Cooperative Agreement F23AC01411

This $143,505 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage program (CFDA 15.685) will support the Smith River Alliance, a non-profit organization, to remediate a fish passage barrier on Tryon Creek in the Smith River watershed in California. The project will replace a culvert with a prefabricated bridge to restore 1.3 miles of upstream habitat and improve fish passage, floodplain connectivity, and riparian habitat for endangered coho salmon and other aquatic species. This award is part of a broader portfolio of over $11 million in past federal grants the Smith River Alliance has received from agencies including the Department of Commerce and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to deliver habitat restoration activities benefiting salmonid populations in the region.