The west fork canyon creek restoration project (west fork project) will be a phased approach to instream habitat restoration within areas designated as oregon coast coho critical habitat on tribal…

The west fork canyon creek restoration project (west fork project) will be a phased approach to instream habitat restoration within areas designated as oregon coast coho critical habitat on tribal reservation lands. In 2018 HR1306 "western oregon tribal fairness act" was signed. IT restored reservation lands that were promised to the COW creek band of umpqua tribe of indians (the tribe) in the treaty of 1853. 3,634 acres of these newly acquired tribal reservation lands burned in the 2019 milepost 97 fire. The lands that burned included 2.3 miles of oregon coast coho (OC coho) habitat. FY 2023 pcsrf funds will be used to implement instream restoration, invasive species removal, and riparian restoration work in a total of 2.3 miles of OC coho distribution, 2.1 miles of which is OC coho critical habitat in west fork canyon creek and tick creek. Additionally, funding will be used to address a failing culvert in WF canyon creek opening 7 miles of OC coho and winter steelhe