{
  "projectDescription": "The Salmon SuperHwy (SSH) is a collaborative partnership of over a dozen entities in the Tillamook, Nestucca, and Sand Lake watersheds. The partnership’s goal is to restore full access to 180 miles - 95% of historical Pacific anadromous fish habitat in these three watersheds - by addressing a strategically prioritized list of anthropogenic in-stream barriers including undersized culverts, small dams, weirs, and tide gates. These barriers inhibit natural stream processes and impede fish migration. They also contribute to chronic flooding, harmful erosion, road washouts, and other economic and safety problems for people. The Esther Creek site includes constructing a fish-friendly tide gate and upgrading a culvert to restore 3 miles of fish habitat. This will occur in 2 phases.This project is one of seven projects that are part of a larger award called the Salmon Superhwy, which will restore fish passage to a total of 21.7 miles of habitat in the Tillamook, Nestucca, and Sand Lake watersheds by removing seven barriers. All of these barriers inhibit natural stream processes and fish migration for ESA listed threatened Oregon Coast coho, Chinook, and chum salmon, steelhead and cutthroat trout, and several lamprey species.",
  "program": "BIL - FP",
  "name": "Salmon SuperHwy Priority Fish Passage Restoration - Esther Creek",
  "id": "5696",
  "state": "Oregon",
  "state_abbr": "OR",
  "region": "NWR - Northwest",
  "constructionStartDate": "2025-08-03 00:00:00.0",
  "nepaStatus": "Complete",
  "nepaCompliance": "Programmatic EIS for RC",
  "fedLeverage": "145000",
  "nonFedLeverage": "150000",
  "accompReportStatus": "In-Progress",
  "accompReportDate": "2027-10-31 00:00:00.0",
  "accompAcresMilesFlag": "Y",
  "accompVolFlag": "N",
  "accompDebrisFlag": "N",
  "status": "Implementation",
  "locations": [
    {
      "latitude": "45.45273",
      "longitude": "-123.882",
      "county": "Muskegon County",
      "city": "North Muskegon",
      "congDistrict": "2",
      "riverBasin": "Muskegon Lake-Muskegon River",
      "huc": "40601021004"
    }
  ],
  "habitats": [
    {
      "name": "in-stream"
    }
  ],
  "species": [
    {
      "species": "mykiss",
      "genus": "Oncorhynchus",
      "commonName": "Trout, steelhead",
      "populationName": "Oregon Coast",
      "listingStatus": "Candidate",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "kisutch",
      "genus": "Oncorhynchus",
      "commonName": "Salmon, coho",
      "populationName": "Oregon Coast",
      "listingStatus": "Threatened",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "tshawytscha",
      "genus": "Oncorhynchus",
      "commonName": "Salmon, Chinook",
      "populationName": "Oregon Coast",
      "listingStatus": "Not Listed",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "keta",
      "genus": "Oncorhynchus",
      "commonName": "Salmon, chum",
      "populationName": "Pacific Coast",
      "listingStatus": "Not Listed",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "clarkii",
      "genus": "Oncorhynchus",
      "commonName": "Trout, cutthroat",
      "populationName": "Oregon Coast",
      "listingStatus": "Candidate",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "tridentata",
      "genus": "Lampetra",
      "commonName": "Lamprey, pacific",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    }
  ],
  "partners": [
    {
      "name": "US Fish and Wildlife Service",
      "fedAgency": "US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)"
    },
    {
      "name": "Trout Unlimited"
    },
    {
      "name": "Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife"
    },
    {
      "name": "US Forest Service"
    },
    {
      "name": "Tillamook County"
    },
    {
      "name": "United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)"
    }
  ],
  "weblinks": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.tu.org/magazine/conservation/restoration/improving-tide-gates-on-the-salmon-superhwy/",
      "description": "Improving Tide Gates on the Salmon SuperHwy, by Trout Unlimited, features the Esther Creek Tide Gate project"
    }
  ],
  "strategies": [
    {
      "name": "Fish Passage",
      "primaryFlag": "Y"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hydrologic Restoration"
    }
  ],
  "photos": [
    {
      "id": "243607",
      "name": "243607_beginnings of the coffer dam.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "3",
      "caption": "Constructing the coffer dam around the tide gate",
      "credit": "Salmon SuperHwy",
      "imageType": "Before Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    },
    {
      "id": "243608",
      "name": "243608_IMG_3740.JPG",
      "webpageNumber": "4",
      "caption": "Esther Creek culvert (Phase 2 of the Esther Creek project), is located upstream of the tide gate",
      "credit": "NOAA",
      "date": "11/8/2024",
      "imageType": "Before Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    },
    {
      "id": "243002",
      "name": "243002_IMG_3730.JPG",
      "webpageNumber": "1",
      "caption": "Failing Esther Creek tide gate",
      "credit": "NOAA",
      "date": "11/8/2024",
      "imageType": "Project Photo",
      "feature": "Y"
    },
    {
      "id": "243003",
      "name": "243003_IMG_3731.JPG",
      "webpageNumber": "2",
      "caption": "Estuarine wetland upstream of tide gate",
      "credit": "NOAA",
      "date": "11/8/2024",
      "imageType": "Project Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    }
  ],
  "techniques": [
    {
      "name": "Culvert modification (including replacement)"
    },
    {
      "name": "Tide gate modification (including replacement)"
    }
  ],
  "monitoring": [
    {
      "fishCommEnhanceFlag": "Y",
      "fishOprMaintCostsFlag": "Y",
      "fishPublicSafetyFlag": "Y",
      "monitorResultId": "CD1383D5-1402-F111-8406-001DD80008CC",
      "tier1Agreement": "Y",
      "tier1CompleteDt": "2028-04-29 00:00:00.0",
      "tier1CompleteFlag": "N",
      "tier1Flag": "Y",
      "tier2Flag": "N"
    }
  ],
  "accomplishments": [
    {
      "name": "Meaningful engagement is planned",
      "category": "BIL/IRA Metrics - Meaningful Engagement"
    },
    {
      "description": "2016 NMFS/NOAA Oregon Coast Coho Recovery Plan",
      "name": "Addresses actions in recovery plan (what plan?)",
      "category": "NOAA Priorities"
    },
    {
      "quantity": "3,330.0",
      "units": "total number of hours",
      "name": "Job hours supported through BIL/IRA funding",
      "category": "Jobs Metrics"
    }
  ],
  "funding": [
    {
      "mechanism": "NOAA Restoration Center",
      "activityType": "Engineering and Design",
      "fyAwarded": "2022",
      "noaaContribution": "196,191.1",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "sourceProgram": "DA - Directed Appropriations",
      "partner": {
        "name": "Tillamook County"
      }
    },
    {
      "mechanism": "NOAA Restoration Center",
      "activityType": "Restoration",
      "fyAwarded": "2024",
      "noaaContribution": "1,023,000.0",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "sourceProgram": "BIL - Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Round 2",
      "partner": {
        "name": "Trout Unlimited"
      }
    }
  ]
}