Summer Steelhead/Columbia Basin Redband Trout – Mid Columbia SMU

Overview

Species Common Name Steelhead / Rainbow / Redband Trout
Species Scientific Name Oncorhynchus mykiss/Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri
SMU/ESU/DPS/Subspecies Summer Steelhead/Columbia Basin Redband Trout - Mid Columbia SMU (Middle Columbia River DPS)
Federal Listing Status Threatened
State Listing Status Sensitive
SMU/ESU/DPS/Subspecies Summer Steelhead/Columbia Basin Redband Trout - Mid Columbia SMU (Middle Columbia River DPS)

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

East Cascades

The East Cascade ecoregion extends from the Cascade Mountains' summit east to the warmer, drier high desert and down the length of the state. This ecoregion varies dramatically from its cool, moist border with the West Cascades ecoregion to its dry eastern border, where it meets sagebrush desert landscapes.

Special needs

Require streams with clean gravel, complex habitat, and cool temperatures for spawning and rearing. Require access for anadromous migration.

Limiting factors

Water quality. Alterations of hydrology and watershed function. Fish passage. Riparian condition. Marine survival.

Data gaps

Continue ongoing monitoring of populations and conservation effectiveness.

Conservation actions

Maintain or restore aquatic and riparian habitat. Continue ongoing restoration efforts involving landowners, tribes, and agency partners (NOAA, NMFS, ODFW, OWEB).