Wasco County Soil and Water Conservation District 1 WASCO RIPARIAN BUFFER PROJECT 2002-019-00 Briefing for CBFWA Anadromous Fish Committee by Ron Graves

Wasco County Soil and Water Conservation District

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WASCO RIPARIAN BUFFER

PROJECT

2002-019-00

Briefing for CBFWA Anadromous Fish Committee

by Ron GravesWasco County Soil and Water Conservation District

[email protected]

Richland, WA2:00 PM September 23, 2004


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Outline

• Local Setting

• Conservation District Function

• Local Program

• Watershed Approach

• Fifteenmile Watershed Example

• Ag Water Quality

• ESA Work Group

• Riparian Buffer Project Progress and Status


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Agricultural Production

Fifteenmile2001-021-00

Wasco Buffers2002-019-00


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Land Ownership

Public Lands shown in dark blue

80% private lands(incl. Warm Springs Indian Reservation)


5Private Land

Landowners (decision makers)

Conservation Partnership

TechnicalResources

FinancialAssistance

EducationalPrograms

Getting Conservation on the Land


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Wasco Co. SWCD Program

Administration (10%)

Information, Education, Marketing (5%)

General Conservation (25%)

Oregon Plan Support (25%)

Watershed Improvement Program (WSP) (35%)


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Current Year Work Plan Summary

Program Page PRI.

ADM Adminstration 1 Complete all identified administrative requirements by June 30, 2005 MADM Annual Meeting 2 Hold Annual Meeting by February 28, 2005 MADM Budgeting 3 Use local budget law process to develop and adopt budget for FY 05-06 prior to June 30, 2005 1ADM District Capacity 4 Complete at least 3 actions to improve the capabilities of this and other OR SWCDs by June 2005 1ADM Safety 5 Maintain high level of safety awareness and remain accident free during the entire year. MGEN Ag Sustainability 6 Assist in converting 3,000 acres of wheat-fallow to direct seed / no-till by May 2005 1GEN Backyard Conservation 7 Implement program to assist urban and suburban small acreage landowners with conservation needs by 6/05 5GEN CAFO 8 Assist private landowners in complying with State confined animal feeding operations regulations. 4GEN Conservation Equipment 9 Make range drill, subsoiler, brush beater/mower available to area farmers and ranchers during the year 2GEN CRMP 10 Complete ESA consultation on irrigated land in partnership with NRCS, Sherman & Gilliam SWCDs by J an 2005 4GEN Dead Dog Canyon RMS 11 Assist A&K Ranch Complete Dead Dog Canyon Resource Management System by June 2005 2GEN Farm Bill Support 12 Implement 2002 Farm Bill Programs, by promotion, technical assistance, and reporting through June 2005 2GEN HA Miller Demo. Nursery 13 Document at least three activities in progress at H.A. Miller Demonstration Nursery by June 2005 3GEN Holistic Range Management 14 Assist Warnock Ranch develop offstream water sources and implement holistic range management by June 2005 2GEN Hood Deschutes Direct Seed 15 By 6/30/05 complete direct seed conversion on 3,000 ac. under the Hood-Deschutes Basin Direct Seed Grant. 1GEN Pig Control Project 16 Initiate locally funded feral pig control project with south Wasco County landowners by November 2004 4GEN Plant Materials 17 Get at least 50,000 Conservation Trees and Shrubs planted by May 1, 2005 3GEN Shaniko Headwaters RMS 18 Assist Shaniko Ranch Implement Resource Management System by June 2005 2GEN Small Grant Program 19 Assist Wasco County Landowners to obtain funding and implement at least 5 projects by 6/05 2IEM Marketing 20 By October 15, 2004, publish at least eight major articles on the SWCD and its accomplishments in The Dalles Chronicle2IEM Newsletter 21 Distribute at least six bi-monthly issues of Groundwork by June 2005 2IEM Public Information 22 Participate in at least 40 public information activities by June 2005 2ORP CREP buffers 23 Establish 15 riparian buffers on 20 miles of streams in Lower Deschutes/J ohn Day subbasins by May 05 1ORP CREP buffers 24 Establish 15 riparian buffers on 20 miles of streams in Fifteenmile / Gorge Province by June 2005. 1ORP Endersby Cutoff Culvert 25 Replace Endersby Cutoff Road Culvert with a bridge to eliminate fish passage barrier by June 30, 2005 3ORP Tech Assist Contacts 26 Make 300 landowner/operator contacts by June 15, 2005 2ORP Tech Assist Plans 27 Write 30 new individual conservation plans / plan revisions by June 15, 2005 1ORP Tech Assist Practices 28 Provide Technical Assistance implementing 12 practices benefiting water quality by June 2005 1ORP Water Quality (LMA) 29 Implement Lower Deschutes Agriculture Water Quality Management Area Plan by June 2005 1ORP Watershed Coordination 30 Provide ongoing coordination for councils and projects in five watersheds 3WSP Bakeoven 31 Continue Bakeoven Watershed Health Improvements through June 2005 2WSP Buck Hollow Monitoring 32 Conduct annual monitoring in Buck Hollow Watershed Project by June 2005 2WSP Buck Hollow Phase 8 33 Complete 50% of Phase 8 of the Buck Hollow Watershed Project by June 2005 2WSP Butler Canyon Quarry 34 Complete restoration of Butler Canyon Rock Quarry by December 2004 2WSP Fifteenmile Irrigation 35 Pipe 1.0 miles of Orchard Ridge Ditch by May 2005 1WSP Fifteenmile Subbasin Plan 36 Support NWPCC process to review and adopt Fifteenmile Subbasin Plan by Dec 30, 2004. 3WSP Fifteenmile Watershed 37 By June 2005 complete update of Fifteenmile Watershed Action Plan 2WSP Mosier Ground Water 38 Develop Mosier ground water action plan by June 30, 2005 1WSP N.Wasco Co. Direct Seed 39 Complete implementation of OWEB N. Wasco Direct Seed grant 204-223 by June 2005 1WSP Pine Hollow Watershed 40 Assist Sherman SWCD and Pine Hollow Watershed Council continue implementation of Action Plan through 6/05 2WSP The Dalles Watershed 41 Complete development of The Dalles Watershed Action Plan by March 30, 2005 3WSP White River Irrigation 42 Assist irrigation districts with water conservation and screening projects by June 2005 1

GOAL

ADM

GEN

IEM

ORP

WSP


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Active Watershed Projects and

Planning Areas (Year Started)

Hood River

Sherman

Mosier (99)

The Dalles (00)

Fifteenmile (97)

White River& Juniper Flat (99)

Buck Hollow (90)

Pine Hollow (96)

Bakeoven(95)

Trout Creek (99)

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93

~290

130~360

Wasco

Watershed size1,000 s acres

WarmSpringsReservation


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Fifteenmile Watershed NoTill


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Fifteenmile Erosion Reduction

As of 6/30/0466% Wasco County croplandis in No-Till(county-wide).


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Ag Water Quality Mgt. Area Plans


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ESA Workgroup

Non irrigated cropland and rangeland conservationBiological Opinions signed this year by NOAA Fisheries & USFWS.


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Riparian Buffer Systems

June 2003

Tour celebrating100 miles of BuffersIn Wasco County

August 2004

164.4 miles of buffers


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Mixed BLM& private


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Progress on Contracts

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Progress on Miles of Buffers

Miles of Buffers

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m M

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Goal

Miles


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Progress on Buffer Acreage

Buffer Acreage

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Budget vs. Expenditures

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40000

60000

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Budget

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Leveraging BPA Funding

Cumulative

$103,329

$1,919,461

$-

$500,000

$1,000,000

$1,500,000

$2,000,000

$2,500,000

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BPA

USDA


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Wasco County Buffer Contracts

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120

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

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Miles of Buffers in Wasco Co.

0.0

20.0

40.0

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80.0

100.0

120.0

140.0

160.0

180.0

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Fiscal Year

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Mil

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164.4


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Sign-ups in Progress / Pending

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38 394548

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

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Wasco County Soil and Water Conservation District 1 WASCO RIPARIAN BUFFER PROJECT 2002-019-00 Briefing for CBFWA Anadromous Fish Committee by Ron Graves