THIS PROJECT WILL FINALIZE THE RESTORATION OF ANADROMOUS FISH PASSAGE TO FIVE MILES OF HIGH-QUALITY HABITAT IN LITTLE GRASS VALLEY CREEK, A TRIBUTARY TO THE TRINITY RIVER NEAR LEWISTON, CALIFORNIA. THE PROJECT WILL REPLACE THE UNDERSIZED AND FAILED CULVERT THAT WAS REMOVED IN 2024 (PHASE 1) WITH A PROPERLY SIZED 13?X10? ELLIPTICAL CULVERT WITH AN EMBEDDED BOTTOM. THIS NEW STRUCTURE WILL PROVIDE FULL, UNIMPEDED FISH PASSAGE TO FIVE MILES OF COLD-WATER SPAWNING AND REARING HABITAT, WHILE ALSO RESTORING SAFE ACCESS TO 30 HOMES AND PREVENTING OVER 6,000 TONS OF SEDIMENT FROM ERODING INTO THE STREAM CHANNEL AND RIVER DOWNSTREAM. IT WILL ALSO RESTORE 0.2 MILES OF ADJOINING STREAM AND RIPARIAN HABITAT. THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING ANADROMOUS FISH SPECIES: COHO SALMON (FEDERAL AND STATE ESA THREATENED), STEELHEAD (STATE SPECIES OF CONCERN), PACIFIC LAMPREY (TRIBAL TRUST SPECIES, STATE SPECIES OF CONCERN). THIS PROJECT WILL ACHIEVE DOI PROPOSED STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 2.2 ?INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS AND MODERNIZATION SERVE THE PUBLIC? BY REBUILDING A FAILED STREAM CROSSING AND RESTORING SAFE AND RELIABLE ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY. IT WILL ALSO ACHIEVE DOI PROPOSED STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3.3 ?RESTORE LANDS AND WATERS? BY RESTORING STREAM HABITAT, PREVENTING EROSION, AND REESTABLISHING FISH PASSAGE TO FIVE MILES OF HIGH-QUALITY SALMON HABITAT.