From Native Fish Society
Now is the time to get rid of the aging and hazardous Kellogg Dam! The Oregon Department of Transport will be getting a windfall in the kind of an additional $1.2 billion thanks to the Facilities Financial Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). ODOT is asking for public input for how those additional dollars are invested, so make your voice heard to assist wild fish!
What: Oregon Transport Commission will be hosting a zoom conference to supply info about the IIJA and will be taking public input on how that cash need to be invested.
When: Next Tuesday, December 7 from 9:00 to 10:30 am
Where: Register to affirm by emailing Chloe Craft (Chloe.CRAFT@odot.state.or.us) or send composed testament here.
Background and Talking Points:
Kellogg Dam in Milwaukie has actually been determined as the # 1 fish passage barrier in the state of Oregon that is owned by ODOT however hasn’t yet been gotten rid of since of the high expense.
Kellogg Dam precedes statehood (integrated in 1858, it has actually served no function given that the 1890s), however obstructs passage to environment crucial for all salmon, steelhead, and lamprey.
Kellogg Creek is a crucial thermal refugia for anadromous fish moving through the Willamette River. If Kellogg Dam is gotten rid of, moving fish would as soon as again have the ability to make the most of the fairly cool water in Kellogg Creek when temperature levels in the Willamette are expensive.
Dam elimination would enable wetland remediation to occur, increasing environment for various types, along with increasing flood storage capability.
The highway 99E bridge that rests on the dam is 89 years of ages and earthquake susceptible.
The elimination of Kellogg Dam would enable bike and pedestrian passage under 99E, making it more secure for Milwaukie locals to access the Willamette River, Milwaukie Bay Park/Trolley Path, and MAX station.
For more details or assistance preparing your testament, please contact Northern Oregon Regional Planner Liz Perkin (liz@nativefishsociety.org).
