Fish Passage Enhancement Project at the Thomson’s
Andy and Maryrae Thomson’s family has lived and raised beef cattle on the land along Eber Creek, a tributary to Ferguson Creek, since 1881. The Thomsons chose to replace two undersized culverts that were acting as fish passage barrier with a bridge. For the Thomsons, their project with the Long Tom Watershed (LTWC) was a sound business decision as well as in-line with their values. The bridge let the fish swim freely upstream again while providing them with safer and year-round access to a section of their timber. The Thomsons hosted meetings for their neighbors in early conversations about the creek – you could say they carried the torch for local creek improvement first.