Implement Best Management Practices to Improve RiparianHabitat and Upland Conditions within the Medicine Lodge Creek

Watershed

Project No. 33007

Sponsor:Clark Soil Conservation District

In coordination with:Idaho Soil Conservation Commission, Natural Resources Conservation Service

Idaho Department of Fish & Game, Office of Species Conservation, IdahoDepartment of Environmental Quality, Idaho Department of Lands, Bureau

of Land Management, Forest Service, Clark County Weed Control Department,Continental Divide WAG, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (Fort hall)…

Primary Objective: Improve riparian habitat for Yellowstone cutthroat trout

Primary Tasks:

FY 2003 – 2007: Develop conservation plans & management strategies to improve riparian and upland conditions (includes weed management area objectives),

FY 2003: Evaluate west fork Irving creek reach conditions to develop feasible restoration actions

FY 2004 – 2007: Install (apply) BMPs & management strategies

FY 2004 – Ongoing: Evaluate BMP & management effectiveness

FY 2004 – Ongoing: Report activities & progress, educate public