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.

BEFORE

AFTER

Oregon’s Unique Approach

Oregon’s Unique Approach to Watershed Restoration

http://www.oregon.gov/oweb/docs/oitt.html