Lake County Umbrella Watershed Council

WARNER BASIN NATIVE FISH RECOVERY - HONEY CREEK, DEEP CREEK, TWENTYMILE CREEK

THE LAKE COUNTY UMBRELLA WATERSHED COUNCIL WILL DEVELOP RESTORATION PROJECT DESIGNS TO BENEFIT THE NATIVE CHEWAUCAN REDBAND TROUT ACROSS 13 TRIBUTARIES OF THE UPPER CHEWAUCAN RIVER, NEAR THE TOWN OF PAISLEY, OREGON, IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE. ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN THE CHEWAUCAN WATERSHED HAVE BEEN HARMED BY PERSISTENT DROUGHT, HISTORIC GRAZING PRACTICES, ROAD AND IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CATASTROPHIC FIRES, WHICH HAVE BURNED OVER SIXTY PERCENT OF THE WATERSHED SINCE 2018. THE ENDEMIC CHEWAUCAN REDBAND TROUT HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY DEVASTATED BY THESE CHALLENGES, AND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF BARRIERS, ARE EXCLUDED FROM SEVENTY ONE PERCENT OF THEIR HISTORIC RANGE IN THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN AND COLUMBIA PLATEAU. TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS AND OPEN ADDITIONAL COLD-WATER HABITAT TO THE TROUT, THE COUNCIL WILL COMPLETE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING FOR ACTIONS TO REPLACE FISH PASSAGE BARRIER CULVERTS, MODIFY IRRIGATION DIVERSIONS FOR FISH PASSAGE, INCREASE AQUATIC AND RIPARIAN HABITAT COMPLEXITY, ENHANCE RANGELAND, AND RESTORE BURNED UPLANDS. THROUGH THIS MULTI-TIERED APPROACH, THE COUNCIL WILL ACCELERATE AQUATIC HABITAT RECOVERY FROM RECENT FIRES AND INCREASE REDBAND TROUT POPULATION RESILIENCE THROUGHOUT THE UPPER CHEWAUCAN WATERSHED. THE COUNCIL WILL CARRY-OUT THE PROJECT IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE UPPER CHEWAUCAN PARTNERSHIP, WHICH INCLUDES THE LAKEVIEW SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE, U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS.

WARNER BASIN FISH PASSAGE, SCREENING AND WATERSHED RESTORATION

SUMMER LAKE WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION PROJECT

SUMMER LAKE WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION PROJECT

ALL LANDS RESTORATION INITIATIVE PRESCRIBED FIRE IMPLEMENTATION

UPPER CHEWAUCAN WATERSHED ASSESSMENT

THOMAS CREEK FOREST RESILIENCY PROJECT

THIS APPLICATION REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR NATIVE FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN THE HIGH DESERT CLOSED-BASIN ECOSYSTEM OF SOUTH-CENTRAL OREGON. THE GOOSE LAKE BASIN PROVIDES HABITAT FOR A DIVERSE NATIVE FISH COMMUNITY WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF ENDEMISM (SPECIES FOUND NOWHERE ELSE).

DEEP CREEK STARVEOUT DIVERSION FISH PASSAGE PROJECT. LAKE COUNTY UMBRELLA WATERSHED COUNCIL TO PROVIDE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF FISH PASSAGE IMPROVEMENTS

OR-OFWO-FA-LAKE CO UMBRELLA WSC-WARNER

DYKE DIVERSION LAKE COUNTY UMBRELLA WATERSHED COUNCIL

THE PROJECT IS LOCATED ON DREWS CREEK IN LAKE COUNTY, OREGON. THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO RESTORE NATIVE FISH UPSTREAM MIGRATION AND POPULATION RESILIENCY BY IMPROVING AN IRRIGATION DIVERSION BARRIER AND CONSTRUCTING A FISH LADDER. DREWS CREEK IS HOME TO EIGHT NATIVE FISH SPECIES, FOUR ARE LISTED AS SPECIES OF CONCERN BY THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE: GOOSE LAKE SUCKER, GOOSE LAKE REDBAND TROUT, GOOSE LAKE LAMPREY, AND PIT ROACH. DUE TO THE VULNERABILITY IN THIS CLOSED BASIN WATERSHED, THREE SPECIES ARE ALSO ON ODFWS SENSITIVE SPECIES LIST: GOOSE LAKE SUCKER, GOOSE LAKE REDBAND, AND PIT SCULPIN. OTHER NATIVES IN THIS SYSTEM INCLUDE PIT- KLAMATH LAMPREY, SPECKLED DACE, AND GOOSE LAKE TUI CHUB. DREWS CREEK FISH PASSAGE IS CRITICAL IN THE CLOSED-BASIN EASTERN OREGON WATERSHEDS, DROUGHT IS NOT UNCOMMON AND SURVIVAL OF THE SPECIES COMES THROUGH REFUGE AND HABITAT IN THE UPSTREAMTRIBUTARIES.

ELDER CREEK FISH PASSAGE - FISHERIES

MC DIVERSION PASSAGE - FISHERIES

02-CROOKED CREEK PHASE II RESTORATION

CRFWCO WA: LAKE COUNTY: DEEP CREEK

DEEP CREEK O'KEEFFE DIVERSION FISH PASSAGE PROJECT

DEEP CREEK RELICT WEIR FISH PASSAGE

UMBRELLA CROOKED CREEK RESTORATION AND BIG VALLEY DESIGN

CAMPBELL MILL ASPEN AND WETLAND HABITAT RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT

CAMP CREEK STREAM BANK AND RIPARIAN RESTORATION

THE GOAL IS TO SPEED UP CHANNEL EVOLUTION AND CAPTURE SEDIMENT AND AGGRADE THE STREAM CHANNEL TO INCREASE FLOODPLAIN AND RIPARIAN CONNECTIVITY.

CAMAS CREEK INSTREAM AND FLOODPLAIN ENHANCEMENT

THREE CREEK WET MEADOW RESTORATION

STARVEOUT DIVERSION PASSAGE

CA-MODOC NWR LAKE COUNTY UMBRELLA

OR-OFWO-FA-LAKE CO UMBRELLA WSC

MUDDY CREEK FISH SCREEN AND STREAM RESTORATION

LAKE COUNTY UMBRELLA WATERSHED COUNCIL

LAKE COUNTY UMBRELLA CROOKED CREEK PHASE IV

BARTRUM UPLAND ENHANCEMENT AND SPRING PROTECTION

HARVEY RANCH WETLANDS

CLOVER FLAT SAGE ENHANCEMENT

F19AS00024

JWTR HOWARD CREEK

00- HARVEY RANCH ELDER CREEK L-E-1303

MANTUA CREEK RESTORATION

SPRAGUE RIVER RIPARIAN FENCING

HOLIDAY-THOMAS CREEK STREAM BED AND FISH PASSAGE MODIFICATION

CHEWAUCAN & TRIBUTARIES STREAMBANK STABILIZATION

COX FLAT CREEK RESTORATION

MOD 2 CLOSES THE AGREEMENT. HONEY CREEK - WARNER VALLEY FISHERIES IMPROVEMENT

HABITAT RESTORATION - COMPLETE