Luckiamute State Natural Area Hike with the Luckiamute Watershed Council
Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program
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1114 "J" Avenue
LA GRANDE, OR 97850
Coordinator: Jeff Oveson
E-mail: jeff@grmw.org
Website: www.grmw.org
The council meets everyon fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm alternating between Wallowa and Elgin.
Summer of 2008 was a very busy one for GRMW. We completed a number of significant projects totaling well over $2,000,000 in construction costs. One of the most visible is the Wallowa River McDaniel Channel Relocation Phase II. This project replaced .28 mi of channelized main stem river with .36 mi of newly configured channel that consists of a more appropriate ratio of pools, glides, riffles and runs. These habitat features will serve not only as improved habitat for resident rainbow and bull trout, but also provide spawning and rearing habitat for summer steelhead and spring Chinook. Other benefits include the activation of the flood plain and improved water quality.
Natural resource agency staff and volunteers work together to relocate fish on the Wallowa River.