1. Oregon Steelhead Status, Recovery Planning and Monitoring Kevin Goodson Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Pacific Coast Steelhead Management Meeting March 4, 2008

2. Outline Review status assessments from 2005 Review status assessments from recovery planning efforts in the Mid-Columbia, Lower Columbia, Upper Willamette and Snake DPSs Describe monitoring efforts for steelhead in Oregon

3. 2005 Oregon Native Fish Status Report Last formal assessment for many management units Shared at 2006 steelhead management meeting Snapshot of current status, not assessment of extinction risk Status not believed to have changed significantly

4. 2005 Oregon Native Fish Status Report Winter Steelhead

5. 2005 Oregon Native Fish Status Report Summer Steelhead

6. Oregon Recovery Planning Efforts for Steelhead Mid-Columbia recovery plan public draft expected this spring Lower Columbia recovery plan public draft by 12/08 Upper Willamette recovery plan in 2009 Snake River recovery plan led by NOAA

7. Middle Columbia Steelhead Populations - Oregon

8. Viability Assessment Results for Cascade Eastern Slope MPG Oregon Populations AbundanceProductivityOverall Population Extant/ ExtinctMean A/P Risk Integrated SS/D Risk Population Viability Rating Fifteenmile CreekExtant7031.82Low Viable Deschutes River Eastside Extant1,5991.89LowModerateViable Deschutes River Westside Extant4561.05HighModerateHigh Risk Deschutes Crooked River Extinct00 NAExtinct

9. Viability Assessment Results for John Day River MPG AbundanceProductivityOverall Population Extant/ ExtinctMean A/P Risk Integrated SS/D Risk Population Viability Rating Lower Mainstem John Day River Extant1,8002.99Moderate Moderate Risk North Fork John Day River Extant1,7402.41Very LowLowHighly Viable Middle Fork John Day River Extant7562.45ModerateLowModerate Risk South Fork John Day River Extant2592.06ModerateLowModerate Risk Upper Mainstem John Day River Extant5242.14Moderate Moderate Risk

10. Viability Assessment Results for Umatilla/Walla Walla Rivers MPG Oregon Populations AbundanceProductivityOverall Population Extant/ ExtinctMean A/P Risk Integrated SS/D Risk Population Viability Rating Willow CreekExtinct00 NAExtinct Umatilla River Extant1,4721.50Moderate Moderate Risk Walla Walla River Extant6501.34Moderate Moderate Risk

11. Mid-Columbia Recovery Scenario for each MPG One half of historic populations Proportional size representation All life histories represented One population highly viable All populations not viable should be maintained

12. Cascades Eastern Slope Tributaries MPG Recovery Scenario Fifteenmile Creek: winter run and basic size Deschutes Rv Eastside: summer run and intermediate size Deschutes Rv Westside: summer run and large size Klickitat River: winter/summer run and intermediate size Rock Creek maintained

13. John Day River MPG Recovery Scenario Lower Mainstem John Day: very large size North Fork John Day: large size Middle Fork or Upper John Day: intermediate size South Fork maintained

14. Umatilla/Walla Walla Rivers MPG Recovery Scenario Umatilla River: only large size available Walla Walla River or Touchet River: intermediate size

15. Mid-Columbia River Steelhead Abundance/Productivity Gaps

16. Lower Columbia Steelhead DPS

17. Lower Columbia DPS Strata

18. Oregon LCR Steelhead Status Extinction Risk Category Population Abundance and Productivity Spatial StructureDiversity Overall Population Status Clackamas Low Sandy High ModerateHigh Lower Gorge HighLowHigh Upper Gorge ModerateLowModerate Hood ModerateLowModerate Hood Summer Very HighLowModerate *Very High

19. Upper Willamette Steelhead DPS

20. Upper Willamette Steelhead DPS Current Status Extinction Risk Category Population Abundance and Productivity Spatial StructureDiversity Overall Population Status Molalla Moderate Low Moderate North Santiam Low High Moderate South Santiam Low Moderate Low Calapooia Moderate OVERALL DPSMODERATE

22. Viability Assessment Results for Grande Ronde River MPG AbundanceProductivityOverall Population Extant/ ExtinctMean A/P Risk Integrated SS/D Risk Population Viability Rating Lower Grande Ronde ExtantTBD Joseph Creek Extant Very LowLowHighly Viable Wallowa ExtantModerateLowModerate Risk Upper Grande Ronde ExtantModerate Moderate Risk

23. Viability Assessment Results for Imnaha River MPG AbundanceProductivityOverall Population Extant/ ExtinctMean A/P Risk Integrated SS/D Risk Population Viability Rating ImnahaExtant Moderate Moderate Risk

24. Oregon Monitoring Efforts Slowly adding to annual efforts for steelhead Some data from efforts for coho Most surveys utilize probabilistic sampling In addition to dam/trap counts, and other basin-specific efforts Recovery and conservation plans will identify additional monitoring needs

25. Steelhead Spawning Surveys Currently conducted in Klamath Mountains Province (KMP) and Oregon Coast DPSs along with the John Day Basin Counting and marking redds Useful to examine abundance, productivity and spatial structure Currently estimating DPS abundance

26. Coastal STW Spawning Trends

27. Western Oregon Rearing Project Summer juvenile snorkel surveys Only in pool habitat and within coho distribution Currently conducting surveys in KMP, Oregon Coast and Lower Columbia DPSs Provides trend information on densities and distribution

29. Aquatic Habitat Inventory Surveys Conducted in the KMP, Oregon Coast and Lower Columbia DPSs Surveys inventory multiple habitat components Will provide ability to track changes with reasonable sensitivity

30. Summary Current status in most non-listed management units in Oregon appears stable Oregon is working hard to develop conservation/recovery plans Securing funding to continue and increase monitoring is a priority

31. Questions?