Marys River Watershed Council - Council Capacity 2023-2025

Salmonid Restoration Planning and Assessments

Project ID	OWEB 224-028-22847
Recovery Domains	Willamette River
Start Date	07/01/2023
End Date	07/29/2025
Year	2023
Status	Completed
Last Edited	01/14/2026

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Description

OWEB provided vital capacity support for the Marys River Watershed Council that funded project implementation for enhanced water quality and habitat conditions for cutthroat trout, Pacific lamprey, and other salmonid and ecological recovery efforts. In the past 2 years, MRWC implemented 5 restoration projects; numerous technical assistance projects, including design and engineering; numerous outreach and engagement initiatives; conducted monitoring for previously implemented restoration projects; and continued to plan, acquire willing landowners, and develop many additional opportunities for habitat restoration and enhancement, including a large, $8.7mil regional NOAA fish passage proposal that will open up 40+ miles of fish passage in the mid-Willamette region and which many of the projects in the NOAA Fish Passage portfolio were developed thanks to the support of the OWEB Council Capacity grant.

Project Benefit

The Marys River Watershed Council watershed contains 401 miles of stream habitat for cutthroat trout, Pacific lamprey, steelhead and Chinook salmon, and many other aquatic species. Limiting factors include impaired access to habitat; hydrograph/water quantity - altered hydrology; knowledge gaps - lack of information; physical habitat quality - altered quality of physical habitat; water quality - altered physical; chemical or biological water characteristics; invasive plant species; and wetland degradation. In the past 2 years, the council has assisted with the development of numerous restoration projects that address salmon and/or steelhead and their habitats (see Proposed Solution section of this application). MRWC uses watershed assessments, action plans, and relevant Recovery Plants to develop a prioritized list of future restoration and monitoring projects.

Source

Funds

State

$166,142

Other

$29

Report Total:

$166,171

Worksites

22847

Worksite Identifier: 22847
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

Basin: Willamette (170900)
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Watershed:
Subwatershed:

State: Oregon
Recovery Domain: Willamette River
Latitude: 44.55924137
Longitude: -123.2614403

ESU

Upper Willamette River Chinook Salmon ESU
Upper Willamette River Steelhead DPS

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Metrics

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

. . B.0.a Planning And Assessment Funding 166,171.00
. . B.0.b.1 Area Encompassed 237,477.0

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

. . . . B.1.a Planning and Coordination funding 166,171.00

. . . . B.1.b.4 Watershed council supportY (Y/N)

. . . . . . B.1.b.4.a

Name of plan developed or implemented
Upper Willamette River Conservation and Recovery Plan for Chinook Salmon and Steelhead, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Region, 2011.

. . . . . . B.1.b.4.b

Description of the Plan

This project supports local watershed councils by providing capacity to engage in salmonid recovery planning and coordination. The Recovery Plan(s) indicate state and local collaboration and partnerships, especially in the form of watershed councils, are needed to successfully implement Recovery Plan actions and refer to the Oregon Plan. The Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds (1997) provides the governance structure for implementing restoration in Oregon and specifically charges these watershed councils with the task of developing and implementing watershed improvement projects. Additionally, the Oregon Plan indicates that, in order to complete these tasks, watershed councils require funding to provide for stable infrastructure and support for council activities.