A Continuing Strategy for Accelerating Cooperative Riparian Restoration and Management Creeks and Communities

Water – A World Wide Problem Use has tripled since 1950 Severing of ecological connectivity No more Water today than 100 million years ago Loss of Continental Storage

Solutions Water TreatiesWater Treaties DamsDams ConservationConservation Water ProductivityWater Productivity Environmental ReservesEnvironmental Reserves EducationEducation

Catchment Restoration Luna Leopold – View of the RiverLuna Leopold – View of the River –US Water Budget –30” Average Precipitation –Debit 9” runoff 3” or 1/3 from overland flow3” or 1/3 from overland flow 6” or 2/3 from groundwater6” or 2/3 from groundwater –Debit 21” evaporation/transpiration

Opportunity Decrease runoffDecrease runoff Increase Water Storage Keep Water on the Land Longer

? Riparian Health?

Pre-European Influence

Fisheries and Wildlife Habitat Varies by speciesVaries by species Varies by SiteVaries by Site

Native Species and Height of Vegetation

Native Ungulates

Inclusion of Humans and Their Lifestyles

Stream Function

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1977 Bear Creek : Change In Channel Profile (1977 – 2001)

Date Aug 12-Aug16-Aug20-Aug24-Aug28-Aug Temperature (Degrees F) Air Water Difference Difference in Air & Water Temperatures Bear Creek - Central Oregon 1976

Difference in Air & Water Temperatures Bear Creek - Central Oregon Aug 11-Aug 15-Aug 19-Aug 23-Aug27-Aug 31-Aug Date Temperature Degrees F Air Water Difference

Bear Creek (3.5 Miles) Data from C. Rasmussen (1996) and W. Elmore Wetted Area7.8 acres15.9 acres Bank Erosion12,448 feet799 feet Water Storage500,000 gal/mi1.5 mil gal/mi Production200 lbs/acre2000 lbs/acre

Winston Churchill Americans can always be trusted to do what is right after they have tried everything else.Americans can always be trusted to do what is right after they have tried everything else.