Potlatch River Latah SWCD-IDL

Through the process originally proposed IDL, Potlatch Forest Holdings, and Latah SWCD developed four (4) proposals over several years that were then funded by the Idaho Office of Species Conservation (IOSC) through the Snake River Basin Adjudication Program. All of the tasks identified support implementation priorities from the Potlatch River Watershed Management Plan, the Clearwater Subbasin Management Plan, and the Idaho Forestry Program that is s draft ESA Section 6 Agreement developed through the SRBA Mediators Term Sheet. The Idaho Forestry Program requires more advanced standards, specifications, and scheduling than the Idaho Forest Practices Act. Each of the four proposals is highlighted below and identified by contract #, award amount, project title (primary watersheds) and bulleted deliverables, by contract. Project implementation will be reported under the SRBA program.

Contract #SR1205/$91,914.24 – Potlatch River Restoration
• Corral Creek offsite livestock water development – 2 ponds
• Moose Creek offsite livestock water development – 1 pond
• Upper Potlatch River offsite livestock water development – 1 pond
• Schwartz Creek culvert replacement – 1 culvert
• Schwartz Creek bridge replacement – 1 culvert replaced

Contract #SR1301/$367,528.44 – East Fork Potlatch River Steelhead Habitat Restoration
• Mallory Creek bridge installation – replaces 2 culverts
• Mallory Creek culvert replacements – 15 culverts
• Mallory Creek road rocking – 3 miles
• Bobs Creek road abandonment – 3 miles
• Bobs Creek culvert replacement – 1 culvert
• Bobs Creek road rocking – 3.5 miles
• Fry Creek livestock exclusion fencing – 2 miles
• Fry Creek offsite livestock water development – 2 ponds
• Fry Creek road rocking – 3 miles
• Fry Creek culvert replacement – 1 culvert
• Jackson Creek bridge installation
• Jackson Creek rocking of recreation area and road – 1 acre and 0.33 miles
• Pivash Creek culvert replacement – 1 culvert
• East Fork offsite livestock water development – 1 pond

Contract #TBD/$195,270 – Potlatch River IDL Steelhead Habitat Restoration – Phase II
• Purdue Creek road rocking – 1.8 miles
• Purdue Creek ditch-relief culverts – 6 culverts
• Purdue Creek culvert replacement – 1 culvert
• Brush Creek road rocking – 1.3 miles
• Brush Creek ditch-relief culverts – 15 culverts
• Schwartz Creek road rocking – 1.2 miles
• Schwartz Creek road abandonment – 1 mile
• Schwartz Creek ditch-relief culverts – 2 culverts

Contract #TBD/$395,510 – East Fork Potlatch River Steelhead Habitat Restoration – Phase II
• Upper East Fork bridge installation – 1 culvert replaced
• East Fork culvert replacement – 2 culverts replaced with 1 culvert
• Pivash Creek culvert removal – 1 culvert removed
• Rogers Creek bridge installation – 1 culvert replaced
• Bobs Creek bridge installation – 1 culvert replaced
• Fry Creek road rocking – 1.0 miles
• Fry Creek ditch-relief culverts – 11 culverts
• Bloom Creek road rocking – 0.9 miles
• Bloom Creek ditch-relief culverts – 4 culverts
• Jackson Creek road rocking – 1.2 miles
• Jackson Creek ditch-relief culverts – 2 culverts
• Fry Creek road abandonment – 1.6 miles

Through the coordination of efforts between Latah SWCD, Idaho Department of Lands, and Potlatch Forest Holdings Inc. state and private expenditures will be leveraged to secure additional resources to protect and improve ESA-listed wild steelhead habitat throughout the Potlatch River watershed in ESA - designated critical habitat for steelhead. Four action plans were developed under this contract and all have been awarded funding through the Idaho Snake River Basin Adjudication Fund Program and are currently being implemented on non-federally managed lands.