Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, CA:
On December 3, 2002, the bridge building crew from Siskiyou County received a challenge award from the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) for the completion of five "Anadromous Fisheries Restoration Projects."
Director of Public Works Brian McDermott said Siskiyou County received one of 11 prestigious awards selected from among 117 applications. The award was given by CSAC for "anadromous fisheries restoration projects constructed with county crews and minimal county funding. In other words, the county received grants to improve salmon habitat by replacing culverts with bridges."
The Siskiyou County Road Department spearheaded the projects from grant writing to environmental review to design and implementation. "Siskiyou County also joined forces with four neighboring counties to pool salmon restoration funds together for maximum funding" McDermott said.

Merrill Creek
Migration Barrier Removal Project

Completed in 2002, the Merrill Creek Project was ranked as the 5th highest priority project in Siskiyou County under the FCSCP Migration Barrier Inventory (RTA). The culvert shown above not only served as a complete barrier to all life stages of salmonids, but was also extremely undersized. . This Project was funded through the California Department of Fish and Game and County In-Kind Matching Funds. The completion of this project restored access to approximately 4 miles of habitat for coho salmon and steelhead trout.

Full stream simulation restored, 4 new miles of habitat available for coho salmon and steelhead trout.
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Siskiyou County DIRT Inventory:

Completed in 2008 for the Scott & Salmon River Watersheds

Funded by CDFG's Fisheries Restoration Grant Program & Siskiyou County Public Works Department In-Kind