TU’s Deschutes Chapter and Home Rivers Initiative with a great diversity of partners are pleased to share the following areas for project work and volunteer opportunities to help restore the Upper Deschutes River Basin. Together we are strategically working to increase stewardship efforts for our streams and landscapes to meet the needs for our communities and for the diversity and health of our fish. If you would like to join the DROP program and become a Steward, these areas are outside the Prineville area where we are reconnecting vital Redband Trout Habitat in the Headwaters of the Crooked River System. Projects are in the beautiful Ochoco Mountains on streams feeding into the Wild and Scenic North Fork of the Crooked River. Come join us.

Crooked River Watershed Projects for the Deschutes Restoration Outreach Program:

Stream, Meadow, and Headwater Stream Restoration


Plan: We are working with Ochoco National Forest to restore the Deep Creek watershed in the upper reaches of the North Fork of the Crooked River. This beautiful area in the headwaters contains a number of critical cold springs, which feed into meadows and small streams, providing unique coldwater habitat in the upper Crooked River for native redband rainbow trout and other species. We will be supporting fence and rock work, brush fences, and native wetland and riparian planting work. In addition we will be monitoring changes to the habitat and redband trout populations in the watershed.

Partners: Ochoco National Forest, Oregon Department of Fish and Widlife, Crooked River Watershed Council, and other wildlife organizations in the region.
 

Schedule: May 11th from 8am to 6pm, with carpooling to the site, and a tour of several locations. June 11th-13th for a campout, day trips, and service work. Future monitoring days to be scheduled.
 

Training opportunities: Riparian species ID, planting techniques, monitoring plant diversity and health, monitoring water quality, fence building, and monitoring fish populations and movements.

Contact Information: Reach Darek Staab for information until fall dates are released. More days will be needed next spring during the small Ochoco planting window.

Map of the area: Below is a map of the area, or you can click here to view it directly in Google Maps.

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