Middle Fork John Day River, COA 170

COA ID: 170

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Middle Fork John Day River
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Includes significant stretch of Middle Fork John Day River, Long Creek, and part of the North Fork John Day River.

Recommended Conservation Actions

  • Initiate or continue wet meadow conservation and restoration efforts
  • Maintain or enhance in -channel watershed function, connection to riparian habitat, flow and hydrology
  • Maintain or restore riparian habitat and ecological function, ensuring sufficient habitat complexity and decreasing channel gradient for fish and wildlife
  • Restore and maintain Ponderosa Pine habitats and Aspen Habitats
  • Restore river and floodplain interactions

Local Conservation Actions and Plans

Potential Partners

Special Features

General

  • High potential for floodplain restoration
  • Provides habitat for many native freshwater mussel species

Previously Associated With

  • 2006 COA ID BM-12 (North Fork John Day River)
  • 2006 COA ID BM-13 (Middle Fork John Day River)

Ecoregions

    Key Habitats

      Species of Greatest Conservation Need