NEEF Funding: $102,000
Total Project Budget: $204,000
Start Date: June 2024
End Date: March 2025
Description:
Noot'senay Consulting will collect comprehensive geomorphological data from high-risk stranding sites and collect ground data to inform modeling and develop habitat restoration and stranding mitigation measures for the identified high-risk areas.
This project aims to offer practical recommendations and designs to effectively mitigate fish stranding resulting from the annual high discharge periods during the Summer Temperature Management Program (STMP). The overarching objective is to conduct detailed data collection at four high-risk stranding sites, followed by comprehensive assessments of both fish and ungulate habitat.
Project Objectives
1. Comprehensive Geomorphological Data Collection: The project seeks to collect detailed geomorphological data from four high-risk stranding sites identified during the initial investigation. By utilizing passive data collection devices such as plot watchers and data loggers, the aim is to gather site-specific data essential for formulating robust restoration prescriptions.
2. Identification of Additional Stranding Locations: Through stranding assessments in Reach 1 and Reach 3, the project endeavors to identify stranding locations rather than solely quantifying affected fish. This approach ensures comprehensive coverage and minimizes oversights of significant stranding zones upstream of previously identified priority study areas.
3. Establishment of a Comprehensive River Morphology Dataset: The culmination of the assessment will lead to the establishment of a comprehensive dataset including a digital elevation model of the Cheslatta River corridor, and detailed cross sections of the high-risk stranding sites .
Initial Restoration Prescriptions: Utilizing the collected ground data, the project aims to develop habitat restoration and stranding mitigation measures tailored to the identified high-risk areas. This includes outlining river morphology, fish stranding zones, spawning habitat locations, and riparian zone restoration efforts to support ungulate habitat.
Proponent: Noot'senay Consulting
