Warm Springs Reservation Habitat Restoration Effectiveness Monitoring III
Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)
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20-Warm-04 | Middle Columbia River | 06/01/2024 | 12/31/2024 | 2020 | Terminated | 04/14/2025 | |
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Description
The Warm Springs Tribe had to terminate this project and replace it with a new project due to a lack of capacity within one of the CTWS Fisheries Department programs. The new project (20-Warm-05 Middle Fork John Day Effectiveness Monitoring project) replaced this original project. The following work was completed before this project was canceled.
The project facilitated the collection and processing of high-resolution orthoimagery through the purchase of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) which were used at two aquatic habitat restoration sites. The imagery provided critical spatial data for monitoring changes in vegetation cover, assessing floodplain connectivity, and analyzing stream channel morphology before and after restoration efforts. By capturing fine-scale topographic and ecological features, these datasets serve as essential tools for informing restoration design, evaluating project success, and identifying opportunities for adaptive management. The high-resolution imagery enhances CTWS’ ability to detect subtle changes in habitat conditions over time, supporting data-driven decision-making to optimize ecological outcomes and improve habitat suitability for salmonid populations. Additionally, the imagery can be integrated with other remote sensing and field-based monitoring efforts to provide a comprehensive understanding of restoration impacts and guide future conservation strategies.
High-resolution (2-20 inches/pixel) imagery was collected via UAV at two worksites. No work was done at the originally proposed Shearer Falls worksite. These data was analyzed via GIS or multi-spectral image processing software to quantify spatial coverage of imagery elements. Specifically, floodplain inundation will be described quantitatively over a range of discharge levels (3-5 sampling events). Similar to building a discharge rating curve using discharge measurements and continuous water level data, a floodplain inundation curve will be created using inundation area and continuous discharge measurements. These inundation-discharge relationships will be compared pre and pos-restoration to determine if floodplain reconnection objectives have been met.
Vegetation monitoring conducted via UAV consisted of constructing digital elevation models using aerial imagery and structure-from-motion analysis. These models were used in conjunction with LiDAR data to quantify vegetation maturity via metrics such as percent canopy coverage over a threshold height, or overall vegetative volume.
CTWSRO Fisheries Habitat Program’s comprehensive watershed management strategy will benefit target salmonid species (Chinook salmon, steelhead, and bull trout) by 1) directly generating vital spawning and rearing habitat; 2) directly mitigating deleterious environmental effects (e.g. reduce thermal loading through riparian enhancement, increase and sustain flow through floodplain and groundwater reconnection, etc.); and 3) resorting ecosystem processes and function. (For specific expected benefits of individual projects, see section directly above.) Habitat restoration effectiveness monitoring will be key in assessing the performance of restoration efforts and in guiding the implementation of future projects. This will maximize realized benefits to targeted salmonids and ensure that restoration resources and efforts are executed as efficiently as possible and maximize positive results.
Project Benefit
The CTWSRO Fisheries Habitat Program’s comprehensive watershed management strategy will benefit target salmonid species (Chinook salmon, steelhead, and bull trout) by: 1) directly generating vital spawning and rearing habitat; 2) directly mitigating deleterious environmental effects (e.g. reduce thermal loading through riparian enhancement, increase and sustain flow through floodplain and groundwater reconnection, etc) ; and 3) resorting ecosystem processes and function. (For specific expected benefits of individual projects, see section directly above.) Habitat restoration effectiveness monitoring will be key in assessing the performance of restoration efforts and in guiding the implementation of future projects. This will maximize realized benefits to targeted salmonids and ensure that restoration resources and efforts are executed as efficiently as possible and maximize positive results.
The Warm Springs tribal creel surveys will benefit target salmonid species (chinook salmon, coho salmon and summer steelhead) by enumerating the number of fish removed from the natural and hatchery spawning population due to tribal harvest.
Accomplishments
Research and Monitoring |
Stream Miles Monitored |
17.10 |
17.60 |
Funding Details |
PCSRF | $7,190 |
Report Total: | $7,190 |
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Worksites
Middle Fork John Day River, MFFCA Habitat
- Worksite Identifier: Middle Fork John Day River, MFFCA Habitat
- Start Date: 06/01/2021
- End Date: 12/31/2022
Area Description
No Area Description data was found for this worksite.
Location Information
- Basin: John Day (170702)
- Subbasin: Middle Fork John Day (17070203)
- Watershed: Camp Creek-Middle Fork John Day River (1707020302)
- Subwatershed: Little Boulder Creek-Middle Fork John Day River (170702030202)
- State: Oregon
- Recovery Domain: Middle Columbia River
- Latitude: 44.620754
- Longitude: -118.57255
ESU
- Mid-Columbia River Spring-run Chinook Salmon ESU
- Middle Columbia River Steelhead DPS
- Un-Named ESU Bull Trout
Map
Photos
Metrics
Metrics
- E.0
Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)
- . . E.0.a
RM&E Funding 3,595.00
- . . E.0.b
Complement habitat restoration project | |
• Lower Fox Creek Floodplain Restoration and Instream Enhancement
• Upper Fox Creek Fish Passage and Instream Habitat Enhancement |
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Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment. | |
• CTWSRO, 2014, John Day Basin Watershed Restoration Strategy.
• Waterways Consulting, 2010, Fox Creek Restoration Plan |
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Number of Cooperating Organizations 3
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Name Of Cooperating Organizations. | |
• CTWS
• ODFW
o Assists in biannual (2x per year) juvenile steelhead surveys.
• NFJDWC (North Fork John Day Watershed Council)
o Maintains temperature logger network throughout Fox Creek outside of restoration project reaches. |
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Number of reports prepared 2
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Name Of Report | |
John Day Conservation Properties Monitoring Report (Produced annually 2018 – 2024) |
- . . E.1
MonitoringY (Y/N)
- . . . . E.1.a
Monitoring funding 3,595.00
- . . . . E.1.b.1
Stream Miles Monitored 8.14
- . . . . E.1.b.2
Acres of Watershed Area Monitored 371.0
- . . . . E.1.b.3
Square miles of water monitored.02 (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 .00
- . . . . 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) .00
- . . . . E.1.c.11
Habitat condition monitoringY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . E.1.c.11.a
# miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for habitat condition .00
- . . . . . . E.1.c.11.c
# acres (to nearest 0.1 acre) monitored .0
- . . . . 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 .00
- . . . . . . E.1.c.13.c
# acres (to nearest 0.1 acre) monitored .0
- . . . . E.1.c.14
Restoration validation monitoringY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . E.1.c.14.a
# miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) stream or streambank monitored .00
- . . . . . . E.1.c.14.c
# acres (to nearest 0.1 acre) monitored .0
- . . . . E.1.c.15
Intensively monitored watershed (IMW)Y (Y/N)
- . . . . . . E.1.c.15.a
# miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) of stream or streambank monitored .00
- . . . . . . E.1.c.15.c
# acres (to nearest 0.1 acre) monitored .0
- . . . . E.1.d
Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program | |
CTWS-JDBO, Middle Fork Forrest Conservation Area Restoration Monitoring Plan, 2019 |
- . . . . E.1.e
Description of monitoring | |
High-resolution (2-20 inches/pixel) imagery will be collected via UAV. These data will be analyzed via GIS or multi-spectral image processing software to quantify spatial coverage of imagery elements. Specifically, floodplain inundation will be described quantitatively over a range of discharge levels (3-5 sampling events). Similar to building a discharge rating curve using discharge measurements and continuous water level data, a floodplain inundation curve will be created using inundation area and continuous discharge measurements. These inundation-discharge relationships will be compared pre and pos-restoration to determine if floodplain reconnection objectives have been met.
Vegetation monitoring conducted via UAV will consist of constructing digital elevation models using aerial imagery and structure-from-motion analysis. These models will be used in conjunction with LiDAR data to quantify vegetation maturity via metrics such as percent canopy coverage over a threshold height, or overall vegetative volume. |
Fox Creek Watershed
- Worksite Identifier: Fox Creek Watershed
- Start Date: 06/01/2021
- End Date: 12/31/2022
Area Description
No Area Description data was found for this worksite.
Location Information
- Basin: John Day (170702)
- Subbasin: North Fork John Day (17070202)
- Watershed: Cottonwood Creek (1707020209)
- Subwatershed: Lower Fox Creek (170702020904)
- State: Oregon
- Recovery Domain: Middle Columbia River
- Latitude: 44.655888
- Longitude: -119.20552
ESU
- Mid-Columbia River Spring-run Chinook Salmon ESU
- Middle Columbia River Steelhead DPS
- Un-Named ESU Bull Trout
Map
Photos
Metrics
Metrics
- E.0
Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)
- . . E.0.a
RM&E Funding 3,595.00
- . . E.0.b
Complement habitat restoration project | |
• Lower Fox Creek Floodplain Restoration and Instream Enhancement
• Upper Fox Creek Fish Passage and Instream Habitat Enhancement |
- . . E.0.c
Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment. | |
• CTWSRO, 2014, John Day Basin Watershed Restoration Strategy.
• Waterways Consulting, 2010, Fox Creek Restoration Plan |
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Number of Cooperating Organizations 3
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Name Of Cooperating Organizations. | |
• CTWS
• ODFW
o Assists in biannual (2x per year) juvenile steelhead surveys.
• NFJDWC (North Fork John Day Watershed Council)
o Maintains temperature logger network throughout Fox Creek outside of restoration project reaches. |
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Number of reports prepared 2
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Name Of Report | |
• CTWS-JDBO, 2017 Lower Fox Creek Floodplain Restoration and Instream Enhancement Habitat Survey, 2017
• CTWS-JDBO, 2018 Fox Creek Habitat Monitoring Report, 2018” |
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MonitoringY (Y/N)
- . . . . E.1.a
Monitoring funding 3,595.00
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Stream Miles Monitored 8.96
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Acres of Watershed Area Monitored 308.0
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Square miles of water monitored.01 (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 .00
- . . . . 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) .00
- . . . . E.1.c.11
Habitat condition monitoringY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . E.1.c.11.a
# miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for habitat condition .00
- . . . . . . E.1.c.11.c
# acres (to nearest 0.1 acre) monitored .0
- . . . . 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 .00
- . . . . . . E.1.c.13.c
# acres (to nearest 0.1 acre) monitored .0
- . . . . E.1.c.14
Restoration validation monitoringY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . E.1.c.14.a
# miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) stream or streambank monitored .00
- . . . . . . E.1.c.14.c
# acres (to nearest 0.1 acre) monitored .0
- . . . . E.1.d
Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program | |
CTWS-JDBO, Fox Creek Habitat Restoration Monitoring Plan, 2017 |
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Description of monitoring | |
High-resolution (2-20 inches/pixel) imagery will be collected via UAV. These data will be analyzed via GIS or multi-spectral image processing software to quantify spatial coverage of imagery elements. Specifically, floodplain inundation will be described quantitatively over a range of discharge levels (3-5 sampling events). Similar to building a discharge rating curve using discharge measurements and continuous water level data, a floodplain inundation curve will be created using inundation area and continuous discharge measurements. These inundation-discharge relationships will be compared pre and pos-restoration to determine if floodplain reconnection objectives have been met.
Vegetation monitoring conducted via UAV will consist of constructing digital elevation models using aerial imagery and structure-from-motion analysis.
These models will be used in conjunction with LiDAR data to quantify vegetation maturity via metrics such as percent canopy coverage over a threshold height, or overall vegetative volume. |
Sherars Falls
- Worksite Identifier: Sherars Falls
- Start Date: 06/01/2021
- End Date: 12/31/2022
Area Description
No Area Description data was found for this worksite.
Location Information
- Basin: Deschutes (170703)
- Subbasin: Lower Deschutes (17070306)
- Watershed: White Horse Rapids-Deschutes River (1707030611)
- Subwatershed: Oak Springs Creek-Deschutes River (170703061108)
- State: Oregon
- Recovery Domain: Middle Columbia River
- Latitude: 45.260106
- Longitude: -121.03639
ESU
- Mid-Columbia River Spring-run Chinook Salmon ESU
- Middle Columbia River Steelhead DPS
- Un-Named ESU Bull Trout
Map
Photos
Metrics
Metrics
- E.0
Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)
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RM&E Funding .00
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Complement habitat restoration project | |
None |
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Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment. | |
None |
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Number of Cooperating Organizations 0
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Name Of Cooperating Organizations. | |
None |
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Number of reports prepared 0
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- . . E.1
MonitoringY (Y/N)
- . . . . E.1.a
Monitoring funding .00
- . . . . E.1.b.1
Stream Miles Monitored .00
- . . . . E.1.b.2
Acres of Watershed Area Monitored .0
- . . . . E.1.c.6
Harvest monitoringY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . E.1.c.6.a
# miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for harvest .00
- . . . . . . E.1.c.6.b
# square miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for harvest0 (Square miles)
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Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program | |
None |
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