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Portneuf River Vision: staff outline Oxbow restoration, Rainy/Centennial Park wetland project and watershed grants

Pocatello City Council Work Session · March 13, 2026
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Summary

Planning staff updated the council on 10 years of River Vision work, detailing grant-funded projects including a Portneuf Watershed Partnership grant ($300,000) and a WaterSMART Oxbow planning grant ($522,500, ARPA match $130,625) and reporting that the Rainy/Centennial Park levee-setback wetland project is funded through a WaterSMART EWRP grant with ARPA local match.

Planning staff summarized progress under the Portneuf River Vision and current project status, emphasizing ecosystem restoration, access and economic benefits tied to the river corridor.

Becky Bavin and colleagues reminded the council the River Vision (2016) created a multi-agency framework and spawned projects including debris-jam removal, water-trail access points, Russian-olive removal and trail connections. Staff described current grant-funded work: a Portneuf…

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