BMP Guidelines for Roads in Atlantic Salmon Watersheds
The draft Atlantic Salmon Recovery Plan recognized that the number and variety of roads crossing streams in critical watersheds have the potential to impair or block access to crucial habitat if road projects did not follow fish- friendly planning and construction guidelines. NOAA and Project SHARE were concerned that the available BMPs had inconsistent standards and had never been specifically assessed with the unique needs of salmon conservation in mind. NOAA and Project SHARE developed an inter-agency Restoration Working Group that asked Kleinschmidt to develop state-of-the-art comprehensive guidelines that were user-friendly for project proponents, local road commissioners and permitting agencies.
Kleinschmidt, teamed with BSA Environmental Consulting, assembled an interdisciplinary team of engineers, biologists, and permitting specialists. Each team member had expertise pertaining to salmon biology, local environmental requirements, watershed geomorphology, botany, and stream restoration/stabilization techniques.
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- Cover Page (3.5 MB)
- Executive Summary (40 KB)
- Volume I Introduction (215 KB)
- Volume II Planning (1.2 MB)
- Volume III Implementation (4.1 MB)
- Volume IV Appendicies (1 MB)