Big Hole River Grayling Habitat Restoration

Location: Little Lake Creek Road

This project will restore the riparian areas along one mile of the Big Hole River near the town of Jackson, Montana.  The vegetation will provide stability to the streambanks and will allow for the natural channel morphology to be restored in the next phase of the project.  The project will be protected using 3-5 stand barbwire fence.  Livestock will be excluded from the project area for a minimum of five years, after which a prescribed grazing plan will be used to manage riparian areas and noxious weeds.

Location:  Jackson Reach

This project will restore the riparian and stream habitat along .75 miles of the Big Hole River near the town of Jackson, Montana.  The vegetation will provide stability to the streambanks and reduce sediment inputs into the river channel.  The restoration of the vegetation along this reach of river will improve the overall habitat suitability components for fluvial Arctic grayling including stream habitat, thermal regime, and water quality.  The project will be protected using 3-5 strand barbwire fence.  Livestock will be excluded from the project area for a minimum of five years, after which a prescribed grazing plan will be used to manage riparian areas and noxious weeds.

Location: Wisdom Bridge Reach

This project will restore the riparian and floodplain areas along 1.75 miles of the Big Hole River near the town of Wisdom, Montana.  The vegetation will provide stability to the streambanks and reduce sediment inputs into the river channel.  The restoration of the vegetation along this reach of river will improve the overall habitat suitability components for fluvial Arctic grayling including stream habitat, thermal regime, and water quality.  The project will be protected using 3-5 strand barbwire fence.  Livestock will be excluded from the project area for a minimum of five years, after which a prescribed grazing plan will be used to manage riparian areas and noxious weeds.