Floodplain Restoration Salmonid Habitat Handout

Floodplain Restoration for Salmonid Habitat in the Yakima Basin CART Case Study Handout

Salmonid species, including endangered Middle Columbia River steelhead and bull trout, have declined within the Yakima River Basin due to fish passage fish passage
Fish passage is the ability of fish or other aquatic species to move freely throughout their life to find food, reproduce, and complete their natural migration cycles. Millions of barriers to fish passage across the country are fragmenting habitat and leading to species declines. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Fish Passage Program is working to reconnect watersheds to benefit both wildlife and people.

Learn more about fish passage barriers and widespread habitat degradation. The Schaake Habitat Improvement Project, completed by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) in collaboration with several partners, improved salmonid habitat by removing levee portions and constructing a flood protection berm to restore 130 acres of floodplain.

Read the full case study here: https://www.fws.gov/project/aquatic-and-riparian-ecosystems-floodplain-restoration-salmonid-habitat