Completed: 2022
Contactor: Jones Excavating
Partners & Funders: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, North Coast Land Conservancy, Private Landowners, NNSLWC
Butte Creek is a small sub-basin that drains the hills east of Neskowin, immediately north of Cascade Head in Tillamook County. The original wooden bridge was deteriorating and being undercut and fish passage impaired by high flows. It was replaced with a 40 foot railcar bridge. This project improves fish access to 1.5 miles of spawning and rearing habitat.
Completed: 2022
Contractor: Coastway Construction
Partners & Funders: Natural Resources Conservation Service, US Forest Service, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, Private Landowner, Salmon SuperHwy, NNSLWC
Alder Creek is an important tributary of Three Rivers, a major tributary of the Nestucca River. The original culverts were near complete barriers for Coho, Chinook, Steelhead, and Lamprey. It was replaced with a 25.5 foot multi-plate aluminum box culvert. This project improves fish access to more than 1 miles of spawning and rearing habitat (and more with future upstream project at Hwy 22).
