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 SPRING CREEK 



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PROJECT 



onservation District 



406-932-5160 



The restoration of KSP/lhamheni Spring (ret'k includefl 

 cleuntn^ up a li\e>ltK'k pond und a small, spring-fed slrt'iim 

 flowinp inli> (he ^t'llimst()ne Ki^cr. Thf sprinj; cret-k miis 

 retiinstrucltHl, \e(ietaliiin was planted, and li\estcH.k were 

 fenced off the spring creek. A Kra/inj; plan was Iniplemenk-d 

 to protect riparian vef>elatlon and hahltat. 





The ESF/Chamhers Spring Creek 

 Restoration Pmject is a cooperauw 

 effort hetneen two landov^-ners. the 

 U.S. Natural Resources Conservaiiim 

 Service. U.S. Fi-th md Wildlife 

 Service, and Montana Department 

 offish. Wildlife arui Parks. 



Sweet Grass County Conservation 

 District sponsored the pmject, 

 pnnided leclmical Msistance. and 

 sened as funding administrator 



The primary goal of the project is to increase the Yellowstone 

 River cutthroat trout population hy providini^ a safe spawning 

 ground. Instrcam incubation has been implemented during two 

 previous years with good results. Instream incubation will 

 continue for two additional years. 



