bear creek
Bear Creek was the subject of the 2009 Limiting Factors Assessment and Restoration Plan for Bear Creek. The LFA, conducted by Steve Trask of BioSurveys, LLC, noted that Bear Creek lacks sufficient summer pool surface areas, floodplain connection, and wood volume, resulting in poor retention and sorting of spawning gravels, shallow pool depth, and general habitat conditions that are not conducive to salmonid survival. The LFA also included a prioritized list of prescriptions to help guide SDCWC's subsequent restoration project planning efforts.
In 2010, SDCWC completed its first restoration project on Bear Creek. The project, based on one of the LFA prescriptions, entailed placing and anchoring large woody debris in a section of the stream. Large wood placement in streams enhances salmonid habitat by helping to boost summer pool frequency and trap mobile gravel resources for spawning.
In the Summer of 2012, with the cooperation of a private landowner, the US Forest Service and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, SDCWC conducted a second large wood placement project. Activities included large wood placement, riparian planting, and removal of invasive plants. Financial support was provided through Stewardship Funds.
In 2010, SDCWC completed its first restoration project on Bear Creek. The project, based on one of the LFA prescriptions, entailed placing and anchoring large woody debris in a section of the stream. Large wood placement in streams enhances salmonid habitat by helping to boost summer pool frequency and trap mobile gravel resources for spawning.
In the Summer of 2012, with the cooperation of a private landowner, the US Forest Service and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, SDCWC conducted a second large wood placement project. Activities included large wood placement, riparian planting, and removal of invasive plants. Financial support was provided through Stewardship Funds.
rock creek
Directly east of the Outlet Mall in central Lincoln City, East Devils Lake Road drops down into an extensive wetland area, at the mouth of Rock Creek and Seid Creek. Rock Creek is tributary to Devils Lake, located on the southeast side, and hosts a genetically-unique run of coastal Coho salmon.
Unfortunately this important route, which connects the city to the eastern side of Devils Lake, was built at a low elevation over this wetland with inadequate culverts to allow for water to flow underneath in the wettest months of the year. This results in regular seasonal flooding of the roadway-- at the worst possible time for the salmon, during migration and spawning.
An expensive fix was needed to change this situation. SDCWC has joined with Lincoln County in leading efforts to gather partners and funding to assess and correct this important thoroughfare - for local residents, as well as endangered fish. A Limiting Factors Assessment and Restoration Plan for Rock Creek provides watershed restoration actions proposed to enhance the habitat for Coho Salmon within the Rock Creek/Devils Lake basin.
Unfortunately this important route, which connects the city to the eastern side of Devils Lake, was built at a low elevation over this wetland with inadequate culverts to allow for water to flow underneath in the wettest months of the year. This results in regular seasonal flooding of the roadway-- at the worst possible time for the salmon, during migration and spawning.
An expensive fix was needed to change this situation. SDCWC has joined with Lincoln County in leading efforts to gather partners and funding to assess and correct this important thoroughfare - for local residents, as well as endangered fish. A Limiting Factors Assessment and Restoration Plan for Rock Creek provides watershed restoration actions proposed to enhance the habitat for Coho Salmon within the Rock Creek/Devils Lake basin.
