Wheeler SWCD 2025-2027 Capacity

Public Outreach, Education, and Landowner Recruitment

Project ID	OWEB 226-900-24417
Recovery Domains	Middle Columbia River
Start Date	07/01/2025
End Date	07/31/2027
Year	2024
Status	Ongoing
Last Edited	01/14/2026

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Description

The purpose of this project is to implement the applicable Agricultural Water Quality Management Area Plan (Area Plan) by using the Wheeler County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) as the local management agency to the fullest extent practical. In this project, the SWCD will: (1) engage agricultural landowners and provide technical assistance, (2) implement projects to improve agricultural water quality, (3) develop partnerships to support this project, (4) monitor or evaluate conditions, (5) use adaptive management to support continuous improvement, and (6) support ODA in conducting biennial reviews of Area Plans. This project will contribute to achieving the goals of the Area Plan and to implementation of the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds on agricultural lands. This project includes targeted work identified in the SWCD’s agricultural water quality Scope of Work (SOW) and Focus Area Action Plan (FAAP).

Project Benefit

This capacity project will enable Wheeler SWCD to engage landowners in Wheeler County in outreach and technical assistance to implement the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds. This landowner engagement will spur conservation activities that enhance water quality and improve habitat for Mid-C Chinook and steelhead.

Source

Funds

State

$202,324

In-Kind Donated Labor

$10,117

Report Total:

$212,441

Worksites

24417

Worksite Identifier: 24417
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

Basin: John Day (170702)
Subbasin:
Watershed:
Subwatershed:

State: Oregon
Recovery Domain: Middle Columbia River
Latitude: 44.843368
Longitude: -120.041635

ESU

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

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Metrics

F.0 Public Outreach, Education, and Landowner RecruitmentY (Y/N)
- . . F.0.a Outreach, Education and Recruitment funding
- . . F.0.c Habitat treatments leveraged (LOV)
- . . F.0.d Value of treatments leveraged
- . . F.1 Outreach / Education ProjectY (Y/N)
  - . . . . F.1.a Outreach/ Education funding
  - . . . . F.1.d Outreach documents/reports preparedY (Y/N)
  - . . . . F.1.e Exhibits/posters preparedY (Y/N)
  - . . . . F.1.f Media material preparedY (Y/N)
  - . . . . F.1.h Outreach events conductedY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . F.1.h.1 Number of Outreach/Education Events
  - . . . . F.1.i Workshops/training eventsY (Y/N)
  - . . . . F.1.j Presentation at educational institutionsY (Y/N)
  - . . F.2 Landowner RecruitmentY (Y/N)
    - . . . . F.2.a Landowner recruitment funding
    - . . . . F.2.c.1 Landowners ContactedY (Y/N)
      - . . . . . . F.2.c.2 Number of Landowners Contacted