Chewaucan River – Oregon Conservation Strategy

The Chewaucan River in southern Oregon. Photo Credit: Keith Kohl, ODFW

Area includes the Chewaucan River and surrounding habitats

COA ID: 141

Recommended Conservation Actions

Maintain or enhance in - channel watershed function, connection to riparian habitat, flow and hydrology
Maintain or restore existing stands of Aspen Woodland and Ponderosa Pine woodland to provide habitat for wildlife
Maintain or restore riparian habitat and ecological function, ensuring sufficient habitat complexity for wildlife

Potential Partners

Association of Northwest Steelheaders
Bureau of Land Management
US Forest Service

Special Features

General

Provides important habitat for Oregon Great Basin Redband Trout

Previously Associated With

2006 COA ID EC-17 (Chewaucan River)
2006 COA ID NBR-02 (Summer Lake area)

Protected Areas

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Ecoregions

East Cascades

The East Cascade ecoregion extends from the Cascade Mountains’ summit east to the warmer, drier high desert and down the length of the state. This ecoregion varies dramatically from its cool, moist border with the West Cascades ecoregion to its dry eastern border, where it meets sagebrush desert landscapes.

Northern Basin and Range

The Northern Basin and Range ecoregion covers the very large southeastern portion of the state, from Burns south to the Nevada border and from the Christmas Valley east to Idaho. It is largely a high elevation desert-like area dominated by sagebrush communities and habitats.

Strategy Habitats

Aspen Woodlands

Aspen woodlands are woodland or forest communities, dominated by aspen trees with a forb, grass, or shrub understory. Aspen woodlands can also occur within conifer forests.

Late Successional Mixed Conifer Forests

Late successional mixed conifer forests provide a multi-layered tree canopy, including large-diameter trees, shade-tolerant tree species in the understory, and a high volume of dead wood, such as snags and logs.

Ponderosa Pine Woodlands

Ponderosa pine woodlands are dominated by ponderosa pine, but may also have lodgepole pine, western juniper, aspen, western larch, grand fir, Douglas-fir, mountain mahogany, incense cedar, sugar pine, or white fir, depending on ecoregion and site conditions. Their understories are variable combinations of shrubs, herbaceous plants, and grasses.