Fifer Gulch Stream Restoration - Future Fisheries Environmental Assessment

Mar 1, 2024 12:00 AM

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) is seeking public participation and comment on a project to fund a stream restoration project on Fifer Gulch (near Anaconda) through the Future Fisheries Improvement Program. The purpose of this project is to restore and enhance aquatic and riparian conditions in Fifer Gulch. The project would restore connectivity between the channel and adjacent floodplain, resulting in over 1,000 feet of restored stream and the establishment of 5 acres of wetlands. Fifer Gulch and a nearby spring creek are tributaries to Warm Springs Creek, a prominent native and sport fish stronghold in the Clark Fork. By restoring the area, angling opportunities would increase but natural stream function would be restored and the fishery would benefit.