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Protect & Restore Northeast Oregon/Southeast Washington
Project Number 2007-393-00ISRP – Geographic Review
May 1, 2013
13.3 Million Acres
3 States 6 National Forests
12 Counties
Nez Perce Tribe Treaty Territory
NE Oregon/SE Washington Overview
History
2001-03 PCSRF funded for inventory workBPA Project (Wallowa County Culvert Inventory) started
in 2003 Completed inventory, assessment and prioritization of fish passage
structures in Wallowa CountySince NPPC Provincial Review process (2007), the project
has been titled Protect and Restore Northeast Oregon 4 proposals submitted for the northeast Oregon Project Area in
2007. As a result of responding to previous ISRP comments and
coordination with NPCC and BPA, all four proposals were combined into one project area covering all of the NPT Territory in northeast Oregon.
Objective was to coordinate with partners and seek addition funds for implementation of restoration work
Through negotiations with BPA in 2010 the project’s geographic area was expanded to include all of the NPT Territory in Washington State as well.
Previous ISRP Concerns
• Numerous project proposals were submitted in 2006• Prioritized and combined
BiOp Habitat Improvement
ESU Major Population
Group Population
Total Estimated Percentage Habitat
Quality Improvement of 2007-2018 Actions
Snake River Steelhead Grand Ronde River Grand Ronde River lower mainstem tributaries
<1 *
Grand Ronde River upper mainstem
4 *
Joseph Creek (OR) <1 * Joseph Creek (WA) 4 * Wallowa River <1 *
Hells Canyon Hells Canyon Imnaha River Imnaha River Lower Snake Asotin Creek 4 *
Tucannon River 5 *
ESU Major Population
Group Population
Total Estimated Percentage Habitat
Quality Improvement of 2007-2018 Actions
Snake River Spring/Summer Chinook
Grand Ronde/Imnaha
Catherine Creek 23 Lostine/Wallowa River 2 * Grand Ronde River upper mainstem
23
Imnaha River mainstem 1 * Lower Snake Tucannon River 17
OREGONForest Service Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)Grande Ronde Model WatershedOregon Watershed Enhancement BoardOregon Wildlife Heritage FoundationPacific Salmon Commission – Southern FundWallawa Whitman & Umatilla National ForestsFreshwater Trust
WASHINGTONSnake River Salmon Recovery BoardUmatilla National Forest
Cost Share / Partners
OREGONForest Service Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)Grande Ronde Model WatershedOregon Watershed Enhancement BoardOregon Wildlife Heritage FoundationPacific Salmon Commission – Southern FundWallowa Whitman & Umatilla National ForestsThe Freshwater Trust
WASHINGTONSnake River Salmon Recovery BoardUmatilla National Forest
Cost Share / Partners
Partner/Cost Share Accomplishments
546 fish passage structures (inventoried, assessed & prioritized)
2005-09 Engineering Designs- ($174,338 total)2003-2010 Riparian Planting- about 2,500 plants annually
($45,000 annually)2008-09 Fence Construction- Aspen, Starvation ($82,000)Fish Passage- Mahogany (2006) (4 partners: $174,442),
Tamarack Culvert (In house removal)Road Decommissioning (2009)- 7.5 miles ($175,915)2003-10 Education/Outreach- 500/year
Current Situation of Project
• 2012 Budget took a 60% cut• No Project Leader on staff for this project• Covering with existing staff until….
• BPA to restore budget in 2014• Still coordinating with Partners• Two cost-share projects on-going• Pataha Creek culvert replacements• Mud Creek OWEB grant proposal• Road decommissioning/culvert
replacements
Limiting Factors & Proposed Deliverables
Culvert Replacements
Riparian Restoration
Large Wood Placement projects
Road Decommissioning
Irrigation Diversion Improvement & Sprinkler Installation
Habitat Quantity- Anthropogenic Barriers
Riparian Condition- Riparian Vegetation
Channel Structure and Form- In-stream Structural Complexity
Sediment Condition- Increased Sediment Quantity
Water Quantity – Decreased Water Quantity
Limiting Factors & Proposed Deliverables
Culvert ReplacementsDiversionsRiparian Restoration
Riparian PlantingLarge Wood Placement
projectsChannel RalignmentRoad DecommissioningRoad ImprovementIrrigation Diversion
Improvement & Sprinkler Installation
Habitat Quantity- Anthropogenic Barriers
Riparian Condition- Riparian Vegetation
Channel Structure and Form- In-stream Structural Complexity
Sediment Condition- Increased Sediment Quantity
Water Quantity – Decreased Water Quantity
Fish Passage Assessment
Habitat Quantity – Anthropogenic Barriers
Mahogany Creek
Habitat Quantity – Anthropogenic Barriers
Riparian Condition – Riparian Vegetation
Sediment Condition – Increased Sediment Quantity
Decreased Water Quantity
Adaptive Management
Adjustments to methods and techniques of implementation based on past experience/ results.•Fish passage• Bottomless culverts or bridges
•Road Decommissioning• Clump Plantings work well• Too much straw inhibits revegetation• Fertilizer did not increase rate of regrowth
•Management• Partnerships
Data Management
Spatial Database Microsoft SQL Server and ESRI
ArcSDE Organized by Project Area Tracks all Restoration
Implementation location data (Feature Classes), implementation metrics & Monitoring data (SQL Tables)
Data OutreachReports, Summarized Data
Nez Perce Tribe DFRM Website http://www.nptfisheries.org/
DFRMHome.aspx
Spatial Data Viewer and Querying Watershed Division Mapping
Site http://imsland.nezperce.org/
DFRMWatershed/nexviewer_flex.html