Opening up prime fish habitat
Since 2008, BPA and its partners have:
• Opened up over 2,470 miles of
habitat– more than twice the length
of the entire Columbia River.
• Restored more than 254,125 acre
feet of water to streams through
water and transactions irrigation
improvements – more than enough
to serve the annual usage of a city
the size of Seattle.
• Restored and protected more than
4,000 acres of estuary floodplain.
Reviews and monitoring have consistently reported barrier removal or installation of new or improved fish passage as one of the most cost-effective and highest priority habitat improvement measures for salmon and steelhead. Studies have shown that fish rapidly colonize previously blocked or less accessible areas.
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