This is one of three projects funded, in part, by BPA (matching funds from SRFB and USFWS) through the Upper Columbia Habitat Project for FFY 2011 (project # 2010-001-00).  The costs associated with administering this contract are covered under the programmatic project (contract # 50379).

This newly proposed project is located within the mainstem Entiat River at River Mile (RM) 21.2 to 21.4 in what is known as the “Stillwater Reach.” This reach will be intensively monitored to quantify the biological response to restoration activities by the ISEMP Program from 2012 – 2014.  Our primary intent is to improve habitat complexity for listed salmonids (spring Chinook and steelhead) by constructing several Engineered Log Jams (ELJs) in the main channel and along the banks. The Entiat River currently lacks significant Large Woody Debris (LWD) due to historical in-stream removal and riparian timber harvest practices which continue to limit natural recruitment (ACOE, 2001). Several investigators have suggested that fish habitat in the Entiat River is of low-quality, in-part, due to a lack of in-stream complexity, cover, and deep pools (examples: Andonaegui, 1999; Bureau of Reclamation, 2009). By directly increasing the amount of LWD in the channel, we will improve habitat quality in this reach, as well as promote a positive trajectory for improved geomorphic function.