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John Day Basin Partnership North Fork John Day Watershed Council

Camp Creek Planting

Project Type
Restoration of Aquatic Native Fish Habitat
Lead Implementer
North Fork John Day Watershed Council
Funders
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, North Fork John Day Watershed Council, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, U.S. Forest Service
Other Organizations
U.S. Forest Service - Malheur Management Unit
Project Manager
Javan Bailey (javan@nfjdwc.org)
Project Stage
Post-Implementation
Duration
2020 - 2023
Restoration Actions
16. Beaver Restoration Management, 17. Riparian Fencing, 18. Riparian Buffer Strip, Planting, 20. Thinning or removal of understory
FIP Status
Receiving FIP Funding
Restoration of Aquatic Native Fish Habitat
The MFJDR IMW Final Summary Report demonstrated that high water temperatures are the most important habitat limiting factor in ESA listed Mid-C summer steelhead and spring Chinook salmon productivity in the MFJDR, perennial tributaries are the primary contributors for cool water. Camp Creek provides important rearing habitat for juvenile steelhead and Chinook salmon as well as spawning habitat for steelhead. This planting and fencing project on Camp Creek will bolster the cold water refugia potential of Camp Creek by increasing streambank shading and plant density in thermally sensitive areas.

Key Accomplishments

  • Number of plantings: 24,000
  • Floodplain habitat protected: 44.00 acres

Focal Species

  • ESA listed Steelhead
  • Spring Chinook

Implementation and Ecological Results

  • 3 - Increase Riparian Connection & Plant Communities
  • 6 - Increase Water Quantity & Quality
  • 7 - Streambank Shading Increased
  • 9 - Stream Temperature Restored to Desired Range

Working Groups

  • North Fork/Middle Fork John Day Working Group

LJDWG - Critical Issues

  • Not Applicable
inside buck and pole exclosure, riparian vegetation is thriving
(Timing: After) (~4,019 KB)
Credit: Javan Bailey
inside buck and pole exclosure, riparian vegetation is thriving

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $520,293.83
U.S. Forest Service (USFS): $166,900

FIP - Restoration (OWEB): $242,088

Bring Back the Natives (NFWF): $105,386

North Fork John Day Watersh... (NFJDWC): $5,920

Photos

Area to be thinned of lodgepole
(Timing: Before) (~4,409 KB)
Credit: Javan Bailey
Area to be thinned of lodgepole (Timing: Before)
Area to be planted and exclosed
(Timing: Before) (~5,540 KB)
Credit: Javan Bailey
Area to be planted and exclosed (Timing: Before)
Buck and pole materials from lodgepole thinning
(Timing: After) (~7,074 KB)
Credit: Javan Bailey
Buck and pole materials from lodgepole thinning (Timing: After)
Willows installed inside buck and pole exclosure 12
(Timing: After) (~5,868 KB)
Credit: Javan Bailey
Willows installed inside buck and pole exclosure 12 (Timing: After)
new aspen emerging 4 years post buck and pole implementation
(Timing: After) (~3,510 KB)
Credit: Javan Bailey
new aspen emerging 4 years post buck and pole implementation (Timing: After)
8ft wire wildlife exclosure number 4
(Timing: After) (~3,971 KB)
Credit: Javan Bailey
8ft wire wildlife exclosure number 4 (Timing: After)
post lodgepole thinning
(Timing: After) (~13,805 KB)
Credit: Javan Bailey
post lodgepole thinning (Timing: After)

Project last updated 9/12/2024

Home page photo by Bob Wick, BLM, shared under the Creative Commons 2.0 license.

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