Peterson Ranch Fee Purchase Assist

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Land or Easement Acquisition
Project ID019 19 SA
Recovery DomainsSnake River
Start Date01/02/2022
End Date03/31/2024
Year2019
StatusOngoing
Last Edited02/27/2024
 
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Description    


The Nature Conservancy (TNC) will purchase a ~5 acre parcel of the Peterson Ranch, located in the Lemhi River valley, to be transferred to Idaho Department of Fish and Game to be managed for public benefit. The purchase of this ~5 acre parcel builds on the current PCSRF investment to purchase a conservation easement over the remaining 176 acres of the Peterson Ranch (012 20 SA), as well as prior PCSRF and current NRCS investments made on the upstream and downstream adjacent properties – the Split River Ranch and the Bar 20 Ranch. Staff with Bureau of Reclamation have drafted conceptual restoration designs for significant river restoration to occur on the Lemhi River through the Peterson and Split River Ranches to be led by Trout Unlimited, and there is additional intent to conduct restoration activities on Hayden Creek above and through the Peterson Ranch and on public and private lands including the Bar 20 Ranch.



The overarching goal is to increase access to, and the availability of, habitat that is important for salmonids during specific juvenile life stages. To this end, TNC will acquire in fee the ~5 acre parcel of the Peterson Ranch, to be transferred to IDFG to hold and manage. This project was presented to the Upper Salmon Basin Tech Team and there is broad partner support for this project, as it addresses the need to move an IDFG rotary screw trap currently upstream on Hayden Creek that will then allow for restoration on Hayden Creek, will enable the full scope of proposed restoration on the Peterson and Split River Ranches, and will allow for public access to a 0.16 mile reach of Hayden Creek at the confluence with the Lemhi River.

Project Benefit    


1. Protect conservation values of the ~5 acre parcel

2. Protect and enable restoration on ~ 850’ of Hayden Creek at the confluence with the Lemhi River

3. Eliminate the threat of development

4. Enable restoration planning and implementation at the desired scale to occur in Hayden Creek and the Lemhi River within the greater project area. These activities will include the construction of side channels, instream habitat work, and activating floodplain connectivity.

5. Facilitate state ownership and public access

6. Allow for the relocation of IDFG rotary screw trap on Hayden Creek

Accomplishments

Metric Completed Originally
Proposed
Land Acquisition
  Acres Acquired or Protected 5.0
  Stream Bank Miles Acquired
  or Protected
.16

Funding Details

SourceFunds
PCSRF$133,425
State$43,944
Other$95,129
Report Total:$272,498


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Worksites

Peterson Ranch    


  • Worksite Identifier: Peterson Ranch
  • Start Date: 12/09/2021
  • End Date: 01/31/2024
Area Description

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Location Information

  • Basin: Salmon (170602)
  • Subbasin: Lemhi (17060204)
  • Watershed: Texas Creek (1706020401)
  • Subwatershed: Lower Texas Creek (170602040102)
  • State: Idaho
  • Recovery Domain: Snake River
  • Latitude: 44.5206
  • Longitude: -113.3735

ESU

  • Snake River Basin Steelhead DPS
  • Snake River Spring/Summer-run Chinook Salmon ESU

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Metrics

Metrics
  • C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
    •      . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding .00
    •      . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected
    •      . . C.0.c
      Project identified in a Plan or Watershed Assessment
    •      . . C.0.d.1 Project Monitoring (LOV)
    •      . . C.0.d.2 Monitoring Location (LOV)
    •      . . C.10 Land or Easement AcquisitionY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . C.10.a Land acquisition funding
      •      . . . . C.10.b Habitat treatments applied (LOV)
      •      . . . . C.10.c.1 Acquisition or lease of land, wetland or estuarine area for conservationY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . C.10.c.2 Type of acquisition to protect habitat (LOV)
        •      . . . . . . C.10.c.3 Type of property protected (LOV)
        •      . . . . . . C.10.c.4 Date of expiration of protection (mm/dd/yyyy)
        •      . . . . . . C.10.c.5 Miles of streambank protected by land or easement acquisition
        •      . . . . . . C.10.c.6 Acres of land, wetland or estuarine area acquired