The project is part of a larger program to protect and restore the habitat strongholds in the Methow River Basin. The selection of this site resulted as a process that used existing watershed assessments to identify key watershed areas for protection and prioritize the most feasible restoration opportunities. The specific goal of this project is to increase the year round usability of anadromous and resident fish spawning and rearing habitat in Early Winters Creek. The identified objectives are: (1) restore historic fish, riparian and floodplain habitat; (2) protect and restore existing habitat; and (2) identify feasibility methods to augment instream flow. Protect and restore salmonid habitat on Early Winters Creek in the Methow Basin. Deflect flow into an abandoned natural channel. Monitor groundwater and water use. Remove dike blocking alluvial fan. Negiotiate a minimum 20% in offstream consumptive use.
