Pass Creek Instream and Off Channel Habitat Restoration. Prepared for the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (COL-F19-F-2769) and the Regional District of Central Kootenay

Author: Okanagan Nation Alliance

The primary objectives of this project were: Instream Fish Habitat Restoration and Monitoring Plan: prepare an instream restoration and monitoring plan for juvenile rearing and adult overwintering habitat options. (Aligns with Priority Action 1 : Habitat-based Action, FWCP 2012). Spawning Channel Feasibility: develop a feasibility study to disconnect the existing swimming pond water supply from surface water withdrawal, and repair a historic off-channel/spawning channel back to a naturalize state.Included in this assessment is determining a spectrum of options for alternative water sources to provide fresh water into the existing swimming ponds at Pass Creek Regional Campground.(Aligns with Priority Action 1 : Research and Information AcquisitionAction, FWCP 2012). There have been three previous restoration projects funded by the FWCP and CBTin Pass Creek that focused onplacing LWD structures and rip-rapping eroding banks. As identified in the 2014 monitoring report (ONA 2014), some of the older structures have moved or been completely destroyed by high flows. Following this report, the ONA conducted a number of projects with the objective of restoration and enhancing fish habitat in Pass Creek (restoration and armoring of an eroding stream bank, fish habitat enhancement using boulders, removal of compromised fish habitat structures, and riparian planting) (Duncan 2016, Smith 2016).

See report Appendices for results.
Kari Alex has developed a fish habitat restoration and monitoring plan which can be found in Appendix A.
Alan Thomson, P. Eng., conducted the assessment of alternative water sources for the swimming pond and spawning channel restoration. Alans technical report can be found in Appendix B.

See report Appendices for results.
Kari Alex has developed a fish habitat restoration and monitoring plan which can be found in Appendix A.
Alan Thomson, P. Eng., conducted the assessment of alternative water sources for the swimming pond and spawning channel restoration. Alans technical report can be found in Appendix B.