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2002-1394-Minutes for Meeting December 16,2002 Recorded 12/17/2002COUNTY OFFICIAL MARYHSUE SPENHOLLOW, COUNTYRCLERKS CJ �OQ��i394 COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL 12/11/2002 12:10:21 PM VIII III III) I IIIIIIIII III III 200 00 3a 7 DESCHUTES COUNTY CLERK CERTIFICATE PAGE This page must be included if document is re-recorded. Do Not remove from original document. Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1130 NW Harriman St., Bend, OR 97701-1947 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 388-4752 - www.desc.hutes.org MINUTES OF WORK SESSION DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2002 Commissioners' Hearing Room - Administration Building 1130 NW Harriman St., Bend Present were Commissioners Tom De Wolf and Michael M. Daly; Commissioner Dennis R. Luke was unable to attend. Also present were Susan Ross, Commissioners' Office; Greg Canfield, Mental Health Department; George Read, Catharine Tilton and Chris Schmoyer, Community Development Department; George Kolb, Gary Judd and Tom Blust, Road Department; Sue Brewster, Sheriff's Office; Tammy Credicott, Property Management; Laurie Craghead, Legal Counsel; five other citizens; and no media representatives. Chair De Wolf opened the meeting at 10: 00 a. m. 1. Before the Board was Citizen Input. Chair DeWolf said that Commissioner Daly was cited by the Forest Service and the Oregon State Police while doing a site visit in conjunction with a land use hearing. Evidently he was in the Tumalo deer winter range over the weekend and, unknown to him, the area had been closed off to motorized vehicles. Commissioner Daly was appropriately teased by those in the audience. 2. Before the Board was a Presentation of the Deschutes River Mitigation and Enhancement Program's Annual Report for 2001. Mark Manion of the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife gave a slide projection presentation of various projects, and an overview of the report. (A copy is attached as Exhibit A) He also referred to an oversized map detailing the location of the various projects. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, December 16, 2002 Page 1 of 6 Pages 3. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of a Contract between Deschutes County and Central Oregon Regional Housing Authority (CORHA) for the Provision of Housing Opportunities to Challenged Individuals. Greg Canfield gave an overview of this renewal of an existing contract. The Funding originates from a State grant. This item was placed on the Consent Agenda for Wednesday, December 18. 4. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Order No. 2002-156, Surrendering a Portion of Maple Avenue to the City of Redmond. George Kolb explained that this street now lies within the City of Redmond limits. This item was placed on the Consent Agenda for Wednesday, December 18. 5. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Order No. 2002-155, Surrendering a Portion of NW 10th Street to the City of Redmond. This item was placed on the Consent Agenda for Wednesday, December 18. 6. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2002-112, Initiating Proceedings for Collar Local Improvement District (Wagon Trail North Subdivision, South of La Pine). Gary Judd said that the petition and filing fee was received to put this in motion. It is accessed by a County -maintained road. This item was placed on the Consent Agenda for Wednesday, December 18. 7. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2002-113, Initiating Proceedings for Woodchip Local Improvement District (Tall Pines Subdivision, Outside La Pine). This item was placed on the Consent Agenda for Wednesday, December 18. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, December 16, 2002 Page 2 of 6 Pages 8. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Amendment #2 to a Lease Agreement between Deschutes County and Desert Sky Development Company for the Terrebonne Sheriffs Office Substation. The Sheriff's Office is vacating its Redmond substation, and the funding that used to be for the Redmond location can be applied to this location. There is no additional cost to the County. This item was placed on the Consent Agenda for Wednesday, December 18. 9. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Agreements between Deschutes County and Motorola for the Smartnet Site, Datatac Site, and Optimization. Sue Brewster explained that this is for annual service, but there has been a large price increase. This agreement is necessary to guarantee service on the equipment that Motorola sold the County. Other users will be billed for their use, per unit. The increase is about $40,000 over the last amount. The Sheriff's Office is the biggest user, at about 50 to 60 percent. This item was placed on the Consent Agenda for Wednesday, December 18. 10. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Amended Transmission and Receiving Site Lease Agreements between Deschutes County and Cascade Health Services, Inc. (St. Charles Medical Center). Sue Brewster said that there were significant changes to the equipment, as St. Charles had to buy another antenna. This item was placed on the Consent Agenda for Wednesday, December 18. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, December 16, 2002 Page 3 of 6 Pages 11. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Amendment #2 to a Lease Agreement between Deschutes County and Desert Sky Development Company for the Terrebonne Sheriffs Office Substation. This was addressed above. 12. Before the Board was a Discussion of an Update of Activities in the La Pine Industrial Park. Susan Ross said that the La Pine Industrial Group wants to give an overview of their activities. The County previously gave them a business loan for $300,000, which they intend to repay in full on Wednesday. 13. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of a Lease with B & S Logging for County -owned Property Located at 9th and Antler, Redmond. Tammy Credicott said it was either $40,000 or nothing, as Weyerhaeuser wasn't going to renew their original lease. There was a question of liability for clean up, and Legal Counsel has worked out the details. This item was placed on the Consent Agenda for Wednesday, December 18. 14. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of the Adoption, by Emergency, of an Ordinance Amending the Existing Room Tax Ordinance. Laurie Craghead said that this is a clean-up amendment, and doesn't need to be an emergency item. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, December 16, 2002 Page 4 of 6 Pages 15. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2002-110, Transferring Appropriations within the Deschutes County Budget for Fiscal Year 2002-03, in Regard to the "New Neighborhood". Mike Daly asked if there are designated properties that are supposed to pay this back; George Read replied yes. The County paid $648,000, and a portion of the sales goes back to the Community Development Department. This item was placed on the Consent Agenda for Wednesday, December 18. 16. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Resolution 2002-111, Transferring Appropriations within Various Funds of the Legal Counsel Department's Budget for Fiscal Year 2002-03. This item was placed on the Consent Agenda for Wednesday, December 18. 17. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2002-112, Transferring Appropriations within Various Funds of the Health Department's Budget for Fiscal Year 2002-03. This item was placed on the Consent Agenda for Wednesday, December 18. 18. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2002-114, Authorizing Signers for Bank Accounts on Behalf of Deschutes County (Due to the Retirement of the Current County Clerk). This item was placed on the Consent Agenda for Wednesday, December 18. 19. Before the Board was a Discussion and Consideration of Signature of Order No. 2002-154, Providing for Refunds for Tax Overpayments. This item was placed on the Consent Agenda for Wednesday, December 18. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, December 16, 2002 Page 5 of 6 Pages 20. Before the Board were Additions of the Agenda. None were offered. Being no further items brought before the Board, Chair De Wolf adjourned the meeting at 10:45 a.m. DATED this 16th Day of December 2002 for the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. ATTEST: Recording Secretary Tom DeWolf, Chair cu --- Dennis R. Luke, Commissioner ��04�v-a Michael M. Daly, Co issioner Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, December 16, 2002 Page 6 of 6 Pages ?� Community Development Department 00e, A Planning Division Building Safety Division Environmental Health Division 117 NW Lafayette Avenue Bend Oregon 97701-1925 (541)388-6575 FAX (541)385-1764 http://www.co.deschutes.or.us/cdd/ DATE: December 9, 2002. TO: Board of County Commissioners FROM: Chris Schmoyer, Planning Staff C �S RE: ANNUAL REPORT — DESCHUTES RIVER MITIGATION & ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM The Deschutes Mitigation & Enhancement (M&E) Committee will review its annual program of work with the County Commissioners on Monday, December 16, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. at the Board's work session. The written report for calendar year 2001 is attached. M&E committee members and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) staff will. highlight projects completed in the Deschutes basin during 2001 and answer any questions that Commissioners may have about the overall program. A map showing the location and extent:of the projects since the inception of the M & E committee will also be available at the meeting. Please feel free to contact Mark Manion (ODFW) at 388-6444 ext. 24 or me at ext. 3151 if you have questions. copy: M&E committee members ��3456�89�0 4e00fr C �' < 6 P/;,, F e; b cn Quality Services Performed with Pride Deschutes River Mitigation and Enhancement Program 2001 ANNUAL REPORT G.DD Program Expenditures The following figures represent total expenditures associated with the Deschutes River Mitigation and Enhancement Program in 2001. Expenditures totaled $87,246 and included Mitigation & Enhancement, ODFW, and other funds associated with the program and projects. The following table is a summary of expenditures by major category: Expenditures, Deschutes River Mitigation and Enhancement Program, January through December 2001 Type of Expenditure M&E Other Funds Total Percent Personal Services 2,547 17,624 20,171 23 Supplies and Services 15,089 51,986 67,075 77 Capital Outlay 0 0 0 _ TOTAL $ 17,636 $ 69,610 87,246 100% S & S Personal Services In-kind contributions $75 $1,439 COST SHARE (%) 20 80 1000/0 The breakdown of project dollars by contributor is: Contributor Amount Percent of total Deschutes River M&E Program 17,636 20 ODFW 5,385 6 U.S. Forest Service 34,410 39 Fish America 7,000 8 Deschutes Basin Resources Conservancy 11,000 13 Deschutes River Stewardship Team 1,500 2 Central Oregon Flyfishers 1,120* 1 Charlie Beith 2,058 2 Gary Austin 4,543 5 National Guard Youth Challenge 75* <1 Mr. Lawrence 2,200 3 George Oldham 75* <1 4-H Fishing Club 244* <1 TOTAL $87,246 100% * indicates in-kind contribution 2 OPERATION BUDGET January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2001 (FY 99-01 & 01-03) PERSONALSERVICES ................................................... SERVICES AND SUPPLIES Vehicle Rent/Mileage......................................................... PerDiem........................................................................ Training........................................................................ . Publicity and Publication...................................................... Communications.............................................................. . EquipmentRental.............................................................. OtherServices.................................................................. Facilities Maintenance........................................................ Data Processing........................................................... .... Program Related Supplies .................................................... TOTAL SERVICES AND SUPPLIES ................................... CAPITALOUTLAY......................................................... CONTRACTUAL SERVICES ............................................ TOTALSPENT............................................................... $22,467.92 1,203.06 335.91 10.00 238.63 1,355.49 312.09 1,294.19 52.72 84 1.627.11 $6,513.19 $0 $14,500 $43,481.11 3 MAJOR PROGRAMACCOMPLISHMENTS- WICKIUP BIOENGINEERING PROJECT- # 00-05-01 Objective The objective of this project was to stabilize eroding banks in three locations using bioengineering techniques. Implementation date Project construction began in October of 2001. Project completion summary This project was originally conceived in the Fall of 1998 with a proposal sent to the Restoration & Enhancement Board. Numerous internal struggles within the Deschutes National Forest delayed the implementation until October of 2001. The project is located approximately %Z mile downstream of Wickiup Dam and consists of discreet sites on both sides of the river. Habitat issues at the site are: high flows during summer, low flows during winter, tall eroding banks, lack of large woody debris and a lack of continuous riparian vegetation. The goal of the project was to improve bank stability by increasing the amount of large woody debris and replanting riparian vegetation. Success will be achieved if deposition of fines occurs and riparian vegetation continues to grow and spread. A contract for design and implementation for the Deschutes River Bioengineering Project was awarded to Henderson Land Services LLC of Lake Oswego, OR on August 29, 2001. This firm was the low bidder but also the most qualified based on the evaluation criteria enclosed in the contract bid package. The contract was awarded for $52,500, which exceeded the contract funds available at the time. Additional Forest Service funds were obligated, and the Deschutes Mitigation & Enhancement Program contributed additional funds. . The design of the project incorporated large woody material, light bank sloping, organic matting, and transplants of sedges, willows, and Douglas spirea to increase bank stability on nearly 1,000 lineal feet of the Deschutes River. The instream phase of the project has been implemented on the ground. Instream activities started on October 16, 2001. Large woody material (whole trees with crowns and roots wads) were placed near the toe slope of the eroded banks. Other large trees were angled upstream to act as flow deflectors. A small floodplain of 3-6 feet width was constructed between the trunks of the trees lying near the toe slope and the bank, using materials from the upslope banks. These excavated materials were wrapped with bio -degradable organic matting, then sedge plugs taken from on site areas were placed on top, forming the floodplain. The sedge plantings are anticipated to expand within the bankfull channel width over time. Equipment access points to the river were rehabilitated by forming barriers with large boulders, de -compaction of soils, and 4 planting with bitterbrush seedlings. Other bitterbrush seedlings were planted in upslope areas within the project area. Willows and other riparian and upland vegetation will be planted during the spring of 2002 by the contractor. Approximately 2,000 willow and Douglas spirea, and 500 ponderosa pine seedlings will comprise the plantings. Implementation of the plantings, along with a project as - built drawing, will complete the contract with Henderson Land Services LLC, for which 10% of the contract is currently being withheld ($5,250). The forest photographer, John Hutmacher, completed pre -project photos and was on site during implementation. A press release was submitted, but no media responded. Another press release will be made in the spring of 2002 when the plantings occur. Volunteer and youth work crew will assist in the collection of native vegetation to be planted at the project site. Monitoring Pre -project monitoring included erosion bank pins, photo points, cros'-sectional surveys, and electrofishing. Post -project monitoring began immediately after the instream work was completed with a re -survey of the cross-sectional surveys and placement of erosion pins. An evaluation of the project's success will have to wait for at least year. It may take additional time before we know if erosion is reduced, sediment is depositing and the plants are free to grow. Literally hundreds of these types of projects are needed in the Upper Deschutes basin from Wickiup Dam to Bend. Future monitoring will include re -surveys of the cross-sectional stations, measurement of erosion pins, measure of bank stability, survival rates of willow and other plantings, electrofishing to evaluate fish response, and photo documentation. CONTRIBUTOR DOLLARS PERCENT OF TOTAL CONTRIBUTED PROJECT Deschutes River Mitigation and 14,500 21 Enhancement Program Oregon Department of Fish and 1,725 3 Wildlife US Forest Service 33,000 47 Fish America 7,000 10 Deschutes Basin Resources 11,000 16 Conservancy Deschutes River Stewardship Team 1,500 2 Central Oregon Flyfishers 1,000* 1 TOTAL $69,725 100% *- indicates in-kind contribution o E-- � �-� z •-3. __ � - ;; �: ' '� Photo 3. Placement of sedge plugs on top of excavated materials in the new floodplain. Photo 4. Securing trees with subterranean anchors. Photo 5. Work in progress. Large tree angled upstream. BEITH FISH HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT- no M&E project number Objective The objective of this project was to assist a contractor with stabilizing an eroding streambank using the trees within the footprint of the house he was building. Implementation date Project construction began in August of 2001 Project completion summary Charlie Beith Construction contacted us in the summer of 2000 about restoring the river in front of a private home he was building (Speikerman's). The owner is a fish nut and he wondered if the 25 trees being removed from the footprint of the house could be used to create fish habitat. The river had a high (30 ft.), nearly vertical bank of raw dirt with fast current at the toe. Any dirt that fell off the bank was immediately washed away and boat wakes caused similar erosion. Beith was willing to do all the paperwork involved in moving the project forward including contacting the USFS for Wild & Scenic analysis and the Oregon Division of State Lands for fill permits. We informed him of how this type of project proceeds and helped him along the way to ensure the process happened. The day of tree placement we directed the work and later anchored the trees with supplies provided by Beith. Tree placement took one day and cabling took one day. 8 Twenty-five trees (mainly ponderosa) were placed with a 50 -ton crane and one large ponderosa (live, standing) was pushed in with a backhoe. Beith's crew hand -placed slash remaining from the tree pile. This will help stabilize the sloughing dirt. Construction took one day and anchoring V2 day. Beith and the homeowner will be planting willow and sedge from local stock. We had communication problems between the crane operator and the choker crew. They could not see each other, did not have common hand signals and the signals were relayed through a intermediate person. It was the first time for all of us working with a large crane placing trees. A more intensive training session for the crew and additional staff experience will solve these problems on future projects. The upstream neighbor may be interested in a similar project. We had to access the live ponderosa through his property and he asked about how to stop the erosion on his property. We discussed the general principles and asked him to contact us. Projects of this type are excellent justification for the M&E program. Without a permanent source of funding (seed money) and personnel no ODFW fish district can sustain fish habitat restoration. Dollars are rarely available to purchase the expensive and specialized tools required and the knowledge to implement restoration can only be acquired through a long-term commitment to restoration. It is unlikely the Upper Deschutes Fish District would be able to respond to landowners willing to restore habitat, in a timely manner, without such a program in place. Monitoring Water current is now absent or reduced to very little and boat wakes cannot reach the water's edge. Fish finder surveys immediately after tree placement showed fish under the trees; surveys a week later showed similar results. Quantitative electrofishing was done two weeks later to document fish usage. The project is very successful at reducing erosion from irrigation water delivery. Over the next 5 or more years we will know how if this will be a permanent solution to this particular location. The effect of the tall bank and success of plantings cannot be predicted but the techniques are the best known method and have worked in other locations. An additional unknown factor is the homeowner's stewardship in taking care of the project. The builder has not been willing to let us contact the owners directly so we don't know if he understands the importance of completing the planting and doing additional planting each year until they are free -to -grow. We will continue to work on this educational aspect. CONTRIBUTOR DOLLARS PERCENT OF TOTAL CONTRIBUTED PROJECT Deschutes River Mitigation and 607 12.6 Enhancement Program Oregon Department of Fish and 1,164 24.1 Wildlife US Forest Service 1,000 20.7 Beith & Speikerman 2,058 42.6 TOTAL $4,829 100% 9 f f, .r, Alm tz „ ' • -file.. Off¢ xx $ $j�• IV, GARY AUSTIN FISH HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT- no M&E project number Objective The objective of this project was to assist a contractor with stabilizing an eroding streambank using the trees within the footprint of the house he was building. Implementation date Project construction began in May of 2001. Project completion summary We were contacted by the Creekside and Timber Creek developments in Sisters (May 2000) about repairing stream damage caused by a rain -on -snow event in 1998. A row of boulders directed the creek into an unprotected bank and caused two large ponderosa to fall into the creek. A debris jam built up behind these trees and the creek went out of its channel and caused multiple damage sites throughout the reach. I drew up a rehabilitation plan for the entire % mile reach. The plan was distributed to both developers and the Oregon Division of State Lands. One of the builders on the Creekside development, Gary Austin, contacted us about the rehabilitation work at the home he was building (Fall 2000). Seven large ponderosa were being removed from the footprint of the house and he wanted to use them as part of the rehabilitation project. He agreed to go through the permit process and we would assist with design, placement and anchoring. The trees were removed (May 2001) with a skidder, cherry picker and excavator and set aside while waiting for the instream work period to begin in July 2001. Austin claimed he saw rainbow trout spawning within the work site. The trees were placed with a 50 -ton crane and boulders added with an excavator. We cabled the trees to the boulders with supplies provided by Austin. Due to the size of the trees (largest weighed 19,000 lbs) we used 7/16" cable and glued directly into the boulders using Epcon construction adhesive (similar to Hilti acrylic adhesive). An adequate seed source exists within the stream bed that riparian plantings will not be needed. Cottonwood, alder and willows starts are already growing at the project site. The project should encourage the trees to grow by diverting high flows and causing deposition. This project is another excellent justification for the M&E program. Without a permanent source of funding (seed money) and personnel no ODFW fish district can sustain fish habitat restoration. Dollars are rarely available to purchase the expensive and specialized tools required and the knowledge to implement restoration can only be acquired through a long-term commitment to restoration. It is unlikely the Upper Deschutes Fish District would be able to respond to landowners willing to restore habitat, in a timely manner, without such a program in place. 11 Monitoring The project has collected several tons of sediment, tree branches and needles (and a mountain bike) and in this sense it is successful. Deposition is occurring and the creek channel has moved away from the bank 8-10 feet. Permanent success will depend on natural revegetation, the project on the north side of the creek and the future homeowners (home is still for sale) stewardship in maintaining the project. We will continue to work at moving the northside project along and contacting the future homeowners about the care of the project. The other issue at hand is zoning in the City of Sisters. The concrete deck of the house is approximately 1 foot from the edge of the bank (7 foot drop) and the construction debris (rock, dry concrete) goes over the edge of the bank. The north edge of the house and deck is actually built over an undercut bank. The north gutter is plumbed to drain directly into the creek. The view from inside the house is frightening. The view from the kitchen window looks directly up the creek. We are surprised that Sisters zoning allowed the house to be built that close to the geek. Several manholes are within the 5 -year (or less) flood zone. One of the houses further down appears to have the crawl. space lower than the 1 -year flood zone. CONTRIBUTOR DOLLARS PERCENT OF TOTAL CONTRIBUTED PROJECT Deschutes River Mitigation and 555 9 Enhancement Program Oregon Department of Fish and 1,164 19 Wildlife Austin 4,543 72 TOTAL $6,262 1000/0 12 Photo 1. Austin Project before tree placement. House was built over the dark undercut bank in the background, left of center. Photo 2. Crane placing large tree with excavator assisting. 13 Photo 3. Excavator pushing tree into undercut bank. Project Update: Sunriver Phase I Objective The objective of this project was to restore bank stability and fish habitat from Harper Bridge to the Sunriver Marina. Implementation date Project construction began in October of 1998. Project completion summary Planning for this project originally began in 1997 and tree placement was done in October of 1998 (see 1998 Annual Report for details). Initial riparian planting started in March of 1999 and continues today. Planting on the Sunriver side was delayed for two years until a riparian management plan was completed with Sunriver Resort and Sunriver Owner's Association. This year we completed planting the east side if the Deschutes River along 3.5 miles of Sunriver ownership. Funding came from a Mr. Lawrence who donated money to ODFW to restore native trout habitat. We used the funds to hire the National Guard Youth Challenge crew. We received $2,200 and were able to have the kids for 10 days. We finished the planting in only four days so we will use the rest of the time for riparian planting in 2002. Over 4,277 willows were planted in the four days. Sunriver Anglers spent two days planting and placed 623 willows; grand total of 14 4,900 willow sticks in ground. At the request of the program leader I wrote up a written test covering all aspects of willow planting. The project has been very successful at causing deposition and stopping erosion. Hundreds of tons of sediment have deposited and some of the trees are being buried by it and the subsequent spread of existing sedge beds. Planting success has been varied because this was only our second attempt at riparian planting and we were short on experience. Since then we have learned more about the "art" of riparian plantings and are having more success. Critical elements of successful planting include: quality planting stock and good planting techniques, judging water flow and planting elevation for the year of planting and subsequent years (matter of inches), beaver activity in the area and the presence of large woody debris to protect plantings and cause deposition. Learning how is a matter of one-on-one teaching and willingness to go back year after year to learn from mistakes and successes. Plantings take several years to mature and become established (free to spread on their own). CONTRIBUTOR DOLLARS PERCENT OF TOTAL CONTRIBUTED PROJECT Deschutes River Mitigation and 375 13 Enhancement Program Oregon Department of Fish and 303 10 Wildlife Youth Challenge vehicle 75* 2 Mr. Lawrence 2,200 75 TOTAL $2,953 100% *- indicated in-kind contribution 15 Photo 1. National Guard crew planting willow near the Trout House. Photo Z. National Guard crew planting willows near the confluence of Spring River. 16 La Pine State Park willow planting Objective The objective was to experiment with willow planting in a medium slope area with a gravel toe using the driven willow stick method. Implementation date Willow planting occurred in April of 2001. The original M&E funding for the wood placement portion of this project occurred in 1992; actual placement was in 1997. Project completion summary Local fishing clubs occasionally ask us if we want help on field projects such as fish habitat restoration. It is good as education for both the clubs and ODFW. COF has an annual field project calendar and willow planting was on the schedule for 2001. Five members volunteered to help us for a day planting willows at La Pine State Park. Thousand Trails Resort, near Sunriver, allowed us to come in and cut willows and we transported them with an ODFW trailer. Thousand Trails was very happy to have us cut willows and they will be a future source for many years. Approximately 800 willows sticks were planted in 4 locations. Cutting was done in the morning and planting in the afternoon. ODFW and the M&E Program supplied lunches. We planted in areas we had previous success as well as an experimental area. Overall survival varied from 5% — 25% depending on location. The experimental area was a medium -slope bank (but very tall) with no woody debris and a gravel toe slope. Success was about 25% and we will try other techniques next time. We are testing to see if willows and sedge are sufficient to stabilize the toe of sites with these characteristics. Lack of success is partially related to high placement of wood during high water that occurred in 1997. Gaps under the trees are not diverting water and the wood needs to be repositioned during a low-water year. This coming winter will probably be low but funding is not sufficient to keep the project technician working. Repositioning and anchoring is approximately a 1.5 month job with a walking excavator, anchoring crew, technician and biologist. Cost will be in the neighborhood of $11,000. The park will need additional planting in 2002. CONTRIBUTOR DOLLARS PERCENT OF TOTAL CONTRIBUTED PROJECT Deschutes River Mitigation and 265 54 Enhancement Program Oregon Department of Fish and 101 21 Wildlife COF 120* 25 TOTAL 486 100% *- indicates in-kind contribution 17 Photo 1. Experimental planting area, dirt bank with gravel toe and river bottom. Photo 2. Central Oregon Flashers crew planting willows downstream of a public access area. 18 Odell Creek Phase I & II projects cable replacement Objective The objective was to replace cable that had rusted out and pull wood back to the channel that floated away. Implementation date Cable replacement took place during several days in July, August and September 2001. Project completion summary We replaced all the rusted out cable on these two projects with larger 7/16" cable. This should last until the wood becomes non-functional. The original projects were completed in 1992 and 1994 with 1/4" and 3/16" cable. This cable was dewatered every year so we had a useful life of 7-9 years. Similar -age cable in Wickiup Reservoir that does not get dewatered every year is in good condition and should provide many more years of life. This was completed during the late summer and many fish were observed traveling upstream from the warm water in Davis Lake and holding in the structures. Several trees had broken loose of the boulders and floated up on dry ground. We planned on moving these back with a battery and pickup winch but this proved useless. The winch was very slow and it used up batteries very quickly. Our fallback position was to use the rubber -tracked machine owned by the Deschutes National Forest. Unfortunately by the time the machine and operator could be scheduled fish were already spawning in Odell Creek. Redds were most likely built by kokanee but we never saw fish spawning or carcasses present. Hopefully, the wood rearranging will be done next year with additional wood and boulders supplied by the Crescent Ranger District for a Phase III project. No photos are available for this cable replacement project. CONTRIBUTOR DOLLARS PERCENT OF TOTAL CONTRIBUTED PROJECT Deschutes River Mitigation and 1,253 55 Enhancement Program Oregon Department of Fish and 606 27 Wildlife US Forest Service 410 18 TOTAL $2,269 100% 19 Oldham sedge planting with 4-H Fishing Club Objective The objective was to work with the 4-H club to supplement sedge plantings at the Oldham project. Implementation date Project construction originally began in Fall of 1997. The initial sedge and willow planting occurred later that winter during Spring 1998. Proiect comDletion s Bill Dilworth, 4-11 Fishing Club coordinator, contacted us in August 2001 about projects for his kids. They were boys and girls age 6-16 from the local area. The Oldham project needed replanting so we planned a day (November 2001) to dig and rep!ant sedge. The M&E Program supplied lunches and tools and the club supplied labor. Approximately 416 sedge clumps were planted in 2 1/2 hours; work conditions were cold and windy, the kids worked very hard. George Oldham assisted with planting and transported the crew and sedges across the river with his boat. At lunch they fired up their grill and we had some hot hamburgers in addition to the cold lunches; his wife baked cookies for the crew. Next time we will make sure we have hot food on cold days and cold food on hot days. We, consider the Oldham project to be completely planted and just have the large woody debris replacement on the Jon Moreland property to put the project to rest. We will be working with Moreland to replace the trees he cut and moved. Oldham captured 2 trees drifting by with his boat and chained them to existing material. We do plan on using the Oldham property for additional plantings as experiments. We have a good working relationship with the Oldham's and they are willing to continue to build on the project. Photos of this project are on the front cover of this report. CONTRIBUTOR DOLLARS PERCENT OF TOTAL PROJECT CONTRIBUTED Deschutes River Mitigation and Enhancement 81 11 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife 322 45 George Oldham 75* 10 4-H fishing club 244* 34 TOTAL 722 100% *- indicates in-kind contribution 20 �- �- 10 00 v C� (A A w N �- N �- O .may y CD m � < �p R CD Ow ... 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