Ecological Concerns:

Peripheral and Transitional Habitats

Loss and/or degradation of the peripheral habitat of streams and rivers, including standing water, connected channels and areas that are periodically inundated during high flows. Includes: High quality over-winter rearing habitat, Summer rearing habitat, Peripheral Habitat, Habitat Diversity, (Key) Habitat Quantity/Quality, Refugia Habitat.

Dry Creek RM 1.8-3.8

Yakama Nation Fisheries has developed a restoration design for Dry Creek River Mile 1.8-3.8. This design, informed by a Geomorphic Assessment and Seepage Study, will guide instream and riparian wood enrichment, constructed margin jams, and removal of a spoil pile within the floodplain. These efforts aim to encourage natural wood accumulation, bank erosion for wood recruitment, and activation of floodplains, side channels, and alcove habitat to improve conditions for steelhead lifecycles.

Dry Creek Confluence Project

Yakama Nation Fisheries is managing the Dry Creek Confluence Project, located where it joins Wind River,  which aims to improve habitat for threatened steelhead populations. This project is part of a larger effort to address key issues affecting aquatic species in the Wind River Watershed, specifically  to restore habitat area of high priority for steelhead recovery. Adding large woody debris to creates in-stream structures that are vital for healthy salmon and steelhead populations. The Wind River is managed as a wild steelhead gene bank, making it a high-priority area for recovery.