oregon’s unique approach oregon’s unique approach to watershed restoration
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Oregon’s Unique Approach
Oregon’s Unique Approach to Watershed Restoration
MISSION
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ENVIRONMENT
Voluntary restoration actions for clean water & healthy habitats
ECONOMYJobs &
purchase of goods & services
COMMUNITY
Oregonians create
community-based
solutions
To help protect and restore healthy watersheds and natural habitats that support thriving communities and strong economies.
Long Term Investment
Strategy
15 Year Limit
10 Years!
Strategic Plan
Sustainability Plan Update
Operating Capacity Investments
Open Solicitation Investments
Focused InvestmentsEffectiveness Monitoring &
Reporting
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Systems
Fish Passage
Fish Habitat
Tidal Marsh
Estuary
Floodplain
Wetlands
Water Quality
Water Quantity
Sage Grouse
Biodiversity
Riparian Buffers
Forests
Oak Habitat
BUDGET
Salmon
Plates
Pacific
Coastal
Salmon
Recovery Fund
LOTTERY
Operations; 12%
Grants; 88%
Restoration, $237 mil or 46.4%
Monitoring, $64 mil or 12.5%
Technical Assistance, $59 mil or 11.5%
Acquisition, $39 mil or 7.7%
Council Capacity, $36 mil or 7.0%
Assessment, $25 mil or 4.9%
SWCD, $24 mil or 4.7%
Research, $14 mil or 2.7%
Outreach & Education, $13 mil or 2.6%
OWEB Investments Since 1999
Results:• 7,000 grants • 4,000 miles of streams restored• 5,300 miles of habitat accessible for fish• 925,000 upland habitat acres • 42,000 wetland or estuarine habitat acres
OWEB creates 15-24 jobs for every $1 million
Investment Tracker
OWEB Investments Since 1999
See Investment Tracker on OWEB’s Website
WIN-WINImprovements provide safe fish passage, better habitat, and a
steady supply of municipal drinking water year-round
Region 1 : North CoastNecanicum River, Fish Passage Improvement
Using collaborative approach, City of Seaside, Necanicum Watershed Council, ODFW, NOAA, USFW & Longview Timber
crafted a multi-faceted solution.
Results:• Fish access 3 miles of
spawning & rearing habitat• Improved infrastructure
reduces impacts to instream flow
• Screens protect migrating fish
Coquille River, Bandon Marsh & Riparian Habitat Restoration
Region 2 : Southwest Oregon
Region 3: Willamette BasinCalapooia River, Dam Removal
Whychus Creek, Meadow Preserve Restoration
Region 4: Central Oregon
Sage Grouse Habitat/Juniper Encroachment
Region 5: Eastern Oregon
Region 6: Mid ColumbiaMeacham Creek, Floodplain Restoration
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and the United States Forest Service combined efforts to restore Meacham Creek to recover important habitat processes and food sustainability.
It is a story of working together toward common objectives, engineering creative solutions, and overcoming complex challenges.
The purpose was to restore habitat for fish species, and to meet the First Foods mission of the Tribes.
By restoring channel morphology and ecological processes, the Project achieved the Umatilla River Vision of an ecologically functional and healthy river system that supports the continued natural production of First Foods and their utilization by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation community.
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AFTER
Oregon’s Unique Approach
Oregon’s Unique Approach to Watershed Restoration
http://www.oregon.gov/oweb/docs/oitt.html