Summary Description: Protect, enhance and restore upland areas in the Cee Cee Ah Watershed in order to improve water quality and fishery.

Background: The Box Canyon reach of the Pend Oreille River consists of 90km of river impounded by Box Canyon Dam to the north, and extending to the base of Albeni Falls Dam to the south. In comparison with the bountiful subsistence fishery described by ethnographers and other historical sources, the fisheries of Pend Oreille River tributaries have diminished substantially. The probable cause is twofold: alteration of mainstem habitat from hydropower development, and alteration of tributary habitat through land management practices. Tributary watershed restoration holds the greatest promise for restoration of native fish species, and may provide the greatest overall benefit to tribal members and non-tribal users of the area's fish, water and wildlife. Historic timber harvest and associated roads have had several fisheries impacts: sedimentation of spawning and rearing habitat, removal of streamside shade and microclimate modification, and removal of sources of large woody instream habitat. Historic livestock management has had similar impacts. Identification, implementation and monitoring of upland watershed restoration and mitigation opportunities will restore instream habitat and aid restoration in other watersheds by identifying successful strategies. A recent bull trout finding in Cee Cee Ah Cree in proximity to the Kalispel Indian Reservation and potential cooperative agreements with multiple land owners and managers make this an ideal stream for protection and enhancement.

Milestones: Accomplishments: 1997 Coordinated with Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), Pend Oreille County, Pend Oreille County Conservation District (POCD), and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to develop cost share projects. 1998 Completed the Cee Cee Ah Creek waterfall road closure and erosion project on DNR land. Implementation included reseeding eroded areas, replanting eroded and un-vegetated areas, water barring, hydrological alteration, and re-sloping landings. Completed the Papoose Road Habitat Project as a cost share project with the USFS in 1998. Project reduces sediment and improves fish habitat in major tributary to Cee Cee Ah Cr. Completed the Skookum Creek riparian habitat enhancement project through the Pend Oreille Watershed Coordinating Committee in consultation with POCD, USFWS, and NRCS. Named "Wildlife Farm of 1998" for Washington state.

Results: Not recorded

Publications:

Publication Title	Report Type	Coverage Years	Published	Pages	DOE/BP Number
Box Canyon Model Watershed Project	Annual	1997 - 1998			04278-1 R 137

Project Classification Keys:
Primary: All projects in the Resident Fish Program
Secondary: Fish habitat/ passage projects & watershed efforts
Tertiary: Implementation of field project work

Work Sites

Site/Subsite Names	Site Type	Types of Work Performed
CEE CEE AH WATERSHED/	Classroom (mtg room. information center)	Consult, model / plan devel, gather data, edit
CEE CEE AH WATERSHED/	Classroom (mtg room. information center)	Management / administration

Project Budget and Obligation:

Fiscal Year	Initially Authorized	Latest Authorized	Authorized Change	Obligation In Process	Bonneville Overhead	Contracted Obligation	Contracted Agent
1997	$17,280	$61,260	$43,980	$0	$0	$17,356	KALISPEL TRIBE of INDIANS
1997				$0	$0	$43,904	KALISPEL TRIBE of INDIANS
1998	$66,500	$65,904	$-596	$0	$0	$65,904	KALISPEL TRIBE of INDIANS
Totals:	$83,780	$127,164	$43,384	$0	$0	$127,164	.