Pine Creek Ranch, FY 2001 Annual Report.
Pine Creek Ranch was purchased in 1999 by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs using Bonneville Power Administration Fish and Wildlife Habitat Mitigation funds. The 25,000 acre property will be managed in perpetuity for the benefit of fish and wildlife habitat. Major issues include: (1) Restoring quality spawning and rearing habitat for stealhead. Streams are incised and fish passage barriers exist from culverts and possibly beaver dams. In addition to stealhead habitat, the Tribes are interested in overall riparian recovery in the John Day River system for wildlife habitat, watershed values and other values such as recreation. (2) Future grazing for specific management purposes. Past grazing practices undoubtedly contributed to current unacceptable conditions. The main stem of Pine Creek has already been enrolled in the CREP program administered by the USDA, Natural Resource Conservation Service in part because of the cost-share for vegetation restoration in a buffer portion of old fields and in part because of rental fees that will help the Tribes to pay the property taxes. Grazing is not allowed in the riparian buffer for the term of the contract. (3) Noxious weeds are a major concern. (4) Encroachment by western juniper throughout the watershed is a potential concern for the hydrology of the creek. Mark Berry, Habitat Manager, for the Pine Creek Ranch requested the Team to address the following objectives: (1) Introduce some of the field staff and others to Proper Functioning Condition (PFC) assessments and concepts. (2) Do a PFC assessment on approximately 10 miles of Pine Creek. (3) Offer management recommendations. (4) Provide guidelines for monitoring.
- Research Organization:
- Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- 00004284
- OSTI ID:
- 796200
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/BP-00004284-1; TRN: US200214%%207
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 1 Nov 2001
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION
BUFFERS
CHARGES
HABITAT
HYDROLOGY
MITIGATION
MONITORING
PLANTS
REARING
RESOURCE CONSERVATION
RIVERS
STREAMS
WATERSHEDS
WEEDS
WATERSHED RESTORATION - OREGON - PINE CREEK RANCH
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