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Reclamation Releases Environmental Documents on Fisheries Enhancement Project on Klamath River
Media Contact:
Pete Lucero, 916-978-5100, plucero@usbr.gov
For Release: June 22, 2011
Reclamation has released a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the enhancement of overwinter fish rearing habitat in McGarvey Creek, a tributary to the Klamath River. The project would consist of stream and floodplain enhancements needed to create complex off-channel rearing habitat for natal and non-natal salmonids and is located near Klamath, CA.
Reclamation proposed to provide grant funding to the Yurok Tribe Fisheries Program from the Klamath Basin Restoration Program to enhance overwinter rearing habitat for coho salmon in McGarvey Creek. The project would restore low gradient and off-channel habitats that have the potential to provide a significant amount of complex, diverse and productive rearing habitat for natal and non-natal salmonids, especially Klamath Basin coho. The project consists of installing approximately 15 complex wood jams, construction of a 550 foot alcove and stabilization of approximately 2,000 feet of road.
The EA/FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The documents may be viewed online at www.usbr.gov/mp/kbao/index.html or http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=7831. To request a copy of the documents or for additional information, please contact Kristen Hiatt at 541-880-2577 or e-mail khiatt@usbr.gov.
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