Harmony on the river: Chinook salmon and boaters coexist on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River
Resource specialists conduct a redd survey on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River; Salmon-Challis National Forest. (USDA Forest Service Photo)
The Middle Fork of the Salmon River originates at the confluence of Marsh and Bear Valley Creeks in central Idaho near Stanley. The wild and scenic river winds 104…
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Working together for clean water, healthy streams
Volunteers are key to our efforts to plant trees and improve watersheds. They do the hard work of planting young trees in the ground and affixing plastic tubing that protect saplings from deer that would otherwise eat the trees. (Photo courtesy Chesapeake Bay Program)
The earthy smell of…
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2015 Accomplishments
By The NumbersThe Forest Service’s more than 310 fish biologists and aquatic ecologists, working with many agency hydrologists, engineers, foresters, and other natural resource specialists, and hundreds of Federal, State, and nongovernmental partners, achieved the following accomplishments in 2015:3,465 stream miles enhanced or restored29,763 lake acres enhanced or restored162 road…
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2015 Milestones
Over 1,000 Road-Stream Crossings Removed or Upgraded for Aquatic Organism PassageThe Forest Service is a national leader in designing road-stream crossings to provide aquatic organism passage (AOP) and flood resiliency, typically removing or upgrading 150 to 300 road-stream crossings per year. Forest Service design experts hold trainings for agency staff and partners annually across the country.…