Topic: Bull Trout (changes in winter peak flows, warmer water temperatures and increase in nonnative fish species): Declining summer stream flows and warming summer stream temperatures. (View All Topics in the Plan)

Associated Climate Resilience Actions:
Upper Snake River Tribes

Reduce water withdrawals for various human uses while improving efficiency for agriculture, municipal, and industrial uses where water demands overlap...

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Upper Snake River Tribes

Maintain functional stream channel morphology with adequate width:depth ratios, pool frequency, and healthy riparian vegetation.

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Upper Snake River Tribes

Along streams, protect and restore native trees and shrubs to keep water temperatures sufficiently cool.

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Upper Snake River Tribes

Exclude cattle from riparian areas to prevent loss of vegetative cover.

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Upper Snake River Tribes

Improve understanding of changes in, and implications of, phenological changes and species interactions by, for example, monitoring phenological changes and...

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Upper Snake River Tribes

Identify areas that will remain cold enough to support bull trout across a range of climate scenarios.

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Upper Snake River Tribes

Evaluate the degree to which management actions, such as riparian restoration, could make the difference between bull trout persistence and...

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Upper Snake River Tribes

Facilitate movement of trout populations to locations with suitable stream temperatures.

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Upper Snake River Tribes

Increase the patch size of suitable habitat to enhance viable populations and allow migratory life histories.

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