Topic: Ensure that the Riparian and Wet Meadow Ecosystem is thriving, vibrant, and resilient.

Associated Climate Resilience Actions:
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Consider the creation of "streamside management zones" (SMZ), whose widths are directly dependent on slope and stream class.

Ecosystems
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Support Blue Creek mitigation project that will raise roadbed and store more water on the landscape.

Ecosystems Infrastructure
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Map riparian areas that lack canopy cover and experience high water temperatures.

Ecosystems
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Map locations upstream of the China Diversion Dam where beaver release or beaver dam analogs could benefit water retention on...

Ecosystems Water
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Maintain or restore riparian vegetation to high-value areas in order to limit channel exposure to solar radiation.

Ecosystems
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Map locations above China Diversion Dam where riverbank fencing and off-site troughs with solar pumps may aid riverbank stabilization and...

Ecosystems Infrastructure Water
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Monitor Owyhee River below the China Diversion Dam to ensure minimum flow levels for aquatic life are met, especially during...

Ecosystems Water
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Restore meanders, soils, and channel structure of Owyhee River where possible.

Ecosystems Water
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Identify areas where riparian setbacks (buffer zone) and other methods could be used to increase bank stabilization.

Ecosystems Water
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Construct riparian setbacks (and utilize other methods) to increase bank stabilization in high-value areas.

Ecosystems Water
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Identify areas that experience water loss due to water diversions (including ditches).

Ecosystems Water
Shoshone Paiute Tribes

Implement projects that address water loss at points of water diversion (including ditches).

Ecosystems Water