Projects
Use the interactive map viewer to explore where we work across Oregon, and click on the project links to learn more about each project.
Borax Lake, a geothermal lake in Southeastern Oregon, is home to a fish found nowhere else on earth: the Borax Lake Chub. Due to it's unique and fragile habitat this species was designated as federally endangered in 1982. Follow this link to learn more about the research and monitoring efforts that led to the recovery and de-listing of the Borax Lake Chub in 2020.
Clackamas River Bull Trout Reintroduction Monitoring
Bull Trout were last seen in the Clackamas River Basin in the 1960s. In 2011, ODFW and other agencies began reintroducing Bull Trout, using fish from the Metolius River Basin, with the goal of restoring self-sustaining populations of this native species to the basin. Follow this link to learn more.
Introduction of non-native Brook Trout into Oregon waters has had serious impacts on native species such as Bull Trout. A potentially cost effective solution is to supress or eradicate Brook Trout by stocking males with two Y chromosomes. This approach is currently being tested in several western states. Follow this link to learn more.
Oregon chub occupy backwater sloughs and ponds throughout lowland areas of the Willamette Valley. Once listed as Endangered, the Oregon Chub became the first fish in the nation to be taken off the endangered species list. Follow this link to learn more.
Upper Willamette Bull Trout Monitoring
The Willamette River historically supported Bull Trout populations throughout its drainages, particularly in the Cascade Mountains. By the 1990's, only 3 natural populations remained. In response to this decline, management agencies initiated programs to improve habitat, reduce threats, and reintroduce Bull Trout to formerly occupied areas in the McKenzie and Middle Fork Willamette Rivers. Follow this link to learn more.
Warner Suckers are endemic to the lakes and streams of the Warner Basin in Southeastern Oregon. Once abundant, the species was listed as threatened in 1985 due to habitat fragmentation and threats from non-native fish. Recovery efforts have focused on restoring passage at irrgation diversions, documenting distribution and abundance, and measuring the movement of suckers among creeks in the Basin. Follow this link to learn more.