[]{#Introduction
.anchor}![](media/image1.jpeg){width="2.160416666666667in"
height="3.0208333333333335in"}**Introduction**

The Wilson/Trask/Nestucca 8-Digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) subbasin is
comprised of 605,000 acres, of which 65 percent is public forestland.
Ninety percent of the subbasin is in Tillamook County, and the other ten
percent is divided among four other counties. Thirteen percent of the
private land is used as pastureland, grassland, and hayland and includes
commercial dairy and beef production. There are 147 dairies in the
subbasin. Resource concerns associated with the pastureland and
livestock include soil compaction, streambank erosion, surface water
contamination, unreliable profits, and the need for timely technical
assistance

There are 413 farms and ranches in the Wilson/Trask/Nestucca subbasin.
More than 80 percent are less than 180 acres in size, and many of the
operators are new landowners seeking a rural lifestyle. The remaining
agricultural operations are viable forest or commercial dairy
operations.

One NRCS service center, the Tillamook Soil and Water Conservation
District, the Northwest Oregon Resource Conservation and Development
(RC&D) office, and other local organizations provide conservation
assistance in the subbasin.

[]{#ProfileContents .anchor}**nts**

> [Introduction](#Introduction)
>
> [Physical Description](#PhysicalDescription)
>
> [Land Use Map & Precipitation Map](#Map)
>
> [Common Resource Area](#CRA)

[Resource Concerns](#ResConcerns)

[Census and Social Data](#census)

[Progress/Status](#ProgressStatus)

[Footnotes/Bibliography](#Footnotes)

**\
**![](media/image3.jpeg){width="3.4604166666666667in"
height="3.75in"}**Relief Map**

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[]{#PhysicalDescription .anchor}**\
Physical Description** [*Back to Contents*](#ProfileContents)

***[ALL NUMBERS IN THIS PROFILE ARE FOR OREGON ONLY]{.mark}***

+----------------------+------+----+------+----+----+---+------+-----+
| **Land Cover/Land    | *    |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| Use**                | *Own |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|                      | ersh |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| ***(NLCD*[^/         | ip - |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| 2^](#Footnote2)*)*** | *(   |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|                      | 2003 |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|                      | D    |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|                      | raft |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|                      | BLM  |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|                      | Sur  |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|                      | face |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|                      | Map  |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|                      | Set  |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|                      | *[^/ |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
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|                      | #Foo |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
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|                      | e1)* |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|                      | **)* |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
+----------------------+------+----+------+----+----+---+------+-----+
|                      | **   |    | **P  |    | ** |   | **   | **  |
|                      | Publ |    | riva |    | Tr |   | Tota | %** |
|                      | ic** |    | te** |    | ib |   | ls** |     |
|                      |      |    |      |    | al |   |      |     |
|                      |      |    |      |    | ** |   |      |     |
+----------------------+------+----+------+----+----+---+------+-----+
|                      | *    | *  | *    | *  | *  | * |      |     |
|                      | *Acr | *% | *Acr | *% | *A | * |      |     |
|                      | es** | ** | es** | ** | cr | % |      |     |
|                      |      |    |      |    | es | * |      |     |
|                      |      |    |      |    | ** | * |      |     |
+----------------------+------+----+------+----+----+---+------+-----+
| Forest               | 389  | 6  | 177  | 2  | \* | \ | **5  | *   |
|                      | ,100 | 4% | ,000 | 9% |    | - | 66,1 | *94 |
|                      |      |    |      |    |    | \ | 00** | %** |
|                      |      |    |      |    |    | - |      |     |
|                      |      |    |      |    |    | - |      |     |
+----------------------+------+----+------+----+----+---+------+-----+
| Grain Crops          | 0    | 0% | 0    | 0% | 0  | 0 | *    | **0 |
|                      |      |    |      |    |    | % | *0** | %** |
+----------------------+------+----+------+----+----+---+------+-----+
| Conservation Reserve | 0    | 0% | 0    | 0% | 0  | 0 | *    | **0 |
| Program Land         |      |    |      |    |    | % | *0** | %** |
| [***^a^***](#crp)    |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
+----------------------+------+----+------+----+----+---+------+-----+
| Grass/Pasture/Hay    | 3    | 1% | 23   | 4% | 0  | 0 | **   | **4 |
|                      | ,100 |    | ,900 |    |    | % | 27,0 | %** |
|                      |      |    |      |    |    |   | 00** |     |
+----------------------+------+----+------+----+----+---+------+-----+
| Orchards/Vineyards   | 0    | 0% | 0    | 0% | 0  | 0 | *    | **0 |
|                      |      |    |      |    |    | % | *0** | %** |
+----------------------+------+----+------+----+----+---+------+-----+
| Row Crops            | \*   | \  | \*   | \  | 0  | 0 | **   | **\ |
|                      |      | -\ |      | -\ |    | % | \*** | -\- |
|                      |      | -- |      | -- |    |   |      | -** |
+----------------------+------+----+------+----+----+---+------+-----+
| Shrub/Rangelands     | \*   | \  | \*   | \  | 0  | 0 | **   | **\ |
|                      |      | -\ |      | -\ |    | % | \*** | -\- |
|                      |      | -- |      | -- |    |   |      | -** |
+----------------------+------+----+------+----+----+---+------+-----+
| Water/Wetla          | \*   | \  | 5    | 1% | 0  | 0 | *    | **1 |
| nds/Developed/Barren |      | -\ | ,800 |    |    | % | *7,3 | %** |
|                      |      | -- |      |    |    |   | 00** |     |
+----------------------+------+----+------+----+----+---+------+-----+
| **Oregon HUC Totals  | **3  | *  | **2  | *  | *  | * | **6  | **  |
| [*b*](#Totals)**     | 94,3 | *6 | 07,8 | *3 | *0 | * | 02,1 | 100 |
|                      | 00** | 5% | 00** | 4% | ** | 0 | 00** | %** |
|                      |      | ** |      | ** |    | % |      |     |
|                      |      |    |      |    |    | * |      |     |
|                      |      |    |      |    |    | * |      |     |
+----------------------+------+----+------+----+----+---+------+-----+
| *\*: Less than 1     |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| percent of total     |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| acres. See below for |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| special              |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| considerations.*     |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|                      |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| []{#crp .anchor}*a:  |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| Estimate from Farm   |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| Service Agency       |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| records and includes |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| CRP/CREP.*           |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|                      |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| []{#Totals           |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| .anchor}*b: Totals   |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| are approximate due  |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| to rounding and      |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| small unknown        |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| acreages.*           |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
+----------------------+------+----+------+----+----+---+------+-----+
| **[Special           |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| Considerations for   |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| this 8-Digit         |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| HUC:]{.underline}**  |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|                      |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| -   Approximately 73 |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     percent of the   |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     private          |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     forestland is    |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     under industrial |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     forest ownership |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     (OSU, Forestry   |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     Sciences         |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     Laboratory).     |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|                      |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| -   Pasture includes |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     commercial dairy |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     and beef         |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     operations as    |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     well as small    |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     farms and        |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     ranchettes.      |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|                      |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| -   Hayfields        |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     commonly are     |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     green-chopped    |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     for silage.      |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|                      |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| -   Minor acres of   |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     specialty crops, |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     such as lilies,  |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     artichokes, and  |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     hydrangeas, are  |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     in the           |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     watershed.       |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|                      |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
| -   Some Christmas   |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     trees and hybrid |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     poplars are      |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     grown in the     |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
|     watershed.       |      |    |      |    |    |   |      |     |
+----------------------+------+----+------+----+----+---+------+-----+

  --------------------------- -------------------- ----------- ------------- ---------
  **Irrigated Lands**\        **Type of Land**     **ACRES**   **% of\       **% of\
  *(1997                                                       Irrigated     HUC**
  NRI*[^/3^](#Footnote3nri)                                    Lands**       
  *Estimates for Non-Federal                                                 
  Lands Only)*                                                               

                              Cultivated Cropland  0           0%            0%

                              Uncultivated         0           0%            0%
                              Cropland                                       

                              Pastureland          2,400       100%          0%

                              **Total Irrigated    **2,400**   **100%**      **0%**
                              Lands**                                        
  --------------------------- -------------------- ----------- ------------- ---------

***(Continued on the following pages)***

[]{#Map .anchor} [*Back to Contents*](#ProfileContents)

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[]{#CRA .anchor}**Common Resource Area Map** [*Back to
Contents*](#ProfileContents)

**Only the major units are described below - for descriptions of all
units within the HUC, go to:**
<http://ice.or.nrcs.usda.gov/website/cra/viewer.htm>

![](media/image7.jpeg){width="4.618055555555555in"
height="5.686111111111111in"}

**[1.1 - Northern Pacific Coast Range, Foothills, and Valleys --
Volcanics:]{.underline}** This unit is comprised of mountains that
consist of basalt and are outside of the \"fogbelt.\" The temperature
regime is mesic or frigid with a small area that is cryic, and the
moisture regime is udic. The vegetation is Douglas fir and western
hemlock.

**[4A.1 -- Sitka Spruce Belt - Coastal Sedimentary
Uplands:]{.underline}** This unit is comprised of mountains that consist
of sedimentary rock and are in the \"fogbelt.\" The temperature regime
is isomesic, and the moisture regime is udic. Sitka spruce is present,
which separates this unit from unit 1.1.

**[4A.2 -- Sitka Spruce Belt - Coastal Lowlands:]{.underline}** This
unit is comprised of marine terraces, diked and undiked flood plains,
and estuaries. The temperature regime is isomesic, and the moisture
regime is udic.

**[4A.3 -- Sitka Spruce Belt - Coastal Volcanic Uplands:]{.underline}**
This unit is comprised of mountains that consist of basalt and are in
the \"fogbelt.\" The temperature regime is isomesic and isofrigid, and
the moisture regime is udic. Sitka spruce is present.

**Physical Description -- Continued [*Back to
Contents*](#ProfileContents)**

+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   |                           | **ACRES** | *      |
|                   |                           |           | *ACRE- |
|                   |                           |           | FEET** |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
| **Irrigated       | Surface                   | 6,726     | 16,815 |
| Adjudicated Water |                           |           |        |
| Rights**          |                           |           |        |
| *(OWRD*[^/4       |                           |           |        |
| ^](#Footnote4)*)* |                           |           |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | Well                      | 1,079     | 2,697  |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | Total Irrigated           | 7,805     | 19,513 |
|                   | Adjudicated Water Rights  |           |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
| **Stream Flow     | USGS 14303600 NESTUCCA    | **Total   | 7      |
| Data**            | RIVER, NEAR BEAVER, OR    | Avg.      | 59,806 |
|                   |                           | Yield**   |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   |                           | **May --  | 86,354 |
|                   |                           | Sept.     |        |
|                   |                           | Yield**   |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | USGS 14302500 TRASK       | **Total   | 7      |
|                   | RIVER, NEAR TILLAMOOK, OR | Avg.      | 06,566 |
|                   |                           | Yield**   |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   |                           | **May --  | 74,600 |
|                   |                           | Sept.     |        |
|                   |                           | Yield**   |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | USGS 14301500 WILSON      | **Total   | 8      |
|                   | RIVER, NEAR TILLAMOOK, OR | Avg.      | 52,904 |
|                   |                           | Yield**   |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   |                           | **May --  | 83,942 |
|                   |                           | Sept.     |        |
|                   |                           | Yield**   |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | OWRD 14301300 MIAMI       | **Total   | 1      |
|                   | RIVER, NEAR GARIBALDI, OR | Avg.      | 67,277 |
|                   |                           | Yield**   |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   |                           | **May --  | 21,068 |
|                   |                           | Sept.     |        |
|                   |                           | Yield**   |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | OWRD 14302700 TILLAMOOK   | **Total   | 1      |
|                   | RIVER, NEAR BEAVER, OR    | Avg.      | 82,548 |
|                   |                           | Yield**   |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   |                           | **May --  | 19,530 |
|                   |                           | Sept.     |        |
|                   |                           | Yield**   |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   |                           | **MILES** | **PER  |
|                   |                           |           | CENT** |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
| **Stream          | Total Miles -- Major      | 1,116     | \-\--  |
| Data**[^          | (100K Hydro GIS Layer)    |           |        |
| /5^](#Footnote5)\ |                           |           |        |
| \                 |                           |           |        |
| *\*Percent of     |                           |           |        |
| Total Miles\      |                           |           |        |
| of Streams in     |                           |           |        |
| HUC*              |                           |           |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | 303d/TMDL Listed Streams  | 239       | 21%    |
|                   | (DEQ)                     |           |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | Anadromous Fish Presence  | 209       | 19%    |
|                   | (StreamNet)               |           |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | Bull Trout Presence       | 0         | 0%     |
|                   | (StreamNet)               |           |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   |                           | **ACRES** | **PER  |
|                   |                           |           | CENT** |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
| **Land            | Forest                    | 23,756    | 88%    |
| Cover/Use**[      |                           |           |        |
| ^/2^](#Footnote2) |                           |           |        |
|                   |                           |           |        |
| Based on a        |                           |           |        |
| 100-foot stretch  |                           |           |        |
| on both sides of  |                           |           |        |
| all streams in    |                           |           |        |
| the 100K Hydro    |                           |           |        |
| GIS Layer         |                           |           |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | Grain Crops               | 0         | 0%     |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | Grass/Pasture/Hay         | 2,076     | 8%     |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | Orchards/Vineyards        | 0         | 0%     |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | Row Crops                 | 0         | 0%     |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | Shrub/Rangelands --       | 163       | 1%     |
|                   | Includes CRP Lands        |           |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | Water/                    | 1,042     | 4%     |
|                   | Wetlands/Developed/Barren |           |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | **Total Acres of 100-foot | *         | **\    |
|                   | Stream Buffers**          | *27,038** | -\--** |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
| **Land Capability | **1** -- slight           | 0         | 0%     |
| Class**           | limitations               |           |        |
|                   |                           |           |        |
| *(Croplands &     |                           |           |        |
| Pasturelands      |                           |           |        |
| Only)*            |                           |           |        |
|                   |                           |           |        |
| *(1997            |                           |           |        |
| NRI*[^/3          |                           |           |        |
| ^](#Footnote3nri) |                           |           |        |
| *Estimates for\   |                           |           |        |
| Non-Federal Lands |                           |           |        |
| Only)*            |                           |           |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | **2** -- moderate         | 3,000     | 13%    |
|                   | limitations               |           |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | **3** -- severe           | 9,200     | 41%    |
|                   | limitations               |           |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | **4** -- very severe      | 3,800     | 17%    |
|                   | limitations               |           |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | **5** -- no erosion       | 0         | 0%     |
|                   | hazard, but other         |           |        |
|                   | limitations               |           |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | **6** -- severe           | 6,600     | 29%    |
|                   | limitations; unsuitable   |           |        |
|                   | for cultivation; limited  |           |        |
|                   | to pasture, range, forest |           |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | **7** -- very severe      | 0         | 0%     |
|                   | limitations; unsuitable   |           |        |
|                   | for cultivation; limited  |           |        |
|                   | to grazing, forest,       |           |        |
|                   | wildlife habitat          |           |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | **8** -- miscellaneous    | 0         | 0%     |
|                   | areas; limited to         |           |        |
|                   | recreation, wildlife      |           |        |
|                   | habitat, water supply     |           |        |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+
|                   | **Total Croplands &       | *         | **\    |
|                   | Pasturelands**            | *22,600** | -\--** |
+-------------------+---------------------------+-----------+--------+

  --------------------- ----------- ------------- ------------- ----------- ---------- -----------
  **Confined Animal                                                                    
  Feeding Operations --                                                                
  Oregon CAFO Permit --                                                                
  12/2004**                                                                            

  **Animal Type**       **Dairy**   **Feedlot**   **Poultry**   **Swine**   **Mink**   **Other**

  **No. of Permitted    147         1             0             0           0          1
  Farms**                                                                              

  **No. of Permitted    48,061      430           0             0           0          80
  Animals**                                                                            
  --------------------- ----------- ------------- ------------- ----------- ---------- -----------

[]{#ResConcerns .anchor}**Resource Concerns** [*Back to
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**[Tons of Soil Loss by Water Erosion]{.underline}:** Due to the limited
amount of non-Federal cropland and pastureland within this HUC, no
reliable NRI soil loss estimates are available.

-   ![](media/image8.wmf){width="4.125in"
    height="2.9027777777777777in"}Seventy-three percent all of the
    listed stream miles exceed State water quality standards for
    temperature. Elevated stream temperatures may be due to inadequate
    riparian shade, stream channel widening, and other anthropogenic or
    natural causes.

-   Fecal coliform can be indicative of livestock wastes, but it also is
    associated with improperly operating onsite sewage disposal systems.

-   Conservation practices that can be used to address these water
    quality issues include livestock waste management, grazing
    management, and use of riparian buffers.

+--------------------+---+----+--------------------+---+----------------+---+
| **Watershed        |   |    |                    |   |                |   |
| Projects, Plans,   |   |    |                    |   |                |   |
| Studies, and       |   |    |                    |   |                |   |
| Assessments**      |   |    |                    |   |                |   |
+--------------------+---+----+--------------------+---+----------------+---+
| **NRCS Watershed   |   |    | **NRCS Watershed   |   |                |   |
| Projects[          |   |    | Plans, Studies,    |   |                |   |
| ^6^](#Footnote6)** |   |    | and                |   |                |   |
|                    |   |    | Assessments[       |   |                |   |
|                    |   |    | ^7^](#Footnote7)** |   |                |   |
+--------------------+---+----+--------------------+---+----------------+---+
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|                    | * |    |                    |   |                |   |
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|                    | * |    |                    |   |                |   |
|                    | * |    |                    |   |                |   |
+--------------------+---+----+--------------------+---+----------------+---+
| North Side Big     | A |    | Lower Tillamook    |   | Completed 2001 |   |
| Nestucca           | c |    | Bay Watershed Plan |   |                |   |
|                    | t |    |                    |   |                |   |
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**Map Footnote [^/17^](#footnote17)**

**Resource Concerns - Continued** [*Back to Contents*](#ProfileContents)

  ----------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------- --------- --------- ------------- ----------------- ------------
  **Resource                                                                                                                      
  Concerns/Issues                                                                                                                 
  by Land Use**                                                                                                                   

  **SWAPA +H        **Specific Resource             **Grass\\Pasture\\Hay**   **Grain   **Row     **Perennial   **Shrub/Range**   **Forest**
  Concerns**        Concern/Issue**                                           Crops**   Crops**   Crops                           
                                                                                                  (Orch/Vine/                     
                                                                                                  Berries)**                      

  Soil Erosion      Streambank                      X                                                                             

  Soil Condition    Soil Compaction                 X                                                                             

  Water Quantity    Ponding & Flooding              X                                                                             

  Water Quality,    Nutrients & Organics            X                                                                             
  Surface                                                                                                                         

                    Temperature                     X                                                                             X

                    Pathogens                       X                                                                             

                    Aquatic Habitat Suitability     X                                                                             X

  Air Quality       Undesirable Odors from          X                                                                             
                    Agricultural Sources                                                                                          

  Plant Condition   Productivity, Health, & Vigor   X                                                                             X

  Animal Habitat,   Food, Cover, &/or Shelter       X                                                                             X
  Wildlife                                                                                                                        

  Human, Economics  High Capital/Financial Costs    X                                                                             

                    High Management Level Required  X                                                                             

  Human, Political  Inadequate Availability of Cost X                                                                             
                    Share Programs                                                                                                

                    Lack of Technical Assistance    X                                                                             
  ----------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------- --------- --------- ------------- ----------------- ------------

**Grass/Pasture/Hay**

-   Resource concerns such as soil compaction, nutrients and organics,
    pathogens, and odors are typical for areas that have a high number
    of livestock.

-   Noxious weeds can be a significant problem, especially on overgrazed
    pastures.

-   Pasture condition overall is good; however, some health and vigor
    problems may occur because of prolonged grazing and the impact of
    wildlife.

-   Smaller, hobby operations also commonly suffer from inadequate
    forage management.

-   Livestock waste and wildlife might impact offsite aquatic
    suitability for oyster production and other organisms.

**Forestland**

-   Over one-half of the private forestland is under industrial forest
    management.

-   Invasive, noxious weeds (Japanese knotweed, purple loosestrife, and
    tansy ragwort) are a major concern.

-   Much of the private, non-industrial forestland is used as rural
    homesites and recreational property. Only a portion is used for
    long-term timber production.

**Other Concerns**

-   Wind erosion occurs in the dune areas near Pacific City.

-   Streambank erosion occurs along all streams and tributaries.

-   Frequent flooding occurs along lowland streams, and the concern is
    increased by bedload deposition and inadequate stream outlets.

+--------------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| **Federally Listed Threatened And          |                         |
| Endangered Species[^12^](#Footnote12)**    |                         |
+--------------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| **THREATENED SPECIES**                     | **CANDIDATE SPECIES**   |
+--------------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| **Marine --** Steller (northern) sea lion  | **Fish** -- Steelhead   |
|                                            |                         |
| **Birds --** Marbled murrelet , Western    | **Birds --** Streaked   |
| snowy plover, Bald eagle, Brown pelican,   | horned lark             |
| Short-tailed Albatross, Northern spotted   |                         |
| owl                                        |                         |
|                                            |                         |
| **Fish --** Coho salmon                    |                         |
|                                            |                         |
| **Invertebrates --** Oregon silverspot     |                         |
| butterfly                                  |                         |
|                                            |                         |
| **Plants --** Nelson\'s checker-mallow     |                         |
+--------------------------------------------+-------------------------+
|                                            | **PROPOSED SPECIES**    |
|                                            | None                    |
+--------------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| **Essential Fish                           |                         |
| Habitat[^13^](#Footnote13) -** Chinook,    |                         |
| Coho                                       |                         |
+--------------------------------------------+-------------------------+

[]{#census .anchor}![](media/image10.wmf){width="3.7604166666666665in"
height="2.125in"}**Census and Social Data**[^/14^](#Footnote14) [*Back
to Contents*](#ProfileContents)

**Number of Farms: 413**

**Number of Operators: 717**

-   Full-Time Operators: **289**

-   Part-Time Operators: **428**

**Estimated Level of Willingness and Ability to Participate in
Conservation**[^[/15]{.underline}^](#Footnote15)**:**

**[High]{.underline} (large acreage operators);**

**[Low]{.underline} (small acreage operators)**

Operators of viable commercial dairy operations of more than 180 acres
are reported to understand and appreciate the benefits of conservation
and have a history of conservation adoption. They tend to have the
ability and stewardship attitude amenable to practicing conservation and
natural resource management.

Smaller acreage operators (less than 180 acres) and absentee landowners
tend to lack awareness of local resource concerns, lack resources to
adopt conservation practices, and require significantly more time to
inform, persuade, and assist with natural resource management. Absentee
landowners tend also to lack ties to the community that are normally
requisite to widespread conservation diffusion in a watershed.

**Evaluation of Social Capital**[^[/16]{.underline}^](#Footnote16)
**[Low]{.underline}**

Social capital in the Wilson/Trask/Nestucca watershed and the
community's ability to successfully address local resource concerns
tends to be low. The community's greatest strength is its ties to
agricultural organizations. The community gets good participation in
civic activities, public meetings, and community projects.

Social capital might improve if local leaders were able to increase the
general public's participation (including minorities) in community
issues and decisions. Participation of all local landowners (full-time,
part-time, and absentee) in farm, ranch, and environmental organizations
would likely help the community more successfully address local resource
concerns.

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height="3.3472222222222223in"}

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[]{#ProgressStatus .anchor}***Progress/Status** [Back to
Contents](#ProfileContents)*

  ---------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------------- -----------
  **PRMS Data**                **FY99**   **FY00**   **FY01**   **FY02**   **FY03**   **Avg/Year**   **Total**

  Total Conservation Systems   2,100      3,273      1,720      199        3,034      2,065          10,326
  Planned (Acres)                                                                                    

  Total Conservation Systems   1,364      1,673      2,368      0          2,187      1,518          7,592
  Applied (Acres)                                                                                    

  **Conservation Treatment     ** **                                                                 
  Acres**                                                                                            

  Waste Management (Number)    14         7          6          6          6          8              39

  Buffers (Acres)              0          0          0          0          0          0              0

  Erosion Control (Acres)      1          0          0          0          0          0              1

  Irrigation Water Management  0          0          0          0          0          0              0
  (Acres)                                                                                            

  Nutrient Management (Acres)  521        596        475        0          536        426            2,128

  Pest Management (Acres)      5          1,008      1,372      0          0          477            2,385

  Prescribed Grazing (Acres)   424        1,851      2,021      105        1,038      1,088          5,439

  Trees & Shrubs (Acres)       16         101        70         0          0          37             187

  Conservation Tillage (Acres) 0          0          0          0          0          0              0

  Wildlife Habitat (Acres)     27         302        61         0          0          78             390

  Wetlands (Acres)             9          21         7          0          57         19             94
  ---------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------------- -----------

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-   Most commercial dairies are at the progressive level. Ownership
    turnover and high capital costs have kept conservation adoption to
    the RMS level.

-   Focus during the last decade has been on meeting State CAFO permit
    regulations. Attention now is turning toward practices such as
    pasture and wildlife habitat management.

-   Private industrial forestland owners typically do not work with NRCS
    and SWCDs; however, their land commonly complies with State forest
    practices act requirements.

-   Some of the non-industrial, private forestland is used for long-term
    timber production, but most is used as rural homesites or
    recreational property.

*Estimates are based on information received from local conservationists
in the watershed.*

**Lands Removed from Production through Farm Bill Programs**

-   Conservation Reserve Program (CRP): **[None]{.underline}**

-   Wetland Restoration Program (WRP): **[None]{.underline}**

-   Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP):
    **[None]{.underline}**

[]{#Footnotes .anchor}**Footnotes/Bibliography** [*Back to
Contents*](#ProfileContents)

All data is provided "as is." There are no warranties, express or
implied, including the warranty of fitness\
for a particular purpose, accompanying this document. Use for general
planning purposes only.

[]{#Footnote1 .anchor}

1.  Ownership Layer -- Source: The 1:24,000 scale public ownership layer
    is the land ownership/management for public entities, including
    Federal, Tribal, State, and local entities. This is a seamless,
    statewide Oregon Public Ownership vector layer composed of fee
    ownership of lands by Federal, State, Tribal, county, and city
    agencies. The layer is comprised of the best available data compiled
    at 1:24,000 scale or larger, and the line work matches GCDB boundary
    locations and ORMAP standards where possible. The layer is available
    from the State of Oregon GIS Service Center:
    <http://www.gis.state.or.us/data/alphalist.html>. For current
    ownership status, consult official records at appropriate Federal,
    State, and county offices. Ownership classes grouped to calculate
    Federal ownership vs. non-Federal ownership by the Water Resources
    Planning Team.[]{#Footnote2 .anchor}

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1.  National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD) - Originator: U.S. Geological
    Survey (USGS);\
    Publication date: 19990631; Title: Oregon Land Cover Data Set,
    Edition: 1;\
    Geospatial data presentation form: Raster digital data; Publisher:
    U.S. Geological Survey,\
    Sioux Falls, SD, USA; Online linkage:
    <http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/programs/lccp/nationallandcover.html>;
    Abstract: These data can be used in a geographic information system
    (GIS) for any number of purposes, such as assessing wildlife
    habitat, water quality, pesticide runoff, land use change, etc. The
    State data sets are provided with a 300-meter buffer beyond the
    State border to facilitate combining the State files into larger
    regions.[]{#Footnote3nri .anchor}

2.  ESTIMATES FROM THE 1997 NRI DATABASE (REVISED DECEMBER 2000) REPLACE
    ALL PREVIOUS REPORTS AND ESTIMATES. Comparisons made using data
    published for the 1982, 1987, or 1992 NRI may produce erroneous
    results. This is because of changes in statistical estimation
    protocols and because all data collected prior to 1997 were
    simultaneously reviewed (edited) as 1997 NRI data were collected.
    All definitions are available in the glossary. In addition, this
    December 2000 revision of the 1997 NRI data updates information
    released in December 1999 and corrects a computer error discovered
    in March 2000. For more information:
    <http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/>[]{#Footnote4 .anchor}

3.  Irrigated Adjudicated Water Rights -- Water Rights Information
    System (WRIS), Oregon Water Resources Department,
    <http://www.wrd.state.or.us/maps/wrexport.shtml>[]{#Footnote5
    .anchor}

4.  StreamNet is a cooperative venture of the Pacific Northwest\'s fish
    and wildlife agencies and tribes and is administered by the [Pacific
    States Marine Fisheries Commission](http://www.psmfc.org/).
    StreamNet provided data and data services in support of the
    region\'s fish and wildlife program and other efforts to manage and
    restore the region\'s aquatic resources. Official StreamNet website:
    <http://www.streamnet.org/>[]{#Footnote6 .anchor}

5.  Natural Resources Conservation Service, Watershed Projects Planned
    and Authorized,
    <http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/watershed/Purpose>.

6.  []{#Footnote7 .anchor}Natural Resources Conservation Service,
    Watershed Plans, Studies, and Assessments completed,
    [http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/watershed/Surveys_Plng.html#Watershed%20Surveys%20and%20Plan](http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/watershed/Surveys_Plng.html#Watershed Surveys and Plan)

7.  []{#Footnote8 .anchor}Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
    Total Maximum Daily Loads,
    <http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/TMDLs/TMDLs.htm>

8.  []{#Footnote9 .anchor}Oregon Department of Agriculture, Agricultural
    Water Quality Management Plans,
    <http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/NRD/water_agplans.shtml>

**Footnotes/Bibliography Continued** [*Back to
Contents*](#ProfileContents)

All data is provided "as is." There are no warranties, express or
implied, including the warranty of fitness\
for a particular purpose, accompanying this document. Use for general
planning purposes only.

9.  []{#Footnote10 .anchor}Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board,
    <http://oregon.gov/OWEB/WSHEDS/index.shtml>

10. []{#Footnote11 .anchor}Watershed Assessments completed by local
    watershed councils following the Oregon Watershed Assessment Manual,
    <http://oregon.gov/OWEB/docs/pubs/ws_assess_manual.shtml>.

11. []{#Footnote12 .anchor}NRCS Field Office Technical Guide, Section
    II, Threatened and Endangered List.

12. []{#Footnote13 .anchor}Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
    Management Act, Public Law 94-265. As amended through October 11,
    1996.

13. []{#Footnote14 .anchor}Data were taken from the 2002 Agricultural
    Census and adjusted by percent of HUC in the county or by percent of
    zip code area in the HUC, depending on the level of data available.
    Data were also taken from the U.S. Population Census, 2000.

14. []{#Footnote15 .anchor}Conservation participation was estimated
    using NRCS Social Sciences Technical Note 1801, [Guide for
    Estimating Participation in Conservation]{.underline}, 2004. Four
    categories of indicators were evaluated: Personal characteristics,
    farm structural characteristics, perceptions of conservation, and
    community context. Estimates are based on information received from
    local conservationists in the watershed.

15. []{#Footnote16 .anchor}Social capital is an indicator of the
    community's ability and willingness to work together to solve
    problems. A high amount of social capital helps a community to be
    physically healthy, socially progressive, and economically vigorous.
    A low amount of social capital typically results in community
    conflict, lack of trust and respect, and unsuccessful attempts to
    solve problems. The evaluation is based on NRCS Technical Report
    Release 4.1, March, 2002: [Adding Up Social Capital: An Investment
    in Communities]{.underline}. Local conservationists provided
    information to measure social capital. Scores range from 0 to 76.

16. [Surface and Groundwater Resource Protection Map]{.underline}

    a.  []{#footnote17 .anchor}2002 303d Listed Streams designated by
        Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and approved by the
        Environmental Protection Agency, Section 303d Clean Water Act,
        <http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/303dlist/303dpage.htm>

    b.  Groundwater Management Areas designated by the Oregon Department
        of Environmental Quality, Oregon Revised Statutes -- Ground
        Water ORS 468B.150 to ORS 468B.190,
        <http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/groundwa/wqgw.htm>

    c.  Groundwater Restricted Areas designated by Oregon Water
        Resources Commission, Oregon Department of Water Resources,
        <http://egov.oregon.gov/OWRD/PUBS/aquabook_protections.shtml>

    d.  The Sole Source Aquifer (SSA) Protection Program is authorized
        by Section 1424(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974
        (Public Law 93-523, 42 U.S.C. 300 et. seq),
        <http://www.epa.gov/safewater/ssanp.html>

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1.  []{#Footnote18 .anchor}Subbasin assessments and plans are developed
    by local groups (SWCDs, watershed councils, tribes, and others) as
    part of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's fish and
    wildlife program in the Columbia River Basin. This program is funded
    and implemented by the Bonneville Power Administration.
    <http://www.nwcouncil.org/fw/subbasinplanning/Default.htm>.