The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) propose ongoing fish habitat protection, restoration and enhancement, maintenance, and monitoring activities under the CTUIR Grande Ronde Subbasin Restoration Project (199608300) to achieve the vision, goals, and objectives established in the Grande Ronde Subbasin Plan (NPCC, 2004) and the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (NPCC) Fish and Wildlife Program (NPPC 2000).  The Project plans, designs, implements, maintains, and monitors habitat protection, enhancement and restoration projects in the Subbasin with a primary goal of protecting high quality habitat and restoring/enhancing degraded habitats to support the recovery of focal species, including Threatened Snake River spring-summer Chinook salmon and summer steelhead.  

In FY 2008, the Project will focus on implementing the Ladd Marsh and Wallowa-McDaniel 2 Projects in cooperation with project partners (ODFW and GRMW).  Both projects were initiated during FY2007, with planning, design, and initiation of environmental compliance activities for the Ladd Marsh Project and implementation of the initial construction phase of the Wallowa Project.  During FY08, the first phase of construction on the Ladd Marsh project will be completed.  Additionally, the second phase of construction, involving completion of channel construction and channel activation will be completed on the Wallowa Project.  CTUIR, ODFW, NRCS, and the GRMW will also plan to initiate detailed planning, complete environmental compliance needs, and prepare for construction activities on the McCoy Meadows Restoration Project complex involving development of overflow channels, installation of grade control structures, and additional revegetation along the middle reaches of McCoy Creek to address project objectives that are not being achieved from initial project measures implemented in 2000-2002.  In addition to these activities, project staff will conduct additional revegetation activities at the End Creek, Meadow Creek, and Wallowa Projects, as well as conduct annual project maintenance and monitoring/evaluation.

A budget of $190,000 is requested to perform watershed restoration-related tasks associated with several project areas.  Funds provided under this contract are utilized to conduct pre-project planning, administration, project maintenance, monitoring and evaluation, as well as developing cost-share proposals to support restoration project implementation from various sources.