84041 REL 35

1984-021-00 EXP JOHN DAY HABITAT ENHANCEMENT

3/1/2024

2/28/2025

92. Lease Land

Work Element Usage Report

G: 92 - Camp Creek - Renew expired fence agreement and reinforce/rebuild fence

This lease land location is on private property in the lower portion of the Camp Creek watershed. Camp Creek has been a focal watershed for the USFS and ODFW is working with the private landowner to assure continuity with adjacent habitat implementation efforts. The property has an old ODFW habitat fence installed in 1997, which was rebuilt in 2014 but is not under an active ODFW agreement. There is a new landowner on the property and ODFW staff are in discussions with the landowner in an effort to assure the riparian habitat remains protected. While the fence is still functioning to exclude cattle many of the posts are in need of replacement. If ODFW is able to sign a landowner agreement to continue the riparian protection, then ODFW staff will replace the rotting wooden posts to assure the riparian fence remains functional over the new agreement period and to minimize maintenance.

The riparian agreement will include 1.60 miles of riparian fence and associated stream crossing to protect approximately 0.80 miles of stream affected by livestock grazing, within the leased riparian area on Camp Creek, tributary of the Middle Fork John Day River. Protect approximately 20 acres of riparian habitat. The new Cooperative Agreement will be for an additional 10 years.

Camp Creek is ranked as a Tier 1 priority watershed within the John Day Basin Atlas prioritization, with a biological score of 35 and riparian fencing action 17. Riparian conditions within the Camp Creek project area are good and vegetation protection is intended to help stabilize or reduce stream temperatures and sediment sources. This project will occur on private land and the buffer width is expected to average 35 feet on each side of the creek.

The fence was constructed with one double strand smooth wire on bottom at 18 inches the next three strands are barbed wire spacing 24-30 and 40 (inches from ground). There is at least a 10 inch gap between the top two wires, so that animals do not catch their hind feet when jumping. There is 16' between the steel t-posts and two tamarack stays evenly spaced between the steel. The structures will be built from 2 3/8" steel pipe welded together as needed and water gaps will use a combination of steel pipe and 2x6x16 lumber. Water gaps, crossings, gates, and alignment will continue in its current place.

Develop and obtain signature for a Cooperative Agreement and upload the agreement to the contract documents. Agreement will include a map of the fence location, water gaps, and associated structures such as cattle guards.

$43,000

7.98%

03/01/2024

01/15/2025

11/19/2024

Concluded

n/a

n/a

Recurring