Title: straddles the idahonevada statelines and encompasses appro
1Enhance and Protect Habitat and Riparian Areas on
the DVIR
Project 1997011
- Shoshone-Paiute Tribes
- Bonneville Power Administration
2Duck Valley Indian Reservation
- Straddles the Idaho/Nevada statelines and
encompasses approximately 289,820 acres of which
all is tribally owned - 350 miles of waterways, which are major
tributaries to the South and East Forks of the
Owyhee River, as well as major tributaries to the
Bruneau/Jarbidge River - Three man-made lakes, three large wetlands areas
(2500acres), and over 200 natural springs
3Duck Valley Indian Reservation
- Numerous small ( 5-20 acre reservoirs throughout
DVIR) - Predominate habitat types
- Sagebrush Steppe
- Wetlands
- Riparian
4Cultural Relationships
- The land, water, plants and animals, of the DVIR
are all culturally significant to Tribal members - Tribes Fish and Wildlife program is essential to
Tribes Cultural Resources - Goal of program is to protect these resources for
future generations - Tribes involved in Wings and Roots consultation
with BLM and USFS - Premier consultation process for Tribes and
Federal Agencies in the USA
5Goals of Project
- 1. Identify and protect spawning areas in
streams and river - 2. Enhance and protect river and stream habitat
- 3. Protect and/or enhance natural springs
6Goals of Project
- 4. Collect water quality and fisheries data from
streams and river - 5. Work with Owyhee Schools (biological sampling
and data analysis) - 6. Compile and submit annual report to Bonneville
Power Administration
7Accomplishments
- 18 springs protected (exclosures)
- 5 Miles of headwaters protected on 4 streams
- Baseline water quality and presence/absence
information collected from 1998-present - Repaired four road crossings
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9Spring heads fenced in 2000
10Maintenance
Rock Jacks added
Troughs braced
11Map showing streamsand waterways of DVIR
12Headwaters Marys Creek exclosure
13(Dodson and Pero Project 2000-079 Unpublished
data)
Fish size and numbers (6/27/01)
0.15 fish/meter
0.07 fish/m2
L 259 m Avg. W 2.06 m
Temp 13.7o C Cond. 122.3 uS D.O. 6.62 mg/l
14Future work (2003-2006)
- With Shoshone-Paiute Cattlemans prioritize
springs (review and update yearly) - Continue monitoring and evaluation of spring
exclosures - Coordinate with Wildlife study (project 32008)
to identify Habitat Enhancement/Protection
locations throughout DVIR
- Coordinate with Genetics study (project 2000-079)
for priority of streams and stream reaches for
protection - Begin intensive monitoring on these streams to
include biological and habitat monitoring (data
loggers, metals testing, flows,PFC assessment)
15Future Work
- Use information to begin long term monitoring of
trends in habitat and stream quality - Begin PFC training and assessment - Coordinate
with National Riparian Service Team to conduct
PFC training on the DVIR - Coordinate with IDFG, OSC, NDOW, and BLM, IDEQ,
NRCS, and others to share data on redband
populations, locations, and habitat conditions
16Bruneau and Owyhee Subbasin summaryIdentified
needs (NWPPC 2001)
- Survey and assess condition of redband
populations and habitat in the DVIR, Lower Blue
Creek, North fork Owyhee, and South Fork Owyhee
to develop data sets and assessment resources on
par with information in other portions of the
subbasin
17In coordination with Project 2000-079 (Assess
Resident Fish continue habitat assessment on
streams (EPA Rapid bioassessment protocol 1998)
- Habitat data (riparian type, pool, run, riffle,
woody debris/jams, width/depth of stream channel,
substrate composition, overhead cover, bank
stability, barriers)
18Tools to accomplish Goals
- Exclosure fence of springhead
- Off stream water sources (troughs)
- Native willow/grasses planting
- Exclosure of headwaters
- Repair road crossings
- Monitor exclosure work
- Monitor water quality
- Monitor habitat conditions
- Monitor fish populations
19Monitoring and Evaluation
- Water temperature (degrees C)
- Plant species diversity (HEP)
- Water flow from streams and springs (cfs)
- Fish abundance/densities (mark/recapture, 3 pass
depletion method, pop estimates according to
Amour et. al.1983 - Biological indicators (DO, Ph, Cond. (YSI 6000
meter)
20Monitoring and Evaluation
- In coordination with Tribal EPA monitor water
quality of redband trout streams (HOBO type data
loggers, biological factors, metals) - Photo points set up
- Submit data to StreamNet or STORET
- Data collected will be used in tracking trends in
water quality and habitat conditions
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