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RRWC Monthly Update - May

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Hello Friends,

Official" fire season is not yet upon us but already we' re seeing fires across the

watershed. Just this past weekend Oregon Department of Forestry crews were out battling

a 345- acre fire near Butte Falls... and it' s still early May! Wildfires are predicted to becomelarger and more frequent in the future as extreme climate events become more common.

While safety is foremost on everyone' s mind during wildfires, we all have another reasonto be concerned. Fires alter soils, decrease infiltration during rains, and accelerate the

movement of water, debris, and sediment to nearby water bodies. As such, fires have a

direct impact on downstream water quality. Obviously, this can have a negative effect on

fish and other aquatic life, but did you realize that over 200, 000 people in our watershed

rely on the Rogue River as the source for their drinking water?

So why is my first paragraph of this letter about fire? After all, the point of these monthlymissives is to catch you up on what's been happening at RRWC the prior month.However, this weekend' s fire is like a giant billboard advertisement for National Drinking

Water Week ( May 5- 11), a week set aside to focus on ways that water consumers cantake personal responsibility in protecting drinking water at its source. For those of you whomight not know, RRWC is playing a primary role in the Rogue Drinking WaterPartnership, helping to launch a major education and outreach plan for Rogue Basin

communities over the next year. Educating about the effect of wildfires on our drinkingwater sources is just one issue that will be highlighted.

Okay... so let's get back to April. It started

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Migration Day event in Grants Pass, April ` ti

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build it into a much larger community event. , -, . Y` - -

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prizes for the event participants, all RRWC _- ^,` 1 i -_'

board members and staff were on hand to r.help out, and approximately 100 attendees Aappeared to be havinga great time playing INWatershed Jeopardy, making fish prints,

practicing casting, viewing live steelhead, a A

touring the Caterpillar science lab- bus, and ,,.,

engaging in at least a dozen more activities •

including a 5K migratory run downstreamand upstream Gilbert Creek). If you didn' t make it out this year, we' d love to have you join

us next year— the first Saturday in April at North Middle School in Grants Pass.

Work began last month on the construction of a large pole- barn structure on a propertyalong Neil Creek as part of the Neil Creek Agricultural Water Quality ImprovementProject we' re implementing with Jackson Soil and Water Conservation District. The

structure will provide storage for manure and bedding for a horse sanctuary housing 60-plus horses, providing water quality benefits to the nearby creek.

Another month passed, and we got a little further down the road to implementation of the

Smith- Myer-Roper Fish Passage Improvement Project. It was still permits, permits,

permits, but by mid- month, Alexis had submitted all federal, state, and local permits for

this project. Alexis is still seeking the final funding that will put us over the top enabling usto start work on the project. We also awarded the contract for the instream work to local

contractor Todd Marthoski of M& M Services, LLC. Todd worked with RRWC to remove the

Beeson- Robison Dam on Wagner Creek in 2017, so he was a pretty obvious choice forthis very similar project.

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The Little Butte Creek Floodplain Rehabilitation Project, again, demonstrated great

success as it was tested by record high flows. Thanks to the work that was implementedlast summer, the impacts to the eroding banks weren' t as extreme as they had been inprevious years when as much as 100 feet of bank sloughed off into the creek, causing

high amounts of sediment to flow into the Rogue River less than two miles downstream.

Excessive sediment increases poor water quality conditions and can suffocate salmon

eggs waiting to hatch. Thanks to the re- contoured banks and logjams, the banks weresaved from flows that could have caused further damage. Additionally, the side channel

pictured above) that was regraded offered high flow refugia for juvenile fish, protecting

them from the nearly 3, 000 cubic- feet- per-second flow in the mainstem. Once the flowdecreased, project manager Alexis was able to see juvenile fish in the side channel taking

cover under pieces of wood placed as part of the project. To round out this project, RRWC

worked with Plant Oregon to plant over 1, 200 native trees and shrubs throughout the

project area this past month.

We partnered with The Freshwater Trust in mid-April at two awareness- raising events in

Ashland. The Ashland Fly Shop and Mountain Provisions graciously invited us to befeatured at a " give- back" event and " meet and greet" respectively. It was great fun to visit

with the shoppers, giving them a look into what we' re all about.

All five RRWC staff members visited the Sugarpine Creek Restoration Project in late

April. The side channel and associated 0 ° : ` s44 . ,, ,' a f... 74,- # 11",=)1..,streamside plantings were in great shape

despite last year's harsh summer and early !. -€.0V, '" '? ':'.- 7- .,, . , $'':' J;"

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side (see photo on the right), deep scoury ;

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beneath the wood, and large patches of Vi ... r*'. . :. g

well- sorted gravels on the downstream side. g + ,Equally impressive, z `- ` `. y:•.

q y all 5, 400 feet of fencing , . ,._ :- survived the Miles Fire last year. All in all,

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after two ears a highly successful project! > ` t 0`

Brian hopes that the area will be accessible4 ,,• yYh A

in summer of 2019 so he can snorkel i` 1 f> }s' ` y4. . . ..

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Brian and Mark Trenholm from the Wild Salmon Center have started writing the UpperRogue Strategic Action Plan, a document that summarizes the perspectives of a

technical team from eight agencies and organizations with years of hydrology, fisheries,

water quality, and restoration experience. By the end of this year or early 2020, the actionplan will be complete and will outline near-term projects and longer-term strategies to

increase resilience and stabilize or increase the Coho Salmon population of the upper

Rogue.

Okay... that' s a general overview of some of our activities this past month ( no, I won' t go

into any details on my trip to Seattle to watch the Cubs beat the Mariners —sorry, I

couldn' t help myself), but here' s some info on a few upcoming activities that we' d love tohave you participate in.

RRWC is launching a series of five " Hike & Learn" events tied in to this year' s Celebratethe Rogue! dinner and auction theme— "Explore the Rogue." RRWC staff and board

members will be " exploring the Rogue" as we lead hikes along lower Little Butte Creek, onLower Table Rock, in the Big Butte Creek drainage, and to Rainie Falls over the next five

months. The first hike, to be led by Brian, board member Bob Hunter, and Trout Unlimited

staffer Jay Doino ( formerly of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife) will be on May 20less than two weeks away!). On June 20, Alexis and board member Keith Emerson will

be leading a hike up Lower Table Rock to explore plants and the effect development of the

valley bottom has had on the Rogue River. John, board member Bob Jones, and our

Medford Water Commission liaison Craig Harper will be leading a hike to Big ButteSprings in late July or early August to talk about forests, springs, headwater streams, and

the importance of them all to lower river water quality. And in September, we will be

closing out the hike series with two hikes to Rainie Falls to talk about fish migration, the

cultural history of the area, and plants.

More details will be forthcoming on the later hikes, but here' s everything you need to knowabout this month' s hike.

Vireos and Vegetated Soil Lifts

Monday, May 20

Join an * eft birder and two.stream-

habitat rekoratiori specialistsona three-

hour hike along the lower reaches ofLittle Butte Creek on the Denman WiIdflf

Area (near White City), See and hear neo-tro-Oical migrant birds an the extensive

streamside forest and explore a recentlyrestored stream dlannel that addressed a

straightened and diked stretch of Lithe

Butte Creek.

No cost, but a $ 20 donation is

suggested. The donation can be made at

the time of regfstration or the day of thehike.

Registration is limited at15 participants.

Sign up now with the link below.

Register Here

Finally, a big thank you to those who have responded to the spring appeal letter! It' s

always so gratifying to see how much you folks care about the work we do. With all of us

working together, we can ( and will) make a difference!Until next month,

Donna

Outreach Program Manager

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BCC Quarterly Update 6/ 11/ 19 3C fte

Taylor Cr. Fire

o Approx. 10 MMbf sold in salvage sales

o Approx. 5, 500 mbf Salvage Harvest to date

o Not much interest in remaining salvage volume

o Past sold green sales are being operated as well

2020 Timber Sales — Target 3- 4 MMbf

Inventory

o Plots are continuing to be done by Forestry personnel

o Update has been sent to contractor — Should be returned

soon

Grants

o FEMA — Fuels reduction project ongoing

Youth Tree Plant will be held February 6, 7 & 8th , Prep work

ongoing

Silviculture

o 100, 000 seedlings planted this spring

o Aggressively procuring and picking seed

o Completing some release projects

Lot line adjustment on Greenback mine property

Pacific Power relocating lines on Wolf Cr. Tracts

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Parks Quarterly Update —June 11, 2019

Finances

No supplemental budget — on track to end the year as projected. This will

eat into our carryover budget, but not as much as originally projected.

o Estimating about 398k carry over

34k vs - 106k ( originally projected higher expenses due to

trying to avoid supplemental budget, additionally expenses

included the first year parks has fully funded the correction

work crews, as well as continually tackling small park

improvements.)

Projects

Wolf Creek Timber Harvest— Outside of developed park, across the Creek

and on the hillside. This was sold in 2015, cut will begin soon. Approx.

80k Rev. Money to go back to the park. Grant funding is being sought to

stretch the money farther.

o Replace Footbridge

o Demolish two vault toilets, replace one (ADA Compliant)

o Already repaired roofing last year.Whitehorse Project

o Permits are being submitted

o Will soon start a draft to bid the project for construction.

Whitehorse Playground — Replaced and Opened

Chinook — removed playground a few weeks ago, old wooden structure.

Will not be replaced. Grant for OSMB to look at redesign of the parking and

boat ramp for safety and increased usability.

Permit to fill end the end of the boat ramp at Almeda, large drop off, about

5 feet deep due to sediment moving over the winter. This is the first timeParks has applied for in water work since 2015, as resources were scarce.

Other Things

Document to acknowledge Boating Use of new Lathrop Property due to

OSMB Funding.

About 20 additional cottonwood trees need to be removed in SCH.