PROJECTS
The Clackamas River Chapter of TU partners with agencies like the US Forest Service and ODFW to implement fish habitat improvements in the Clackamas and Sandy River basins. Our chapter provides project coordination resources and grant administration to support the agency’s technical resources. The chapter has received grants from Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB), National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), The US Forest Service Drinking Water Providers Fund (DWPF), US Forest Service Fire Recovery Fund, and the ODOT/ODFW Fish Passage Mitigation Fund.
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Current Projects
Cub Creek Restoration
The Cub Creek Restoration Project is an ambitious project. The coordinated team of Clackamas River TU, the US Forest Service and ODFW is working to re-activate a flood plain at the confluence of Cub Creek, Hunter Creek and the Clackamas River. This area is in the Lion’s Head Fire zone (2020) and will help mitigate the incised Channel of Cub Creek created by the fire and aggravated by past logging practices. This restoration known as “Stage 0 Restoration” will re-introduce more braided channels and sediment retention. This work will increase the spawning and rearing capacity of the upper Clackamas and help recover ESA listed species of Salmon and Steelhead in the basin.
Bull Trout Signage
The Clackamas River Chapter partnered with the US Forest Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service to install Bull Trout Information Signs at key spots in Mt. Hood National Forest. The project goal was to introduce an experimental population of Bull Trout in the basin. Bull Trout were historically present but were extirpated in the 60’s due to a bounty program and inter-breeding with brook trout that were once planted in the basin. The population was successfully reintroduced and we are now working with the agencies to monitor populations.
Some of our signs were destroyed in the Lion’s Head and Riverside fires of 2020. CRTU will be hosting some volunteer days to replace those signs to remind anglers to release Bull Trout safely.
Salmon Super Highway
CRTU is proud to support this unprecedented effort that restores access to almost 180 miles of blocked habitat throughout six major salmon and steelhead rivers of Oregon’s North Coast. Using a strategic, scaled approach to maximize benefits and minimize costs, a unique, community partnership will deliver a portfolio of 93 projects. As of January 2024, we’re over half-way home with 129 miles reconnected. Each year the Salmon SuperHwy reconnects more historic habitat, reduces chronic flooding, improves recreation opportunities and stimulates the local economy.
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