Steptoe Creek PALS Phase II

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Project ID	22-1004 R
Recovery Domains	-
Start Date	09/22/2022
End Date	11/30/2025
Year	2022
Status	Ongoing
Last Edited	04/12/2024

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Description

The Palouse Conservation District (PCD) will implement instream restoration work in Steptoe Creek, located in Whitman County, WA. PCD will increase fish habitat complexity by improving instream wood and pool habitat for juvenile and adult wild steelhead by installing approximately 40 Post Assisted Logs Structures (PALS) in a 0.3 mile reach located about 8 miles up Steptoe Canyon Road. PALS provide instream structure without damaging the existing riparian habitat and leave a small disturbance footprint. The completed restoration project will improve spawning habitat in the system while also increasing the impact of previous and on-going efforts to increase steelhead populations in Steptoe Creek.

Project Benefit

The goals for this project are to restore stream processes by improving pool and woody debris to increase habitat complexity for Snake River steelhead in Steptoe Creek. By increasing habitat complexity through the placement of Post-Assisted Log Structures (PALS) both adult and juvenile steelhead will benefit from our actions by increasing both suitable resting and rearing pools and woody material in the active stream channel during all freshwater lifestages.

Accomplishments

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Completed

Originally
Proposed

Instream Habitat

Stream Miles Treated

.30

Source

Funds

PCSRF

$45,000

In-Kind Other

$7,942

Report Total:

$52,942

Worksites

1-Steptoe Creek PALS Phase II

Worksite Identifier: 1-Steptoe Creek PALS Phase II
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Area Description

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Location Information

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Latitude: 46.4703621
Longitude: -117.17637319

ESU

Snake River Basin Steelhead DPS

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Metrics

C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
- . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding
- . . 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.4 Instream Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
  - . . . . C.4.a Instream Habitat Funding
  - . . . . C.4.b Total length of instream habitat treated
  - . . . . C.4.d.1 Channel structure placementY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.4.d.2 Material used for channel structure (LOV)
    - . . . . . . C.4.d.3 Miles of stream treated through channel structure placement
    - . . . . . . C.4.d.5 Pools expected to be created through channel structure placement
    - . . . . . . C.4.d.7 Number of structures placed in channel