The carpenter creek project will open up 8.67 miles of high-quality habitat for salmonids by replacing the final six barrier culverts on this stream system, located in the skagit watershed

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $299,134 to the Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group (SFEG) to open up 8.67 miles of high-quality habitat for salmonids in the Skagit watershed. The funds will enable SFEG to design and implement the replacement of the final six barrier culverts on Carpenter Creek, which have been identified as a priority through a 10-year collaborative effort with local tribal entities and county governments. Once the designs are completed for the remaining two culverts, SFEG plans to request additional funds for their construction from other grant sources. This project aligns with the National Fish Passage Program's goal of restoring native fish populations and enhancing ecosystem resilience by improving fish migration and habitat access.

These culvert projects have been identified as a priority through a 10 year collaborative effort between the skagit fisheries enhancement group, local tribal entities (upper skagit indian tribe, sauk-suiattle and swinomish tribes), and county governments (skagit, and snohomish). Funds requested in this proposal will enable all six new stream crossings to be designed and four of them to be implemented. Once designs are completed for the remaining two, additional funds for constructionwill be requested from grant sources.