Implement the Grande Ronde Implement the Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program Model Watershed Program Administration and Habitat Administration and Habitat Restoration Projects Restoration Projects Project 199202601 Lyle Kuchenbecker, Project Planner
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Implement the Grande Ronde Model Implement the Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program Administration and Watershed Program Administration and
Grande Ronde Model Grande Ronde Model Watershed ProgramWatershed Program
• Selected by the NPPC in 1992 to be the “Model Watershed” for Oregon
• Mission: “… to develop and oversee the implementation, maintenance and monitoring of coordinated resource management that will enhance the natural resources of the Grande Ronde Basin.”
Forest Service
Wilderness Area
National Recreation Area
Bureau Of Land Mgmt
Indian Reservations
State Lands
Private, Other
Grande Ronde BasinGrande Ronde Basin
Wallowa Subbasin
Lower GrandeRonde Subbasin
Imnaha Subbasin
Upper GrandeRonde Subbasin
Grande Ronde Model Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program GoalsWatershed Program Goals
• Protect and restore riparian and upland habitats.
– Direct BPA F&W Mitigation Funds toward high priority restoration work.
– Coordinate basin-wide restoration activities and programs.
– Increase landowner involvement
• Conduct project effectiveness and basin-wide water quality monitoring.
• Conduct educational outreach to increase public awareness and involvement.
• Protect the customs, culture and economic stability of the citizens of the Basin and the Nez Perce Tribe and the Confederated Tribesof the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
Grande Ronde Subbasin AssessmentsGrande Ronde Subbasin Assessments
• Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program Operations – Action Plan 1994
• Stream and Riparian Conditions in the Grande Ronde Basin – Clearwater Biostudies 1993
• Lower Grande Ronde Subbasin Review – BLM and USFS 1998
• Historical Changes in Anadromous Fish Habitat in the Upper Grande Ronde River, 1941-1992 McIntosh 1992
• Application of the Ecosystem Diagnosis and Treatment Method to the Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program – Final Report
• Upper Grande Ronde River Sub-Basin Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) 2000
• Biological Assessment for Bull Trout, Summer Steelhead, Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon, Upper Grande Ronde Assessment Area, USFS, BLM 1999
• Lower Grande Ronde Subbasin Multi-Species Biological Assessment USFS 2001-2001
• Grande Ronde Cooperative River Basin Study, Union County, Oregon NRCS 1997
• Riparian and Upland Imp.(25) 30 stream miles benefitted, 15,537 acres treated
• Road closure/obliteration(26) 312 miles of road closed/obliterated
• Road improvement(59) 204 miles of road improved
• Education, public involvement(25)
• Monitoring/survey/study (25)
Grande Ronde Basin Watershed Grande Ronde Basin Watershed Restoration ProjectsRestoration Projects
Wallowa Subbasin
GRMWP/BPA Projects
OWEB Projects
Other Projects
Lower GrandeRonde Subbasin
Imnaha Subbasin
Upper GrandeRonde Subbasin
MonitoringMonitoringRestoration Project Implementation and Effectiveness• Site Specific in response to individual project objectives• Annual report – near term – 5 years• Photopoints, vegetation, X-sections
Basin-wide Water Quality Monitoring• Water Quality Advisory Group• Coordinate Various Individual Monitoring Programs (DEQ, ODA,
SWCD’s, USFS)• Avoid Duplicative Efforts or Data Gaps• Comprehensive Annual Report• Baseline Data & Long Term Trend
Basin-Wide Stream Inventories• Prior to 1993 – 925 miles (USFS, ODFW, BLM)• Resurvey Program (10 year cycle)