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The overall life-span of the restoration project is 20 years, assuming full 

 funding is made available. Some tasks can be completed in one or several years 

 while others will be accomplished gradually over the 20 years. Since all 

 restoration projects will at least initially be evaluated for fish restoration 

 effectiveness, these recommendations will need to be revised over time. 

 Projects found to be ineffective will not be further pursued. The costs of 

 these evaluations has been included in the project costs estimated below. 



Objectives 



FWS recommends that the following objectives be simultaneously pursued to 

 achieve full restoration of Chehalis Basin fishery resources. A general 

 description of the tasks required is provided under each objective. Tasks have 

 been prioritized as follows: 



PRIORITY 1: Expected to produce excellent results and/or should be at 

 least begun for evaluation. 



PRIORITY 2: Expected to produce very good results but not necessary 

 to start immediately. 



PRIORITY 3: Expected to produce good results. 



OBJECTIVE Is Restore or improve natural spawning or rearing habitat. 



PRIORITY 1: 



* Open access to spawning grounds blocked by landslides , culverts , 

 dams, or water diversions. 



* Reopen and rehabilitate side channels and oxbows or convert abandoned 

 gravel pits to salmon rearing ponds. 



* Create additional groundwater- fed spawning channels. 



* Restore habitat degraded by logging, agriculture, road building, and 

 urbanization by planting trees for shade, fencing streams to 

 eliminate livestock and protect trees, adding or removing woody 

 debris as appropriate, and/or building sediment ponds to reduce flash 

 runoff . 



PRIORITY 3: 



* Determine whether existing gravel removal operations reduce spawning 

 success. 



OBJECTIVE 2: Improve water quality to meet State Standards year-round in the 

 middle and upejgrChehalio River Syefcem. 



PRIORITY 1: 



* Initiate routine monitoring to detect critical seasonal water 

 conditions in the middle Chehalis River. 



