This habitat enhancement project is administered through Lemhi and Custer Counties Soil and Water Conservation Districts and coordinated through the Model Watershed Project in association with the local advisory and technical committees , public entities, and various local, state and federal agencies. Projects have included grazing management systems, fencing projects, streambank stabilization, riparian vegetation plantings, and instream structure work. The Model Watershed Project is hopeful that landowners in other subwatersheds will become involved in efforts similar to those ongoing in the areas mentioned. The region has a mixture of land ownership. Land management is approximately 88 percent federal and 12 percent private.
Snow pack is a key to stream flow each year.
No appreciable water storage systems exist in any of the three basins except what is stored in the underground aquifers. Beef cattle are the number one agricultural product, with about 25,000 cows present in these watersheds. Hay is the primary crop and all croplands are sprinkler or flood irrigated. The hay is used to support the cattle during the winter months. Only a small amount of logging takes place in the three watersheds.