Installed a 1,000-foot grassed waterway on a seasonal tributary to Rattlesnake Creek at Stroda Brothers Farm south of Monroe. Rattlesnake Creek and its tributaries flow into the Long Tom River and are important spawning areas for cutthroat trout. LTWC has trapped and tagged cutthroat on both the Stroda farm and Diamond Woods Golf Course in Rattlesnake Creek. Some of these fish were over 12 inches. Grassed waterways reduce erosion and downstream pollution by slowing water velocities and spreading flows over a wider area.
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Date Implementation Complete: October 2011
Funding & Partners: Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB), Stroda Brothers Farm (landowners)
Cost: $14,653