We propose to close and abandon two stream-adjacent roads on the Colockum Wildlife Area. The Stray Gulch Road (1.75 miles) and 2.5 miles of the Tekison Creek Road would be gated and burmed, closing the roads to motorized vehicles. The roads would still be available for use as hiking trails, horseback riding and other non-motorized uses. This project is part of a larger effort to improve water quality, reduce sediment delivery to streams and improve fish passage on the Wildlife Area. This project mirrors Road Maintenance and Abandonment Plan work being done in timbered areas of the Wildlife Area. The Stray Gulch and Tekison Creek drainages are steep walled, rugged valleys that drain east towards the Columbia River. They contain typical shrub-steppe habitat of big sagebrush and perennial bunchgrasses interspersed with basalt cliffs and talus slopes. Riparian habitats of willows, cottonwoods, wild roses and serviceberry are well developed along both creeks. The Stray Gulch and Tekison Creek Roads lie immediately adjacent to theses creeks. These roads are open to motorized vehicle use. In several places the creeks have begun to erode the roads, forcing people to drive in the creeks. Riparian vegetation is also overtaking the roads making vehicle access difficult. The WDFW Priority Habitat and Species Program considers these drainages important habitats for anadromous steelhead and salmon. The area is also important to priority wildlife species such as mule deer, Rocky Mountain elk, golden eagles and Merriam's turkey.