Squaw Creek Culvert Replacement

The Foundation provided a grant to the Idaho County Board of Commissioners to replace an undersized and breeched culvert on Squaw Creek to help steelhead trout and spring run Chinook to access more than 3.5 miles of spawning and early-rearing habitat. Additional work improved the habitat by flattening the Squaw Creek channel slope, installing riprap scour protection, reshaping the Papoose Creek channel, and replacing all trees removed during construction. Partners included Idaho Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund; the NOAA Fisheries Community-based Restoration Program; Idaho County Roads Department; Idaho Department of Fish and Game and Idaho Soil Conservation Commission.