Tribe: Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
View Source Document: CTUIR Climate Adaptation Plan
Year: 2022
Topic: Natural Storage. Adaptation Goals for Surface Waters: Conservation of Water in River Systems (View All Topics in the Plan)
Prioritize healthy functioning river systems for storing abundant winter flows which require minimal energetic input to operate, unlike engineered solutions.
Continue to implement Umatilla River Vision touchstone rehabilitation efforts where opportunities arise.
Plan and actively facilitate the restoration of native beaver (Castor Canadensis) within watershed restoration as appropriate per location and project...
Quantify water storage and releases as cold summer flows resulting from restoring floodplain connection and revegetation efforts.
Survey existing and potential restoration efforts to explore other potential locations on the UIR and across the basin to create...