Masse Environmental consultants Ltd

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Objectives of this project include: 1. Amalgamation of prioritized subset of currently available fish passage information to serve as a resource for the future planning and implementation of fish passage remediation projects in the FWCP portion of the Columbia Basin. 2. Identification of local stakeholder groups which could be interested in fish passage remediation in the watersheds where the identified crossings occur. 3. Provide details of funding programs that could potentially support further assessment, planning and rehabilitation work at prioritized road crossing barriers.

A summary of crossings prioritized through this study is provided in Table 3. Crossings have been listed in order of descending habitat gain index (HGI) in Tables 4 – 7. The HGI is an estimate of the linear length of fish habitat located upstream of the crossing. HGI was most often obtained from background reports. In instances when HGI information was not available mainstem habitat length upstream of crossings with suitable gradients (<25%) and without documented barriers was estimated through a mapping exercise. Links to photos stored in the PSCIS database are provided in the Stream column of Tables 4 7 and links to background project reports are provided in the Reference column. We identified 116 fish passage restoration opportunities for follow up in the FWCP portion of the Columbia Basin. Of these, 31 have completed the habitat confirmation stage (Phase 2) of the Fish Passage Strategic Approach protocol and were rated as high or moderate priorities for remediation. These projects are ideal candidates for funding from a variety of programs as they are near shovel ready requiring only the design (Phase 3) and remediation (Phase 4) stages.

A summary of crossings prioritized through this study is provided in Table 3. Crossings have been listed in order of descending habitat gain index (HGI) in Tables 4 – 7. The HGI is an estimate of the linear length of fish habitat located upstream of the crossing. HGI was most often obtained from background reports. In instances when HGI information was not available mainstem habitat length upstream of crossings with suitable gradients (<25%) and without documented barriers was estimated through a mapping exercise. Links to photos stored in the PSCIS database are provided in the Stream column of Tables 4 7 and links to background project reports are provided in the Reference column. We identified 116 fish passage restoration opportunities for follow up in the FWCP portion of the Columbia Basin. Of these, 31 have completed the habitat confirmation stage (Phase 2) of the Fish Passage Strategic Approach protocol and were rated as high or moderate priorities for remediation. These projects are ideal candidates for funding from a variety of programs as they are near shovel ready requiring only the design (Phase 3) and remediation (Phase 4) stages.