Extra Details
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 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
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)
Area to be planted and exclosed (Timing: Before)
Buck and pole materials from lodgepole thinning (Timing: After)
Willows installed inside buck and pole exclosure 12 (Timing: After)
new aspen emerging 4 years post buck and pole implementation (Timing: After)
8ft wire wildlife exclosure number 4 (Timing: After)
post lodgepole thinning (Timing: After)
Project last updated 9/12/2024