Central and Eastern Klickitat No-Till Drill Acquisition

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Project ID	2003-4-14
Recovery Domains	Middle Columbia River
Start Date	08/11/2005
End Date	12/31/2005
Year	2003
Status	Completed
Last Edited	01/26/2024

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Description

The project is complete. Bids for three comparable machines were solicited and received. CEKCCD staff presented the results to the Central and Eastern district boards on December 6 and December 8, 2005, respectively for final approval. A no-till drill was selected and purchased, and is being used by farmers in the Central and Eastern Klickitat County Conservation District.

Project Benefit

Both watersheds are home to mid-Columbia steelhead (ESA threatened) and the Klickitat subbasin also supports spring and fall Chinook, and coho salmon. The project is expected to increase egg survival and winter rearing conditions. Egg survival is expected to increase by having less fine sediment introduced (and subsequently deposited) to stream channels. Reduced fine sediment introduction will also decrease turbidity (which tends to be high during the winter) resulting in better foraging conditions. It should also result in increased pool volumes.

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Upland Habitat

Acres Treated

300.0

Source

Funds

PCSRF

$11,610

Report Total:

$11,610

Worksites

1

Worksite Identifier: 1
Start Date: 10/31/2005
End Date: 12/31/2005

Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

Basin: Middle Columbia (170701)
Subbasin: Klickitat
Watershed:
Subwatershed:

State: Washington
Recovery Domain: Middle Columbia River
Latitude: 45.947
Longitude: -121.092

ESU

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

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Metrics

C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)

. . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 11,610.00
. . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected 100.00
. . C.0.c
Project identified in a Plan or Watershed Assessment

none
. . C.0.d.1 Project Monitoring (LOV)
. . C.0.d.2 Monitoring Location (LOV)

. . C.0.d.3

Monitoring text (from Phase I)
The use agreement with CEKCCD will involve an annual report that provides number of acres tilled and number of individuals served. The YNFP monitors spawning of steelhead and salmon via the Klickitat Monitoring and Evaluation Project (M&E). The M&E project and KWEP share habitat monitoring responsibilities including sediment, temperature, and habitat.

. . C.6 Upland Habitat And Sediment ProjectY (Y/N)
- . . . . C.6.a Upland Habitat / Sediment Funding 11,610.00
- . . . . C.6.b.1 Acres of upland habitat area treated 300.0
- . . . . C.6.b.2 Miles of road treated in upland area .00
- . . . . C.6.g.1 Slope stabilizationY (Y/N)