation of forest stands and trees marked for harvest delayed by the `'� - 1 _. Schneider Springs wildfire. ' ..• _ 4 x " , -try ter:• : ,, _ 16-1753 Restoring Fish Passage on Cowiche Creek I#110 ^ • ..;. Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District fi �wr "- t• Total Cost: $253,375 I SRFB Cost: $215,369 I Cost-share: $38,006 - k ' r 4`+, tt Year Began: 2017 I Status: Complete Location: Northwest of Yakima "Ct .. , County:Yakima I Stream: Cowiche Creek Species Benefited: Spring Chinook, Steelhead, Rainbow Trout The primary goal of this project was to modify the Naches Cowiche Canal Association "` `T'- siphon,which currently was a fish passage barrier at low flows. NYCD replaced the - .� concrete siphon,modified the streambed,and completed on-farm irrigation '71: i•` : infrastructure changes with two landowners.The modified streambed allows for improved flood flows,sediment transport,and passage for steelhead, Coho,and —s:-' juvenile Chinook salmon. 4 r� ems: Progress:The project was completed 04/30/2019. • - --ram • - N• • 26 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 4, ,,, 16-1760 Upper Yakima Tributary Flow Restoration I #109 Sponsor:Trout Unlimited Total Cost: $283,839 I SRFB Cost: $241,263 I Cost-share: $42,576 Year Began: 2017 I Status: Complete Location:Southeast of Ellensburg - ` ' County: Kittitas I Stream: Yakima River Species Benefited: Spring/Summer Chinook, Steelhead, Bull Trout, Cutthroat, Rainbow Trout Unlimited and Kittitas Reclamation District lined approximately 1,652'of KRD's "f 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 M.n,,caeu..k.Summer 2013 at cor.Road sower,w.t due co MD no.....tw.cw„«au. during low-flow periods. T • - . `r* 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 �, aF ,'_ - benefits.The project was completed 06/01/2019. r - cif r ,. z: 16-1749 NF Manastash Creek Floodplain Restoration I#108 i1:�x Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group -k '"' Total Cost: $266,500 I SRFB Cost: $204,495 I Cost-share: $62,005 .. I K1il , .. Year Began: 2017 I Status: Complete Location:West of Ellensburg County: Kittitas I Stream:Manastash Creek �„ , 4 w'' _ Species Benefited: Steelhead, Cutthroat, Rainbow Trout .- ?-� ` - MCF and Yakama Nation completed a restoration project on Manastash Creek,which 9. included installing tree root wads and large logs via helicopters along 4 miles of creek :Y;' - `.Y►' - owned by WDFW.These large wood structures will create places for fish to rest,feed, rF - 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:The sponsor and partners installed 2,066 cut logs and logs with root wads _ vis helpcopter over a 4-day period in October 2018.Work is now complete. Ai `.A'`a w•rr o- ., '' 60nk cdti 27 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 16-1606 Swauk Creek Permanent Flow Restoration I #107 t �`' r Sponsor:Washington Water Trust Total Cost: $318,430 I SRFB Cost: $247,165 I Cost-share: $71,265 Year Began:2017 I Status: Complete ar ,` G'aVIZ Location: Liberty to Cle Elum ,$ County: Kittitas I Stream: Swauk Creek Species Benefited:Spring Chinook, Steelhead, Bull Trout, Cutthroat, Rainbow Trout 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 " o - 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. 15-1151 Parke Creek-Caribou Creek Fish Screening I #106 Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District Total Cost: $200,722 I SRFB Cost: $107,713 I Cost-share: $93,009 1100.11011146144 , t ti ,_, Year Began:2016 I Status: Complete ` Location:Southeast of Ellensburg ., , County: Kittitas I Stream: Parke Creek/Caribou Creek - Species Benefited: Spring Chinook, Steelhead, Rainbow 14* 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. mow 28 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 15-1141 Ahtanum Creek Riparian Enhancement I #105 Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District Total Cost: $236,116 I SRFB Cost: $200,668 I Cost-share: $35,448 Year Began: 2016 I Status: Complete Location:West of Union Gap 6" b County:Yakima I Stream:Ahtanum Creek Species Benefited: Spring Chinook, Steelhead, Bull Trout,Cutthroat, Rainbow Trout NYCD worked to restore,enhance,and protect more than 25 acres of riparian habitat • along 7,200 acres of Ahtanum Creek. Fencing,off channel water facilities,and ..r; • , " livestock management were implemented to reduce impacts along 6,500 acres of riparian habitat.Weed species were treated and 6,300 trees,shrubs,and grasses were planted. Progress: Project was completed March of 2020. • 15-1247 Williams Creek Aquatic Habitat Restoration I#104 Sponsor: Kittitas Conservation Trust .otir " Total Cost: $252,900 I SRFB Cost: $214,920 I Cost-share: $37,980 Year Began: 2016 I Status:Complete 14, y Location:William Creek near Blewett Pass County: Kittitas I Stream:Williams Creek • Species Benefited: Steelhead, Bull Trout, Cutthroat,and Rainbow Trout . .r 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. +� 4, ,4 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. 29 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 15-1147 Yakima River Floodplain Assessment and Final Design I#103 �w 'r Sponsor:Trout Unlimited �, !�` Total Cost: $151,718 I SRFB Cost: $146,846 I Cost-share: $4,872 ' • Year Began:2016 I Status: Complete • 4 � , \ ` � Location: Ellensburg,WA • ,' County: Kittitas I Stream:Yakima River # r" :'` `r' 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. , Y+ i , 15-1350 Yakima RM 153 Side Channel Connection Design I #102 Sponsor:Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group Total Cost: $116,000 I SRFB Cost: $116,000 I Cost-share: $0 Year Began:2016 I Status: Complete Location:West Ellensburg -' County: Kittitas I Stream:Yakima River Species Benefited:Spring Chinook, Steelhead, Cutthroat, Rainbow Trout c • 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 approved in June 2017 downscoping from final to "�, �� may• , `wt ;;; '- preliminary designs and addition of design of bank structures to the left bank of the • Yakima River.The project was completed 08/09/2017. 30 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 15-1153 Gold Creek Instream Habitat Design I #101 Sponsor: Kittitas Conservation Trust Total Cost: $197,891 ISRFB Cost: $197,891 I Cost-share: $0 Year Began: 2016 I Status: Complete . .. Location:Gold Creek near Snoqualmie Pass " . County: Kittitas I Stream: Gold Creek r, - A h - Species Benefited: Bull Trout, Cutthroat, Kokanee a r ..-. . "= t- - ,, ' This project produced preliminary designs documents that implement •,- •4 «;ar; recommendations in the Gold Creek Habitat Assesment and Conceptual Design. `' tlii These design documents will focus on instream habitat restoration in lower Gold Creek, " ,A;-': - --, „ 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. .- 3 - _ ' Z rt • 15-1144 SF Cowiche Floodplain Restoration I#100 Sponsor:Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group Total Cost: $99,314 I SRFB Cost: $84,314 I Cost-share: $15,000 Year Began:2016 I Status:Complete Y Location: Cowiche County:Yakima I Stream:Cowiche Creek 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 • ": '1 project will provide benefits to fish and wildlife by increasing minimum stream flows, -' 1, ,``-:h w4 ' : restoring the density and species composition of riparian vegetation,increasing the availability of pool habitat and cool water refugia during periods of high temperature Proposed Cowiche Creek Monitoring Well Sites 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. 31 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 14-1063 Pott Habitat Restoration I #99 Sponsor:Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group 4• — • — Total Cost: $111,909 I SRFB Cost: $93,409 I Cost-share: $18,500 Year Began:2011 I Status: Complete - - : Location: Dolarway Road Ellensburg WA =' County: Kittitas I Stream: Reecer Creek Species Benefited: summer steelhead,chinook and coho } The primary goal of this project(previous#11-1595)was to restore riparian function v. #: along 0.7 miles of Reecer Creek,within the active floodplain. Priority species included • O 07 201 1 10 2n summer steelhead,chinook and Coho.A conservation easement held by BPA ensures • continued fish and wildlife stewardship. Extensive fish passage restoration elsewhere in this previously blocked watershed reopened over five miles of anadromous habitat. Also,extensive floodplain restoration was completed immediately downstream of this 41 property,making it strategically located for restoration.To restore riparian function, 7,500 native trees and shrubs were installed on approximately 14 acres of active . _' floodplain. Natural Reclamation Service was contracted to implement the planting in a � '" - manner consistent with industry standards for Conservation Reserve Enhancement = ` W Program(CREP)projects.Stewardship was conducted throughout the 2014 and 2015 growing seasons and by 2016,the plants had grown to several feet tall. ' Progress:Completed and closed 14-1348 Badger Mtn ID Riverstation Screens I #97 Sponsor: Badger Mountain Irrigation District Total Cost: $176,310 I SRFB Cost: $133,766 I Cost-share: $42,544 r, 1140, 'kr" Year Began: 2015 I Status: Complete Location:West Richland County: Benton I 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 replaced 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 contributed$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. A r■ i !nimiti t em: 32 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 k ; 14-1204 Reducing Road Density in the Naches Watershed I #96 Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group ' Total Cost: $72,369 I SRFB Cost: $60,339 I Cost-share: $12,030 `' \ ' Year Began: 2015 I Status: Complete Location:West of Yakima .. County:Yakima I Stream: Nile Creek and lower Rattlesnake Creek Species Benefited: Steelhead and bull trout -- 4 The Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group used this grant to help the Naches t 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. V 1. 1 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 FS Robe ,, ` ; x -*j. steelhead and bull trout,both of which are listed as threatened with extinction under the 11 14 federal Endangered Species Act. y Progress: Project is complete and and came in under budget.A cost reduction was '. k .- `,� approved in September of 2017. Project was completed 12/30/2018. y 4 14-1217 Naches River Side Channel Preliminary Design I #95 Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District Total Cost: $61,184 I SRFB Cost: $61,184 I Cost-share: $0 Year Began: 2015 Status:Complete Location:West of Yakima 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. 33 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 . Y. , 14-1222 Ahtanum Creek Restoration Survey and Design I #94 rr Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District Total Cost: $119,133 I SRFB Cost: $119,133 I Cost-share: $0 Year Began:2015 I Status: Complete • -. Location:West of Union Gap K County:Yakima I Stream:Ahtanum Creek • - Species Benefited: Steelhead, bull trout, Chinook and coho bl k' 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 w•<. - threatened with extinction under the federal Endangered Species Act,as well as Chinook and coho salmon,lamprey,and other fish species. x J Progress: Preliminary designs were completed and Yakama Nation has secured " '< f .. funding to finalize designs. Project was completed under budget.The proposed project has since been implemented. 14-1238 South Fork Oak Creek Habitat Enhancement I #93 �' •�i,R, > r ='` Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group 4f = _ Total Cost: $170,171 I SRFB Cost: $144,551 I Cost-share: $25,620 ,, Year Began:2015 I Status: Complete Location:West of Yakima County:Yakima I Stream: Oak Creek '* r,. Species Benefited:Steelhead " -41e-,44. - MCFEG used this grant to improve steelhead habitat in the north and south forks of Oak Creek,a tributary to the Tieton River.They removed portions of a .• r. __ 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 under the federal ESA. z , Progress:An additional$11,461 in SRFB funds was approved in September 2017. Work was completed 12/30/2018. a; �... _ 34 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 14-1214 Upper Yakima River Restoration I #92 •. ,, , Sponsor: Kittitas Conservation Trust ...:it;-. , _, ,; ,t Total Cost: $133,260 I SRFB Cost: $133,260 I Cost-share: $0 , Year Began: 2015 I Status:Complete Location: Easton reach of the Yakima River County: Kittitas I Stream:Yakima River _ _r. Species Benefited: Steelhead, bull trout, Chinook and coho ri.-- 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 +tom; incorporate a 75'vegetated riparian buffer.The Yakama Nation subsequently ; .."' j implemented the designed project using BPA funds. „r'• . 14-1203 Yakima Basin Stewardship Project I #91 ; Sponsor:Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group art r Total Cost: $245,665 I SRFB Cost: $208,810 I Cost-share: $36,855 r r Year Began: 2015 I Status: Complete - i "�t 1 H$' Location:Various Yakima River mainstem and tributary locations ilo .0. ,,.h me 'h , ii y.'c c, . } County: Kittitas and Yakima I Stream: Yakima,Cowiche, Reecer, Swauk '" L ' t • Species Benefited: Steelhead, Chinook,coho,rainbow and cutthroat • • MCFEG used this grant to protect previous Yakima Basin restoration investments by x , maintaining plants at 8 restoration sites in the Yakima River watershed.The arid 4 `�� Y�;f._ 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 ,N River is used by steelhead and bull trout,which are listed as threatened under the a.. federal ESA,as well as Chinook and coho salmon,and resident rainbow,and cutthroat. r Progress:The project was completed 06/30/2018. .- -r . 35 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 — 14-1215 Coleman-Naneum Fish Passage Projects I #90 t -..1.16` Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District Total Cost: $168,865 I SRFB Cost: $140,120 I Cost-share: $28,745 t Year Began: 2015 I Status: Complete Location: Ellensburg,WA. County: Kittitas I Stream: Naneum and Coleman Creek ,,,: Species Benefited: Steelhead,Chinook and coho r The Kittitas County Conservation District will use this grant to install fish screens and "'' c=. •_ -, 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 n n__.-- - ' '- . . constructing a solar facility on their property. r 13-1322 Ellensburg Water Co-Coleman Creek Intersection I #88 4�1I Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District • Total Cost: $250,025 I SRFB Cost: $250,025 I Cost-share: $0 ' - jj Year Began: 2014 I Status: Complete .• i,4 Location: East of Ellensburg 9 r. ' County: Kittitas I Stream: Coleman Creek ,. Species Benefited:Steelhead and Chinook ` ,s. , '� t ,w The Kittitas County Conservation District used this grant to pay for part of a larger 4 ' i) " 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 a , . threatened with extinction under the federal Endangered Species Act,as well as for Chinook salmon. -'' n c ` ----- Progress:Construction was completed as of July,2016. r ', .7 36 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 13-1557 Bateman Island Causeway Conceptual Design I #87 y. •h Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group • Total Cost: $312,653 I SRFB Cost: $307,073 I Cost-share: $5,580 ;w• Year Began: 2014 I Status: Complete , r' '' Location:Confluence of the Yakima and Columbia Rivers rp" County: Benton I Stream:Yakima River < ' Species Benefited: Steelhead, bull trout, Chinook,coho 4,, , MCFEG 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 Bateman NAM .,.""4"`' 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 =u 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:SRFB funds were closed June,2016. Project activities continued using Yakima Basin Integrated Plan funding until project completion in August,2018. Lowbd 13-1320 Floodplain Restoration with Beaver Dam Analogs I #86 Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District — Total Cost: $66,919 ISRFB Cost: $56,881 I Cost-share: $10,038 "1" `" i Year Began: 2014 I Status: Complete Location: Selah,WA County:Yakima I 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, 7 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 listed as threatened with extinction under the federal Endangered Species Act,as well .-->- 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 a v Selah,WA. 37 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 13-1315 Naneum,Wilson,and Cherry Creek Assessment I #85 Sponsor: Kittitas County Flood Control Zone District Total Cost: $416,250 I SRFB Cost: $354,000 I Cost-share: $62,250 2.*.o.Al "' '' '"" ' - # Year Began: 2013 I Status: Complete n ?i'p - Location: Naneum,Wilson and Cherry Creek watersheds, north and east of Ellensburg 0,.ov 4 ',, `it County: Kittitas I Stream: Naneum,Wilson and Cherry Creeks :, . r tP' a Species Benefited:Steelhead, Chinook salmon z This project assessed conditions in the Naneum,Wilson and Cherry Creek watersheds ' •- - ' ,_ as part of developing of long-term management plans that addresses floods, . i 1+f 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 e 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 T " � Upper Naneum watershed,and building consensus on priority salmon recovery actions '. ....• in these Upper Yakima tributaries.This project is expected to benefit steelhead trout • ,;r �- �,. .,�, {%. and Chinook salmon. Progress: Project completed in 2017. 13-1312 Little Rattlesnake Creek Road Decommissioning I #84 Current Condrnon anip °°0 Sponsor:Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group }1».'o.M+,+¢Mt.,gn Intl.P„rtnnute Upstreama M tam s s<,.nchni.et Total Cost: $660,000 I SRFB Cost: $660,000 I Cost-share: $0 - Year Began: 2013 I Status: Complete !" Location: Little Rattlesnake Creek,West of Yakima County:Yakima I Stream: Little Rattlesnake Creek v 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 A T !. ;.� canopy(and stream shading),degraded floodplain function,interrupted hydrologic ,,-• " �'1 ` p' �', processes,and is likely to have affected water temperature over time.Obliterating the � first 5 miles of FSR1501 increased woodydebris recruitment,allow for the - - ,- development of complex habitat,reduce sediment input to the stream,and may allow , 4t" for the reduction of peak water temperatures. 4 Progress: Project completed as of June,2019. },^1 07/O7/2011 38 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 12-1307 Yakima Floodplain Ecosystem ph2 I #83 Sponsor:Yakima, City of Total Cost: $298,368 I SRFB Cost: $209,600 I Cost-share: $88,768 Year Began: 2012 I Status:Complete Location: Mainstem Yakima River, Gap to Gap Reach,Viola Avenue County:Yakima I 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. 12-1350 YTID Tieton to Cowiche Delivery Assessment I #82 41. Sponsor:Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District # -- — Total Cost: $100,000 I SRFB Cost: $25,000 I Cost-share: $75,000 i'0„ 00, Year Began: 2012 I Status: Complete Location: Cowiche Creek Basin and Tieton River Basin :r,. -<, County:Yakima I Stream: Cowiche Creek • •r • * '` Species Benefited: Spring Chinook, Coho, Bull Trout 411, 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. , =,s, „ 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 owrc11E CREEK , 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. 39 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 12-1317 Yakima River Gap to Gap Habitat Enhancement I #81 Sponsor:Yakima County Public Services Total Cost: $29,426 I SRFB Cost: $24,666 I Cost-share: $4,760 Year Began: 2012 I Status: Complete t I - Location:Mainstem Yakima River, Gap to Gap Reach County:Yakima I Stream:Yakima River Species Benefited: Coho,spring Chinook, Rainbow, Cutthroat, Pacific Lamprey Yakima County reconnected existing side channels and develop new side channels through a point bar complex in the Yakima River.The project will enhance habitat and flood conveyance through this reach and will facilitate natural channel forming _ processes and habitat enhancement.This location was identified in the Yakima Basin Steelhead Recovery Plan and others as critical habitat for salmonids in the Yakima Basin.The project also removed toe rock from a recently modified levee upstream of A' the Terrace Heights Bridge near Hartford Road.Side channel forming processes were - initiated near the Washington State Park Property and the Yakima Greenway.All properties have existing flood control easements that will be exercised to allow the ,.$ , project to move forward.This project is expected to benefit Chinook and coho salmon, Nar "44 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. 12-1306 Gold Creek Habitat Assessment+Conceptual Design I #80 Sponsor: Kittitas Conservation Trust Total Cost: $184,500 I SRFB Cost: $167,250 I Cost-share: $17,250 Year Began:2012 I Status: Complete Location:Snoqualmie Pass in northern Kittitas County - County: Kittitas I Stream: Gold Creek f 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 4-" • -' , periods when dewatering is a problem. Results were presented at the 2014 Yakima • -,t ; Basin Science&Management Conference. Project Sponsor hosted a TWG in ` ��,., ?1 i s'? - . < December 2014 and March 2015 presenting the preliminary restoration concepts port , ti • 6 leading to an alternatives analysis. • 117. 'ram. . 40 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 12-1358 Yakima River Assessment Hansen Pits to Ringer Loop I #79 Sponsor: Kittitas County Public Works Total Cost: $117,528 I SRFB Cost: $95,330 I Cost-share: $22,198 Year Began: 2012 I Status: Complete *-11"1"*"0-. Location: Mainstem Yakima River South of Ellensburg County: Kittitas I Stream:Yakima River 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. rs 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. 12-1327 Naches River Ramblers'Acquisition and Restoration I #78 Sponsor:Yakima County Public Services Total Cost: $263,400 I SRFB Cost: $223,400 I Cost-share: $40,000 Year Began: 2012 I Status: Complete Location: Lower Naches River near the City of Yakima County:Yakima I Stream: Naches River Species Benefited: Spring Chinook, Coho, Bull Trout 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 yam,,, and related sediment accumulations upstream of Nelson Dam in Yakima,WA.This } �s- 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. " ~K This project will benefit Chinook and coho salmon,as well as ESA listed steelhead and bulltrout. 61 y= 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. DEC 12 2007 .. 11111111i 41 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 12-1328 CCWUA Barrier Removal and Trust Water I #77 Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District - ; Total Cost: $924,607 I SRFB Cost: $574,600 I Cost-share: $350,007 } - .- t ' _ Year Began: 2012 I Status: Complete `"' Location:Along Cowiche Creek near Weikel and Zimmerman Roads #` County:Yakima I Stream: Cowiche Creek !k,, Species Benefited: Spring Chinook, Coho, Bull Trout 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 cityof Yakima,WA.This project ; r � P j P j r: '. A.i ' . 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. 4. _ Progress:A decade of coordination and negotiation with partners and willing '' • landowners allowed this project to be completed successfully. ,.,.;,.. , , .. 11-1525 Coleman Cr-Ellensburg Water Company Project I #76 - Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District - Total Cost: $799,816 I SRFB Cost: $482,480 I Cost-share: $317,336 +.•�. -41..w .• . I:WC Canal 1 .: Year Began:2011 I Status: Complete onak` "_ Location: Ferguson Rd., Ellensburg,WA. r~ ' County: Kittitas .I Stream: Coleman Creek ` - t' ', Species Benefited:Chinook, steelhead •° The Coleman Creek- Ellensburg Water Company Project constructed a siphon at the Coleman Creek �. Ellensburg Water Company and Coleman Creek intersection and replaced their existing upstream diversion with a structure that includes a fish screen and fishway for Intersection of EWC Canal and Coleman Creel. 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 . • f 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 �'"' `74'..,, improvements.This project will improve fish access for Spring Chinook and summer # steelhead. r{•a- • I''VC'Canal a Progress:This project was completed in the 2016 construction season. Coleman Creel i 4„{ Intersection of EWC Canal and Coleman Creek vt't 42 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 11-1321 Teanaway Forks Large Wood Trapping I #75 / ' , y Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group Y: . ` i Total Cost: $80,500 ISRFB Cost: $80,500 I Cost-share: $0 - Year Began: 2011 Status: Complete f.. Location:Tenaway Rd., Cle Elum,WA County: Kittitas I 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 141, - ' . 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 ,4, and cutthroat trout. N__--m 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 g„ , 'q;,,, t t`: the West Fork Teanaway River and two reaches of the North Fork Teanaway River in * t t ,< :, Kittitas County. 11 PLAN NSTREAM MEANDER ROUGHENING O 11-1565 City of Yakima Floodplain Ecosystem Restoration I #74 ,.,. Sponsor: Yakima,City of Total Cost: $584,658 I SRFB Cost: $375,400 I Cost-share: $209,258 Year Began: 2011 I Status: Complete Location: Mainstem Yakima River, Gap to Gap Reach,Viola Avenue County:Yakima I Stream:Yakima River Species Benefited: Coho,spring Chinook, Rainbow,Cutthroat, Pacific Lamprey 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 > n .• movement of fish,water and substrate.This project is the first phase of a two phase t. `r1 ' city project(see12-1307 for the next step).The project benefits steelhead,Coho and - chinook salmon, lamprey,and resident fish.L� 44:,c-..•1 ,.N • ` , Progress:This project was completed in the 2014 construction season. 43 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 11-1600 L Cowiche Creek Restoration Design I #73 Sponsor:Yakima County Public Services Total Cost: $105,000 I SRFB Cost: $105,000 I Cost-share: $0 din- ,. - -- Year Began:2011 I Status: Complete or,* Location: Powerhouse Rd.,Yakima WA - County:Yakima I Stream: Cowiche Creek / 1v � Species Benefited: Chinook,coho,steelhead Yakima County Public Services used this SRFB Grant to complete a final design of a �, t _ " , - stream relocation and levee removal project on Lower Cowiche Creek at its confluence e. ' 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. low . 11-1320 Lower Cowiche Creek Restoration, Phase 2 I #72 — -- Sponsor:Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group '' Total Cost: $216,415 I SRFB Cost: $183,953 I Cost-share: $32,462 - ti ---•i" Year Began:2011 I Status: Complete -- Location:Cowiche Canyon Rd.,Yakima,WA p; County:Yakima I Stream:Cowiche Creek =t : • - Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead MCFEG used this grant to improve floodplain habitat on Cowiche Creek,which is impaired by elevated water temperatures,high nutrient loads,and removal of native ti 01 ' vegetation in many areas.The creek is constrained by dikes,and the banks have been 4 artificially reinforced by concrete and other non-native materials.MCFEG set back a 500-foot-long dike,removed concrete from the channel and banks along another 500 /' 1 " feet,reshaped and replanted the banks,placed wood to create more diverse habitat, and reconnected floodplains and wetlands.They also worked with other landowners in the reach to identify two more properties for future restoration. Progress: Project was completed June 2018.SRFB project#13-1309 was reduced in '. scope and then merged with SRFB project#11-1320.SRFB cost was reduced to reflect change in scope of work. 44 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 11-1564 Cle Elum River PH-2 Instream Habitat Design I #71 Sponsor: Kittitas Conservation Trust Total Cost: $172,000 I SRFB Cost: $172,000 I Cost-share: $0 Year Began: 2011 I Status: Complete '~ Location: Morel Road, Ronald,WA . County: Kittitas I Stream: Cle Elum River d - ,� _,;,,..: Species Benefited: Chinook,coho,steelhead,sockeye, bull trout This was a planning and design project for 8 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 final project design(construction level exhibits and bid documents).Site reconnaissance and extensive topographical surveys of the project reach,including LiDAR imaging were conducted along with hydraulic modeling and geomorphic assessment. Stakeholder • - presentations,permit support,and regulatory agency review were completed. The A 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 were completed and "m ' _ ',*;,j, implemented using non-SRFB funding sources in the fall of 2014. -.:,-s -F - tom. -J. 11-1373 Rattlesnake Creek Side Channel Restoration I #70 i . 1 . ; j. Sponsor: Robert Inouye `* • '�^" ,�' Total Cost: $44,533 ISRFB Cost: $37,733 I Cost share: $6,800 i . .., Year Began: 2011 I Status: Complete "�,: '` r4 ., Location: Nile Road, Naches,WA v s: / County:Yakima I Stream: Rattlesnake Creek + , - Species Benefited: Chinook,coho,steelhead ;. •• The project improved fish access and habitat in a 3/4 mile long side channel which runs ,or ` I:---" ' ' r ' parallel to Rattlesnake Creek northwest of Naches,Washington.The side channel was s,,. "" functioning but with limitations:fish could not enter at the top end due to irrigation ditch °---.g . -'- -- Al 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 ' h• yards of new headworks and channel were in operation,completely separating the side R 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. '4: Progress:The new side channel segment came in under budget,including 500 willow i„' 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 y channel's thousands of juvenile steelhead,coho and Chinook salmon.The project suffered significant storm damage in high flows in 2016. 45 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 10-1909 Lower Cowiche Riparian Easement I #68 -- Sponsor:Yakima County Public Services • Total Cost: $214,604 ISRFB Cost: $143,160 I Cost-share: $71,444 Year Began: 2010 I Status:Complete Location: Clover Lane,Yakima,WA '``,` s' ,per...- - County:Yakima I Stream: Cowiche Creek — 1 Species Benefited: Chinook, coho,steelhead 'i —\ "' I _, .� Yakima County used this SRFB Grant to pursue a conservation/riparian easement near b..ti' .--A • the mouth of Cowiche Creek.This property was identified in previous studies as critical e , : •••. ;; for plans to return Cowiche Creek to a less confined floodplain.The landowner prefers - '? '"';,:" .s 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 y' , development and annexation into the City of Yakima and is one of the few remaining �`. •111= privately owned parcels in the Lower Naches River riparian zone. Design of subsequent restoration is being developed under Project 69. t M j Progress: Project was completed during to 2016 construction season. .: t< f Ma0(wO Co..[ CO ft Cann='W WAr ... " vvm.Mft x n ao.r�zu.e,ntu ff 10-1847 Teanaway-Red Bridge Road Project I #67 Pnnip St n at'arrn\;udt F... 3ij� yy Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District ... Total Cost: $286,914 I SRFB Cost: $243,877 I Cost-share: $43,037 1 ..rjawr 1 Year Began: 2010 I Status: Complete Location: Red Bridge Rd County: Kittitas I Stream: North Fork Teanaway River 1 Rock Weir Species Benefited: Chinook, coho,steelhead .:� ..... 'A 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 Bekne 2009 Flood-Red ftndur Road Pump ltnunu November u.200O.reatu,nac RI,el Lookup;ttp.neatt, 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. ` — Pump station - -- __ This project constructed five channel spanning rock weirs to stabilize the streambed t ',+<"1 i''7• 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 r ^i`. ' - �--:• Teanaway River to spawn and rear. - 'it'--a- - Progress: Project was completed during the 2013 construction season. station-post fanners 2009 flood,Pump station '!;rw. "`" Note the met breached c-wetr and pump statmn * '. is almost isolated from ricer flossy *'�t 46 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 10-1838 Manastash Creek Reach Assessment I #66 • . . Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District '.. Total Cost: $133,497 I SRFB Cost: $112,959 I Cost-share: $20,538 ,; ~'',. - Year Began: 2010 I Status: Complete ` r ,'• Location: Hanson Rd., Ellensburg,WA . '. -- County: Kittitas I Stream: Manastash Creek . `r� Species Benefited: Chinook,coho,steelhead F. .Ait,.. -b}.. or.... This project identified,quantified and prioritized salmon habitat restoration projects in -'4"' the lower 6 miles of the Manastash Creek watershed.With fish passage into the z 'mit watershed nearly restored,the next logical step is instream and riparian habitat ""t ' ..yN., 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 ,p* ,n. water quality. This assessment was used to guide future project development. It was i` crafted so that it meets the requirements for the Yakima River Basin Water I, '', ^°, Enhancement Project(YRBWEP)for a tributary plan,which opens up additional funding avenues for future projects.This project will benefit Spring Chinook salmon and t„"441111 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. ,, ram. I,i .w `� 4: 'A-: it `c^ 'l `"IF:!> '••rye;, 10-1786 Jack Creek Channel&Floodplain Restoration I #65 \ .,. _ Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group t 44 Total Cost: $205,000 I SRFB Cost: $170,000 I Cost-share: $35,000 Year Began:2010 I Status: Complete Location:Teanaway Rd., Ellensburg,WA County: Kittitas I Stream:Jack Creek ## "{ i# Species Benefited: Chinook, coho,steelhead 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 "'t 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 `,, r, : t plug was excavated to allow the stream to utilize an abandoned channel. Large wood x ►t was placed throughout the lower reach to enhance floodplain and channel roughness. -A, • -,- 4 Signs were posted to warn snowmobilers of the changes in the area. _ _ " Progress:Nearly 2,000 riparian plants were installed,mulched,and irrigated biweekly from June until September.CWU 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 1,900 live stakes.Snowmobile safety signs,flagging,and snow poles were installed along the fence and an . _ Interpretive sign was installed. 47 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 10-1785 Yakima River Delta Habitat Assessment I #64 Sponsor:Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group Total Cost: $150,227 I SRFB Cost: $127,375 I Cost-share: $22,852 Year Began:2010 I Status:Complete Location:Confluence of the Yakima and Columbia Rivers County: Benton I Stream:Yakima River Species Benefited: Chinook,coho,steelhead 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 a, 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. 10-1765 Eschbach Park Levee Setback&Restoration I #63 Sponsor:Yakima County Public Services Total Cost: $380,569 I SRFB Cost: $284,424 I Cost-share: $96,145 -. Year Began:2010 I Status: Complete Location:4811 South Naches Rd. :„_ 70 County:Yakima I Stream: Naches River " 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 "ry net gain of approximately 240 acres in restored hydrology and habitat. r t 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! 48 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 10-1764 Herke Fish Screening-Ahtanum Creek I #62 Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District Total Cost: $240,067 I SRFB Cost: $170,123 I Cost-share: $69,944 .4 ; - Year Began: 2010 I Status: Complete R _. Location:Ahtanum Road,Yakima WA . County:Yakima I Stream: North Fork Ahtanum Unscreened lett bank dtversio Species Benefited: bull trout, Chinook,coho,steelhead 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. werAli ' ►"- - 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. tt.. ..n, Unscr.•n.d Nett bank dnrfrs on . 10-1753 LaSalle High School Riparian Enhancement I #61 Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District Total Cost: $147,632 I SRFB Cost: $123,929 I Cost-share: $23,703 Year Began: 2010 I Status: Complete Location: 3000 Lightning Way, Union Gap,WA .r. ., , ;� �� County:Yakima I Stream:Ahtanum Species Benefited: bull trout,Chinook,coho, steelhead ' ::-. , 2. • i l .ter ,+r 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 .. , - •- ,+�aev, , , 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 b - 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 ' - F ,- Am 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 r,- .'"_ complemented salmon restoration efforts conducted by the Yakama Nation. ', +r.. 1 .. - _ 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. ," r 49 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 fit . _ 10-1595 Yakima Beaver Project I #60 `"4., .T,} "----71,-- , , Sponsor:WDFW - , " Total Cost: $225,000 I SRFB Cost: $185,357 I Cost-share: $39,643 t:' - ':% _. Year Began:2010 I Status: Complete `- Location: Upper Yakima Basin "" , County: Kittitas I Stream:Various Upper Yakima tributaries Species Benefited: Chinook,coho, steelhead _ - The WA Dept of Fish&Wildlife initiated this program to capture and relocate beavers - ',' 1 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 i'^-4.-- - 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 '-', - Y - i ` - 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 A" k. /' for fish passage,as well as improve fish habitat and water quality. "y " , a, Progress: In partnership with Mid-Columbia FEG(MCFEG)and CWU, 130 bevers f - 1 `' were released in 6 watersheds(Swauk,Teanaway,Manastash,Taneum,and • t='- -,- r} Umtaneum),successfully establishing 12 beaver colonies(out of 34 attempted).The 't "i, f- 4;, MCFEG partnership has been an efficient way to operate the project due to the !cr,=— .t;: 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 - 1 .. ry _ McNary Mitigation Funds to extend the project work. 09-1772 Eschbach Park Levee Setback&Restoration Design I #58 Sponsor:Yakima County Public Services Total Cost: $122,608 I SRFB Cost: $122,608 I Cost share: $0 ,, Year Began:2009 I Status: Complete Location: Eschbach Park,Naches,WA "• ;{r County:Yakima I Stream: Naches River t,` " v , Species Benefited:bull trout, Chinook,coho,steelhead 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 . i--•—.1 # the City of Yakima Water Treatment Plant,the Gleed ditch intake and State Route 12 ' Y.' . 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 '` t function across 2.1 miles of the Naches River and approximately 240 acres of its \ floodplain. i- � 7y� w ,� „, Progress: Levee setback and restoration deign was completed in 2012.The design was implemented in 2014(SRFB Project#10-1765). u 50 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 ,Fs„ ,..� 09-1612 Teanaway 3M Ditch Project I #57 ., • Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District Total Cost: $386,470 I SRFB Cost: $328,500 I Cost-share: $57,970 Year Began: 2009 I Status: Complete Location:Teanaway Rd. q.:7,f County: Kittitas I Stream:Teanaway Creek `� * r. 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 j 1kA t, = z t , 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 =. ,;;fit irrigation supplies.The goal of the project was to provide fish passage and improved -- • — < instream flow to the Teanaway River during the irrigation season. . i", 09 1590 Matson Barrier Removal and Trust Water Project #56 1 ,' of Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District * L i' Total Cost: $241,702 I SRFB Cost: $201,702 I Cost-share: $40,000 7; 41 Year Began:2009 I Status: Complete Location: Nile Road may. County:Yakima I Stream: Nile Creek Species Benefited:coho, steelhead q - 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. iUlk‘ Progress: Diversion removal,pumping station,and pipeline was completed in 2012. "``._. The forbearance and temporary change of diversion are in place. .o 51 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 09-1527 Lower Yakima River Fish Screening I #55 Sponsor: Benton Conservation District ,- Total Cost: $147,730 I SRFB Cost: $115,362 I Cost-share: $32,368 Year Began:2009 I Status: Complete Location: Lower Yakima River within the confines of Benton County N County: Benton I Stream:Yakima River Species Benefited:Chinook, coho,steelhead • .. 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 4'. 4 - INR_y — t '3 t ,, • landowner awareness about the importance of fish screens for juvenile salmonid . . . survival. 't. / ?t r. .. > ;- 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 t' lit 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). ., . f '.4 1, . 4 tOtt, xw 5. '"' 08-2001 Large Wood Replenishment I #54 t, Sponsor:Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group • x Total Cost: $131,725 ISRFB Cost: $110,025 I Cost-share: $21,700 Year Began:2008 I Status: Complete Location:Yakima Basin County:Yakima and Kittitas I Stream:Various tributaries in the Yakima Basin Species Benefited: Chinook,coho,steelhead a '! ..,,-t ° ._. . The Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group used this grant to place large woody .. 1, .044,1414 debris in high-priority areas in the Yakima basin.This created more pools,better ,- x spawning areas,cooler water, better connection to the floodplain and increased mixing AM • ,,.;' .:;,, 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 •r 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. J -'' . 1 1# 52 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 08-1965 Wapato Reach Assessment I #52 V_ Sponsor:WDFW Total Cost: $14,331 ISRFB Cost: $12,181 I Cost-share: $2,150 -- Year Began: 2008 I Status: Complete . -, Location: Left bank Mainstem Yakima from Union Gap to the Satus Creek confluence. :'i County:Yakima I Stream:Yakima River , , :`"—' 4, Species Benefited:Chinook,coho, steelhead " rt,,. 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. Ft t ` si . A_ ,.,m:;.. 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.. . - ,,• 08-1952 Manastash Creek Diversion Consolidation I #51 �• fi a y , ,�, ,a Y : Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District "a , ` Total Cost: $1,529,408 I SRFB Cost: $599,408 I Cost-share: $930,000 Year Began: 2008 1 Status: Complete I Location: Manastash Road, Ellensburg,WA - . °' County: Kittitas I Stream: Manastash Creek .° , r"I lit. . Species Benefited: Chinook,coho,steelhead 14.1 ,=x :- ____ `' *•!-`/': ; .-L „ The Kittitas County Conservation District used this grant to build a pipeline to L.: < jak 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 q t t 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 f i •" Hatfield Ditch, Reed Ditch and Anderson diversions.The diversion structures and n f ` +� �_ headgates at Hatfield, Reed and Anderson will be removed,completing the Manastash `•` ,i''� - Creek Restoration Project,which has been addressing unscreened surface water ,', ; :' diversions and fish passage barriers on the creek.The Kittitas County Conservation i; District contributed$1,622,392 from federal,state and other grants. . Progress:The Kittitas County Conservation District completed work to address two . .t :... 46110e-X,. 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." 53 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 08-1949 Coleman Creek Irrigation Redesign I #50 • , Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District Total Cost: $121,510 I SRFB Cost: $62,902 I Cost-share: $58,608 Year Began: 2008 I Status: Complete x l we Canal Location: N. Ferguson Rd., Ellensburg,WA op County: Kittitas I Stream: Coleman Creek Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead Colman l rcAA f ':♦ The Kittitas County Conservation District used this grant to design solutions for five fish s k = passage barriers on Coleman Creek.Coleman Creek currently passes under the EllensburgWater Company Canal in a small pipe. EWC diverts their water upstream at P Y P�P P , Intcrscctlon of EWC Canal and Coleman Creek .`ry a full channel spanning structure that blocks fish passage and does not have a fish r screen.Three other diversions also block fish passage.The project produced bid ready Coleman Creek Water niacrsion designs and specifications for a siphon to fully separate the Ellensburg Water �; - S r'.< 4,40F, Company Canal from Coleman Creek and for a passable structure and fish screen for "" I k h"` "' the water company diversion.The project also created recommendations for providing ' - Vilitima water to the lower diversions that eliminate the need for fish screens. ffr Progress: Designs are complete. Construction funding was allocated under SRFB 11 7 grant#11-1525 Coleman Creek-Ellensburg Water Company Project. 08-1948 Upper Wapato Reach Restoration I #49 Sponsor:Yakima County Public Services Total Cost: $223,000 I SRFB Cost: $123,000 I Cost-share: $100,000 r,:� Year Began: 2008 I Status: Complete Kt:•. - — Location:WDFW's Sunnyside Wildlife Area just upstream of the Donald/Wapato Bridge • County:Yakima I Stream:Yakima River »� 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 IR 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 M I 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. Note:the sponsorship of this project was transferred to Yakama Nation as project#10-1925. 54 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 08-1947 Swauk&Iron Creek Restoration Design I #48 i • . " Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group Total Cost: $75,213 I SRFB Cost: $63,274 I Cost-share: $11,939 , Year Began: 2008 I Status: Complete Location:The first mile of Iron Creek above its mouth, and RM 17.3 to 18.8 of Swauk Cr ,. .1.,_gyp ---- �'' County: Kittitas I Stream:Swauk and Iron Creeks , 5 Species Benefited: Chinook, steelhead - = This project identified restoration alternatives for a 1.5-mile reach of Swauk Creek and 1 a 1-mile reach of Iron Creek.Swauk Creek and its tributaries provide spawning and �..4. 4'' - ! rearing habitat for steelhead and Chinook salmon.The alternatives were designed to ..7 ••F../`..' ! 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 !: ;, , • . ,,.<a ,,, water retention,which would improve downstream baseflows. Implementation of one uti 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. a,. 08-1939 Jack Creek Restoration Design I #47 ', Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group ;,; ' Total Cost: $69,998 ISRFB Cost: $58,319 I Cost-share: $11,679 Year Began: 2008 I Status: Complete Location:Teanaway Road, Ellensburg,WA :` `�""AN County: Kittitas I Stream:Jack Creek Species Benefited: Chinook,steelhead tr ,t. - 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 _ ,x 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. ;. r 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 imlatOgllpIIIIINIPIIP 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. 55 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 07-1899 Lower Yakima River Restoration I #46 Sponsor: Benton Conservation District Total Cost: $67,800 I SRFB Cost: $54,676 I Cost-share: $13,124 n • � Year Began:2007 I Status: Complete Location: Lower Yakima Basin,within boundaries of Benton County County: Benton I Stream:Yakima River • Species Benefited:Chinook,coho, steelhead ,�.--sue` ,F �'' �* , 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 :,;/ ''� ` � � :�;r, ,'` : - 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 1ti outdated or non-existent fish screens. BCD installed a total of 10 new fish friendly r screens for property owners along the lower Yakima River in August of 2009. The new k fish screens ranged in size from 65 gpm to 1,000 gpm and replaced older or non- t ' ,,` 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. 07-1551 Taneum Creek Fish Passage I #45 Sponsor: Kittitas Conservation Trust r Total Cost: $716,814 I SRFB Cost: $276,814 I Cost-share: $440,000 • Year Began:2007 I Status: Complete .�, Location:Taneum Rd Thorp WA ., County: Kittitas I Stream:Taneum Creek --- Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead ~- 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 and replaced by a 330 foot constructed channel that mimics a natural stream.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 diversion dam was removed in November 2010 and the headworks infrastructure was modified and streamlined. ti �- The newly constructed fish passage channel allows aquatic species to migrate upstream and downstream during all flow scenarios. 56 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 07-1517 Indian Creek and Jack Creek Culvert Replacement I #44 .� ,c M i" - , '.,-w4 Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District - ,- - ,.. ' Total Cost: $765,347 I SRFB Cost: $351,448 I Cost-share: $413,899 ' ,r .;_ , , -4, r Year Began: 2007 I Status: Complete Location:Teanaway Rd, Ellensburg WA i , -....,r < County: Kittitas I Stream: Indian and Jack Creeks • '' " .-i Species Benefited: bull trout, Chinook,coho,steelhead .au' 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 08 26 zt)''et, 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 4 ; x, at the outfalls,no streambed material,and a slope of more than 1%.They were Via. t _ replaced with bottomless arch culvert that have a natural stream bed under the road. 4 P.--rt" Both are consistent with WDFW fish passage criteria. Project partners include Kittitas County, US Forest Service,and the Kittitas Conservation Trust(KCT). 41114*1011 r X 4_, Progress: Project is complete. -: -+' "« ` '....rw cdel,1 07-1567 North Fork Ahtanum Gauging Station Fish Passage I #43 . Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District iiiriti„ • '. " + Total Cost: $174,690 ISRFB Cost: $146,607 I Cost share: $28,083 —"' Year Began: 2007 I Status: Complete Location: North Fork Rd Yakima WA .410311fr County:Yakima I 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 r, '�? 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 - 4n_s measurement.Over 700 cubic yards of various-sized rock were brought in to 1 - .v. 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 } T-- - new channel means that fish have unimpeded passage into 17 miles of high-quality r ,. 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. '. ,' , Y Progress: Project is complete. • 57 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 07-1572 North Yakima County Fish Screening I #42 } '-, 0,:f,, .i, : �i :' Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District ' ± 0 :r Total Cost: $85,566 I SRFB Cost: $28,757 I Cost-share: $56,809 - '• Year Began: 2007 I Status: Complete {. 'it .— '', -';'. Location:Cowiche Mill Rd Yakima WA ' --. `. -.. 'i•':„, County:Yakima I Stream: Cowiche Creek "" ;, - _ -f- Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead N ' -,, 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 ti >- screen,constructed by the WDFW Yakima Screen Shop,was retrofitted into an "' * 'r ,c - _ - .�' .. 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 ' : i }•,, „ _k3 - ': `{ will eliminate entrainment of fish into the irrigation system and aid in steelhead .„;,-,, iy•f .,. a -.7:, , : restoration efforts in Cowiche Creek. ''' „ :.. Progress:The sponsor installed the screen,meter,and restored the headgate in 2010. • 07-1578 Big Creek Property Protection I #41 S Sponsor: Forterra(formerly Cascade Land Conservancy) Total Cost: $420,000 I SRFB Cost: $355,000 I Cost-share: $65,000 tq _ Year Began:2007 I Status: Complete _ Location: Nelson Siding Rd Ellensburg WA 1 I k —.. ' :-i - County: Kittitas I Stream: Big Creek e'° Species Benefited: Chinook,coho, steelhead v — � - _ "- This project acquired a half-mile segment of Big Creek,a relatively pristine tributary of s: , ;_ ` - the Upper Yakima River.The SRFB grant was intended to purchase the 200 ft.stream 0%.*- if �Y- 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. /-- I Progress:The parcel was purchased at well under the estimated price.The entire -ll�/— transaction was funded by a combination of Federal Section 6 Grant funds,a WWRP i 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 x '` a — SRFB funds. as 58 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 07-1598 Cowiche Creek Protection and Restoration I #40 . " :'' Sponsor:Cowiche Canyon Conservancy Total Cost: $480,111 I SRFB Cost: $272,292 I Cost-share: $207,819 r°" s Year Began:2007 I Status:Complete �' "' it __ Location:Cowiche Canyon Rd Yakima WA 9,`", " , _4 4 I, County:Yakima I Stream:Cowiche Creek ` ` Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead 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 ' .i`eti,,, t► , • `' properties,including an additional 4.8 acre parcel of land contiguous to the four ' ,E` "" `• ,u; • originally proposed.The project was completed in 2010. 4 4 j 07-1566 Lower Yakima River Assessment I #39 Sponsor: Benton Conservation District " . ,,. Total Cost: $81,980 ISRFB Cost: $36,426 I Cost-share: $45,554 z 1 r,• ' .' ' f Year Began:2007 I Status:Complete .:. Location:Lower Yakima Basin,within boundaries of Benton County ! ), County: Benton Stream:Yakima River -srf• A ' Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead - c 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 �+"1 District(BCD)convened a Lower Yakima River Technical Advisory Group(LYRTAG) ` • •,• w. 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 illeirillij 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. 59 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 07-2020 Reecer Creek Floodplain Restoration Project I #38 Sponsor:Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group -. J Total Cost: $852,999 I SRFB Cost: $385,982 I Cost-share: $467,017 A ` Year Began:2007 I Status: Complete Location: Dolarway Rd Ellensburg WA vi ..°i - + + County: Kittitas I Stream: Reecer Creek I-- Species Benefited: Chinook,coho,steelhead 1F _ 3 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. r __V--,-..,27_ '''-, - -- '-% * -., .."t r4.. s J Progress:Construction on the Reecer Creek Floodplain Restoration project began in . > ,x A 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 s 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. A k -, \ , ,- , •. More than 10,000 plants were installed in the restoration area in the fall of 2011,and „ were watered throughout the summer of 2012. 06-2200 Schneider Habitat Project Cowiche Creek I #37 Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District Total Cost: $173,000 I SRFB Cost: $112,701 I Cost-share: $60,299 Year Began:2006 I Status: Complete Location:910 Weikel Rd Yakima WA p County:Yakima I Stream: Cowiche Creek Species Benefited:coho,steelhead 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 !VP ' future woody debris,shade the creek,and improve the riparian structure.This project is - .t,. ,- _ - -. _' 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. r Progress:The project is complete,with ongoing maintenance occurring as needed. Y.' 60 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 06-2193 Naches River Floodplain Acquisition I #36 Sponsor:Yakima County Public Services . - - . . Total Cost: $166,175 I SRFB Cost: $141,175 I Cost-share: $25,000 Year Began: 2006 I Status: Complete _= • Location: North of 16 Ave Exit, Yakima WA �s w.M," •: a County:Yakima I Stream: Lower Naches Species Benefited: bull trout,Chinook,coho,steelhead N 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 r__ 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. • 06-2160 Currier Creek—EWC Siphon&Screen I #35 Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District Total Cost: $699,224 I SRFB Cost: $255,050 I Cost-share: $444,174 ,, Year Began: 2006 I Status: Complete Location: Reecer Creek Rd Ellensburg WA County: Kittitas I Stream: Currier Creek ` ' Species Benefited: Chinook,coho,steelhead 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. 61 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 06-2156 Cherry Creek Barrier Removal&Screening I #34 • Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District 4a . - Total Cost: $781,661 I SRFB Cost: $386,177 I Cost-share: $395,484 Year Began: 2006 I Status: Complete - — r' Location: No 6 Rd Ellensburg WA f: County: Kittitas I Stream: Cherry Creek Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead 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 ° 1 , 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 m• icy 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. • 06-2143 Upper Yakima Protection-Hundley I #33 •- :- - Sponsor: Kittitas Conservation Trust - • • • Total Cost: $41,420 I SRFB Cost: $29,463 I Cost-share: $11,957 f . Year Began:2006 I Status: Complete Location: Hundley Rd Cle Elum WActect County: Kittitas I Stream:Yakima River • '"""`' Species Benefited:bull trout, Chinook,coho,steelhead d* ``'. s'' The Hundley property is 431 contiguous acres of riparian forests,ponds,wetlands and `r •. . ; 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 4r i, 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. A'rt - y_ Progress: Purchase of the conservation easement was successful in late 2010. Y { 62 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 06-2141 Cle Elum River Instream Habitat I #32 Sponsor: Kittitas Conservation Trust _ , ; Total Cost: $498,720 I SRFB Cost: $320,120 I Cost-share: $178,600 , r'. Year Began: 2006 I Status:Complete .,.; �._. Location:Morel Rd Ronald WA County: Kittitas Stream: Cle Elum River 14 -- Species Benefited: bull trout,Chinook,coho,steelhead • -1: 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 �;a# 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 2 large engineered log ' ,: jams were constructed about 1 mile downstream of the Cle Elum Dam. This restored �` _- `3` perennial flow into the 1.8 mile Domerie side channel. The project provided important l M ..':• w ' lower velocity habitats for juvenile Chinook and steelhead when summer irrigation _ a . - -4. deliveries result in unnaturally high flows in the Cle Elum River. The project also 1-'`w ,,.' i " i„� reduces risks of stranding when mainstem flow drops later in the irrigation season. • ,,.. v _ de icy. ; Post construction monitoring demonstrates increased use of the side channel habitat , r ma s.,,, %•-. ,,,, 0, and reduced water temperatures. 1c +ram ., i 04-1680 Holmes Floodplain Property Protection I #26 Sponsor: Yakama Nation " - '• Total Cost: $145,346 I SRFB Cost: $123,000 I Cost-share: $22,346 l "''yyt ,,..- - x, is . ,, ,. Year Began: 2004I Status:Complete Location: Ellensburg WA County: Kittitas I Stream: Yakima River side channel • ,, + ` 1 ' Species Benefited: bull trout,Chinook,coho,steelhead • This project funded acquisition of the 37 acre Holmes property,which includes a~ 2,400- o 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. t t + yt "f wit 44,01t, `":47:..,,rkt 4:1 h;�,r .' . - 63 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 04-1676 YTAHP Wilson Creek Riparian Restoration I #25 Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District Total Cost: $26,030 I SRFB Cost: $18,378 I Cost-share: $7,652 ;,=- Year Began: 2004 I Status: Complete Location: Ellensburg WA "" ` - County: Kittitas I Stream:Wilson Creek J '' tSpecies Benefited: Chinook, coho,steelhead ":ter The SRFB, BPA,Yakama Nation, Kittitas County Conservation District(KCCD), and ., _--tom WDFW have invested heavily in fish passage on the lower 8+miles of Wilson Creek. ; 03/08,' 005 Native woody riparian vegetation is found on less than 10%of the lower 8-miles of r ' ' - 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 ."_; ,- _w - --"-- ,:-- - _• the City of Ellensburg Waste Water Treatment Plant that were previously dominated by - n' - +-> 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 , ' c , e'•' Ellensburg,the Yakama Nation,and the US Bureau of Reclamation. 'V' ".;,, g=" , 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 s,' example to local agricultural producers that,with the Kittitas County Conservation -F. J Districts help,they can rehabilitate the riparian areas on their lands. 01 04-1675 YTAHP Lower Reecer Creek Fish Passage I #24 '' :., Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District - -e•. w Total Cost: $292,164 ISRFB Cost: $216,220 I Cost-share: $75,944 ,' ~.6, _= Year Began: 2004 I Status: Complete f 't Location: Rhinehart River Front Park Ellensburg WA .', ,ft„ A County: Kittitas I Stream: Reecer Creek Species Benefited: Chinook,coho,steelhead r . M+s 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 - _ ~ {ais;, Q -A 1 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 ••,,.:: Y ,+ .. mainstem Yakima less hospitable for juvenile salmonids. Project partners included the �s+:onasi.rQ , 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. 64 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 02-1656 DrylCabin Creek Fish Passage&Screening I #22 ' , • Sponsor Kittitas County Conservation District ' Total Cost: $189,504 I SRFB Cost: $126,873 I Cost-share: $62,631 ;. . Year Began: 2002 I Status: Complete Location: Hwy 10 Ellensburg WA + ~ County: Kittitas I Stream: Dry/Cabin Creek Species Benefited: Chinook,coho, steelhead r. " ' This restoration project replaced two unscreened ditches on Dry and Cabin Creeks *-=;-• ' ' oust West of Ellensburg)with a screened pump diversion. A small dam at one of the _,.z-. - 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. x- , ,-'_- '- k,k`r Progress:This project is complete and functioning as designed. 02-1617 Lower Naches Critical Habitat Protection I #21 rmd..nam"Proper(' s„uth's 4d,-.5'h.. d In..hne nuihnei — Sponsor:Yakama Nation Total Cost: $115,107 ISRFB Cost: $114,593 I Cost-share: $514 Year Began: 2002 I Status: Complete r = is JI Location: North of Naches WA 1 f County:Yakima I Stream: Naches River e... riWhh I.i,.•, Species Benefited: bull trout,Chinook,coho,steelhead - . .-- i , ,,a, r, This project acquired 62 acres in two parcels to protect off-channel rearing habitat .1 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 t. 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. 65 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 02-1614 Snow Mountain Ranch Acquisition&Barrier Removal I #20 Sponsor:Cowiche Canyon Conservancy Total Cost: $790,000 I SRFB Cost: $670,000 I Cost-share: $120,000 • Year Began:2002 I Status: Complete ' Location:Cowiche Mill Rd Yakima WA County:Yakima I Stream: SF Cowiche Creek • µ • Y f ` Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead 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 'S increase instream flows.An old irrigation dam was removed,opening access to the VV. ° 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 's: ` l " partners included the WDFW,YTAHP(funded through the Bonneville Power Administration),and the Mid Columbia Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group. .@§ i or s . kY:P '-- Progress:This acquisition and restoration project is complete;some restoration work in r= ; both upland and riparian areas is ongoing using other funding sources and volunteer labor. • 02-1612 Riparian Enhancement Team Phase 2 I #19 Sponsor:Yakima County Corrections Total Cost: $488,492 I SRFB Cost: $159,141 I Cost-share: $329,351 Year Began:2002 I Status: Complete Location: Riparian sites throughout Yakima County ` ' County:Yakima I Stream:Yakima &Naches Rivers Species Benefited:bull trout,Chinook,coho,steelhead 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 flets,s• 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. 66 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/1512021 02-1527 Diversion 14 Fish Screen-Ahtanum Creek I #18 „ ,vr c' .z ., a ' Asa, • • • Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District Total Cost: $267,424 ISRFB Cost: $218,900 I Cost-share: $48,524 Year Began: 2002 1 Status: Complete Location: Rutherford Rd Yakima WA ,#v X ,t County:Yakima I Stream:Ahtanum Creek Species Benefited: bull trout,coho, steelhead 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. • 02-1494 Coleman Creek Fish Access I #17 Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District ti.•- Total Cost: $133,338 I SRFB Cost: $101,774 I Cost-share: $31,564 Year Began: 2002 I Status:Complete Location: No.6 Rd Ellensburg WA County: Kittitas I Stream: Coleman Creek Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead Coleman Creek is a tributary to Wilson Creek just east of Ellensburg. The project site • 10 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 Ak 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 };Y fir'. confirmed the presence of juvenile Chinook in the lower 2 miles of Coleman Creek. r" 67 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 —. 01-1269 Naches River Water Treatment Plant Screen I #15 Sponsor:Yakima,City of ,.N• Total Cost: $1,834,357 ISRFB Cost: $300,000 I Cost-share:$1,534,357 t --ft... Year Began:2001 I Status: Complete ��,�.n. Location:6 miles W of Yakima on Hwy 12 #` r .. County:Yakima I Stream: Naches River ?► - Species Benefited: bull trout, Chinook,coho, steelhead 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. �r1 _'' / m ,�•""" I' " Progress: Project completed as proposed. 01-1256 Cowiche Creek Barrier Removal I #14 Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District Total Cost: $72,912 ISRFB Cost: $51,867 I Cost-share: $21,045 . _ Year Began: 2001 I Status: Complete i Location:Cowiche Mill Rd Yakima WA w County:Yakima I Stream: Cowiche Creek&SF Cowiche Creek y Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead '-- mi. i \r,`, This project proposed to remove two fish passage barriers on Cowiche Creek.The -o-,:` upper diversion was removed in 2006. Grade control structures were engineered and f -.a, = ' •...„::=" !;A' installed to maintain the diversion in a manner that allows for full fish passage.This __ *'`v�'r.•.. ' •. 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. y-- r ': Progress:The upper diversion has been removed.The lower diversion will be removed c ,, .;„a using different funding when the complementary project,Cowiche Creek Water User Association Barrier Removal and Trust Water Project is complete and provides an te ;• ` ---' ` alternate water supply for the irrigators. Note the above mentioned project was funded -;a< . in 2012 under PRISM Project#12-1328. i a. .r - i 68 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 01-1254 Lmuma Restoration I #13 Sponsor: Northwest Service Academy Total Cost: $59,124 I SRFB Cost: $31,903 I Cost-share: $27,221 Year Began: 2001 I Status: Complete Location: Eaton Ranch Ellensburg WA i►.: , - - ,.,, County: Kittitas I Stream: Lmuma Creek Species Benefited: Chinook, coho,steelhead - " 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. i Progress: Project is complete. • 01-1238 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screens I #12 Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District Total Cost: $242,179 1SRFB Cost: $142,179 I Cost-share: $100,000 Year Began:2001 I Status:Complete ,�J►_ Location:Ahtanum Rd,Yakima,WA County:Yakima I Stream:Ahtanum Creek Species Benefited: bull trout,coho,steelhead - �" _. 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 f`` ' ' > 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. 69 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 —' 00-1714 Yakima Corrections Riparian Enhancement Team I #10 Sponsor:Yakima County Corrections Total Cost: $443,930 I SRFB Cost: $139,509 I Cost-share: $304,421 Y . , Year Began:2000 I Status: Complete r Location: Parks&Restoration Sites in Yakima WA s ---tl,f i ' County:Yakima I Stream: Yakima and Naches Rivers r ' '�- Species Benefited: bull trout,coho, Chinook, steelhead r�, i- r. r This project provided a supervised crew of offenders to implement streamside -`' A..",! 4. .,'- ' / . ; - restoration at a variety of private and publicly owned sites in Yakima County. �,� ` � ' " 'f r4 • w ,: ' ; Successful riparian restoration requires labor to suppress weeds that would otherwise ,.y ..:--• t. •-, ,..'-► t4-...L;rto .i ".' 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. s 1 `P Progress: Planting was done at over a dozen sites,with 7800+trees and 2500+ .14: "' --I - } ' bushes planted with a high survival rate.GPS location was used to identify each site. ' _: $ �f The sites were maintained, (watering,weeding,mulching and protective fencing),to - - - give each site its maximum potential for success. 4 ire--.'• -- -, , ,, ,1-1.,.. .- -..'-'1' 00-1713 Floodplain Mining Study I #9 Sponsor:Yakima County Public Services - Total Cost: $283,185 I SRFB Cost: $40,020 I Cost-share: $243,165 Year Began:2000 I Status: Complete YAKIMA RIVER Location:Within Yakima River Floodplain FLOODPLAIN MINING County:Yakima I Stream: Yakima River IMPACT STUDY Species Benefited: Chinook,coho,steelhead by the Yakima River The Yakima River has one of the most heavily mined floodplains in the state. Flow:Wain Mining Impact Study Team 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 p,,., fish species requires understanding the impacts of floodplain mining. Project 1 ; _ participants reviewed existing literature on floodplain mining and conducted research -� into the effects of gravel pits on river temperature,geomorphology,sediment transport, .t .3 a ,•� i and fish assemblages.The study was a cooperative effort between Yakima County,the { ' Department of Ecology,WDFW, Department of Natural Resources,and the Yakama i Nation. flik`'X # 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 ' �:r ` h 1' ',if siting of new gravel mining operations. Photo: East Selah,mining activity in 1947 ,,, . ' '� , y ` (Washington Department of Transportation photo). . , j . riurYrf�.. s 70 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 00-1711 Buchanan Ranch Restoration Project I #8 Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District Total Cost: $278,317 I SRFB Cost: $215,065 I Cost-share: $63,252 Year Began: 2000 I Status: Complete Location: Buchanan Rd Selah WA County:Yakima I Stream:Wenas Creek Species Benefited: Chinook,coho,steelhead 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. 00-1710 Yakima&Naches Tributaries Rootwad I #7 Sponsor:WDFW t Total Cost: $125,509 I SRFB Cost: $32,112 I Cost-share: $93,397 / v , • Year Began: 2000 I Status:Complete • Location: Multiple sites within Yakima County .1 1 County:Yakima I Stream: Cowiche Creek and Naches River •`� Species Benefited: bull trout,Chinook,coho,steelhead _ 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. Jr- • 71 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 00-1703 Sprayfield Riparian Enhancement I #6 Sponsor:Tree Top Inc Total Cost: $133,800 I SRFB Cost: $92,300 I Cost-share: $41,500 Year Began: 2000 I Status: Complete Location: Harrison Rd.,Selah WA County:Yakima I Stream: Yakima River Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead 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 `~ x 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. 00-1015 West Valley Community Park I #5 Sponsor:Yakima County Parks& Recreation ° Total Cost: $31,205 I SRFB Cost: $22,098 I Cost-share: $9,107 Year Began: 2000 I Status: Complete Location:80th Ave Yakima WA County:Yakima I Stream:Wide Hollow Species Benefited:coho,steelhead This restoration project improved degraded habitat on 3/4 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 '4 • removed. The revegetation is robust and doing well. 1 4 72 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 00-1004 Union Gap Reach Acquisition I #4 ,... ...; Sponsor:Yakima Greenway Foundation Total Cost: $68,290 I SRFB Cost: $58,047 I Cost-share: $10,243 a: Year Began: 2000 Status: Complete :If Location: Union Gap WA p $� County:Yakima I Stream:Yakima River ),° �, her Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead i . a f'Jf` "�__ Loss of floodplain habitat since the 19th century has been a major factor limiting . „ 0~ A 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 ;. iit ,� acquisition that adjoined to the south;creating the 140 acre Jim Whiteside Natural ' ` i �.R;•y ':' 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. 00-1003 Reestablish Access to Lower Wilson Creek I #3 v"i' Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District t 1s r 4y�. - vi$1, Total Cost: $287,622 I SRFB Cost: $108,266 I Cost-share: $179,356 ar" ` � r a4 Year Began: 2000 I Status:Complete e^' ' -r"---' '4., Location:Thrall Rd Ellensburg WA County: Kittitas I Stream: Lower Wilson Creek Species Benefited: Chinook, coho,steelhead 114 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 t j), ,�?t;. 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 - TA'1` used to install a livestock bridge. The family continue to work with the KCCD on additional habitat improvement projects. - 73 SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 99-1752 Taylor Ditch Assessment&Restoration I #2 •. Sponsor:Yakama Nation .r '. Total Cost: $42,252 I SRFB Cost: $35,571 I Cost-share: $6,681 Year Began: 1999 I Status: Complete Location:Golf Course Loop Rd Selah WA County:Yakima I Stream:Taylor Ditch �, ��n,.• Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead 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 �.w = River. As part of this project,Yakama Nation staff monitored water quality,established • contact with landowners,discussed habitat issues and identified existing habitat irr limitations and opportunities for restoration. Progress: Project completed as planned. } ri rot 99-1712 Stormwater Management Plan I #1 Sponsor:Selah,City of Total Cost: $98,000 I SRFB Cost: $95,000 I Cost-share: $3,000 Year Began: 1999 I Status:Complete Location:City of Selah WA County:Yakima I Stream: Selah Ditch Species Benefited: Chinook,coho,steelhead OP— 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. Photo not available 74 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 five-year funding period. 75 Incomplete SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 f 17-1224 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screen and Habitat Enhancement I #114 , "" Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District ty Total Cost: $273,000 I SRFB Cost: $228,000 I Cost-share: $45,000 m r ' S, -- '" Year Began:2018 I Status: Incomplete 7 t�' -'. Location:West of Union Gap ' ,, County:Yakima I Stream:Ahtanum Creek ,�,�.--, ', Species Benefited:Steelhead, Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout ' , NYCD planned to install several large wood,rock habitat, and floodplain roughness features.This project also proposed to remove a small section of a remnant dike and install a WDFW/NMFS compliant fish screen,fish bypass,and headgate.Stream regrading and grade controls would 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 intended to increase fish habitat complexity,improve floodplain function,and provide protection from entrainment for coho salmon,bull trout, :;-•:'100' and ESA listed steelhead. • ' Progress: Project is currently not implemented. Phase I(fish screen and associated elements)was completed in December 2018 using other funding. Designs for phase II habitat work were drafted but not implemented. 14-1196 Manastash Creek Acquisition&Restoration 2 I #98 ' d ii:: p,. 4 ., " • e', Sponsor: Kittitas County Flood Control Zone District i ti.` Total Cost: $276,808 I SRFB Cost: $235,286 I Cost-share: $41,522 4 Year Began: 2015 I Status: Incomplete , ' ' k.�"K' . Location: Ellensburg,WA. .•- = County: Kittitas I Stream: Manastash .-' - _ W ,` Species Benefited: Steelhead, Chinook,and coho -4t v,o ff • .. F ,.`, The Kittitas County Public Works Department planned to use this grant and a previous ft ;6` y - grant(#13-1347) it was combined with 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 f :,F '' .:y 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 listed as threatened with extinction under the federal Endangered Species Act,as well as by Chinook and coho salmon and rainbow and cutthroat trout. Kittitas County planned to contribute$41,522 ,t in staff labor and donations of labor and property interest. , A /hi_ , , I ,`� Progress:The sponsor was unable to reach an agreement with the landowners, following property appraisals and appraisal reviews.The funding provided for this ° " project and for 13-1347 was returned to the SRFB. 76 Incomplete SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 13-1347 Wise Manastash Creek Acquisition&Restoration I #89 € _ ik'; �' � , +3 Sponsor: Kittitas County Flood Control Zone District of=4 o. ; ..1-, Total Cost: $153,741 I SRFB Cost: $130,680 I Cost-share: $23,061 I . I ` Year Began: 2014 I Status: Incomplete G - Location: Ellensburg,WA. • County: Kittitas I Stream: Manastash Creek w r4 . — lipe , Species Benefited: Steelhead,Chinook,coho,rainbow and cutthroat - :"�" � The Kittitas County Public Works Department planned to use this grant to buy nearly 2 acres of floodplain on Manastash Creek,just below the Brown Road Bridge and - 47 - upstream of the delta at the Yakima River,in Kittitas County.The appraisal came in higher than anticipated,so the sponsor applied for a subsequent grant,#14-1196 to cover the additional funding,with which this grant was then combined. 1lh ' V' '" , 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. ,V ( 0 , . `fir •v 10-1841 Currier Creek Restoration I #69 � Sponsor: Kittitas Conservation Trust ; w 200911eener G/Currier G ` Co o. , Total Cost: $384,223 I SRFB Cost: $326,590 I Cost-share: $57,633 •., 0-.r..,,.aw.s. Year Began: 2010 I Status: Incomplete Location:Currier Creek near Iron Horse Trail $2 ,. County: Kittitas I Stream: Currier Creek ,: Species Benefited: Chinook,coho,steelhead 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 aimed 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 was proposed to add sinuosity and hydrologic complexity. New meanders would add pool habitat,increase the reach ,0w ),f.,4 from 620 to 850 feet and restore complex geometry. Instream grade controls using • ., engineered logjams were proposed to restore natural pool-riffle relationships. "jr ,r , +' Revegetation proposals included removing invasive species,planting native trees and .gym 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. .4 77 Incomplete SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 09-1577 CCWUA Barrier Removal and Trust Water Project I #59 Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District Total Cost: $486,393 I SRFB Cost: $413,133 I Cost-share: $73,260 "Y"i Year Began:2009 I Status: Incomplete , Location: Pioneer Rd,Cowiche,WA ��;, a County:Yakima I Stream: Cowiche Creek ,.. 4 '> 4, . w F Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead z ^° The Cowiche Creek Water Users Association Barrier Removal and Trust Water Project 4'. i;. - 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 v: .(7,. w 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 .-. gloutitil,la":4 11' ',. 411 ' 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 ._- .-10 monitoring stations would be constructed in Cowiche Creek to measure streamflows '.' I 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). ,v ,; 4., 08-1476 Wade Road Farm I #53 Sponsor: Forterra (formerly Cascade Land Conservancy) Total Cost: $119,000 ISRFB Cost: $100,000 I Cost-share: $19,000 Year Began:2008 I Status: Incomplete Location:Wade Rd,Thorp,WA __` County: Kittitas I Stream:Yakima River Species Benefited:Chinook, steelhead .' a 44i 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. „.. Progress:The sponsor was unable to reach an agreement with the landowner,and the • project was not completed. Funds were returned to the SRFB. 78 Incomplete SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 05-1573 Currier Creek Passage&Riparian Restoration I #31 Sponsor: Kittitas Conservation Trust 4 " Total Cost: $39,706 I SRFB Cost: $28,786 I Cost-share: $10,920 ' lh Year Began: 2005 I Status: Incomplete Location: University Way Ellensburg WA ,.. .._ 1 i f'I County: Kittitas I Stream: Currier Creek �.E p �,; f1 Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead • , This project proposed to remove two fish passage barriers from Currier and Reecer upistrc., 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 to provide the opportunity for floodplain restoration. Instream flows would have been improved with water that is saved by piping irrigation water to agricultural fields previously supplied by open t° •Jk- ditches.Project partners included 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 by other projects.The habitat restoration portion of this project was included in a subsequent SRFB Project,10-1841,which was also not implemented. _ 05-1572 NF Teanaway Floodplain Phase II I #30 Sponsor: Kittitas Conservation Trust 4 f;,' Total Cost: $544,740 I SRFB Cost: $461,740 I Cost-share: $83,000 • Year Began: 2005 I Status: Incomplete Location: N Fork Teanaway Rd Cle Elum WA County: Kittitas I Stream: NF Teanaway River Species Benefited: bull trout,Chinook,coho,steelhead 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 continued to the north of the proposed Phase I (SRFB project 04-1672). Progress:The sponsor was unable to reach an agreement with the landowner,and the acquisition was unsuccessful. Funds were returned to the SRFB. The property was later aquired by the state as part of the Teanaway Communtiy Forest purchase. - . 79 A Incomplete SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 05-1571 Easton Reach Habitat Protection Phase 2 I #29 Y 7 Sponsor:Yakama Nation • ``' Total Cost: $835,485 I SRFB Cost: $528,985 I Cost-share: $306,500 "' 'A\ Year Began:2005 I Status: Incomplete Location: River Shadows Rd Easton WA .rwr• - ' u. �i \rilti 'Y "` County: Kittitas I Stream:Yakima River II�w Species Benefited: bull trout,Chinook,coho,steelhead 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 '` 'a":. _� - habitat for Chinook,steelhead,and coho,and bull trout use it for rearing and foraging. •v.— 4 Recent redd and carcass distribution surveys revealed that the property boasts the ;": At" 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. e --: Progress:The project proponents were not able to reach a workable agreement with the landowner. Funds were returned to the SRFB. .. 4/. . • 04-1691 SF Cowiche Creek Protection I #28 rr. Sponsor:WDFW +',;, - -. — Total Cost: $173,985 I SRFB Cost: $146,985 I Cost-share: $27,000 '.. gip 41, ,- Year Began:2004 I Status: Incomplete . . ..;� .Y'4. . ., . + Location:Cowiche Mill Rd Yakima WA ..z� h • ���; L " County:Yakima I Stream: Cowiche Creek ; � - :;, ,_ K¢ ^ ,�£.., I Species Benefited:coho, steelhead .+4 tiR t W't �., 1 '' `� e .c., 4' This grant would have funded acquisition of an easement that protects four miles of � r stream and riparian habitat,the stream's channel migration zones,and floodplain r �', "e-...,.:- . • 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. =:'*' "�' ,,%" `d''. .::,;A Progress:The sponsor was unable to reach an agreement with the landowner,and the grant contract expired. Funds were returned to the SRFB.The property was later purchased by WDFW and is now part of the Cowiche Wildlife Area. , i } C t 80 Incomplete SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 04-1679 Upper Yakima River Easton Reach I #27 Sponsor: Kittitas Conservation Trust Total Cost: $176,400 I SRFB Cost: $123,400 I Cost-share: $53,000 Year Began: 2004 I Status: Incomplete Location:Main Stem Yakima RM 187 County: Kittitas I Stream:Yakima River Species Benefited: Chinook,coho,steelhead 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 would have protected 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. Photo not available • 04-1672 NF Teanaway River Floodplain Phase 1 I #23 ' • ; Sponsor: Kittitas Conservation Trust Total Cost: $460,000 I SRFB Cost: $380,000 I Cost-share: $80,000 •= Year Began: 2004 I Status: Incomplete • Location:Teanaway Rd Cle Elum WA County: Kittitas I Stream: NF Teanaway River i Species Benefited:bull trout,Chinook,coho, steelhead 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 planned to subdivide the property.The riparian area habitat values are threatened by the proposed development. Partners include BPA and the WDFW. Progress:The sponsor was unable to reach an agreement with the landowner,and the --> project was not completed. Funds were returned to the SRFB.The property was later aquired by the state as part of the Teanaway Communtiy Forest purchase. r a .8- 81 Incomplete SRFB Funded Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 01-1245 Big Creek Fish Passage I #16 Sponsor:Big Creek Water Users Total Cost: $206,000 I SRFB Cost: $170,000 I Cost-share: $36,000 ° " , ; Year Began: 2002 I Status: Incomplete I w Location: Nelson SidingRd. Easton,WA County: Kittitas I Stream: Big Creek -f. Species Benefited:steelhead,coho,spring Chinook ,f k This proposal is to provide passage over a barrier dam,and screen its associated i�' . .`4 - •_. unscreened water diversion,to restore spawning populations of anadromous fish to the ''t ' '' Big Creek watershed in the upper Yakima River basin. Located west of Cle Elum, Big _ Creek drains a 22 square mile watershed,which lies largely within the Wenatchee National Forest and private commercial forestlands. Although the habitat in the lower 1.6 miles of Big Creek has been degraded,the upper nine miles provides suitable _.,-:--; l'-.:,":"4": —.11 spawning and rearing habitat. Big Creek is known to have produced steelhead historically(BPA 1990),and presumably produced significant numbers of coho and spring chinook salmon. Bull trout would have been present in the original species association of the watershed.The main factors limiting anadromous fish production in Big Creek are presently the impassable dam and its associated unscreened diversions. The watershed is restorable for spawning and rearing of steelhead,coho, and spring chinook(BPA,1990). Progress: Not Implemented 00-1002 Reestablish Access to Tucker Creek I #11 Sponsor:Yakama Nation Total Cost: $73,200 I SRFB Cost: $53,200 I Cost-share: $20,000 Year Began:2000 I Status: Incomplete Location: Easton Estates Easton WA County: Kittitas I Stream:Tucker Creek Species Benefited:steelhead,coho The project objective was to fix a barrier in Tucker Creek,a tributary of the Yakima "j River near Easton. A concrete flume at Creek Mile 0.7 completely blocks access to productive spawning and rearing habitat for summer steelhead and coho salmon.To convey irrigation water,the hydrograph of the Yakima River at the creek's confluence is inverted,with unnaturally high summer flows,low winter flows,and the loss of most ';,0, + - channel-maintaining peak flows.When the storage releases are ramped down at the y • `, .� �, 'A' *\ ;- _ end of the irrigation season, mainstem side channels become dewatered or isolated, s), which strands and kills juvenile salmonids. One critical component of Yakima Basin }.,*,. `' ts, ,t , ,., ....:. anadromous fish restoration is thus reconnection of productive tributaries such as Tucker Creek. This project's goal was to design and build a fishway at the barrier. As a result,coho and steelhead would regain access to more than a mile of forested � '* habitat,which is intact relative to much of the basin,with an abundance of pools, - -'�., spawning riffles,and large woodydebris. y ,� ". P 9 9 tr :of Progress: Not Implemented 82 Community Salmon Fund Projects %14 U.S. P FISH W ILDLIFE SERVICE k' O WASHINGTON STATE tta Gj RECREATION AND CONSERVATION OFFICE 0. Salmon Recovery . Funding Board 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. 83 Community Salmon Fund Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 CSF10-15 Community Harvesting of Water Stargrass in Yakima River II I#C15 Sponsor: Benton Conservation District -°"- - %— 1 Total Cost: $66,540 I SRFB Cost: $39,140 I Cost-share: $27,400 i ; Year Began:2010 I Status: Completed . < `� '-.� M� Location: Benton City,WA :} County: Benton I 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 4* r 4 ' 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 maintained the original restoration site,extended habitat restoration into an additional 120,000 square feet and taught students about salmon habitat restoration through"Salmon in r the Classroom"program. Progress: Project is complete.Work to address water stargrass spread continues with ' '" other fundingsources. ��� • CSF10-14 Bull Trout Task Force I#C14 :.- Sponsor: Mid Columbia Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group Total Cost: $80,009 I SRFB Cost: $46,089 I Cost-share: $33,920 R Year Began:2010 I Status:Completed — - , I,.«�-..», ',� - ,-a- Location: Upper Yakima Basin r 'IIP County: Kittitas and Yakima I Stream: Upper Yakima and Naches and tribs •.v .tV_ ' - -,,. '• , Species Benefited: bull trout «art ti z .:' The Yakima Basin Bull Trout Task Force(BTTF)directly addressee conservation 4, _ ' needs for bull trout,one of two ESA-listed fish species in the Yakima basin.The BTTF ``"` removed recreation dams blockingbull trout from accessingupstream spawning areas, .-o- .-r, - P P 9 ' educated the public via sign posting, presentations and creel surveys,and helped 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 ..4Millipi (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 40 passage and posting signs. Members of the Yakima Fly Fishing and Kittitas Field and . M Stream clubs also volunteered to join the BTTF in public outreach efforts. - Progress:This project is complete; however,the BTTF has continued with the help of other funding sources. 84 Community Salmon Fund Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 CSF10.13 A Path to Restoration: Planting&Education Along Trails I#C13 Sponsor: Mid Columbia Region Fisheries Enhancement Group F Total Cost: $92,960 I SRFB Cost: $44,750 I Cost-share: $48,210 • �'- k Year Began:2010 I Status: Completed : * Location: Ellensburg,WA 1 �. County: Kittitas I Stream: Reecer Creek ,• ,,� Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead 4 A. s3i1,t' -t The Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group used this funding to maintain a new 24 acre floodplain along 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. 117 Progress: Project is complete. -"" IMO 4101fr CSF09.12 Salmon in our Backyards: Urban Stream Stewardship I#C12 Sponsor: Mid Columbia Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group Total Cost: $41,820 I SRFB Cost: $27,860 I Cost-share: $13,960 r ;k Year Began:2009 I Status:Completed • Location: Multiple sites in the Yakima Basin County:Yakima, Kittitas I Stream: Multiple tributaries in the Yakima Basin Species Benefited:bull trout,Chinook,coho,steelhead 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 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. 85 Community Salmon Fund Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 CSF09-11 Cowiche Creek Restoration I#C11 • Sponsor: Mid Columbia Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group -- Total Cost: $97,854 I SRFB Cost: $65,214 1 Cost-share: $32,640 Year Began:2009 I Status:Completed Location:Cowiche Canyon,Yakima,WA County:Yakima I Stream:Cowiche Creek Species Benefited: Chinook,coho,steelhead 4111/ This project removed 1,400 feet of dike,controlled invasive weeds, planted more than ,' � ` '' s°, 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. • y • 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. CSF09-10 Community Harvesting of Water Stargrass in Yakima River 1#C10 Sponsor: Benton Conservation District Total Cost: $44,236 I SRFB Cost: $16,412 I Cost-share: $27,824 Year Began:2009 I Status: Completed Location: Mulitple sites County: Benton I Stream:Yakima River Species Benefited:Chinook "'" The Benton Conservation District(BCD)requested grant funding for a citizen's based -;i+°'` program,"Studying Water stargrass Invasion and Mitigation(SWIM)"."SWIM"helped .`. citizens of Benton County become active participants in water stargrass removal and - f monitoring.Through"SWIM",the BCD worked hard to reach out to the citizens of -rtry, � y,� Benton County to:a)promote community awareness of the impacts water stargrass has on migrating salmon and salmon habitat,b)organize participation in water ���a�� �Y stargrass harvesting work-parties and c)organize community monitoring projects. Water stargrass removal focused on locations that benefit our local salmon populations (e.g.spawning habitats,side channels,etc.).This project built 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. 86 Community Salmon Fund Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 CSF07-9 Riparian Buffer and Fencing Project I#C09 .... t Sponsor: Benton Conservation District - - Total Cost: $85,236 I SRFB Cost: $56,824 I Cost-share: $28,412 — 4 Year Began:2009 I Status: Completed Location: Multiple sites ,. County: Benton I Stream:Yakima River ..i; i Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead -' ` if.- g 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 ---- i __:4., — diversity and water quality,erosion control, potential recruitment of large-woody debris, -', y 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 1 landowners to develop the riparian planting plans. In addition,7,900 linear feet of t , III Tj fencing was also installed to exclude cattle from the Yakima River. The project is now i� complete. CSF07-8 Yakima Basin Riparian Restoration I#C08 , Sponsor: Mid Columbia Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group '' ' ' Total Cost: $75,062 I SRFB Cost: $49,980 I Cost-share: $25,082 ' Year Began:2007 I Status:Completed Location: Multiple sites , ,lir ' ' County: Benton,Yakima,an I Stream:Yakima River,Coleman Creek,Cowiche Creek, Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead $ ,► ... The Yakima Basin Restoration Program completed plantings at seven priority sites in fit•~ .r, ' �',� :; „ the Yakima Basin, identified additional sites for future planting,and built support for the 's>h - 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 ` ."w * '' ' (near Easton and near Richland), Middle Fork Teanaway River,Swauk Creek, - F,, ,' �..' Coleman Creek, Lmuma Creek, Naches River,and Cowiche Creek. The restored riparian areas will provide shade,sediment retention,and wildlife habitat along the .. 1 streams and rivers. j Progress:Mid-Columbia Fisheries worked with partner organizations and volunteers to ;. r 4!: x, • ' 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 ,' .- -; -.r ,• ° , ,n ' with the KCCD to implement CREP projects along Yakima River tributaries. 87 Community Salmon Fund Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 CSF07-7 Naches River Off-Channel Habitat Restoration Project I#C07 Sponsor: Mid-Columbia Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group• Total Cost: $45,030 I SRFB Cost: $30,000 I Cost-share: $15,030 Year Began:2007 I Status:Completed Location: Naches County:Yakima I Stream: Naches River .' „�� Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead • 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 • • • '• +/i ,: transferred to a project on the Naches River. Progress:Despite agreement from the landowner and all local regulatory agencies,the . ., k-, 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 OCT 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 r•.♦. • *,- and was planted with native trees and shrubs in the fall of 2009. Coho spawning was �,, � •:�, • .; observed in the new channel immediately after construction. Y f ' � r CSF06-6 Holmes Property Salmon in the Classroom&Riparian Restoration I#C06 Sponsor: Kittitas Conservation Trust Total Cost: $32,385 I SRFB Cost: $18,180 I Cost-share: $14,205 ,v► * Year Began:2006 I Status:Completed Location: Ellensburg,WA .' j tt County: Kittitas I Stream:Yakima River A:. Species Benefited:Chinook,coho ; 11 # g • 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 A.. 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 r .ti 4. aquariums in their classrooms.This project continued work started under CSF Project 41 -.r . 4 05-2;the original purchase of the property was funded by SRFB Project 04-1680. J- } Progress:The project was implemented in 2008, and coho salmon have spawned ° throughout the restored side-channel. :'4 pop h. 1' 1.104 88 Community Salmon Fund Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 CSF06-5 Green/Wilkinson Habitat Project on Cowiche Creek I#C05 7 Sponsor: North Yakima Conservation District -- .• Total Cost: $45,910 I SRFB Cost: $30,000 I Cost-share: $15,910 Year Began:2006 I Status:Completed 'f Location:Weikel Rd,Yakima,WA adT ' - 4- County:Yakima I Stream:Cowiche Creek Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead 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, � y reduce sedimentation,form pools,and increase habitat diversity by improving instream structure.Streambanks were revegetated and fencing was installed to protect the .4 riparian area and improve livestock management. The project is immediately adjacent 44 to,and was completed in conjunction with,SRFB Project 06-2200. ' -. - Progress:The project is complete;site maintenance is ongoing. _ CSF06-4 Crowding Aquatic Plant Reduction Project I#C04 `" Sponsor: Benton Conservation District Total Cost: $40,500 I SRFB Cost: $21,820 I Cost-share: $18,680 - 4 i, Year Began:2006 I Status:Completed Location: Benton City,WA County: Benton I Stream: Lower Yakima River Species Benefited:Chinook 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 O. 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, 0 , - treatment longevity,and improvements in salmon habitat. Benton Conservation District ,, disseminated information to the community and local agencies. Progress: Project is complete;ongoing work to evaluate and control water stargrass is l being funded with new grants. 89 Community Salmon Fund Projects in the Yakima Basin Printed 10/15/2021 CSF05.3 Lyle and Lmuma Creek Restoration I#CO3 Sponsor: Kittitas County Conservation District Total Cost: $130,695 I SRFB Cost: $45,000 I Cost-share: $85,695 Year Began:2005 I Status: Completed 40•31k. k Location: Ellensburg and the Yakima Canyon County: Kittitas I Stream: Lyle and Lmuma Creeks Species Benefited:Chinook,coho,steelhead � r Kittitas County Conservation District(KCCD)improved irrigation systems and s &.fr �;�.,��,} revegetated riparian areas on Lmuma and Lyle Creeks in the Upper Yakima River "t 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 t "I' system to withdraw all irrigation water from the Yakima River. The Lmuma Creek t 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 a <= �`"�*... , ' volunteer and contracted labor. The projects were featured in KCCD newsletters which 4V16 .10 ` ' »1 :yid . . f are published quarterly with a circulation of 6,500;they were also featured in KCCD's 1 display,which appeared at the Kittitas County Fair(60,000 attendees)and grower a► •' meetings. 'r' '� a'/ . -; Progress:The project is complete. A CSF05-2 Holmes Property-Riparian&Side Channel Restoration I#CO2 Sponsor:Yakama Nation-Yakima Klickitat Fisheries Program Total Cost: $43,021 I SRFB Cost: $22,900 I Cost-share: $20,121 Year Began:2005 I Status:Completed ire,vb Location: Ellensburg WA `.. County: Kittitas I Stream:Yakima River 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. ,,,,..,4 1,r*, Progress:Planned restoration activities on the Holmes property are complete. .i. 0}l. ' Diiii004♦I Rink*" Vppar'tielloinia Ripary Cato Atetatram%milk red Fla opeowt W C.4.1040+4014w i.M1e towel t.riww Mil Mr Y.4w.S mu. Rt.ieuse., rwe.....r....s.rr«r.e y r orn. A.Ifs{.e[.11 medlar,* 90 . Project Type Index (continued) 46 07-1899 Lower Yakima River Restoration 40 07-1598 Cowiche Creek Protection and Restoration 38 07-2020 Reecer Creek Floodplain Restoration Project 37 06-2200 Schneider Habitat Project Cowiche Creek 32 06-2141 Cle Elum River Instream Habitat 31 05-1573 Currier Creek Passage& Riparian Restoration 25 04-1676 YTAHP Wilson Creek Riparian Restoration 19 02-1612 Riparian Enhancement Team Phase 2 13 01-1254 Lmuma Restoration 10 00-1714 Yakima Corrections Riparian Enhancement Team 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 C 15 Bull Trout Task Force C14 Community Harvesting of Water Stargrass in Yakima River C13 A Path to Education.• Planting and Education Along Trails C 12 Salmon in our Backyards: Promoting Urban Stream Stewardship C 11 Cowiche Creek Restoration C 10 Community Harvesting of Water Stargrass in Yakima River C09 Riparian Buffer and Fencing Project COb 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 CO3 Lyle and Lmuma Creek Restoration CO2 Holmes Property- Riparian&Side Channel Restoration C01 Horn Rapids County Park Riparian Restoration Fish Passage/Barrier Removal: 142 21-1209 Wenas Creek Passage and Screening Prelim Design 138 21-1195 Toppenish Passage and Screening Assessment 132 20-1515 Sunnyside Dam Smolt Passage Improvement Project 125 19-1424 Tjossem Ditch--Improving Salmonid Survival 124 19-1427 The Ranch on Swauk Creek 121 18-1710 Taneum Fish Passage at RM 1.8 119 18-1648 Cooke Creek Screening and Passage 116 17-1179 Yakima River Side Channel at Bull Canal Diversion 114 17-1224 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screen and Habitat Enhancement 110 16-1753 Restoring Fish Passage on Cowiche Creek 106 15-1151 Parke Creek- Caribou Creek Fish Screening 98 14-1196 Manastash Creek Acquisition & Restoration 2 90 14-1215 Coleman-Naneum Fish Passage Projects 88 13-1322 Ellensburg Water Co -Coleman Creek Intersection 85 13-1315 Naneum, Wilson, and Cherry Creek Assessment 77 12-1328 CCWUA Barrier Removal and Trust Water 76 11-1525 Coleman Cr- Ellensburg Water Company Project 67 10-1847 Teanaway- Red Bridge Road Project 95 Project Type Index (continued) 66 10-1838 Manastash Creek Reach Assessment 59 09-1577 CCWUA Barrier Removal and Trust Water Project 45 07-1551 Taneum Creek Fish Passage 44 07-1517 Indian Creek and Jack Creek Culvert Replacement 43 07-1567 North Fork Ahtanum Gauging Station Fish Passage 35 06-2160 Currier Creek- EWC Siphon & Screen 34 06-2156 Cherry Creek Barrier Removal & Screening 31 05-1573 Currier Creek Passage& Riparian Restoration 24 04-1675 YTAHP Lower Reecer Creek Fish Passage 20 02-1614 Snow Mountain Ranch Acquisition & Barrier Removal 17 02-1494 Coleman Creek Fish Access 16 01-1245 Big Creek Fish Passage 14 01-1256 Cowiche Creek Barrier Removal 11 00-1002 Reestablish Access to Tucker Creek 3 00-1003 Reestablish Access to Lower Wilson Creek FO 1 07-1634 Nelson Creek Fish Passage Project R5 F02 73-7488 Wagon Wheel-Lick Creek R71 # Fish Screening: 142 21-1209 Wenas Creek Passage and Screening Prelim Design 138 21-1195 Toppenish Passage and Screening Assessment 124 19-1427 The Ranch on Swauk Creek 119 18-1648 Cooke Creek Screening and Passage 114 17-1224 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screen and Habitat Enhancement 106 15-1151 Parke Creek- Caribou Creek Fish Screening 97 14-1348 Badger Mtn ID Riverstation Screens 90 14-1215 Coleman-Naneum Fish Passage Projects 62 10-1764 Herke Fish Screening -Ahtanum Creek 55 09-1527 Lower Yakima River Fish Screening 46 07-1899 Lower Yakima River Restoration 42 07-1572 North Yakima County Fish Screening 35 06-2160 Currier Creek- EWC Siphon & Screen 34 06-2156 Cherry Creek Barrier Removal & Screening 24 04-1675 YTAHP Lower Reecer Creek Fish Passage 22 02-1656 Dry/Cabin Creek Fish Passage & Screening 18 02-1527 Diversion 14 Fish Screen-Ahtanum Creek 15 01-1269 Naches River Water Treatment Plant Screen 12 01-1238 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screens 3 00-1003 Reestablish Access to Lower Wilson Creek # Acquisition Projects: 133 20-1203 Upper Yakima River Floodplain Acquisition 107 16-1606 Swauk Creek Permanent Flow Restoration 95 14-1217 Naches River Side Channel Preliminary Design 89 13-1347 Wise Manastash Creek Acquisition & Restoration 68 10-1909 Lower Cowiche Riparian Easement 53 08-1476 Wade Road Farm 41 07-1578 Big Creek Property Protection 40 07-1598 Cowiche Creek Protection and Restoration 36 06-2193 Naches River Floodplain Acquisition 96 Project Type Index (continued) 33 06-2143 Upper Yakima Protection— Hundley 30 05-1572 NF Teanaway Floodplain Phase II 29 05-1571 Easton Reach Habitat Protection Phase 2 28 04-1691 SF Cowiche Creek Protection 27 04-1679 Upper Yakima River Easton Reach 26 04-1680 Holmes Floodplain Property Protection 23 04-1672 NF Teanaway River Floodplain Phase 1 21 02-1617 Lower Naches Critical Habitat Protection 20 02-1614 Snow Mountain Ranch Acquisition & Barrier Removal 4 00-1004 Union Gap Reach Acquisition # Planning Projects: 142 21-1209 Wenas Creek Passage and Screening Prelim Design 138 21-1195 Toppenish Passage and Screening Assessment 135 20-1401 Lower Yakima River Thermal Refuge Habitat Design 134 20-1390 West-Middle Fork Teanaway Instream Wood Design II 131 19-1721 Yakima Fish Passage Targeted Investment Projects 130 19-1502 Hanson Ponds Project 128 19-1446 Ahtanum Village Restoration Design 127 19-1524 Upper Yakima River Cottonwood Assessment 126 19-1447 Tieton River Restoration Design Site#4 123 18-1651 Mainstem Teanaway Restoration Design at RM 8 120 18-1624 Ensign Ranch -- Big Creek Flow Enhancement Design 104 15-1247 Williams Creek Aquatic Habitat Restoration 103 15-1147 Yakima River Floodplain Assessment and Final Design 102 15-1350 Yakima RM 153 Side Channel Connection Design 101 15-1153 Gold Creek Instream Habitat Design 95 14-1217 Naches River Side Channel Preliminary Design 94 14-1222 Ahtanum Creek Restoration Survey and Design 92 14-1214 Upper Yakima River Restoration 87 13-1557 Bateman Island Causeway Conceptual Design 85 13-1315 Naneum, Wilson, and Cherry Creek Assessment 82 12-1350 YTID Tieton to Cowiche Delivery Assessment 80 12-1306 Gold Creek Habitat Assessment+Conceptual Design 79 12-1358 Yakima River Assessment Hansen Pits to Ringer Loop 75 11-1321 Teanaway Forks Large Wood Trapping 73 11-1600 L Cowiche Creek Restoration Design 71 11-1564 Cle Elum River PH-2 Instream Habitat Design 64 10-1785 Yakima River Delta Habitat Assessment 63 10-1765 Eschbach Park Levee Setback& Restoration 58 09-1772 Eschbach Park Levee Setback& Restoration Design 52 08-1965 Wapato Reach Assessment 50 08-1949 Coleman Creek Irrigation Redesign 48 08-1947 Swauk& Iron Creek Restoration Design 47 08-1939 Jack Creek Restoration Design 39 07-1566 Lower Yakima River Assessment 9 00-1713 Floodplain Mining Study 1 99-1712 Stormwater Management Plan 97 Location Index # Benton County: 135 20-1401 Lower Yakima River Thermal Refuge Habitat Design 97 14-1348 Badger Mtn ID Riverstation Screens 87 13-1557 Bateman Island Causeway Conceptual Design 64 10-1785 Yakima River Delta Habitat Assessment 55 09-1527 Lower Yakima River Fish Screening 46 07-1899 Lower Yakima River Restoration 39 07-1566 Lower Yakima River Assessment C 14 Community Harvesting of Water Stargrass in Yakima River 11 C10 Community Harvesting of Water Stargrass in Yakima River C9 Riparian Buffer and Fencing Project Cb Yakima Basin Riparian Restoration C4 Crowding Aquatic Plant Reduction Project C 1 Horn Rapids County Park Riparian Restoration # Kittitas County: 141 21-1077 Kachess River Restoration- Phase 1 139 21-1196 Taneum Creek Rag-Heart Habitat Enhancement 137 20-1391 2020 Yakima Basin Riparian Stewardship 136 20-1398 Tjossem Ditch Headworks Removal and Restoration 134 20-1390 West-Middle Fork Teanaway Instream Wood Design II 133 20-1203 Upper Yakima River Floodplain Acquisition 131 19-1721 Yakima Fish Passage Targeted Investment Projects 130 19-1502 Hanson Ponds Project 129 19-1430 Spoon Full Side Channels 127 19-1524 Upper Yakima River Cottonwood Assessment 125 19-1424 Tjossem Ditch--Improving Salmonid Survival 124 19-1427 The Ranch on Swauk Creek 123 18-1651 Mainstem Teanaway Restoration Design at RM 8 121 18-1710 Taneum Fish Passage at RM 1.8 120 18-1624 Ensign Ranch-- Big Creek Flow Enhancement Design 119 18-1648 Cooke Creek Screening and Passage 118 18-1709 Wood Replenishment in Three Tributaries 117 18-1711 Teanaway Community Forest Floodplain Restoration 116 17-1179 Yakima River Side Channel at Bull Canal Diversion 115 17-1173 Yakima Basin Stewardship 113 17-1239 Swauk Cr Floodplain Reconnection 112 17-1177 North Fork Teanaway Large Wood Trapping 109 16-1760 Upper Yakima Tributary Flow Restoration 108 16-1749 NF Manastash Creek Floodplain Restoration 107 16-1606 Swauk Creek Permanent Flow Restoration 106 15-1151 Parke Creek-Caribou Creek Fish Screening 104 15-1247 Williams Creek Aquatic Habitat Restoration 103 15-1147 Yakima River Floodplain Assessment and Final Design 102 15-1350 Yakima RM 153 Side Channel Connection Design 101 15-1153 Gold Creek Instream Habitat Design 99 14-1063 Pott Habitat Restoration 98 14-1196 Manastash Creek Acquisition & Restoration 2 92 14-1214 Upper Yakima River Restoration 98 Location Index (continued) 91 14-1203 Yakima Basin Stewardship Project 90 14-1215 Coleman-Naneum Fish Passage Projects 89 13-1347 Wise Manastash Creek Acquisition & Restoration 88 13-1322 Ellensburg Water Co-Coleman Creek Intersection 85 13-1315 Naneum,Wilson, and Cherry Creek Assessment 80 12-1306 Gold Creek Habitat Assessment+Conceptual Design 79 12-1358 Yakima River Assessment Hansen Pits to Ringer Loop 76 11-1525 Coleman Cr- Ellensburg Water Company Project 75 11-1321 Teanaway Forks Large Wood Trapping 71 11-1564 Cle Elum River PH-2 Instream Habitat Design 69 10-1841 Currier Creek Restoration 67 10-1847 Teanaway- Red Bridge Road Project 66 10-1838 Manastash Creek Reach Assessment 65 10-1786 Jack Creek Channel & Floodplain Restoration 60 10-1595 Yakima Beaver Project 57 09-1612 Teanaway 3M Ditch Project 54 08-2001 Large Wood Replenishment 53 08-1476 Wade Road Farm 51 08-1952 Manastash Creek Diversion Consolidation 50 08-1949 Coleman Creek Irrigation Redesign 48 08-1947 Swauk& Iron Creek Restoration Design 47 08-1939 Jack Creek Restoration Design 45 07-1551 Taneum Creek Fish Passage 44 07-1517 Indian Creek and Jack Creek Culvert Replacement 41 07-1578 Big Creek Property Protection 38 07-2020 Reecer Creek Floodplain Restoration Project 35 06-2160 Currier Creek- EWC Siphon & Screen 34 06-2156 Cherry Creek Barrier Removal &Screening 33 06-2143 Upper Yakima Protection- Hundley 32 06-2141 Cle Elum River Instream Habitat 31 05-1573 Currier Creek Passage& Riparian Restoration 30 05-1572 NF Teanaway Floodplain Phase II 29 05-1571 Easton Reach Habitat Protection Phase 2 27 04-1679 Upper Yakima River Easton Reach 26 04-1680 Holmes Floodplain Property Protection 25 04-1676 YTAHP Wilson Creek Riparian Restoration 24 04-1675 YTAHP Lower Reecer Creek Fish Passage 23 04-1672 NF Teanaway River Floodplain Phase 1 22 02-1656 Dry/Cabin Creek Fish Passage& Screening 17 02-1494 Coleman Creek Fish Access 16 01-1245 Big Creek Fish Passage 13 01-1254 Lmuma Restoration 11 00-1002 Reestablish Access to Tucker Creek 3 00-1003 Reestablish Access to Lower Wilson Creek C 15 Bull Trout Task Force C13 A Path to Restoration: Planting and Education Along Trails C 12 Salmon in our Backyards: Promoting Urban Stream Stewardship C& Yakima Basin Riparian Restoration C6 Holmes Property-Salmon in the Classroom&Riparian Restoration C3 Lyle and Lmuma Creek Restoration 99 Location Index (continued) C2 Holmes Property- Riparian&Side Channel Restoration F01 07-1634 Nelson Creek Fish Passage Project R5 F02 13-1488 Wagon Wheel-Lick Creek R 11 # Yakima County: 142 21-1209 Wenas Creek Passage and Screening Prelim Design 140 21-1197 Lower Cowiche Floodplain Restoration 138 21-1195 Toppenish Passage and Screening Assessment 132 20-1515 Sunnyside Dam Smolt Passage Improvement Project 128 19-1446 Ahtanum Village Restoration Design 126 19-1447 Tieton River Restoration Design Site#4 122 18-1650 Ahtanum Creek Restoration of Recreation Impacts 118 18-1709 Wood Replenishment in Three Tributaries 114 17-1224 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screen and Habitat Enhancement 111 17-1169 Crow and Quartz Creek LWR 110 16-1753 Restoring Fish Passage on Cowiche Creek 105 15-1141 Ahtanum Creek Riparian Enhancement 100 15-1144 SF Cowiche Floodplain Restoration 96 14-1204 Reducing Road Density in the Naches Watershed 95 14-1217 Naches River Side Channel Preliminary Design . 94 14-1222 Ahtanum Creek Restoration Survey and Design 93 14-1238 South Fork Oak Creek Habitat Enhancement 91 14-1203 Yakima Basin Stewardship Project 86 13-1320 Floodplain Restoration with Beaver Dam Analogs 84 13-1312 Little Rattlesnake Creek Road Decommissioning 83 12-1307 Yakima Floodplain Ecosystem ph2 82 12-1350 YTID Tieton to Cowiche Delivery Assessment 81 12-1317 Yakima River Gap to Gap Habitat Enhancement 78 12-1327 Naches River Ramblers'Acquisition and Restoration 77 12-1328 CCWUA Barrier Removal and Trust Water 74 11-1565 City of Yakima Floodplain Ecosystem Restoration 73 11-1600 L Cowiche Creek Restoration Design 72 11-1320 Lower Cowiche Creek Restoration, Phase 2 70 11-1373 Rattlesnake Creek Side Channel Restoration 68 10-1909 Lower Cowiche Riparian Easement 63 10-1765 Eschbach Park Levee Setback& Restoration 62 10-1764 Herke Fish Screening -Ahtanum Creek 61 10-1753 LaSalle High School Riparian Enhancement 59 09-1577 CCWUA Barrier Removal and Trust Water Project 58 09-1772 Eschbach Park Levee Setback& Restoration Design 56 09-1590 Matson Barrier Removal and Trust Water Project 54 08-2001 Large Wood Replenishment 52 08-1965 Wapato Reach Assessment 49 08-1948 Upper Wapato Reach Restoration 43 07-1567 North Fork Ahtanum Gauging Station Fish Passage 42 07-1572 North Yakima County Fish Screening 40 07-1598 Cowiche Creek Protection and Restoration 37 06-2200 Schneider Habitat Project Cowiche Creek 36 06-2193 Naches River Floodplain Acquisition 28 04-1691 SF Cowiche Creek Protection 100 Location Index (continued) 21 02-1617 Lower Naches Critical Habitat Protection 20 02-1614 Snow Mountain Ranch Acquisition & Barrier Removal 19 02-1612 Riparian Enhancement Team Phase 2 18 02-1527 Diversion 14 Fish Screen—Ahtanum Creek 15 01-1269 Naches River Water Treatment Plant Screen 14 01-1256 Cowiche Creek Barrier Removal 12 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 Cawiche Creek Restoration C8 Yakima Basin Riparian Restoration C7 Spring Creek Restoration C5 Green, Wilkinson Habitat Project on Cowiche Creek 101 Sponsor Index # Badger Mountain Irrigation District 97 14-1348 Badger Mtn ID Riverstation Screens # Benton Conservation District: 135 20-1401 Lower Yakima River Thermal Refuge Habitat Design 55 09-1527 Lower Yakima River Fish Screening 46 07-1899 Lower Yakima River Restoration 39 07-1566 Lower Yakima River Assessment C14 Community Harvesting of Water Stargrass in Yakima River h C 10 Community Harvesting of Water Stargrass in Yakima River C9 Riparian Buffer and Fencing Project C& Yakima Basin Riparian Restoration C4 Crowding Aquatic Plant Reduction Project C 1 Horn Rapids County Park Riparian Restoration Big Creek Water Users 16 01-1245 Big Creek Fish Passage Cowiche Canyon Conservancy 40 07-1598 Cowiche Creek Protection and Restoration 20 02-1614 Snow Mountain Ranch Acquisition & Barrier Removal Forterra (formerly Cascade Land Conservancy) 53 08-1476 Wade Road Farm 41 07-1578 Big Creek Property Protection Kittitas Conservation Trust 141 21-1077 Kachess River Restoration- Phase 1 133 20-1203 Upper Yakima River Floodplain Acquisition 130 19-1502 Hanson Ponds Project 104 15-1247 Williams Creek Aquatic Habitat Restoration 101 15-1153 Gold Creek Instream Habitat Design 92 14-1214 Upper Yakima River Restoration 80 12-1306 Gold Creek Habitat Assessment+ Conceptual Design 71 11-1564 Cle Elum River PH-2 Instream Habitat Design 69 10-1841 Currier Creek Restoration 45 07-1551 Taneum Creek Fish Passage 33 06-2143 Upper Yakima Protection- Hundley 32 06-2141 Cle Elum River Instream Habitat 31 05-1573 Currier Creek Passage& Riparian Restoration 30 05-1572 NF Teanaway Floodplain Phase II 27 04-1679 Upper Yakima River Easton Reach 23 04-1672 NF Teanaway River Floodplain Phase 1 C6 Holmes Property-Salmon in the Classroom&Riparian Restoration F01 07-1634 Nelson Creek Fish Passage Project R5 Kittitas County Conservation District 131 19-1721 Yakima Fish Passage Targeted Investment Projects 124 19-1427 The Ranch on Swauk Creek 102 Sponsor Index (continued) 119 18-1648 Cooke Creek Screening and Passage 106 15-1151 Parke Creek-Caribou Creek Fish Screening 90 14-1215 Coleman-Naneum Fish Passage Projects 88 13-1322 Ellensburg Water Co -Coleman Creek Intersection 76 11-1525 Coleman Cr- Ellensburg Water Company Project 67 10-1847 Teanaway- Red Bridge Road Project 66 10-1838 Manastash Creek Reach Assessment 57 09-1612 Teanaway 3M Ditch Project 51 08-1952 Manastash Creek Diversion Consolidation 50 08-1949 Coleman Creek Irrigation Redesign 44 07-1517 Indian Creek and Jack Creek Culvert Replacement 35 06-2160 Currier Creek— EWC Siphon & Screen 34 06-2156 Cherry Creek Barrier Removal & Screening 25 04-1676 YTAHP Wilson Creek Riparian Restoration 24 04-1675 YTAHP Lower Reecer Creek Fish Passage 22 02-1656 Dry/Cabin Creek Fish Passage & Screening 17 02-1494 Coleman Creek Fish Access 3 00-1003 Reestablish Access to Lower Wilson Creek C3 Lyle and Lmuma Creek Restoration F02 13-1488 Wagon Wheel-Lick Creek R i 1 Kittitas County Flood Control Zone District 98 14-1196 Manastash Creek Acquisition & Restoration 2 89 13-1347 Wise Manastash Creek Acquisition & Restoration 85 13-1315 Naneum, Wilson, and Cherry Creek Assessment Kittitas County Public Works 79 12-1358 Yakima River Assessment Hansen Pits to Ringer Loop Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group 140 21-1197 Lower Cowiche Floodplain Restoration 137 20-1391 2020 Yakima Basin Riparian Stewardship 134 20-1390 West-Middle Fork Teanaway Instream Wood Design II 129 19-1430 Spoon Full Side Channels 127 19-1524 Upper Yakima River Cottonwood Assessment 123 18-1651 Mainstem Teanaway Restoration Design at RM 8 122 18-1650 Ahtanum Creek Restoration of Recreation Impacts 118 18-1709 Wood Replenishment in Three Tributaries 117 18-1711 Teanaway Community Forest Floodplain Restoration 116 17-1179 Yakima River Side Channel at Bull Canal Diversion 115 17-1173 Yakima Basin Stewardship 113 17-1239 Swauk Cr Floodplain Reconnection 112 17-1177 North Fork Teanaway Large Wood Trapping 111 17-1169 Crow and Quartz Creek LWR 108 16-1749 NF Manastash Creek Floodplain Restoration 102 15-1350 Yakima RM 153 Side Channel Connection Design 100 15-1144 SF Cowiche Floodplain Restoration 99 14-1063 Pott Habitat Restoration 96 14-1204 Reducing Road Density in the Naches Watershed 93 14-1238 South Fork Oak Creek Habitat Enhancement 103 Sponsor Index (continued) 91 14-1203 Yakima Basin Stewardship Project 87 13-1557 Bateman Island Causeway Conceptual Design 84 13-1312 Little Rattlesnake Creek Road Decommissioning 75 11-1321 Teanaway Forks Large Wood Trapping 72 11-1320 Lower Cowiche Creek Restoration, Phase 2 65 10-1786 Jack Creek Channel & Floodplain Restoration 64 10-1785 Yakima River Delta Habitat Assessment 54 08-2001 Large Wood Replenishment 48 08-1947 Swauk& Iron Creek Restoration Design 47 08-1939 Jack Creek Restoration Design 38 07-2020 Reecer Creek Floodplain Restoration Project C 15 Bull Trout Task Force C 13 A Path to Restoration: Planting and Education Along Trails C 12 Salmon in our Backyards: Promoting Urban Stream Stewardship C77 Cowiche Creek Restoration CO8 Yakima Basin Riparian Restoration C07 Spring Creek Restoration North Yakima Conservation District 142 21-1209 Wenas Creek Passage and Screening Prelim Design 114 17-1224 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screen and Habitat Enhancement 110 16-1753 Restoring Fish Passage on Cowiche Creek 105 15-1141 Ahtanum Creek Riparian Enhancement 95 14-1217 Naches River Side Channel Preliminary Design 94 14-1222 Ahtanum Creek Restoration Survey and Design 86 13-1320 Floodplain Restoration with Beaver Dam Analogs 77 12-1328 CCWUA Barrier Removal and Trust Water 62 10-1764 Herke Fish Screening -Ahtanum Creek 61 10-1753 LaSalle High School Riparian Enhancement 59 09-1577 CCWUA Barrier Removal and Trust Water Project 56 09-1590 Matson Barrier Removal and Trust Water Project 43 07-1567 North Fork Ahtanum Gauging Station Fish Passage 42 07-1572 North Yakima County Fish Screening 37 06-2200 Schneider Habitat Project Cowiche Creek 18 02-1527 Diversion 14 Fish Screen—Ahtanum Creek 14 01-1256 Cowiche Creek Barrier Removal 12 01-1238 Ahtanum Creek Fish Screens 8 00-1711 Buchanan Ranch Restoration Project C5 Green, Wilkinson Habitat Project on Cowiche Creek Northwest Service Academy 13 01-1254 Lmuma Restoration Robert Inouye 70 11-1373 Rattlesnake Creek Side Channel Restoration Selah, City of 1 99-1712 Stormwater Management Plan Sunnyside Division Board of Control 104 Sponsor Index (continued) 132 20-1515 Sunnyside Dam Smolt Passage Improvement Project Tree Top, Inc 6 00-1703 Sprayfield Riparian Enhancement Trout Unlimited 136 20-1398 Tjossem Ditch Headworks Removal and Restoration 125 19-1424 Tjossem Ditch--Improving Salmonid Survival 109 16-1760 Upper Yakima Tributary Flow Restoration 103 15-1147 Yakima River Floodplain Assessment and Final Design Washington Water Trust 120 18-1624 Ensign Ranch -- Big Creek Flow Enhancement Design 107 16-1606 Swauk Creek Permanent Flow Restoration WDFW 60 10-1595 Yakima Beaver Project 52 08-1965 Wapato Reach Assessment 28 04-1691 SF Cowiche Creek Protection 7 00-1710 Yakima & Naches Tributaries Rootwad Yakima,City of 83 12-1307 Yakima Floodplain Ecosystem ph2 74 11-1565 City of Yakima Floodplain Ecosystem Restoration 15 01-1269 Naches River Water Treatment Plant Screen Yakama Nation 139 21-1196 Taneum Creek Rag-Heart Habitat Enhancement 138 21-1195 Toppenish Passage and Screening Assessment 128 19-1446 Ahtanum Village Restoration Design 126 19-1447 Tieton River Restoration Design Site#4 121 18-1710 Taneum Fish Passage at RM 1.8 29 05-1571 Easton Reach Habitat Protection Phase 2 26 04-1680 Holmes Floodplain Property Protection 21 02-1617 Lower Naches Critical Habitat Protection 11 00-1002 Reestablish Access to Tucker Creek 2 99-1752 Taylor Ditch Assessment& Restoration C2 Holmes Property—Riparian&Side Channel Restoration Yakima County Corrections 19 02-1612 Riparian Enhancement Team Phase 2 10 00-1714 Yakima Corrections Riparian Enhancement Team Yakima County Parks& Recreation 5 00-1015 West Valley Community Park Yakima County Public Services 81 12-1317 Yakima River Gap to Gap Habitat Enhancement 78 12-1327 Naches River Ramblers'Acquisition and Restoration 73 11-1600 L Cowiche Creek Restoration Design 105 Sponsor Index (continued) 68 10-1909 Lower Cowiche Riparian Easement 63 10-1765 Eschbach Park Levee Setback& Restoration 58 09-1772 Eschbach Park Levee Setback& Restoration Design 49 08-1948 Upper Wapato Reach Restoration 36 06-2193 Naches River Floodplain Acquisition 9 00-1713 Floodplain Mining Study Yakima Greenway Foundation 4 00-1004 Union Gap Reach Acquisition Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District 82 12-1350 YTID Tieton to Cowiche Delivery Assessment 106