Influence of forest and rangeland management on anadromous fish habitat in Western North America: rehabilitating and enhancing stream habitat—2. Field applications.

Abstract

Current techniques for rehabilitating and enhancing habitat to increase natural production of anadromous salmonids in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska are described. Methods to enhance spawning, rearing, and riparian habitat, and to improve access are reviewed. The information was compiled from published literature, unpublished reports by State and Federal agencies, and personal communications, including visits with project personnel. Protection of habitat is the best investment for sustaining anadromous salmonid production, but rehabilitation and enhancement projects in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska have sometimes shown encouraging results.

Citation

Reeves, Gordon H.; Roelofs, Terry D. 1982. Influence of forest and rangeland management on anadromous fish habitat in Western North America: rehabilitating and enhancing stream habitat—2. Field applications. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-140. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 38 p