Chickaloon Native Village

Chickaloon Native Village, an Ahtna Tribe in Southcentral Alaska, Is Working to Restore Natural Hydrologic and Ecological Function Throughout the Moose Creek Watershed. Moose Creek Is a Culturally Important Anadromous Stream That Has Been Negatively Impacted by Coal Mines and a Railroad in the Early 1900 S. This Project Aims to 1) Design Salmon Habitat Restoration for Up to 5.0 Miles of the Upper Moose Creek Watershed, 2) Implement Phase 1 of Salmon Habitat Restoration in Upper Moose Creek by Reducing Velocity Barriers, Restoring Floodplain Connectivity, and Increasing Aquatic Habitat Complexity (including Large Woody Debris, Pools, and Meanders) in Up to One Mile of Moose Creek, and 3) Replace Three Culverts and Restore Fish Passage on Three Upper Moose Creek Tributaries, Thereby Increasing Spawning and Rearing Habitats for Anadromous Fish. This Project Will Restore Fish Access to 28 Miles of Salmon Spawning and Rearing Habitats Above the Barriers and Will Restore Floodplain Connectivity for Approximately 1,536 Acres.