Restore and Protect Red River Watershed

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Restore and Protect Red River Watershed

• Nez Perce Tribe Fisheries Watershed Program

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Location
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Fish Species Present

• Spring Chinook Salmon
• Steelhead
• Bull Trout
• Westslope Cutthroat Trout
• Pacific Lamprey
• Other fish species including
• Long nose dace, suckers, sculpin, and whitefish

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Limiting Factors

• Sediment
• Natural sediment loading and/or elevated sediment
  loading from undefined and defined sources
  (roads, mines, etc.)
• Habitat Degradation
• Riparian or instream habitat loss or disturbance
• Watershed Disturbance
• Upland disturbances such as mining, timber
  harvest, and roading. Also includes
  sedimentation resulting from defined upland
  sources (i.e., roads)
• Connectivity
• All forms of population fragmentation including
  physical, chemical, or thermal barriers.

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Limiting Factor Sediment

• Chronic sediment delivery from Forest Road 1183.

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Limiting Factor Habitat Degradation
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Limiting Factor Watershed Disturbance

• Overview of disturbance activities within the Red
  River Watershed

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Project Objectives

• Complete a Watershed Assessment (EAWS).
• EAWS to be done in cooperation with the Nez Perce
  National Forest.
• Alleviate sediment input and potential input from
  road sources.
• Perform monitoring and evaluation of road
  decommissioning.
• Improve fish passage and alleviate potential
  culvert problems.
• Disseminate information about work in the
  watershed.

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Desired Outcomes

• Overall goal Increase fisheries habitat, both
  anadromous and resident, as well as productivity.
• Prioritize watershed restoration projects through
  an interdisciplinary approach.
• Reduce chronic sediment input into streams.
• Restore connectivity within the watershed.
• Evaluate effectiveness and success of restoration
  efforts.

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Relationships to Other Projects Within the
Watershed

• Idaho Salmon Supplementation Studies
• Red River Satellite Hatchery Facility
• The Mullins Project
• BPA Project 199303501 Enhance Fish, Riparian,
  and Wildlife Habitat Within the Red River
  Watershed

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Clearwater Subbasin Summary Needs Applicable to
this Project

• Continue to develop watershed assessments.
• Protect, restore, and create riparian, wetland,
  and floodplain areas.
• Complete culvert inventory and assess associated
  passage and flow issues.
• Reduce road densities through closures,
  obliteration, and reduced construction.

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