Potlatch River Steelhead Population Monitoring and Evaluation
Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)
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041 04 CW | Snake River | 01/01/2005 | 03/31/2006 | 2004 | Completed | 01/14/2025 | |
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Description
Thirteen milestones were identified in the Project Work Agreement. All of the milestones were met. This project monitored fisheries responses to rehabilitation efforts through trend analysis of production and productivity of rainbow/steelhead. The project monitored adult escapement, juvenile production and survival and habitat parameters. This project identified life history traits of Lower Clearwater A-run steelhead and the level of hatchery influence, if any, in the Potlatch River basin. Project objectives included: determine baseline population status; monitor population productivity, and response to habitat improvement and mitigation efforts designed to address limiting factors; and monitor production of A-run steelhead in the Potlatch River basin. This project compliments, and coordinates with the larger Potlatch River Watershed Restoration Project.
All of the population and habitat data we collected is available for development of future watershed and sub-basin planning activities. The habitat inventory and mapping will be especially useful in identifying and prioritizing the restoration and enhancement of stream and riparian habitats as well as functioning as the base line data to evaluate basin wide restoration and enhancements efforts.
This project monitored the natural production and productivity of salmonids associated with restoration, enhancement and changes in land use practices throughout the basin. Our monitoring efforts show that the rate of hatchery strays into the Potlatch River basin is low. The recovery of Potlatch River steelhead populations will likely be done through natural production of the wild salmonid component still found in the basin.
The project complimented other work in the basin by providing the necessary monitoring components to evaluate the effectiveness of the other projects that are being done throughout the basin. This monitoring component provides a way way to evaluate the restoration, enhancement, and land use practice changes that are part of the larger, comprehensive project to recover naturally producing steelhead in the Potlatch River basin.
This project is directly related to key salmonid management questions regarding salmonid recovery and or sustainability of healthy salmonid stocks. This project collected baseline data to be used to evaluate restoration, enhancement and changes in land use practices that are taking place throughout the basin. The Clearwater Subbasin Management Plan was consulted during project design. The Potlatch River Steelhead Monitoring and Evaluation Annual Report 2004 summarizes the first year of the project monitoring data and makes recommendations to help guide future monitoring efforts. No information that will reduce the risk of over fishing was gained through this program.
The PIT tag data was sent to the Ptagis database, a Columbia River basin wide PIT tag clearinghouse shared by state, tribal and federal agencies. Ptagis provides up to date reporting, tracking and dissemination of PIT tag data. The Ptag database is available to the public on the internet.
This project relies on restoration, enhancement, and sustainable land use practices to recover salmonid populations through natural production. We incorporated volunteers, local landowners and school children into the project. Many landowners stopped at the Big Bear Creek adult weir and or the screw trap to observe our monitoring efforts and of course to see the adult steelhead from their river.
In 2006 we are continuing all phases of the project.
Project Benefit
In the short-term project outcomes will provide essential baseline information describing pre-treatment habitat conditions and fish population status (including production, productivity and age specific survival) in the Potlatch watershed. In the long-term information and tools developed through this project will help to evaluate effectiveness of conservation actions and more effectively target future conservation actions.
Accomplishments
Research and Monitoring |
Stream Miles Monitored |
85.13 |
85.13 |
Funding Details |
PCSRF | $151,069 |
State | $51,759 |
Report Total: | $202,828 |
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Worksites
20022259
- Worksite Identifier: 20022259
- Start Date: 11/01/2004
- End Date: 03/31/2006
Area Description
No Area Description data was found for this worksite.
Location Information
- Basin: Clearwater (170603)
- Subbasin: Clearwater (17060306)
- Watershed:
- Subwatershed:
- State: Idaho
- Recovery Domain: Snake River
- Latitude: 46.6196
- Longitude: -116.6471
ESU
- Snake River Basin Steelhead DPS
- Snake River Spring/Summer-run Chinook Salmon ESU
- Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon ESU
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Metrics
Metrics
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Salmonid Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RM&E)Y (Y/N)
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RM&E Funding 202,828.00
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Complement habitat restoration project | |
Potlatch Watershed Restoration multiple projects & multiple sponsors including Latah SWCD and IDFG. |
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Project identified in a plan or watershed assessment. | |
Latah SWCD. 2007. Potlatch River Watershed Management Plan. Moscow, Idaho. NWPCC. 2005. Clearwater Subbasin Management Plan, in Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. Portland, Oregon. |
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Number of Cooperating Organizations 6
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Name Of Cooperating Organizations. | |
Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Latah Soil and Water Conservation District, Natural Resources Conservation Service, IDFG, Idaho Soil Conservation Commission, Idaho Department of Lands, Clearwater National Forest |
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Number of reports prepared 6
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Name Of Report | |
Bowersox & Schriever. 2006. Potlatch River Steelhead Monitoring and Evaluation. Lewiston, ID. |
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MonitoringY (Y/N)
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Monitoring funding 202,828.00
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Stream Miles Monitored 85.13
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Acres of Watershed Area Monitored 100,753.0
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Adult salmonid population monitoringY (Y/N)
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# miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for adult salmonids 32.95
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Salmonid smolt or fry monitoringY (Y/N)
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# miles (to nearest 0.01 mile) monitored for Salmonid smolt or fry 32.95
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Name Of Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy/Program | |
Bowersox & Schriever. 2005. Potlatch River Steelhead Monitoring and Evaluation. Lewiston, Idaho. |
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Description of monitoring | |
This project will provide essential baseline information describing pre-treatment habitat conditions and fish population status (including production, productivity and age specific survival) in the Potlatch watershed. This project will also address key life history questions and attempt to define fish ecology and behavior questions that will be key to refinement of evaluation methods in the future. Information derived from this project will, in the short-term assist in developing tools to evaluate current conservation actions, and in the long-term help to guide and more effectively target future conservation actions. |
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