Project 2007-127-00:East Fork of South Fork Salmon River Passage Restoration, Contract 74017 REL 87:2007-127-00 EXP E FORK OF S FORK SALMON PASSAGE RESTORATION
Riparian Habitat; Upland Habitat And Sediment
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| BPA_2007-127-00_74017 REL 87 | | - | | 04/01/2021 | | 03/31/2022 | | Completed | | 11/10/2021 | | |
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Description
Project 2007-127-00:
https://www.cbfish.org/Project.mvc/Display/2007-127-00
While full project initiation and implementation is currently awaiting the settlement of the FCRPS Biological Opinion (BiOp), this project will cover the intra and inter agency planning and coordination pre-implementation activities required to transition smoothly to implementation upon BiOp approval. The Nez Perce Tribe will begin the planning and coordination process for the East Fork of the South Fork Salmon River Fish Passage Restoration near Yellow Pine, Idaho with the US Forest Service (Payette National Forest), IDFG, DEQ, and other applicable parties. Since this passage restoration project will be implemented on private land owned by the Bradley Mining Company, the NPT Project Manager will work with the Forest Service and BPA to investigate the environmental compliance requirements, including NEPA, ESA and cultural resources consultation. The Payette National Forest, IDFG, and IDEQ will be providing cost-share and/or technical resources for the project upon implementation.
Due to the delay in the issuance of the Federal Columbia River Power System Biological Opinion (FCRPS BiOp), the East Fork of the South Fork Salmon River Passage Restoration project did not begin in fiscal year 2007 as originally planned. A pre-implementation planning and coordination contract was issued in FY 2007 to begin the necessary project planning and environmental compliance requirements with the Payette National Forest (PNF) and the Boise National Forest (BNF) while the BiOp awaited resolution. Because no implementation began in FY 07, the private landowner in the project focal area entered into a lease to purchase agreement with the Vista Gold mining company who has begun exploratory research to determine the feasibility of re-initiating mining activities.
Since steelhead, spring chinook, bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout passage can not currently be restored through the old Sti
Contract 74017 REL 87:
https://www.cbfish.org/Contract.mvc/Summary/74017
Worksites
BPA - BPA_2007-127-00_74017 REL 87-ws-584097: E: 198. Maintain Vegetation
- Worksite Identifier: BPA - BPA_2007-127-00_74017 REL 87-ws-584097: E: 198. Maintain Vegetation
- Start Date: 04/01/2021
- End Date: 09/12/2021
Area Description
Remove Reed Canary Grass, reed canary grass removal
Additional Detail
Work Statement Element 160427:
https://www.cbfish.org/WorkStatementElement.mvc/Summary/160427
The NPT fence crew removed 0.6 acres of reed canary grass by digging it out at the roots with a shovel. In areas where reed canary grass was most pervasive, wetland sods mats infused with rushes and sedges were placed in an effort to smother the existing vegetation. This proved to be very successful with rushes and sedges being the dominant plant species. Several times a season field crews knock down remaining reed canary grass with a weed eater before it develops seed heads. There has been a documented shift in the recovery of native rushes and sedges recovering in areas that were once a monoculture of reed canary grass.
Location Information
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- Latitude: 44.854043
- Longitude: -115.511026
ESU
No ESU data was found for this worksite.
Map
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Metrics
Metrics
- C.0
Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
- . . C.5
Riparian Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
- . . . . C.5.a
Riparian Habitat Funding 7,102.62
- . . . . C.5.h.1
Riparian plant removal/controlY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . C.5.h.3
Acres of riparian treated for plant removal/control .0
BPA - BPA_2007-127-00_74017 REL 87-ws-584106: L: 199. Remove Vegetation
- Worksite Identifier: BPA - BPA_2007-127-00_74017 REL 87-ws-584106: L: 199. Remove Vegetation
- Start Date: 04/01/2021
- End Date: 06/30/2021
Area Description
Remove Invasive Weeds from the SFSR and BC Watersheds, center point of weed spraying
Additional Detail
Work Statement Element 160436:
https://www.cbfish.org/WorkStatementElement.mvc/Summary/160436
Within the South Fork Salmon and Big Creek watersheds the Forest Service (FS) and County spray for invasive weeds along system roads. An area that is routinely missed for invasive weeds is non-system roads that are not drivable . Since our crews are often monitoring these non-system roads they have noticed and documented where invasive weeds are present. "In 2019 and 2020, we started working with the FS to spray weed infested areas that were not being covered by the county or FS. We will use our crews to spray these remote invasive weed patches in 2021.
The areas that we spray were prioritized from NPT road survey data base that showed high rates of invasive weeds that were not currently sprayed by the county or the FS.
Location Information
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- Latitude: 44.950299
- Longitude: -115.496981
ESU
No ESU data was found for this worksite.
Map
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Metrics
Metrics
- C.0
Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
- . . C.5
Riparian Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
- . . . . C.5.a
Riparian Habitat Funding 8,286.39
- . . . . C.5.h.1
Riparian plant removal/controlY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . C.5.h.3
Acres of riparian treated for plant removal/control 15.0
- . . C.6
Upland Habitat And Sediment ProjectY (Y/N)
- . . . . C.6.a
Upland Habitat / Sediment Funding 8,286.39
- . . . . C.6.h.1
Upland vegetation managementY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . C.6.h.3
Acres treated for upland vegetation management 40.0
BPA - BPA_2007-127-00_74017 REL 87-ws-586407: O: 47. Plant Vegetation
- Worksite Identifier: BPA - BPA_2007-127-00_74017 REL 87-ws-586407: O: 47. Plant Vegetation
- Start Date: 04/01/2021
- End Date: 06/30/2021
Area Description
Warm Lake Road Obliteration Supplemental Planting, Center point of planting
Additional Detail
Work Statement Element 161635:
https://www.cbfish.org/WorkStatementElement.mvc/Summary/161635
The Nez Perce Tribe-Watershed Division (NPT-WD), in partnership with the Boise NF, obliterated approximately 47 miles of roads in the Warm Lake area from 2013-2016. The vegetation on the obliterated roads is recovering slower than similar projects, possibly due to a wildfire that burned the area prior to obliteration and hillslope aspects facing largely south and west with little shading. Grasses and forbs are growing on the obliterated roads, but trees and shrubs are sparse and small, especially on exposed aspects. The obliteration scars on the landscape are glaringly obvious and especially visible from the Warm Lake Highway.
After conducting road decommissioning monitoring it became apparent this previously decommissioned area is recovering slower than our other plots. This led to the prioritization of partnering with the Boise NF on a supplemental planting effort to accelerate vegetation recovery on the hillside aspects that are recovering slowly. The NPT-WD suggests planting 2,000 ponderosa pine seedlings per year for five years, focusing on south and west-facing obliterated sections. Ponderosa pine was chosen because it is the dominant tree species observed in the area. Roughly 20 miles of the total 47 obliterated miles are on south and west-facing aspects (Figure 19). The obliteration disturbance is about 15 feet wide on average and areas identified as priorities for planting total approximately 36 acres. The proposed planting rate would be 278 trees per acre, or 500 trees per linear mile.
Location Information
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- Latitude: 44.682874
- Longitude: -115.644536
ESU
No ESU data was found for this worksite.
Map
Photos
Metrics
Metrics
- C.0
Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
- . . C.6
Upland Habitat And Sediment ProjectY (Y/N)
- . . . . C.6.a
Upland Habitat / Sediment Funding 17,993.31
- . . . . C.6.f.1
Planting for erosion and sediment controlY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . C.6.f.3
Acres planted for erosion and sediment control 7.0
BPA - BPA_2007-127-00_74017 REL 87-ws-586711: F: 198. Maintain Vegetation
- Worksite Identifier: BPA - BPA_2007-127-00_74017 REL 87-ws-586711: F: 198. Maintain Vegetation
- Start Date: 04/01/2021
- End Date: 09/14/2021
Area Description
Maintain vegetation to stabilize banks and provide riparian cover on Forstrum Creek., Forstrum Planting
Additional Detail
Work Statement Element 161850:
https://www.cbfish.org/WorkStatementElement.mvc/Summary/161850
Forstrum Creek is located along the northern boundary of the Wapiti Meadow Ranch CE and provides juvenile rearing habitat for fishes listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). At the upper end of the Wapiti Meadow, Forstrum Creek flows through dense riparian vegetation and juvenile Chinook salmon were surveyed in pools throughout this reach (Keller et al., 2018b). Below this reach, Forstrum Creek spreads out through the meadow, with no defined channel, reduced riparian vegetation, and no fish use observed.
During the 2020 field season, crews planted 140 native plants, including willow, hawthorn, alder, dogwood, and currant. Planting efforts will improve juvenile fish rearing habitat by providing habitat structure, stabilizing stream banks, and increasing stream shading and large woody debris recruitment. These efforts improved approximately 150 meters of Forstrum creek through the degraded meadow section. The NPT-WD will assess plant survival from 2020 and plant an additional 150 riparian plants in 2021.
Location Information
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- Latitude: 44.861953
- Longitude: -115.51446
ESU
No ESU data was found for this worksite.
Map
Photos
Metrics
Metrics
- C.0
Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
- . . C.5
Riparian Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
- . . . . C.5.a
Riparian Habitat Funding 14,205.25
- . . . . C.5.h.1
Riparian plant removal/controlY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . C.5.h.3
Acres of riparian treated for plant removal/control .0
- . . . . . . C.5.h.4
Miles of streambank treated for riparian plant removal/control .00
BPA - BPA_2007-127-00_74017 REL 87-ws-586306: M: 47. Plant Vegetation
- Worksite Identifier: BPA - BPA_2007-127-00_74017 REL 87-ws-586306: M: 47. Plant Vegetation
- Start Date: 04/01/2021
- End Date: 09/20/2021
Area Description
Plant Riparian Vegetation along the Little Salmon River, Zim's Planting location
Additional Detail
Work Statement Element 161634:
https://www.cbfish.org/WorkStatementElement.mvc/Summary/161634
Critical issues in the Little Salmon River watershed include riparian ecological degradation resulting in water quality issues, such as excess sediment and high water temperatures. Many acres of riparian habitat have been degraded from their historical condition, primarily through development or conversion to agriculture. The Nez Perce Tribe recently purchased some property that encompasses the Little Salmon River. Our goal is to partner with Idaho Fish and Game and plant riparian vegetation adjacent to the Little Salmon River.
This project location was prioritized after examining Arial imagery for impacted riparian zones and seeing what private landowners were willing to allow us to plant. Fortunately the NPT recently purchased some property along the Little Salmon that is in need of riparian planting along the banks of the Little Salmon.
There are ESA listed Chinook, steelhead and bull trout found downstream of our planting site based on recent eDNA samples taken by the NPT in 2020 and numerous IDF&G snorkel surveys that are publicly downloadable.
Location Information
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- Latitude: 45.039082
- Longitude: -116.292515
ESU
No ESU data was found for this worksite.
Map
Photos
Metrics
Metrics
- C.0
Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
- . . C.5
Riparian Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
- . . . . C.5.a
Riparian Habitat Funding 18,940.33
- . . . . C.5.c.1
Riparian plantingY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . C.5.c.3
Acres planted in riparian 1.0
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