Rapid BioAssessment
Watershed Assessment
A Rapid Bio-Assessment inventory was conducted for the Nestucca/ Neskowin Watershed Council (NNWC) during the summers of 2002-2004. This inventory included the Nestucca, Neskowin and Sand Lake basins. The intent of the project was to gather information on the status of juvenile salmonid summer distributions and summer rearing densities. The inventory consists of extensive snorkel surveys in each basin that begin at the head of tidal influence and continue to the end of juvenile Coho distribution in each stream and it’s tributaries. These surveys were conducted using funds granted to the NNWC by OWEB. The intent of these surveys is to develop base line data for each of three successive cohorts and to eventually identify long term trends in the distribution and abundance of juvenile Coho, Steelhead, Cutthroat and Chinook at the 6th field level in response to restoration and watershed management issues.
2004 Final Report - NEW!!!