Klamath watershed partnership and the service will install low teach process based restoration beaver DAM analogs and post assisted log structures to the north fork sprague river to improve water…

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $124,345 cooperative agreement to the Klamath Watershed Partnership under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) to install low-tech process-based restoration structures in the North Fork Sprague River from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2027. The Klamath Watershed Partnership and Service will work together to install beaver dam analogs and post-assisted log structures to improve water quality for endangered Lost River and shortnose suckers as well as sensitive redband trout. These structures will capture sediments, reconnect the incised river to its floodplain, and allow for natural hydrologic functions and riparian habitat restoration. Native vegetation planting will further improve habitat for native fish, migratory birds, monarch butterflies, pollinators and other species.

Klamath watershed partnership and the service will install low teach process based restoration beaver DAM analogs and post assisted log structures to the north fork sprague river to improve water quality for downstream endangered lost river and shortnose suckers and state sensitive redband trout these structures will improve water quality by capturing sediments and connecting the incised river to IT floodplain additionally, planting native vegetation will allow for natural hydrologic functions and a functional riparian area will improve habitat for native fish species, neotropical migratory birds, monarch butterflies and other pollinators