East Fork Hood River Habitat Enhancement Project

In 2019 the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs sponsored a habitat restoration project on the lower East Fork Hood River along the Mills’ property in Parkdale, OR. This project promotes floodplain and off-channel habitat connectivity by splitting flows through side channels to create more diverse habitat conditions. The project included 11 large wood structures that improve juvenile rearing and adult holding and spawning habitat for winter steelhead, coho salmon, and spring Chinook salmon. The project was funded through BPA and designed by Inter-Fluve and Parr Excellence. Bill Norris, the project engineer with Parr Excellence, will provide an overview of the project and discuss how the project is faring after a winter of very high flows.

A business meeting will follow the presentation. The meeting agenda and minutes from our meeting in February can be found below. During the business meeting we will discuss a proposal to begin long term monitoring of Mt. Hood glaciers by Oregon Glaciers Institute. The plan is linked below.

March 2021 Agenda
February 2021 Minutes
Glacier Monitoring Plan

The meeting will be held through the Zoom online meeting platform. Please pre-register for the meeting at this link. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. If you have trouble with registration, email alix@hoodriverwatershed.org or call (541) 386-6063.