Whychus Creek Restoration Monitoring
Since 2006, the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council (UDWC) has collaborated with the Deschutes Land Trust (DLT) and Deschutes River Conservancy (DRC) to conduct long-term, watershed-scale restoration monitoring in Whychus Creek.
With the implementation of the 2009 Whychus Creek Restoration Monitoring Plan, UDWC, DLT and DRC launched a new, holistic approach to monitoring the effectiveness of restoration projects in Whychus Creek. Collected by local partners, monitoring data provides insight and information about streamflow, water quality, fish habitat, fish and macroinvertebrate populations in order to track changes in the creek over time.
With this monitoring, the Watershed Council and its partners will be able to track the ecological benefits of the restoration work in Whychus Creek. Is restoration working? Is the creek healthier?
Documents and Reports
The monitoring effort is guided by:
- Whychus Creek Restoration Monitoring Plan (Download)
- Upper Deschutes Basin Model Watershed Whychus Creek Program Matrices (Download)
Monitoring results are presented in:
- 2009 Whychus Creek Monitoring Report (Download)
Funding and Support
-Bella Vista Foundation
-Laird Norton Family Foundation
-Bonneville Environmental Foundation
The Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) is funding the Watershed Council’s work in Whychus Creek through the Model Watershed Program. Whychus Creek is one of only several watersheds in Oregon that has been selected for this prestigious program that offers ten years of dedicated monitoring funding. To learn more about the BEF Model Watershed Program, click here.