Project Summary

1. Project ID
Name	Ophir Creek
Region	Alaskan Region
State	Alaska
Location	SE AK near Yakutat
Date of this update	3/16/00

Habitat Restoration/Protection
Wetlands
River systems
Beaches/Dunes
Offshore areas
Mangroves
Assisting Species at Risk
Pollution Mitigation
Non-Point Source Pollution
Other (describe)

3. Project description (100 words or less)

The Ophir Creek watershed serves as spawning and rearing habitat for large population of pacific salmon and trout species. Important sport, commercial, and subsistence fisheries rely on production from the Ophir Creek system. The areas's coho salmon sport fishery is world renowned. The productive anadromous fish habitat of Ophir Creek has been impaired by past land-use practices including road construction, development and logging.

A Wildlife Extension Agreement was signed with Yak-Tat Kwaan Tribal Council in 1995. This reimbursable agreement calls for the restoration of salmonid fish production capability in Ophir Creek through: 1) stream-cleaning of one-mile of log-choked former coho and chinook salmon spawning and rearing habitat that is now inaccessible due to effects of logging and 2) retrenching logged forest lands to redirect surface flow into the historic creek headwaters which are now dry.

4. Goals/Benefits (quantify where possible using measures of success list) Was a cost-benefit study conducted for this project? yes/no If yes, provide a summary of findings.

This project will restore or open to fish passage, rearing and spawning approximately 2.5 miles of stream bed.

5. Partners (include each participant's responsibilities - funding, permitting, etc.)

6. Funding/Contributions (organization and amount)

	  Cash	Federal	$35,000
			Non Federal 	$40,000
			
			Total		$75,000
					


	  In-Kind Services (hours, equipment, or other forms of assistance and estimated dollar 	value)
	
	  Volunteers (number of people and hours, and estimated dollar value)

7. Legislative authorities used by each participant

8. Value added by Coastal America Partnership including Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) goals achieved through this collaboration (500 words or less)

9. Project Status

• Initiation date: 1995
• Completion date:
• Current stage (Initiated - I, Underway - U or Completed - C)

10.Contacts

11. Any additional information/comments