Catching Slough Project Development

Salmonid Restoration Planning and Assessments

Project ID	OWEB 221-2014-19033
Recovery Domains	Oregon Coast
Start Date	03/09/2021
End Date	12/01/2025
Year	2020
Status	Completed
Last Edited	07/08/2026

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Description

This project designed multiple habitat restoration projects in Catching Slough and surrounding area: The Seelander Creek Habitat Restoration Project (OWEB 222-2007-19944), Lillian Slough Habitat Complexity Project (OWEB 223-8220-22752) the Anchor, Alderwood and Old Wagon Fish Passage Project (OWEB 223-8220-23608) and the Sumner Messerle Habitat Restoration Project (OWEB 223-8220-24354. To date, 3 of the 4 projects listed above have been fully implemented. This project supported engineered designs, archeology surveys, water management plans, planting plans and permitting assistance. Restoration goals include restoring watershed function and improving water quality through enhanced fish passage, access to off-channel habitat, riparian planting/fencing, and livestock exclusion fencing.
PCSRF FFY2021 funds, OWEB state funds, and Other sources and in-kind contributions were used to complete the project. No funds are used as match to PCSRF.

Project Benefit

This project will evaluate current conditions and develop engineering plans for focal areas within the Catching Slough sub-basin and its surrounding area. These focal areas encompass more than 8 miles of critical stream habitat in Catching Slough and will allow us to address the prime limiting factors for coho smolt production in this sub-basin. In addition to addressing the stream adjacent components of this project, we plan to evaluate stream crossings that have smaller (<48) culverts with outdated and failing tidegate structures attached.

Source

Funds

PCSRF

$74,507

Other

$125,000

Report Total:

$199,507

Worksites

19033

Worksite Identifier: 19033
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

Basin: Southern Oregon Coastal (171003)
Subbasin:
Watershed:
Subwatershed:

State:
Recovery Domain: Oregon Coast
Latitude: 43.317903
Longitude: -124.160153

ESU

Oregon Coast Steelhead DPS
Oregon Coast Coho Salmon ESU
Oregon Coast Chinook Salmon ESU

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Metrics

B.0 Salmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsY (Y/N)

. . B.0.a Planning And Assessment Funding 199,507.00
. . B.0.b.1 Area Encompassed 35.0

. . B.1 Restoration Planning And CoordinationY (Y/N)

. . . . B.1.a Planning and Coordination funding 199,507.00

. . . . B.1.b.11 Engineering/design work for restoration projectsY (Y/N)

. . . . . . B.1.b.11.a

Name of plan implemented

National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Region, 2016-12-01, Recovery Plan for Oregon Coast Coho Salmon Evolutionarily Significant Unit; Office of the Governor, State of Oregon, 1999-01-01, The Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds; Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2003-09-12, Oregons Native Fish Conservation Policy; Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2007-03-01, Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon;

. . . . . . B.1.b.11.b

Description and scope of the plan implemented

The Oregon Coast Coho Recovery Plan calls for actions that improve "the health and stability of rearing habitats for juvenile salmon". This project designed restoration projects to improve fish passage and riparian habitat, reduce sedimentation, improve access to over wintering habitat, enhance floodplain connectivity, and improve water quality, protecting and enhancing critical spawning and rearing habitats for salmonids. The Oregon Native Fish Conservation Policy states that locally adapted native fish populations are important for maintaining and restoring native fish. The designed restoration areas have significant populations of native fish species and these projects protect and improve upon the high-quality habitats these fish require to thrive. The Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds calls to encourage voluntary actions by citizens. This project convened public land managers and private landowners to assess these lowland landscapes. Each landowner has volunteered to implement restoration treatments to improve agricultural lands via actions that have a high likelihood of providing proper stream function and ecological importance for native fish populations in the basin. The Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan states the primary and secondary limiting factors for the Coos are stream complexity and water quality respectively. This project developed planting plans and fencing strategies along 8 miles of stream within our 3 focal areas. These rehabilitated riparian areas will drastically improve water quality (stream temperature/bacteria) and stream complexity (wood loading, fish passage, and flood conveyance) post restoration implementation.