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Initiated in 2000
For more information contact
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Regional Fish Passage Coordinator
1101 East Tudor Road
Anchorage, AK 99503
Project Description |
Poorly-designed fish ladders and culverts at the mouth of Chester
Creek have been identified as major reasons for the decline of
anadromous fish in the creek. This project will restore native
salmon runs to Chester Creek by improving fish passage from saltwater
at Westchester Lagoon. When completed the project will improve
anadromous fish passage to 5 miles of spawning habitat in Chester
Creek by replacing the existing fish ladder with a functioning
one, replacing existing 300-ft long culverts with an open channel,
relocating utilities and moving a railroad, restoring freshwater
wetlands adjacent to Chester Creek and Westchester Lagoon and
promoting conservation education via fish and wildlife viewing
areas.
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| Project Status: |
Engineering studies are nearly completed. Construction is scheduled
for October 2002. This is a $3-5 million project, which will take
several years for completion.
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| Partners: |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation, Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska Railroad Corporation,
Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Tesoro Alaska Petroleum Company,
and Anchorage Fueling and Service Company. |
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