{
  "projectDescription": "The Mary's River Watershed Council is supporting threatened Upper Willamette River Chinook and steelhead by addressing 18 fish passage barriers across multiple watersheds in the Mid-Willamette region, in partnership with 4 other watershed councils. Efforts include removing a dam, conducting an alternatives analysis to provide fish passage at another dam, and replacing several culverts to reopen access to more than 40 miles of habitat. This effort will also support local communities by reducing the risk of flooding and helping improve response to wildfires. Environmental education is a component in many of the projects. The Ames Creek Culvert replacement project, led by South Santiam Watershed Council, is replacing 2 groups of undersized culverts with bridges on a tributary to the South Santiam River, below Foster Dam, opening up 1.25 miles of stream habitat.",
  "program": "BIL - FP",
  "name": "There and back again: A salmonid's tale to restored fish passage in the Mid-Willamette: Ames Culvert Replacements",
  "id": "5835",
  "state": "Oregon",
  "state_abbr": "OR",
  "region": "NWR - Northwest",
  "constructionStartDate": "2025-07-15 00:00:00.0",
  "nepaStatus": "Complete",
  "nepaCompliance": "Programmatic EIS for RC",
  "fedLeverage": "0",
  "nonFedLeverage": "0",
  "accompReportStatus": "Completed",
  "accompReportDate": "2026-05-31 00:00:00.0",
  "accompAcresMilesFlag": "Y",
  "accompVolFlag": "N",
  "accompDebrisFlag": "N",
  "status": "Completed",
  "locations": [
    {
      "latitude": "44.35528",
      "longitude": "-122.681",
      "county": "Mendocino County",
      "city": "Willits",
      "congDistrict": "2",
      "riverBasin": "Upper Noyo River",
      "huc": "180000000000"
    }
  ],
  "habitats": [
    {
      "name": "riparian zone (non-wetland)",
      "fiscalYear": "2026",
      "actAcresRehabCnt": "1.5"
    },
    {
      "name": "in-stream",
      "fiscalYear": "2026",
      "actStreamMilesCnt": "1.25"
    }
  ],
  "species": [
    {
      "species": "mykiss",
      "genus": "Oncorhynchus",
      "commonName": "Trout, steelhead",
      "populationName": "Upper Willamette River",
      "listingStatus": "Threatened",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    }
  ],
  "partners": [
    {
      "name": "South Santiam Watershed Council"
    }
  ],
  "strategies": [
    {
      "name": "Fish Passage",
      "primaryFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "photos": [
    {
      "id": "243362",
      "name": "243362_IMG_0024.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "1",
      "caption": "Ames Creek 600 Culvert",
      "credit": "South Santiam Watershed Council",
      "date": "1/27/2025",
      "imageType": "Before Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    }
  ],
  "techniques": [
    {
      "name": "Planting"
    },
    {
      "name": "Culvert modification (including replacement)"
    }
  ],
  "monitoring": [
    {
      "fishCommEnhanceFlag": "N",
      "fishOprMaintCostsFlag": "C",
      "fishPublicSafetyFlag": "Y",
      "monitorResultId": "BA9A8ACF-1402-F111-8406-001DD80008CC",
      "tier1Agreement": "Y",
      "tier1CompleteDt": "2026-05-31 00:00:00.0",
      "tier1CompleteFlag": "N",
      "tier1Flag": "Y",
      "tier2Flag": "N"
    }
  ],
  "accomplishments": [
    {
      "description": "The replaced culverts were undersized and failing, causing erosion and weakness under roads that transport heavy logging trucks. They were replaced with concrete bridges.",
      "name": "Removal of physical hazards",
      "category": "Public Safety"
    },
    {
      "units": "count",
      "description": "1 acre of native plants are planned to be restored after construction.",
      "name": "Plants added",
      "category": "Flora"
    },
    {
      "description": "Replacing two back to back undersized culverts with bridges has diminished the flood risk to a frequently used logging road.",
      "name": "Flood risk reduction",
      "category": "Public Safety"
    },
    {
      "description": "The replaced culverts were undersized and failing, causing erosion and weakness under roads that transport heavy logging trucks. They were replaced with concrete bridges.",
      "name": "Infrastructure improvement",
      "category": "Public Safety"
    },
    {
      "description": "The project will address limiting factors in Upper Willamette RiverRecovery Plan for Chinook Salmon and Steelhead (ODFW, NMFS, 2011). It is also specifically named in the recovery plan.",
      "name": "Addresses actions in recovery plan (what plan?)",
      "category": "NOAA Priorities"
    }
  ],
  "funding": [
    {
      "mechanism": "NOAA Restoration Center",
      "activityType": "Restoration",
      "fyAwarded": "2024",
      "noaaContribution": "409,901.0",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "sourceProgram": "BIL - Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Round 2",
      "partner": {
        "name": "Marys River Watershed Council"
      }
    }
  ]
}