Project Showcase
The YVSICT and YVFF have performed numerous habitat improvement projects since 1985 including participating with the City of Steamboat Springs in creation of handicap access to the river, stocking of the Yampa River for senior citizens, construction of informational signage, and improvement structures not only to the Yampa but to its tributaries King Solomon Creek, Elk River, Burgess Creek, and Sarvis Creek.
In the course of those various projects, the YVSICT, in conjunction with the YVFF, have worked not only with the City of Steamboat Springs, DOW/CPW, and Routt County, but also with local contributors including the Steamboat Springs Chamber of Commerce, Steamboat Ski & Resort Association, U.S. Forest Service, The Nature Conservancy, each of the local fly shops, local restaurants/merchants, schools, and citizens. At several of the projects, turnouts were in excess of 100 persons (many school children) for plantings and river rehabilitation work.
Hard Rock
Our current project, the Hardrock restoration effort, is located west of town. The initial site assessment is being completed in early August 2026. The collected data will be analyzed and the Existing Conditions Report will be completed later this fall. Historic bank erosion, channel simplification, and loss of riparian vegetation have reduced aquatic habitat complexity,
Butcherknife Creek Project at the Strawberry Park Schools Campus
The YVSICT anticipates this habitat improvement project on Butcherknife Creek in Steamboat Springs, CO to provide an overall uplift and enhancement to the creek as it flows through the Steamboat Springs School District land. It is a goal of the Trust and other project stakeholders to improve Butcherknife Creek into a healthy stream system that supports
The Pleasant Valley Project
In 2021 the Yampa Valley Stream Improvement Charitable Trust completed the Pleasant Valley/Hubbard Cabin Project on property owned and managed by BLM on the Yampa River. The Project enhanced a very unique section of the River between Sarvis Creek and Lake Catamount, a section of river that naturally supports the Harrison Hofer Rainbow trout population. Seven
Chuck Lewis
The Chuck Lewis Project rehabilitated a mile of the Yampa River (channel and riparian areas) above and below the Gilroy Bridge on County Road 14F just north of Haymaker Golf Course. The project was conceptualized in January 2002 by Bill Chace a member of the Yampa Valley Fly Fishers and endorsed by YVSICT in March 2002.
