Reduce road density near streams to reduce erosion and sediment delivery to rivers, which increase siltation, remove or crush eggs, prematurely flush juvenile chinook salmon out of rearing habitat, and reduce water quality.
Tribe: Upper Snake River Tribes
View Source Document: USRT Adaptation Strategy Database _Full Version Aug 2020
Year: 2020
Topic:
Chinook Salmon (Warming stream temperatures, changes in winter stream peak flows, and changes in water quality): Changes in water quality and sediment transport.
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Region: Northwest
Timeframe: Near-Term (0-5 years)
