Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region

Warm Springs Preserve Restoration and Enhancement Project
Ketchum, Idaho

Wood River Land Trust (WRLT) has been preliminary selected for an U.S. Department of the Interior’s Water Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow (Water SMART) grant to continue with the Warm Springs Preserve Restoration and Enhancement project in Ketchum, Idaho. Ketchum has partnered with the WRLT and various stakeholders including the Friends of the Warm Springs Preserve (FWSP) to create a renewed landscape to enhance the public streamside park.

The WRLT is proposing to restore aquatic habitat within Warm Springs Creek, create side channels, enhance floodplain connectivity, improve flood water conveyance, establish native plant communities, improve pedestrian connection to adjacent neighborhoods, and provide public park amenities including walking trails, off-leash dog access, Nordic ski trails, public restrooms, picnic tables, benches, and interpretive signage. Once environmental compliance has been completed, the WaterSMART grant can be administered.

Project Status
Public Scoping period- August 16 through September 20, 2024
Environmental Assessment- initiated August 16, 2024

*Public comments regarding the proposed Warm Springs Preserve Restoration and Enhancement Project in Ketchum, Idaho should be submitted by no later than Sept. 20, 2024 and should be electronically mailed to: sra-nepa-comments@usbr.gov

Contact

Rich Jackson, PhD
208-383-2285
rjackson@usbr.gov

Bureau of Reclamation
Snake River Area Office
230 Collins Road
Boise, ID 83702