2017 Project Summaries
Tincup Creek Stream Restoration, ID
Tincup Creek supports a full assemblage of native fishes such as Longnose and Speckled Dace, Sculpin, Redside Shiners, Mountain Suckers, the rare Northern Leatherside Chub, and Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout. This project has re-elevated the stream to restore the functions and processes that make for healthy habitat, floodplains and riparian zones. By focusing on restoring floodplain connectivity, proper channel dimensions, and old meanders, using native willows and sod as well as imported wood, habitat for native species has been improved.
Deep Creek Floodplain Restoration Project, OR
The Deep Creek Floodplain Restoration complementS a series of activities implemented and planned to improve aquatic habitat conditions and riparian function within the Deep Creek watershed. The Deep Creek watershed represents the most interconnected habitat for redband trout and other native fish in the Crooked River basin. The purpose and need for these restoration activities is to enhance and recover habitat for regionally listed sensitive aquatic species such as redband trout and Columbia spotted frog and other riparian dependent aquatic, wildlife, and plant species. Currently, floodplain habitat is deficient in large woody debris, pools, and exceeds standards for bank stability and width/depth ratios. This project includes placement of Large Woody Debris complexes in 6 distinct sections, plug and fill work to aggrade the channel in the lower reach, and planting native riparian plants in and around the impacted floodplain.
