Staney Creek Restoration

This project improved salmonid habitat on approximately 0.3 miles of Scout Creek through the placement of 12 instream structures using heavy equipment. Iimmediate results included the creation of three new pools and the enhancement of two others as well as armoring the stream banks at strategic locations, increasing floodplain roughness through the placement of rootwad trees, and reconnection of side channels by raising the stream bed with strategically placed structures.

This project will maintain and enhance fish habitat by improving habitat conditions for juvenile salmonids through accelerating the recovery of fluvial processes currently leading to bank erosion and channel widening; improving pool frequency and complexity through placement of rootwad trees; improving year-round holding and rearing habitat through pool creation and floodplain connectivity; and improving floodplain conditions by providing nurse logs and roughness elements for flood resilience. Improved habitat will sustain anadromous and resident salmonid populations for future commercial, sport, and subsistence fishing, providing a long-term socioeconomic benefit to southeast Alaska.