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Project Details
John Day Basin Partnership

Middle Fork John Day Planting 2024

Project Type
Restoration of Aquatic Native Fish Habitat
Lead Implementer
Confederated Tribes Of Warm Springs
Funders
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Other Organizations
Bonneville Power Administration
Project Manager
Elizabeth Ruszczyk (liz.ruszczyk@ctwsbnr.org)
Project Stage
Planning/Design
Duration
2024
Estimated Total Cost
$361,463.00
Secured Funding
$100,000.00
No Funding Source Identified Yet
$0.00
Pending Funding
$261,463.00
Restoration Actions
18. Riparian Buffer Strip, Planting, 21. Remove non-native plants
Restoration of Aquatic Native Fish Habitat
This project is located within the Middle Fork John Day River, a tributary to the John Day River. Work will be entirely located within Grant County, Oregon, beginning approximately 13 miles northeast of the town of Prairie City. This project is a continuation of an on-going effort in the Middle fork of the John Day River to provide shade via riparian planting efforts. This project is proposing to revegetate sections of the Middle Fork to reestablish the riparian corridor and reduce solar inputs through planting of native vegetation. Funding from this grant will contribute to revegetation efforts on tribal lands. Planting will occur on previous restoration projects.

Targeted Metric

  • Number of plantings: 13,000
  • Stream miles treated: 1.00 linear stream miles

Focal Species

  • Bull trout
  • ESA listed Steelhead
  • Pacific Lamprey
  • Spring Chinook

Implementation and Ecological Results

  • 3 - Increase Riparian Connection & Plant Communities
  • 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
Aerial Photo- Looking downstream from Vinegar Creek (Timing: After) (~7,774 KB) Credit: Stefan Kelly
Aerial Photo- Looking downstream from Vinegar Creek

Location

Budget

$100,000.00 Secured Funding: Pacific Coastal Salmon Recove... (NOAA)

$111,463.00 Pending Funding: Bonneville Power Administratio... (BPA)

$150,000.00 Pending Funding: John Day Basin Focus Investme... (OWEB)

Photos

Aerial Photo- Looking Upstream towards Vinegar Creek (Timing: During) (~7,514 KB) Credit: Stefan Kelly
Aerial Photo- Looking Upstream towards Vinegar Creek (Timing: During)
Project last updated 12/3/2024

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

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