The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $7,748,399 Project Grant under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. The grant will fund a project to restore aquatic habitat and improve fish passage on Toppenish Creek, a tributary to the Yakima River in Washington. Key restoration activities include re-routing stream flows to reconnect the creek's main channel with 100 acres of historic floodplain, installing a new bridge and three box culverts to improve flow conveyance, and creating 2.4 miles of high-quality spawning and rearing habitat for federally threatened Columbia River steelhead and Pacific lamprey. This project is part of the broader Toppenish Creek Corridor Plan and Yakima Basin Integrated Plan to promote water supply reliability and ecological functions in the Yakima River Basin. The grant period of performance runs from June 2024 through June 2026.
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