Cook Creek
Summary of Project Proposal:
This project placed combinations of logs,
whole trees, other pieces of large woody debris and boulders,
at 38 sites in the side channels, and tributaries of Cook Creek
to create complex assemblages of wood, to provide winter fish
habitat. Materials consisted of 77 whole trees, 56 logs, 34 miscellaneous
pieces of large woody debris and approximately 40 large boulders.
Total Estimated Project
Costs: $21,120
This project involved The Lower Nehalem
Watershed Council (LNWC), The Oregon Dept. of Forestry (ODF),
and The Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW).
The LNWC was the principal applicant
for OWEB grants.
The project was sited on land owned by
ODF, who provided all trees, logs, and boulders as an in-kind
contribution. In addition ODF was responsible for drawing up
cost estimates, developing a contract, selecting a contractor
through a bidding process, and administering the contract. .
The ODFW was responsible for the design,
layout, and implementation of the project. A habitat biologist
was on site during the project work, to supervise wood, and boulder
placement, and ensure quality control. In addition ODFW is responsible
for long term monitoring of the project
This project complemented other fish
restoration projects that have been completed, or anticipated,
to be completed, in the Lower Nehalem system. These include projects
in other tributaries such as Lost Creek, Foley Creek, Anderson
Creek, Coal Creek, Rector Creek, and Fall Creek.
Public awareness of the benefits of this
project was promoted through the news media, and explanatory
signs posted at sites visible from the road.
This project was completed during the
in-stream work period July 15, 1999 to September 30, 1999
The objective of this project was to
enhance fish habitat in the Cook Creek basin. It was primarily
designed to improve the winter survival of wild coho salmon by
increasing the amount of high water habitat, by providing cover,
and increasing the number, and complexity of pools. This project
also provides summer habitat in the form of pools, and large
woody debris. Other species that benefit are wild winter steelhead,
chinook salmon, and cutthroat trout. The placement of large woody
debris also provides cover, and a long term source of nutrients,
for other fish, and invertebrate species.
The work was inspected by a fish habitat
biologist from ODFW.
Site drawings and GPS readings were done
at each site. The project was surveyed at least once per year
by the fish habitat biologist for the Tillamook State Forest.
More intense monitoring may also be done if this project is selected
as one of the North Coast Monitoring projects.
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