StreamBank^® Pilot Projects

Following a successful 2007 pilot program, StreamBank® and Oregon Trout are embarking on a second pilot season which will include 20 stream restoration projects on private land in 2008.  Our local partners, who are the on-the-ground project leaders that coordinate project planning, implementation and monitoring, are comprised of Watershed Councils, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. By utilizing the efficiency gains built into the StreamBank® web tool and its one-stop-shop approach, our partners are able to advance a project from start to finish in less than half the time otherwise required through traditional funding and permitting systems without sacrificing the quality of restoration outcomes. These efficiency gains are central to achieving a pace and scale of restoration work that will truly matter to freshwater ecosystem and local economic health.

StreamBank® projects encompass a wide variety of restoration techniques, including:

• Improving in-stream habitat for adult and juvenile salmon and trout by introducing large wood or engineered log jams in streams,
• Reconnecting fragmented or lost habitat by removing fish passage barriers and opening side channels,
• And restoring water quality and stream banks through riparian planting, cattle exclusion fencing, invasive weed removal and off-channel watering.

This year’s projects will restore stream function, water quality, habitat structure, and overall aquatic health on over 39 miles of stream, making a real difference to Oregon’s waterways in the face of legacy land use impacts as well as threats from development and climate change.  Click on the 2008 Pilot Project Map below to learn more about individual StreamBank® projects.

Thanks to our funders:
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
Bella Vista Foundation
Compton Foundation 
Jubitz Family Foundation
Meyer Memorial Trust
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife / U.S. Fish & Wildlife Landowner Incentive Program
Weyerhaeuser Company