Kasilof River SRS Riverbank Restoration

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Project ID	AK44156
Recovery Domains	-
Start Date	03/01/2015
End Date	09/30/2016
Year	2014
Status	Completed
Last Edited	05/01/2025

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Description

In 2016, this project restored 30.5 meters of riverbank to a natural riparian state by installing root wads and brush layering (using willow stems) for bank stabilization and vegetative matting to improve the riparian area. A light penetrating walkway with river access stairs were installed (not originally proposed) as well as an articulated concrete matting walkway, both of which were placed along existing corridors to help localize foot traffic and ultimately protect the existing and restored riverbank.

Project Benefit

This project will restore and protect 30.5 meters of riparian habitat at the Kasilof River State Recreation Site. A healthy riparian system plays an important role in maintaining healthy salmon populations, providing food, shelter, regulated water temperatures, low flow velocity waters, and resting areas that are beneficial to juvenile salmon.

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Instream Habitat

Stream Miles Treated

.02

Riparian Habitat

Stream Miles Treated

.02

Acres Treated

Source

Funds

PCSRF

$144,490

State

$69,984

Report Total:

$214,474

Worksites

Kasilof River State Recreation Site

Worksite Identifier: Kasilof River State Recreation Site
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

Basin: Kenai Peninsula (190203)
Subbasin: Lower Kenai Peninsula (19020301)
Watershed:
Subwatershed:

State: Alaska
Recovery Domain:
Latitude: 60.316867
Longitude: -151.258617

ESU

Un-Named ESU Sockeye
Un-Named ESU Chinook
Un-Named ESU Coho
Un-Named ESU Pink
Un-Named ESU Steelhead

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Metrics

C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
- . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 214,474.00
- . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected .02
- . . C.0.c
  Project identified in a Plan or Watershed Assessment
  
  Kenai Peninsula Fish Habitat Partnership
- . . C.0.d.1 Project Monitoring (LOV)
- . . C.0.d.2 Monitoring Location (LOV)
- . . C.4 Instream Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
  - . . . . C.4.a Instream Habitat Funding 114,474.00
  - . . . . C.4.b Total length of instream habitat treated .02
  - . . . . C.4.e.1 Streambank stabilization Y (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.4.e.2 Material Used For Streambank Stabilization (LOV)
    - . . . . . . C.4.e.3 Miles of streambank stabilized .02
  - . . C.5 Riparian Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
    - . . . . C.5.a Riparian Habitat Funding 100,000.00
    - . . . . C.5.b.1 Total riparian miles streambank treated .02
    - . . . . C.5.b.2 Total Riparian Acres Treated .1
    - . . . . C.5.c.1 Riparian plantingY (Y/N)
      - . . . . . . C.5.c.2
        Species of plants planted in riparian
        
        Native vegetative matting
      - . . . . . . C.5.c.3 Acres planted in riparian .1
    - . . . . C.5.e.1 Riparian exclusionY (Y/N)
      - . . . . . . C.5.e.3 Miles of riparian streambank protected by exclusion other than fencing .02