www.apwc.info Page | 2 of 23 W HAT IS A W ATERSHED C OUNCIL ? A - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Page | 1 of 23 The APWC has been a very successful watershed council for the last 20 years, averaging 3-5 projects per year with anywhere from 1 to 40+ landowners participating in the projects. We are currently working on large landscape
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The APWC has been a very successful watershed council for the last 20 years, averaging 3-5 projects per year with anywhere from 1 to 40+ landowners participating in the projects. We are currently working on large landscape scale projects that incorporate the Applegate landscape from the streambed to the top of the watershed ridges and everything in between.
Josephine & JACKSON Counties
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A non-regulatory, community group of
volunteers with an interest in watershed health.
Designated and recognized by the County
Commissioners as allowed by state legislation.
Councils are required to represent the diverse
stakeholders in the basin and be balanced in their makeup.
The APWC is a 501 (c) 3 Non-Profit
Organization.
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4th Field HUC Applegate WS ~493,000 Acres (770 sq. miles)
172,800 Acres in Josephine Co.
Stream Listed as 303(d) Publicly Managed 70% Priv. Forest 10% Rural Res. 20%
Land Use in the Applegate
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The Rogue Basin
covers 5 Counties:
Jackson Josephine Curry
& the Headwaters of the Rogue and Little Butte begin in Douglas & Klamath Counties
(all WC’s average less than 2 full time staff)
Jackson County
Josephine County
~Williams Creek
“Stream Restoration Alliance”
Curry County
Middle Rogue Seven Basins Lower Rogue Illinois Valley Upper Rogue Little Butte Bear Creek Applegate
Williams Creek
Total Acreage: 3,309,831
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WHAT CAN WC’S BRING TO THEIR COMMUNITIES?
Council
Acreage Population
Lower Rogue
226,668
Illinois Valley
637,540
Middle Rogue
425,243 (less W/S 104,058)
Applegate
493,000 12,000
Bear Creek
253,440 203,000 (2011)
Little Butte
238,598 11,600
Seven Basins
261,760 13,000
Upper Rogue
798,841 10,000
Funds & Involvement Created through APWC TCHRP P1 Project Funding $ 287,000 In-Kind Contributions $37,000 Landowner Involvement 11 Public Events Held 7
Population Information from 2011
#’s are approximations for 2012-2014
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COMPLETED PROJECTS
Beaver Creek Sedimentation Reduction Project:
This project has been completed. When we are able to complete monitoring of this previously sediment limited creek, we hope that we will be able to remove it from the 303(d) water quality list.
Riparian Restoration Program:
Program began in the early 2000’s working with landowners to restore native riparian areas by removing invasive species and replanting natives. This program has worked with over 30 landowners in the last few years.
The APWC would like to Continue this program into the future, pending funding
Current projects include Humbug Creek near Hwy 238 and Yale Creek on Yale Creek Ranch
Cultivating Healthy Watersheds Education Program:
Through the CHW school program, K-12 students learn about watershed-friendly farms, sustainable farming practices and forest management. Hand-on projects provide active learning experiences that enhance habitat for fish and wildlife, help kids build skills, and learn to be good watershed stewards.
Our E&O Committee is working to reestablish this program. However, without designated staff and funding this program has been difficult to schedule in with our restoration projects.
Students Learn causes of soil erosion and how to prevent it learn about winter cover crops
Yale Creek RR: Pre & Post Treatment
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CURRENT PROJECTS
Thompson Creek Restoration P1:
~1.8 miles of Creek of habitat restoration for aquatic and wildlife species. This work includes riparian restoration, stream bank stabilization, large wood.
Little Applegate Measuring Device Project:
Installation of measuring devices on open irrigation ditches to help water users manage their water rights.
Fish Barrier Assessment Project
This project will update the APWC’s current fish passage barrier list and ground truth barriers in the Thompson Creek, Slate Creek & Humbug Creek drainages.
Iron Creek Habitat Improvement Project
Iron Creek is in ODFW’s top five coolest streams list in the Applegate. This stream has a barrier issue at the South Side Road culvert. This project means to address upstream access to important habitat.
Waters Creek Riparian Fencing Project
This project will assist a landowner in the construction of almost 2100’ of riparian
hay production to 1 cut production and then pasture for cattle. The goal of this project is to save irrigation water and keep it in-stream and project their lush riparian vegetation.
Butcherknife Creek Culvert
This project will replace a very dilapidated culvert with a bridge. ODFW has been an instrumental partner, but we are having problems getting forward momentum with this project. Thompson Creek: Large Wood Thompson Creek: Blackberry Removal & Replanting of Native Trees/Shrubs Yale Creek: Irrigation Measuring Device
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CURRENT PROJECTS
Humbug Creek Reed Canary Grass Project:
Humbug Cr @ Hwy 238 is inundated with RCG and during the winter 2014 the stream in this section went subterranean causing the death of at least 2 fish. This project will work to eradicate the RCG create better stream flow and fish passage.
Thompson Creek Habitat Restoration Project P2:
This project will bring on more landowners and additional acreage to be treated for invasive species from the mouth of Thompson Creek up to Phase 1. This project is not contiguous but we had to limit the number of landowners because of the extent the project has currently reached, 18 committed landowners, ~2.63 stream miles & ~48 acres of land to be treated.
Provolt Seed Orchard Partnership
The BLM, Provolt Seed Orchard, may eliminate seed collection in the near future. This will give the facility new opportunities including: access to the Applegate River, riparian restoration, educational events and workshops, and potentially much more.
Beaver Reintroduction Program
Funding will allow the APWC to gather historical information from long time landowners regarding the distribution of beaver around the Applegate Valley.
Thompson Creek Phase 2 Humbug Creek Provolt Seed Orchard
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PROPOSED PROJECTS
Applegate Community Events
8/6/14 Damnation Screening @ Red Lily
Applegate Watershed Kiosk Updates
APWC/SOU 2011 Applegate Video Project
Aquatic & Riparian Committee Meetings (2nd Weds. each month)
Education & Outreach Committee Meetings
Re-establish CHWEP for students in Applegate watershed
General Board Meetings (4th Thurs. each month)
Hyde Bar Decommissioning
See Our Salmon Event
Rogue Basin Ecosystem Outreach
Applegate Effectiveness Monitoring Program
O'Brien & Sturgis Ditch Water Quantity Project
Phase II of Middle Applegate Project ("Pilot Thompson")
Applegate Dam Aggregate Extraction & Habitat Enhancement Project
Applegate Riparian Restoration Program (2014-20XX)
Barrier Removal Program
Cantrall Buckley Riparian Restoration Project
Forest Creek Habitat Restoration Project
Keeler Creek Riparian & Stream Restoration Project
Prescribed Fire Program
Waters Creek Habitat Restoration
Bridgepoint In-Stream Improvement Project
Laurel Hill Irrigation Dam Project
Munger Creek
Keeler Creek 1 of 3 Applegate Watershed Kiosks Educational Program w/Williams Elem.
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11 Landowners ~1.8 Miles of Creek ~22 acres of Riparian
Restoration
Over 10K Stems Planted 5 Large Wood, In-stream
Habitat Structures in 2013
2 Bank Stabilization In-Stream
Structures in 2014
Multiple In-Stream Habitat
Cover Logs/Root wads in 2014
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Lulka Before & After
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Bango Before & After
Before & After
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Volunteer Planting Days
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Natural regeneration of Big Leaf Maple & Cottonwood stake leafing out
Planting crew and machine in area where invasive blackberries have been removed Plantings with plastic mulch, riparian fence. Native planting protected by tree cages where livestock are present.
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Wildlife friendly livestock fence with smooth bottom wire. Low impact “range-land” gates will be left open when no livestock are present.
Donated Burlap from Dutch Bros
mulch mat and Ponderosa Pine, with wild turkey. Burlap mulch used on plantings near stream with risk of getting washed
high historic invasive vegetation cover
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Klinefelter: Before & After
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Any structure which could or does impede fish movement and migration
Can be completely passable or have a complete barrier, partial barrier, or unknown status
Natural or artificial structures: bridges, cascades, culverts, dams, debris jams, fords, natural falls, tide gates, and weirs
In the project area, steelhead, coho, chinook, and other aquatic species' habitats are limited by impassable and partially passable barriers
Butcherknife Cr. Culvert Slate Cr. Harbolt Dam Williams Cr.
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Board Shanty Creek at North Applegate Road Landowner reports hundreds of juvenile steelhead in
pool every spring
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Fuels Reduction & Forestry Collaboration
Pilot Joe & Pilot Thompson:
APWC has volunteers collaborating with
BLM and project stakeholders to help with development and monitoring
Goal is to demonstrate successful
landscape restoration on Dry Forests to help in fuels reduction, forest resiliency, wildlife habitat and provide timber sales & local jobs
Photos provided by BLM, from 10/2011 Middle Applegate Presentation
www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/forestrypilot
AFTER BEFORE
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Continue your support through volunteer efforts Assist in project development through your expertise
and funding
Join an APWC committee or come to our board
meetings
Keep track of upcoming events from our website
WWW.APWC.INFO/NEWS-EVENTS/CALENDAR-LIST-OF-UPCOMING-EVENTS
Support WC’s through positive input to the STATE
LEGISLATURES and the OREGON WATERSHED ENHANCEMENT BOARD MEMBERS
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Thompson Creek Drainage
Photo by Chas Rogers
Janelle Dunlevy, Coordinator coordinator@apwc.info 541-899-9982
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