Habitat Project

Cummings Creek Large Wood Enhancement Project

Cummings Creek, one of the most productive steelhead producing tributaries in the Tucannon River Basin (~RM37.85), also contains rainbow and bull trout populations.

Cummings Creek, one of the most productive steelhead producing tributaries in the Tucannon River Basin (~RM37.85), also contains rainbow and bull trout populations. A fish kill was reported over a 2 mile reach in association with the School Canyon fire in 2005. This project was a cooperative project between CTUIR, the United States Forest Service (USFS) and Washington Department Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). The lower 3-4 miles of Cummings Creek is located on state-owned land. Large wood treatments were intermittently spaced throughout the reach, concentrating on RM 2-4 where dead or unhealthy stands of trees were observed . Trees that were located in close proximity to the stream were felled into the wetted channel of the stream.

Project Lead: CTUIR

Project Collaborators: CTUIR, US Forest Service, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

First Foods this project targets

Water
Salmon
Deer
Roots
Berries

River Vision Touchstones this project targets

Hydrology
Geomorphology
Connectivity
Aquatic Biota
Riparian Vegetation

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Project Funders

Funder Funding Amount
US Forest Service$5,000
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife$1,500
CTUIR$1,000


File Library

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Image Gallery

Title File Description
Cummings Creek BurnAftermath of the 2005 School Canyon fire on Cummings Creek.
Jack StrawThe result of many trees felled into Cummings Creek.