restore mccomas meadows /meadow creek watershed project # 9607705 restore mccomas meadows/ meadow...
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Restore McComas Meadows
/Meadow Creek Watershed
Project # 9607705
RestoreRestore McComas McComas Meadows/ Meadow Creek Meadows/ Meadow Creek
WatershedWatershed
Project # 9607705Project # 9607705
Nez Perce Tribe Fisheries Watershed Program
Meadow Creek is located in north central Idaho within the South Fork Clearwater River on the Nez Perce National Forest.
Species at Risk• Steelhead trout
– ESA threatened
• Bull trout– ESA threatened
• Chinook salmon– Fall ( ESA threatened) – spring/summer (sensitive/species of
concern)
• Westslope cutthroat trout– Sensitive/species of concern
• Pacific lamprey– State endangered species
Limiting FactorsLimiting Factors
• Temperature (exceeds 20Temperature (exceeds 20oo C) C)• In-stream and riparian coverIn-stream and riparian cover• Sediment (embeddedness 23-56%)Sediment (embeddedness 23-56%)• Passage (40 culverts)Passage (40 culverts)• Habitat degradation (roads/logging)Habitat degradation (roads/logging)• Watershed disturbances (habitat Watershed disturbances (habitat
loss)loss)
• Aquatic & Terrestrial– M&E program– Road inventory& closure
• Fisheries/Aquatic Needs– Temperature monitoring– Reduce temperature,
sediment, & embeddedness
• Riparian Communities– Create riparian habitat
• Noxious Weeds– Restore infested
communities
• Habitat/Passage– Restore riparian & in-
stream habitat structure
– Create riparian areas & establish connectivity
– Restore normal hydrograph Remove passage barriers
– Culvert inventory & evaluation
• Fragmentation– Reduce road densities
Clearwater Sub-basin Needs
Objectives• Coordinate with agencies on pre-work, planning
and logistics• Restore hydrologic connectivity • Restore fish passage• Restore meadow and riparian plant community• Reduce sediment, improve water quality, and
stream habitat• Reduce sediment from Fisher Placer Mine Site• Alleviate sediment from road sources• Maintain fence integrity• Monitoring and evaluation
Past Accomplishments• Cooperative project with NPNF• Fence construction to exclude cattle
grazing within McComas meadows reach• Drainage and erosion inventory• Participation/completion of EAWS and
stewardship group recommendations for projects
• Re-vegetation of riparian zone – over 8,000 trees planted
• Tributary re-location (Swede Creek)• Monitoring and evaluation
Temperature Meadow Creek Temperature Regime -- 1999
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9/29
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10/1
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7/99
11/1
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12/8
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12/2
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Date
Tem
pera
ture
(C)
Upper Daily Limit
Spawning and RearingUpper LimitAverage Temperature
Max Temperature
Min Temperature
Willow Pole Plantings
Irrigation Ditch surrounding McComas Meadows – Erosion due to drainage of streams and culverts
ROADS
Roads shown in red (90 miles) are proposed for decommissioning under the Meadow Face DRAFT EIS.
103 miles of road are to be maintained.
14 miles of road will be reconstructed
10 miles of road will be converted to trail
Fish Barrier Culvert
Fisher Placer Mine SiteFisher Placer Mine Site
Monitoring & Evaluation• Umbrella Monitoring Plan (proposed
project #28045)– Trends in Watershed Condition
• Restoration Effectiveness Monitoring Plan – Project specific
• Road Obliteration Monitoring
Questions???