Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council

THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REPLACE SIX CULVERTS IN THE LOWEST 1.5-MILE STRETCH OF PERKINS CREEK TO RECONNECT FISH PASSAGE FOR PACIFIC LAMPREY, COASTAL CUTTHROAT TROUT (NATIVE GAMEFISH), AND JUVENILE SPRING CHINOOK SALMON (LISTED AS THREATENED UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT). PERKINS CREEK IS A MEDIUM-SIZED TRIBUTARY OF MOSBY CREEK IN THE COAST FORK WILLAMETTE RIVER SUB-BASIN (A TRIBUTARY OF THE WILLAMETTE RIVER) NEAR THE SMALL, RURAL TOWN OF COTTAGE GROVE. THE PROJECT WOULD RECONNECT 3.5 MILES OF QUALITY SPAWNING AND REARING HABITAT FOR CUTTHROATS AND LAMPREY AND INCREASE THE REARING HABITAT FOR CHINOOK. THE PROJECT AREA INCLUDES BOTH PRIVATE AND STATE-OWNED LANDOWNERSHIP. THE COAST FORK WILLAMETTE WATERSHED COUNCIL (CFWWC) AND THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE (ODFW) HAVE A LONG-DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION. THEY WOULD MANAGE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROJECT. THE PROJECT IS STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE GRAND RONDE, LOCAL LANDOWNERS, AND THE OREGON STATEWIDE LAMPREY COORDINATOR.IN ADDITION TO HELPING FISH, THE COMPLETED PROJECT WOULD INCREASE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE FOR A SMALL, UNDERSERVED, RURAL COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING CITIZENS ALONG PERKINS CREEK WITH CONSISTENT AND SAFE ACCESS TO THEIR HOMES. CURRENTLY, HOMEOWNERS ARE ANNUALLY COPING WITH FLOODING ISSUES CAUSING THEM TO FORD THE CREEK ON OVERTOPPED CULVERTS OR BLOCKING ACCESS TO THEIR HOMES PERIODICALLY IN THE WINTER BECAUSE OF UNDERSIZED AND OR FAILING CULVERTS. IN ADDITION, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION FOR PACIFIC LAMPREY ARE ONGOING IN THIS SMALL COMMUNITY, DISSEMINATED BY BOTH THE COAST FORK WATERSHED COUNCIL AND ODFW. IF PACIFIC LAMPREY WERE TO ESTABLISH A VIBRANT POPULATION IN THIS STREAM, IT WOULD PRESENT A GREAT EXAMPLE OF COOPERATIVE RESTORATION WORK WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS. IN ADDITION, THE COMMUNITY ON PERKINS CREEK COULD OBSERVE THIS UNIQUE NATIVE SPECIES IN THEIR FRONT YARD.

EXPANDING OUR REACH: INCREASING THE ADOPTION OF CLIMATE SMART MANAGEMENT OF GRAZING LANDS IN OREGON'S WILLAMETTE VALLEY THROUGH COORDINATED, WRAP-AROUND LANDOWNER SUPPORT.

AWARD PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO IMPROVE HABITAT IN THE MOSBY CREEK SUBBASIN BY RESTORING NATURAL FLOODPLAIN PROCESSES AND SUPPORTING WILDLIFE THAT DEPEND ON HEALTHY STREAM AND WETLAND SYSTEMS. THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON CREATING HIGHQUALITY HABITAT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN POND TURTLE, A SPECIES THAT IS SENSITIVE AND CURRENTLY PROPOSED FOR FEDERAL LISTING. BY RESTORING SIDE CHANNELS, PONDS, AND SHADED FLOODPLAIN AREAS, THE PROJECT ALSO STRENGTHENS HABITAT FOR NATIVE FISH, INCLUDING SALMON AND LAMPREY, AND FOR AMPHIBIANS THAT RELY ON COOL, CONNECTED WATERWAYS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WORK, PARTNERS ASSESS THE MAINSTEM OF MOSBY CREEK AND IDENTIFY LOCATIONS WHERE STREAM FLOW CAN BE RECONNECTED TO THE FLOODPLAIN. THE PROJECT DIVERTS PORTIONS OF THE MAIN CHANNEL INTO SHADED SIDE CHANNELS AND POND AREAS THAT PROVIDE SECURE NESTING, REARING, AND REFUGE HABITAT. THESE ACTIONS HELP COUNTER THE LOSS OF BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FORESTS, THE SPREAD OF NONNATIVE PLANTS, AND THE REDUCED CONNECTIVITY CAUSED BY PAST LAND USES SUCH AS ROAD BUILDING AND BANK HARDENING. FIELD STAFF PLAN AND IMPLEMENT RESTORATION DESIGNS, COORDINATE WITH LANDOWNERS AND PARTNER AGENCIES, AND BUILD UPON PREVIOUS RESTORATION EFFORTS ALREADY UNDERWAY IN THE BASIN.EXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOMES: THIS WORK RESULTS IN NEWLY CONNECTED FLOODPLAIN HABITAT THAT INCREASES THE WETTED WIDTH OF THE VALLEY FLOOR, IMPROVES FLOW DURING STORMS, AND CREATES COOL SUMMER REFUGES FOR AQUATIC SPECIES. RESTORED SIDE CHANNELS AND PONDS SUPPORT NESTING AND JUVENILE SURVIVAL FOR THE NORTHWESTERN POND TURTLE WHILE ENHANCING HABITAT FOR SALMONIDS AND AMPHIBIANS. THE PROJECT ALSO PRODUCES A STRONGER FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE RESTORATION UPSTREAM, GIVING THE AGENCY AND ITS PARTNERS A CLEAR PATH FOR CONTINUED FLOODPLAIN IMPROVEMENT THROUGHOUT MOSBY CREEK.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES ARE WILDLIFE SPECIES THAT RELY ON COMPLEX, CONNECTED FLOODPLAIN HABITAT, ESPECIALLY THE NORTHWESTERN POND TURTLE AND NATIVE FISH. LOCAL COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM HEALTHIER WATERSHEDS, REDUCED DOWNSTREAM FLOODING, AND IMPROVED ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE IN A CHANGING CLIMATE. LAND MANAGERS AND RESTORATION PARTNERS GAIN A SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION OF FLOODPLAIN RECONNECTION THAT CAN GUIDE FUTURE WORK ACROSS THE BASIN.

NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF COTTAGE GROVE AREA YOUTH CREWS

ORWA SRS CARNINE UPLAND OAK PRAIRIE RESTORATION

RESTORING AND ENHANCING 13 ACRES OF UPLAND OAK AND PRAIRIE HABITAT BY PRESCRIBED FIRE, THEREBY REDUCING THREATS TO THIS HABITAT AND THE SPECIES THAT DEPEND ON THEM SPECIFICALLY BUREAU SENSITIVE SPECIES, THE WESTERN GRAY SQUIRREL. THE WESTERN GRAY SQUIRREL RELIES ON OPEN-GROWN OAKS FOR FOOD RESOURCES AND CONNECTIVITY TO CONIFER FORESTS FOR NESTING RESOURCES. MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE DIVERSE NATIVE PRAIRIE PLANT COMMUNITY WHICH ARE RESOURCES FOR POLLINATORS AND FOOD FOR WILDLIFE, AND SEEDING WITH APPROPRIATE NATIVE SPECIES IN AREAS DISTURBED BY FIRE WILL INCREASE THE ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY OF NATIVE PLANT SPECIES, BOOST INSECT AND POLLINATOR DIVERSITY, AND SUPPORT GRASSLAND BIRDS.

BLM OR/WA MOSBY CREEK SPRING CHINOOK HABITAT PROJECT PHASE II

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OUTREACH AND RESTORATION

RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NATIVE PRAIRIE LANDSCAPES AND WILDLIFE HABITAT AT PORTLAND DISTRICT PROJECTS WHILE PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO HIGH SCHOOL AGED YOUTH FROM THE LOCAL COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON COMMUNITY.