fisherieshabitat.ctuir.orgCTUIR Fisheries Habitat Program – Improving fish habitat to improve our First Foods

CTUIR Fisheries Habitat Program Improving fish habitat to improve our First Foods Search for:Home CTUIR Home Page CTUIR Fisheries Program Program Strategy Program Strategy Program Funding Collaboration Columbia Basin Fish Accords Our Work ProjectsProgress AssessmentsAction Plans Subbasin Habitat Projects Grande Ronde John Day Tucannon Umatilla Walla Walla ReportsData Outreach Outreach ProgramProject Awards MapsMedia Employment Opportunities Latest News Welcome Welcome to the CTUIR Fisheries Habitat website. We work to restore fish habitat across the lands of traditional use by the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla People. We work jointly with land owners, state and Federal agencies, regional program collaborators, and funders for the benefits of healthy and resilient watersheds and fisheries throughout the Columbia Basin. CTUIR Fisheries Department Mission To provide sustainable harvest opportunities for aquatic species of the first food order by protecting, conserving and restoring native populations and their habitats. Program Goal To protect, enhance, and restore functional floodplain, channel and watershed processes to provide sustainable and healthy habitat for aquatic First Food species. Program Vision Productive fish populations and natural water quality conditions depends on functionally healthy floodplain and channel ecosystems. The Umatilla River Vision , developed under guidance of the Umatilla Tribe’s First Foods Concept , defines a functional river as a dynamic environment that incorporates and expresses ecological processes that continue the natural production of First Foods used by the Tribal community. The River Vision provides an umbrella framework for restoration by focusing on the five touchstones of hydrology, geomorphology, connectivity, riparian vegetation, and aquatic biota. Operating under this framework, CTUIR floodplain/in-stream habitat and fish passage projects are planned, designed, implemented, and monitored across the usual and accustomed harvesting areas to achieve Fisheries Program goals of sustainable habitat and harvestable populations. Program Objectives Develop comprehensive and scientifically defensible restoration strategies based on the most recent and best available scientific information (Includes prioritizing actions and geographic areas). Maintain and apply an updated knowledge of floodplain, channel and watershed function as it relates to healthy aquatic conditions and fish populations. Build and maintain cooperative and coordinated relationships with other key agencies and stakeholders in order to maximize project efficiency, effectiveness and success. Program Strategy and Planning Approach The River Ecosystem Planning Approach The Fisheries Habitat Program addresses channel and floodplain function and aquatic deficiencies through a systematic, holistic watershed planning approach. Our Measurable Results See the Results and Progress towards Restoring River Vision Featured Project Bird Track Spring Floodplain Restoration Project This quarter’s featured fish habitat restoration project is located in the Grande Ronde River Basin. Click the image to learn more about the project. Bird Track Spring Floodplain Restoration Project Explore Projects By Basin Each Fisheries Habitat Program subbasin project has the ability to develop restoration projects within the geographic boundary of the subbasin, and selects and prioritizes restoration action types and locations based on scientifically defensible strategies and the best available scientific information. Tucannon Watershed Habitat BPA Project #: 2008-202-00 Kris Fischer 541-429-7547 KrisFischer@ctuir.org http://tucannonriver.org Walla Walla River Basin Anadromous Fish Habitat Enhancement Walla Walla Subbasin Fish Habitat Ethan Green 541-429-7555 EthanGreen@ctuir.org Walla Walla Touchet Fish HabitatRainwater Wildlife Area Gerald Middel 541-969-9925 GeraldMiddel@ctuir.org http://wallawallariver.org Umatilla Anadromous Fish Habitat BPA Project #: 1987-100-01 Jude Love 541-429-7283 JudeLove@ctuir.org http://umatillariver.org Grande Ronde Subbasin Restoration BPA Project #: 1996-083-00 Allen Childs 541-429-7940 AllenChilds@ctuir.org http://granderonderiver.org NF John Day Fish Habitat BPA Project #: 2000-031-00 John Zakrajsek 541-429-7943 JohnZakrajsek@ctuir.org http://johndayriver.org Program CollaboratorsFunders An objective of the program is to build and maintain cooperative and coordinated relationships with other key agencies and stakeholders in order to maximize project efficiency, effectiveness and success. See a list of our collaborators here . Latest News Ongoing Assessments in the Walla Walla and Umatilla Basins February 11, 2021 Strategy review meeting September 4, 2019 Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Radiate by ThemeGrill . Privacy Policy We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. By continuing to use the site we assume you accept. You can read more about our use of cookies in our Privacy policy . Ok...