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The City of Milwaukie has launched the Kellogg-for-Coho Initiative, a broad-based effort that will restore Kellogg Creek for native Coho salmon and other threatened fish species and aims to support the City’s downtown revitalization efforts by connecting parks and public space with bike trails and pedestrian paths. Located in the southern portion of downtown Milwaukie, the project will replace the Kellogg Lake Bridge and remove the Kellogg Lake dam, opening seven miles of riparian habitat in the Kellogg/Mt. Scott Creek watershed.
Removal of the dam will allow construction of a new bridge to support bike and pedestrian options between downtown Milwaukie, Robert Kronberg Park, and the planned Riverfront Park. Federal partners have committed $1.2 million in funds for a new bridge design and to study biological and transportation benefits, and the City of Milwaukie has committed more than $100,000 toward the effort. Additional nonprofit and foundation partners are currently being sought, and the City is hoping to enlist the help of many other groups and individuals working to improve the Kellogg/Mt. Scott creek watershed.
The project’s planning and design will continue through 2011, with construction forecasted for 2011 and 2012.
If you have questions, or would like to submit a comment regarding this project, please email Information Coordinator Grady Wheeler at . Click here for an informational flyer regarding this effort.
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