Bull Trout – Mid Columbia Recovery Unit – State Wildlife Action Plan

Overview

Species Common Name Bull Trout
Species Scientific Name Salvelinus confluentus
SMU/ESU/DPS/Subspecies Mid-C Recovery Unit
Federal Listing Status Threatened
State Listing Status Sensitive
SMU/ESU/DPS/Subspecies Mid-C Recovery Unit

Ecoregions

Blue Mountains

Located in NE Oregon, the Blue Mountains ecoregion is the largest ecoregion in the state. It provides a diverse complex of mountain ranges, valleys, and plateaus that extend beyond Oregon into the states of Idaho and Washington.

Coast Range

Oregon's Coast Range, known for its dramatic scenery, is extremely diverse, with habitats ranging from open sandy dunes to lush forests and from tidepools to headwater streams. It follows the coastline and extends east through coastal forest to the border of the Willamette Valley and Klamath Mountains ecoregions

Special needs

Require cold and clean water, and complex and connected habitats unoccupied by nonnative species.

Limiting factors

Barriers to migration. Degraded upland, riparian and instream habitats. Poor water quality. Nonnative Species.

Data gaps

Distribution, Abundance, Movement and Long Term Monitoring methods. Extent of Avian Predation.

Conservation actions

Restore degraded habitats. Manage nonnative species. Improve water quality (temperature and flow). Provide passage and screening at dams and diversions.

Key reference or plan

USFWS Bull Trout Recovery Plan 2015; USFWS Bull Trout Species Status Assessment 2024