Little Indian Creek Riparian Fence Project
Project Overview
Basics
Little Indian Creek Riparian Fence Project
Planning/Design
Project proposes to construct 2.0 miles of 4-strand wire fence, to improve riparian conditions by restricting livestock access, along 1 mile of Little Indian Creek, a perennial tributary of Indian Creek, a tributary of the Middle Fork John Day River. It provides spawning and rearing habitat for ESA listed summer steelhead. Unrestricted livestock access to the creek and associated riparian areas have degraded site conditions affecting aquatic habitat, water temperatures, and streamside vegetation. The enclosure will allow for streambank stabilization, decreased sediment loads, and allow riparian vegetation to reach natural site potential buffering against stream temperature fluctuations.
2020
2021
2021
5/12/2021
Project Attributes
Additional Project Attributes
FIP Status
None
Restoration Actions
17. Riparian Fencing
For Land Acquisition and Easement Projects
Project Type
None
Location
Organizations
| Lead Implementer |
Contacts
Kyle Sullivan - Grant Soil and Water Conservation District (Grant SWCD) (sullivank@ortelco.net)
Metrics
Expected Metrics
| Stream miles treated | Treatment Type: fencing | 1 linear stream miles |
Reported Metrics
Reported Metrics are not relevant for Projects in the Planning/Design stage.
Financials
Budget
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Reported Expenditures
No Expenditures have been reported for this Project.
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Focal Species
Focal Species
Little Indian Creek provides spawning and rearing habitat for ESA listed Mid-C steelhead. By restricting livestock and wildlife impacts to the riparian areas, conditions for salmonids will be improved. Installing and maintaining riparian fencing, is listed as a key restoration action addressing a strategy in the Middle Columbia Steelhead ESA Recovery Plan (NMFS, November 30, 2009).
Implementation and Ecological Results
Implementation and Ecological Results
Project proposed to install and maintain livestock exclusion fencing which will contribute to increased riparian plant communities and increase shading thereby increasing and improving water quality.
Working Groups
Working Groups
No Working Groups set for this Project.
LJDWG - Critical Issues
LJDWG - Critical Issues
No LJDWG - Critical Issues set for this Project.
Project Details
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Little Indian Creek Riparian Fence Project Proposed Location Map
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- 11/12/2020
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- Description
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