Protect and Restore Little Salmon River

Project # 28050

Nez Perce Tribe

Fisheries/Watershed Program

By Chad Fealko

ESA Affected Species

Spring/Summer Chinook

Steelhead

Bull Trout

Sensitive species: Pacific lamprey, redband rainbow and westslope cutthroat trout.

Little Salmon River Basin

Little Salmon RiverLimiting Factors

Migration problems/blockages*

Riparian Alteration* Channel Alteration* Streamflow

Alteration* Water Temperatures* Other water quality

problems*

Bold and underlined entries indicate an elevated impact of that limiting factor.

Streambed sedimentation*

Reduced habitat complexity*

Wetland destruction*

Ecological interactions with exotics*

Toxics/Contamination*

Fisheries/Aquatic Needs

Protect, create, restore and reconnect riparian and floodplain areas

Reduce stream temperature. sediment and embeddedness…

Restore & augment streamflows

Reduce impacts from agricultural sediment and road runoff

Educate the public on natural resource restoration issues

Phase 1:

Circle C Ranch

Riparian Protection and

Restoration

Phase 2:

Completion of Watershed Assessment Identification of restoration action listImplement restoration action list

BenefitsImproved Water Quality– Reduced Stream Temperature– Reduced Sediment Inputs

Improved Riparian Health and Function

Increase Habitat Utilization– Increase Potential Rearing Habitat– Improve Available Spawning Habitat– Elevate Habitat Complexity

Improved PassageIncreased Stream Flow

Monitoring and Evaluation

Project Effectiveness Monitoring

NPTFW Comprehensive Watershed Monitoring Program (Project #28045) -- Tiered

Project Specific Monitoring

Bank Erosion Rates Greenline Survey Temperature Bank Stability

Stream Shade Channel Morphology Pebble Counts Peizometers Photo Points

NPTFW Watershed Monitoring and Evaluation Plan

#28045

Provide Tier I & II Monitoring – Habitat extent and condition– Biological trend monitoring

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