Tributary Habitat Program: Methow River Basin

Overview

Through the Tributary Habitat Program the Bureau of Reclamation is working with the Methow Salmon Recovery Foundation to coordinate habitat improvement projects with partners including Bonneville Power Administration, US Forest Service, US Geological Survey, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and local planning groups.

The Tributary Habitat Program improves tributaries while meeting local water demands by:

• removing fish passage barriers
• screening diversions to improve fish passage
• improving instream spawning and rearing conditions

In 2005 Reclamation began a three-year study to identify and prioritize instream habitat improvement projects. The primary purpose of the study is to identify which sections of the rivers and streams could provide the most benefit to endangered or threatened fish. more>>

Visit http://www.salmonrecovery.gov/ for more information on short-term protection actions and long-term recovery strategies.

Contact

Jennifer Molesworth, Methow Subbasin Liaison
jmolesworth@usbr.gov
(509) 997-0640

Last Update: May 19, 2009 1:32 PM