Overview

Limber Jim, North Fork Limber Jim, and North Fork West Chicken Creeks are streams where culvert replacements would occur.  All three of the pipes are round, undersized, and without native streambed.  This project would replace the culverts with arch pipes or concrete box culverts that have native streambed, are capable of passing a 100 year event and meet ODFW fish passage criteria.

Project Description

Culvert removal/replacement will occur on Limber Jim Creek, North Fork Limber Jim Creek and North Fork West Fork Chicken Creek.  All three of the pipes are round, undersized, and without native streambed.  This project would replace the culverts with arch pipes or concrete box culverts that have native streambed, are capable of passing a 100 year event and meet ODFW fish passage criteria.  Culvert replacements on Limber Jim and North Fork Limber Jim Creeks will provide full passage to 2 miles of chinook, 6.5 miles of steelhead, and 7.5 miles of bull trout habitat.  The culvert replacement on North Fork West Chicken Creek will provide habitat to 1 mile of steelhead habitat. All disturbed areas would be seeded, mulched and planted with 300 conifer and deciduous seedlings.

Objective

Fish passage for 2 miles of chinook, 7.5 miles of steelhead habitat and 7.5 miles of bull trout habitat

Effectiveness Monitoring

Monitoring will include:  

•   Photo points:  Monitoring will involve photo points of before and after operations occur.  Follow up photo points will occur at year 1, 2 and 3 after project completion.  This monitoring will occur by Joe Platz.
    
•   Culvert Assessment:  An assessment of culvert stability, erosion concerns, associated damage and debris clogs will occur on every year for 3 years.  This monitoring will be conducted by Mark Gomez.