Fox Creek Riparian Restoration Project

The Fox Creek Restoration Project is a habitat improvement project on private land in Teton Valley, Idaho that will restore and enhance over 4,000 feet of Fox Creek, one of last remaining strongholds in Teton Valley for spawning Yellowstone cutthroat trout, a Species of Greatest Conservation Need in Idaho. This project builds upon over a mile of previous restoration work completed by the landowners, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Friends of the Teton River, and Ducks Unlimited.

Riparian and bank restoration along the highly-degraded reach Fox Creek corridor will stabilizing banks and narrow the stream channel to reduce sediment levels, provide protective cover and maintain optimal instream temperatures, reestablish riparian habitat structure and function. The project will benefit struggling Yellowstone cutthroat trout and migrating waterbirds including long-billed curlew and trumpeter swans. Restoration activities include narrowing the stream channel, recontouring steep banks, installing stream features such as pools, runs, and bars, and planting riparian vegetation.

Key partners with Teton Regional Land Trust include the landowners, Jackson Hole One Fly, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Trout Unlimited Embrace a Stream ,and Teton Valley Trout Unlimited. ■