County: Jefferson

Primary Resource Concerns Addressed:

• Aquatic habitat - Aquatic habitat for fish and other organisms
• Soil Quality Limitations - Aggregate Instability

Project Description
The objective of this Conservation Implementation Strategy is to restore the natural hydrologic regime of the Trout Creek watershed by removing Western Juniper while enhancing perennial grasses, shrubs, and forbs. Juniper removal will improve watershed health and function which has the potential to increase water flow during critical life stages for summer steelhead. This work will benefit spawning summer steelhead populations by increasing water flow at critical life stages.

Conservation Practices Offered

• Brush Management (314)
• Woody Residue Treatment (384)
• Prescribed Burning (338)
• Herbaceous Weed Control (315)
• Range Planting (550)
• Critical Area Planting (342)
• Prescribed Grazing (528)
• Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management (644)
• Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
• Forest Stand Improvement (666)
• Fuel Break (383)
• Firebreak (394)
• Access Control (472)

Project Partners

• Jefferson County SWCD
• Middle Deschutes Watershed Council
• Oregon Department of Wildlife
• Private Landowners
• BPA
• ODF
• Ashwood rangeland fire protection association
• NRCS Oregon
• Private landowners

 

Application Questions
​​​​​​​NRCS uses prioritization questions to evaluate applications for this initiative. See the list of workload prioritization questions on the Oregon EQIP page. Ranking questions below will also apply.

Ranking Question

1. The proposed treatment area primarily contains:

    Phase I conifer encroachment
    Phase II conifer encroachment
    Phase III conifer encroachment

2. Location of proposed project site in relation to surface waters.

    Proposed project location is directly adjacent to a perennial or seasonal stream and a spring or seep.
    Proposed project location is directly adjacent to perennial streams.
    Proposed project location is adjacent to seasonal streams.
    Proposed project location is not directly adjacent to a seasonal or perennial stream but has a spring or seep.
    Proposed project location is not directly adjacent to a seasonal/perennial stream, spring, or seep.

3. Resilience to disturbance and Resistance to Exotic Annual Grass.

    The majority of the treatment area’s Resilience and Resistance score is ‘High’
    The majority of the treatment area’s Resilience and Resistance score is ‘Moderate’
    The majority of the treatment area’s Resilience and Resistance score is ‘Low’

4a. Interspaces primarily bare ground or litter (>90% interspace bare ground or litter) and multiple bunchgrass age classes present on site.
4b. Exotic annual grasses or noxious weeds present at intermediate levels in interspaces (<50% interspaces occupied by exotic annual grasses or noxious weeds) and multiple bunchgrass age classes present on site.
4c. Interspaces primarily occupied by exotic annual grasses (>50% interspaces occupied by exotic annual grasses) and one or less bunchgrass age class present on site.

5. The proposed treatment area is:

    adjacent to another proposed or existing Juniper treatment area.
    less than 1 mile from another proposed or existing Juniper treatment area.
    greater than 1 mile from another proposed or existing Juniper treatment area.

How to Apply

If you’re interested in applying for this program, please contact:

David Phipps
USDA-NRCS Soil Conservationist for Jefferson and Deschutes Counties
David.Phipps@usda.gov
(541) 699-3211

Lars Santana
USDA-NRCS District Conservationist for Deschutes and Jefferson Counties
Lars.Santana@usda.gov
(541) 699-3194