John Day Subbasin Strategy and Prioritization Plan
 

Aquatic Priorities

1. Fish Passage and Habitat Connectivity.
   With emphasis on, Tributary and Juvenile passage, Screening, and Mainstem passage.
   Reference: John Day Subbasin Plan 2005, Strategies A and B Pages 252 ? 256.
2. Enhance Riparian and Instream Habitat.
   Reference: John Day Subbasin Plan 2005, Strategies C, D, E Pages 257 ? 266.
3. Flow Restoration
   Reference: John Day Subbasin Plan 2005, Strategies C Pages 257- 259 and H Pages 273 ? 277.
4. Protect High Quality Existing Habitat
   Reference: John Day Subbasin Plan 2005, Strategy G Pages 270 ? 272.

Current HUC5 Priorities for Aquatic Restoration Activities, listed alphabetically

Lower and Mid John Day River:

• 30 Mile
• Bridge
• Butte Creek
• Lower John Day River Ferry Creek
• Lower John Day River Muddy Creek
• Lower Rock Creek - "Change in ranking due to severe degradation of passage"
• Pine Hollow

Middle and North Forks John Day River:

• Camp Creek
• Cottonwood Creek
• Granite Creek
• Long Creek
• Lower Camas Creek
• Upper Camas Creek
• Upper Middle Fork John Day River

Upper Mainstem and South Fork John Day River:

• Canyon Creek
• Fields Creek
• Laycock Creek
• Mid South Fork John Day River
• Strawberry Creek
• Upper John Day River
• Upper Mid John Day River
• Upper South Fork John Day River

Reference: pg. 286 5.2.2.5 Project prioritization framework: Discussion of criteria Set 1: Benefit to focal species,

1. Project addresses a direct threat to focal species.

Artificial Production Goals

Continue the exclusion of artificial production in the John Day Basin in favor of unsupplemented natural production supported by healthy habitats and to support selective harvest of out of basin strays.

Terrestrial Priorities

1. Maintain and restore habitats protected through BPA funded mitigation actions for hydropower construction and inundation impacts.
2. Protect, maintain and restore Eastside Interior grasslands and shrub steppe.