Habitat Enhancement Effectiveness - Biological Monitoring & Evaluation I

Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)

Project ID	12-Umat-03
Recovery Domains	Middle Columbia River
Start Date	01/01/2013
End Date	08/31/2014
Year	2012
Status	Completed
Last Edited	05/08/2024

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Description

Meacham Creek has been the focus for several past and future large scale holistic restoration projects. The project specific actions addressing primary limiting factors were to: Increase in-stream habitat complexity and stabilization, increase floodplain connection by channel creation, reconnection and levee modification or removal, improve riparian conditions, and improve water quality (CTUIR 2014). Monitoring is ongoing to quantify the metrics related to these limiting factors.

Under this project 19 stream miles were monitored. A rotary screw trap at Rm 1.0 of Meacham Creek was used to detect downstream migration of smolt and fry. Redd counts, carcass counts, benthic sampling, water quality and restoration effectiveness were also monitored. 1.2 miles were monitored for macro-invertebrates.

The data derived from redd count surveys included:

1. Index temporal abundance of spawners
2. Estimate total abundance of spawning females
3. Determine spatial spawning distribution
4. Determine temporal spawning distribution

Water temperature monitoring was conducted at River mile 9.0, 13.0, 31.0 of main stem Meacham Creek, Camp Creek and East Fork Meacham Creek. Stream restoration effectiveness occurred in 1.2 miles using the CHAMP methodology. The results of this project will support the benefits of systematically collecting habitat data in conjunction with the biological data in order to gain the greatest understanding of relationships of restoration actions.

Project Benefit

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is implementing a habitat program with emphasis on limiting factors (i.e water temp, habitat complexity). Two sites have been selected for evaluating a fish response to habitat restoration, the expected benefit is to improve habitat quality for adult holding of bulltrout and spring Chinook. Along with benefits to anadromous juvenile summer steelhead and spring Chinook by restoring channel form, habitat diversity, in stream structure and a functional riparian ecosystem.

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Research and Monitoring

Stream Miles Monitored

19.00

20.00

Source

Funds

PCSRF

$30,000

Other

$33,400

Report Total:

$63,400

Worksites

Meacham Creek

Worksite Identifier: Meacham Creek
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

Basin: Middle Columbia (170701)
Subbasin:
Watershed: 1707010302
Subwatershed:

State: Oregon
Recovery Domain: Middle Columbia River
Latitude: 45.635615335
Longitude: -118.36946562

ESU

Mid-Columbia River Spring-run Chinook Salmon ESU
Middle Columbia River Steelhead DPS

Map

Photos

Metrics

E.0 Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)

. . E.0.a RM&E Funding 63,400.00

. . E.0.b

Complement habitat restoration project
Meacham Creek Habitat Enhancement, PCSRF project # 10-Umat-04 This monitoring plan will complement the habitat implementation by CTUIR’s Umatilla Anadromous Fish Habitat project (1987-100-01).

. . E.0.c

Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment.
1. Meacham Creek Subbasin Plan 2. Biological Effectiveness Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Fisheries Habitat Enhancement in CTUIR Subbasins (Stillwater Sciences 2011b)

. . E.0.d.1 Number of Cooperating Organizations 3
. . E.0.d.2
Name Of Cooperating Organizations.

Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
. . E.0.e.1 Number of reports prepared 0
. . E.0.e.2
Name Of Report

None

. . E.1 MonitoringY (Y/N)

. . . . E.1.a Monitoring funding 63,400.00
. . . . E.1.b.1 Stream Miles Monitored 19.00
. . . . E.1.b.2 Acres of Watershed Area Monitored 37.9
. . . . E.1.b.3 Square miles of water monitored1 (Square miles)
. . . . E.1.c.2 Salmonid smolt or fry monitoringY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . E.1.c.2.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for Salmonid smolt or fry 1.20
. . . . E.1.c.3 Biological instream monitoring (other than salmon)Y (Y/N)
- . . . . . . E.1.c.3.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for Biological indicies (other than salmon) 1.20
. . . . E.1.c.4 Redd countsY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . E.1.c.4.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for redds 19.00
. . . . E.1.c.5 Carcass countsY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . E.1.c.5.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for Carcasses 19.00
. . . . E.1.c.8 Water quality monitoringY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . E.1.c.8.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) of stream monitored for water quality 1.00
. . . . E.1.c.13 Restoration effectiveness monitoringY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . E.1.c.13.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) of stream or streambank monitored 1.20
- . . . . . . E.1.c.13.c # acres (to nearest 0.1 acre) monitored 37.9

. . . . E.1.c.14 Restoration validation monitoringY (Y/N)

. . . . . . E.1.c.14.a # miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) stream or streambank monitored 1.20
. . . . . . E.1.c.14.c # acres (to nearest 0.1 acre) monitored 37.9

. . . . E.1.d

Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program
BPA, Action Effectiveness Monitoring Program CTUIR and ODFW. 1990. Umatilla Hatchery Master Plan. CTUIR and ODFW. 2006. Comprehensive RM&E Plan for the Umatilla sub-basin for summer steelhead and Chinook salmon.

. . . . E.1.e

Description of monitoring

The scope of the CTUIR biomonitoring plan includes the direct measurement of habitat improvements which will provide an understanding of the benefits of systematically collecting habitat data in conjunction with biological data in order to gain the greatest understanding of relationships between fish abundance, growth, migration timing, and survival as they relate to stream habitat restoration actions. Our strategy uses regionally standardized habitat protocols (Columbia Habitat Monitoring Program, CHaMP) to sample project reaches pre and post habitat restoration in contrast to unmodified control reaches.A detailed table of collection and analysis methods associated with this protocol can be accessed at: https://www.monitoringresources.org/Document/Protocol/Details/1955