Fish Passage Assessments and Prioritization of the Upper Yukon Drainage

This project will inventory and assess fish passage conditions on roads in the North Star Borough and adjacent major highways, surveying and assessing 375 to 450 culverts over the course of three years.

Identifying barriers and sharing that information online via the Fish Resource Monitor site allows agency staff and road managers to request, plan, and budget for replacement projects during routine maintenance projects. Targeted fish passage projects, those undertaken independent of road building or maintenance activities, can also be better prioritized and funded with an understanding of the problem on a watershed or regional scale. The ultimate benefit will be an increase in the rate of removal and replacement of barriers to fish passage.