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Wildtech Biological Services was contracted by Timberline Natural Resources Group to conduct a fish passage assessment on stream crossings within the Perry and Eagle River Watersheds near Sicamous, BC. The field assessments were carried out in early October 2009. Each stream crossing was visited and assessed according to the standards set out in the documents "Field Assessment for Fish Passage Determination of Closed Bottom Structures" (BC Ministry of Environment 2009) and "The Strategic Approach: Protocol for Planning and Prioritizing Culverted Sites for Fish Passage Assessment and Remediation" (BC Ministry of Environment 2009). This report represents a summary of the Fish Passage assessment carried out on stream crossings within the Perry and Eagle River watersheds and a portion of the crossings in the Seymour Watershed in October 2009. A Ministry of Forests and Range database error was identified on the Moss-George Forest Service Road (FSR) that identified it as being managed under a post-1995 active road permit. This error was discussed with PwC and the crossings on the Moss-George Forest Service Road were assessed in October of 2009. All FIA eligible crossings were assessed in October of 2009. The Seymour River watershed (73 200ha) is located in the Monashee mountains north of Sicamous BC. The Seymour River flows into Shuswap Lake North of Sicamous, BC. The portion of the Seymour watershed assessed in 2009 include the mainstem of Mosquito Creek and its tributaries along the Moss George FSR. The Perry River watershed (43 666 ha) is located in the Monashee Mountains north of Sicamous BC and flows into the Eagle River North approximately 45km upstream of Shuswap Lake near Sicamous, BC. The Eagle River Watershed encompasses approximately 112, 827 ha and the mainstem of the Eagle River is 81 km in length from the inlet at the Shuswap River to the Headwaters at Clanwilliam Lake (EVS 1998). fish passage, connectivity, salmonids, habitat |
