The Lower Boise Creek Design project seeks to design a project to restore channel, floodplain, and riparian conditions at the mouth of Boise Creek, a right-bank tributary to the White River at approximately river mile 23.3. The project would design the relocation of the lowest 500 feet of channel into newly constructed channel approximately 1200 feet in length. It would restore the historic channel gradient and create valuable salmonid habitat. Boise Creek is one of the most productive tributary salmon streams in the White River Basin for chinook, coho, and steelhead. This design project fits well with the WRIA strategy since it is identified as a near-term priority in the Salmon Habitat Protection and Restoration Strategy for WRIA 10 and 12. This funding request is for $160,690 to complete final design and permitting.
Strong public support for salmon recovery is essential to the success of watershed plans, regional recovery, and to provide ongoing funding for salmon recovery. Since this project occurs on easily accessable public land, it provides a unique opportunity to promote public education relative to watershed health and salmon recovery. This project provides an ideal situation to develop and nurture partnerships that will contribute to future salmon benefits and will serve as an example to encourage new salmon habitat projects on private lands.
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