However, hauling on roads surfaced with high-quality, clean rock can significantly can significantly reduce the amount of sediment that reaches streams. Replace culverts that block fish passage. Poor design and sizing, improper installation, or lack of maintenance can cause culverts to block juvenile and adult fish from successfully reaching critical upstream or downstream habitat. Place large wood and rocks in scoured or previously disturbed streams. Off-channel habitat is important to salmon, steelhead, and trout for feeding, resting and avoiding predators.
Watershed councils give the many landowners in a basin a place to share ideas and plans.
Before beginning any type of instream or streamside restoration projects, consult the Oregon Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Guide-1998, or your local Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife fisheries biologist.