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North Fork Eagle Creek Large Woody Debris Project In the fall of 2002, a heavy lift Chinook helicopter flew 35 whole trees and 25 logs across the sky upstream from Eagle Fern County Park in Clackamas County and peppered them into the North Fork Eagle Creek. The trees will help improve salmon and steelhead habitat in a rugged and remote section of the stream. The large trees, in scientific jargon termed "large woody debris", will slow stream velocity, create resting areas and provide cover for fish, help deep pools to form and collect stream gravel for spawning beds. Historically, large old-growth trees would have fallen into the creek to provide this important habitat element. This project replaced trees that would normally have fallen into the creek in a habitat less affected by human activities such as tree removal. This stream habitat improvement benefits Coho salmon, wild winter steelhead and cutthroat trout. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will monitor the project for the next two to three years. They will assess channel morphology and vegetation, evaluate log placements and conduct juvenile and adult fish sampling. The Clackamas River Basin Council and its members and supporters collaborated to coordinate this project. It is an example of how a Watershed Council, working under the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watershed, can bring industry, federal and state agencies and citizens together to improve conditions for salmon and steelhead recovery in a watershed. Project partners and members of the Clackamas River Basin include the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Longview Fibre, the US Forest Service and BLM, Friends of Eagle Creek as well as local landowners. The project was funded in part by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board.
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