Siuslaw Stewardship Project

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Siuslaw Stewardship Project

• Siuslaw Stewardship Group
• Johnny Sundstrom, Dan Segotta,
• June 9, 2006

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Origins

• Began as a pilot project in 2001
• Siuslaw NF sought community participation
• WRTC assisted with outreach facilitation
• Local and regional partners joined the effort

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Project Goals

• Address whole watershed health
• Use timber value to fund restoration
• Promote stable local economy
• Increase efficiency and effectiveness
• Form strong community partnership

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Main Partners

• Siuslaw National Forest
• Siuslaw Watershed Council
• Siuslaw Institute
• Siuslaw Soil Water
• Conservation District
• Watershed Research Training Center
• Cascade Pacific RCD
• Georgia Pacific and other contractors
• Local landowners and residents
• Oregon Natural Resources Council

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Timeline

• 2001-Granted pilot status
• Summer 2002 First stewardship project began
• Green Thin
• Fall 2002 Siuslaw Stewardship Group formed
• Spring 2003 Siuslaw Stewardship Fund developed

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Our Approach

• Promote the sustainable use and enhancement of
  natural resources
• Contribute to a stable local economy
• Seek inclusive, balanced, and diverse
  participation
• Ensure accountability and transparency
• Build trust and encourage learning
• Monitor outcomes and disseminate results

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Whole Basin Focus

• Ecosystem restoration
• ridgetop to ridgetop
• headwaters to the ocean
• Endangered species recovery the law and the
  landscape
• Community health and involvement people and
  ownership

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Sub-Basin Priority MapSiuslaw Watershed Council
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Collaboration

• Role of local community
• Siuslaw Basin Partnership
• Tech Team, Industry and Local govt
• Biologic potential and social opportunity
• How we work together
• Siuslaw Stewardship Fund
• How the money hits the ground

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Siuslaw Stewardship Group

• Advise FS on stewardship projects and the use of
  retained receipts
• Manage a process for utilizing 40 of these
  receipts which includes private lands

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Stewardship Projects

• Stewardship Contracts Timber
• Retained Receipts Projects
• National Forest Lands
• Wyden Projects Non Federal Lands

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Stewardship Thinnings

• Green Thin Pilot ATV completed (dxp, 8.4 mmbf)
• Eichler Thin and Decks Pilot Completed (1.2
  mmbf)
• Divide Thin Pilot ongoing (dxp, 6.1 mmbf)
• Misery Thin Pilot ongoing (dxp, 1.8 mmbf)
• Chopper Thin STWD ongoing (dxp,12.3 mmbf)
• Walker Thin STWD ongoing (dxp, 6.1 mmbf)

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Associated Projects (goods for services in IRC-t)

• LSR thinning 2,752 acres
• Non-commercial thinning 672 acres
• 37.7 miles road decom
• 5,150 cubic yards sidecast and fill removal
• 67 stream structures
• 425 acres planting and release
• Snag and down wood creation
• Noxious weed treatments
• Fence and cattle guards

Before
After
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Retained ReceiptsNational Forest Lands

• Road Decommissioning (3 projects) 86K
• Riparian Restoration/Fisheries Enhancement (7
  projects) 82K
• Reforestation/TSI (1 project) 225K
• Road Reconstruction (2 projects) 136K
• Dune Restoration/Snowy Plover Habitat (3
  projects) 45K
• Invasive Plant Treatment (2 projects) 19K

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Retained Receipts on Private Lands
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Funds Leveraged on Private Lands

• 24 projects
• 472,174 Stewardship Funds
• 698,309 Match
• 148 Match

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Stewardship Restoration Projects - Private lands

• Types of projects to date
• Instream Habitat
• Riparian Enhancement
• Wetland Restoration
• Fish Passage
• Invasive Plant Control

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Role of Stewardship Group, USFS and CPRCD

• Establish priorities and criteria
• Outreach
• Review proposals
• Recommendations for funding
• Oversight of implementation
• Create/receive progress reports
• Follow-up

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Roache Creek

• 1,400 feet of new stream constructed
• 5 large wood complexes added
• Culvert replaced, opens 2.4 miles of stream
• 15.4 acres of riparian forest planted
• 3.5 acres wetland enhanced
• .5 acres of invasive plants removed
• 1000 feet of streambank protected from livestock

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Major Stewardship Partners

• Siuslaw Stewardship Group
• Siuslaw Watershed Council
• Siuslaw SWCD
• USFS
• Landowners
• Local Businesses
• CPRCD

• NRCS
• FSA
• ODF
• USFWS
• ODFW
• NFF

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Successes

• Lands being restored
• Local jobs created and supported
• Full use of Authorities
• Money flowing
• learning happening-process improving
• Cooperative Conservation linking both aquatic
  and terrestrial resources
• Community ownership, public support

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Challenges

• Need for improved communication and clarification
• Maintain enthusiasm and commitment
• Continued evaluation remediation of authorities
• Funding for program management and project
  support (CPRCD and FS)