NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Alaska Fish and Wildlife Fund
Project Title: Improving a Fish Passage Barrier to Benefit Salmon and Char in Peterson Creek (AK)
Organization:
City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska
Project ID:
0801.19.063685
Description:

Plan, design, permit and reconstruct a culvert that is structurally failing and preventing proper fish passage up Peterson Creek in Sitka, Alaska. Project will construct a new stream simulation design structure that will improve passage for populations of coho and pink salmon and Dolly Varden char.

Award Amount:
$55000.00
Location:
Peterson Street culvert lat = 57.0616
Peterson Street culvert long = -135.3436
Creek crosses Peterson Street approximately 300 feet west of intersection of Peterson and Lake Streets.