Biological Objectives
| Objective | Factor Text | Category | Species | ESU | MPG | Location | Population | Habitat Type |
| ~12,000 natural spawners | Aquatic | Steelhead | ||||||
| 1,000 available for harvest | Aquatic | Steelhead | ||||||
| 1,650 broodstock need for hatchery component | Aquatic | Coho | ||||||
| 10,000 Spawning natural adult returns | Aquatic | Fall Chinook | ||||||
| 10,000 Spawning natural adult returns | Aquatic | Spring Chinook | ||||||
| 10,000-20,000 long-term returns | Aquatic | Pacific Lamprey | ||||||
| 14,000 long-term returns | Aquatic | Coho | ||||||
| 25,000-74,000 available for harvest | Aquatic | Steelhead | ||||||
| 4,900 natural spawners | Aquatic | Steelhead | ||||||
| 42,000-91,000 long-term returns | Aquatic | Steelhead | ||||||
| 5, 900-10,000 long-term returns | Aquatic | Steelhead | ||||||
| 5,000 broodstock need for hatchery component | Aquatic | Steelhead | ||||||
| 5,000 broodstock need for the hatchery component | Aquatic | Fall Chinook | ||||||
| 50,000 long-term returns | Aquatic | Fall Chinook | ||||||
| 500 adults in each of Fish Lake (North Fork Clearwater, Fish Lake (Lochsa), and Lower/Middle Fork Clearwater 5,000 adults in each of the North Fork Clearwater, Lochsa, Selway, and South Fork Clearwater |
Aquatic | Bull Trout | ||||||
| 60,000 long-term returns | Aquatic | Spring Chinook | ||||||
| A natural spawning component of ~10,000 | Aquatic | Spring Chinook | ||||||
| Broodstock need for the hatchery component: 5,000 | Aquatic | Spring Chinook | ||||||
| B-run = 12,000 spawning natural adult returns, A-run = 4,900 spawning natural adult returns | Aquatic | Summer Steelhead | ||||||
| By 2010, develop a nutrient allocation plan for the subbasin which investigates the potential benefits to fish and wildlife of nutrient additions or reductions | Aquatic and Terrestrial | All species | ||||||
| Complete adequate flow designations for all anadromous fish bearing waterways by 2010 | Aquatic | All anadromous focal species | ||||||
| Develop an increased understanding of the thermal impacts of Dworshak Dam operations on life history characteristics of fall chinook salmon, other fishes, and associated wildlife species in downstream reaches, and reduce negative impacts by 2010. | Aquatic and Terrestrial | All species | ||||||
| Develop an integrated management plan to optimize the use of hatchery fish to meet recovery and harvest objectives. | Aquatic | All anadromous focal species | ||||||
| Develop programs and project proposals compatible with existing community needs and that integrate with local watershed protection, restoration and management objectives and activities. | Aquatic and Terrestrial | All species | ||||||
| Encourage the development of 150,000 acres of additional ponderosa pine communities. | Terrestrial | Ponderosa Pine | ||||||
| Evaluate and quantify wildlife losses associated with continued operation and secondary impacts of Dworshak Dam and reservoir | Terrestrial | |||||||
| Evaluate needs and opportunities to increase native resident populations of westslope cutthroat and bull trout throughout the subbasin by 2005 | Aquatic | All anadromous focal species | ||||||
| Evaluate the economic efficiency and impacts of projects as part of prioritization processes in the subbasin | Aquatic and Terrestrial | All species | ||||||
| Evaluate the viability of using hatchery outplants to maintain harvestable sterile rainbow trout densities in Dworshak Reservoir | Aquatic | Rainbow Trout | ||||||
| harvest component of 45,000 | Aquatic | Spring Chinook | ||||||
| Identify high priority habitat areas requiring protection or restoration | Aquatic and Terrestrial | All species | ||||||
| Improve aquatic habitat diversity and complexity to levels consistent with other objectives outlined in this document, with particular emphasis on recovery of anadromous and fluvial stocks | Aquatic | All anadromous focal species | ||||||
| Increase anadromous fish productivity and production, and life stage specific survival through habitat improvement. | Aquatic | All anadromous focal species | ||||||
| Increase extent and distribution of early seral habitats in the subbasin to within the historic range of variability for the habitat type. Restore natural patch size distribution and juxtapositions | Terrestrial | Seral Forest | ||||||
| Increase populations of westslope cutthroat trout and bull trout where they are extirpated or low by 2017. | Aquatic | Bull Trout | ||||||
| Increase populations of westslope cutthroat trout and bull trout where they are extirpated or low by 2017. | Aquatic | Westslope Cutthroat | ||||||
| Increase resource information and education delivery in the subbasin. | Aquatic and Terrestrial | All species | ||||||
| Increase the number of naturally spawning adults to achieve goals in the following anadromous adult return objectives within 24 years (timeline is consistent with the Council’s Fish and Wildlife Program). This should amount to 4-6% SAR for spring-summer chinook, 3% for fall chinook, and 4% for steelhead as measured at Lower Granite Dam, within next 24 years. | Aquatic | All anadromous focal species | ||||||
| Increase understanding of the composition, population trends, and habitat requirements of the terrestrial communities of the Clearwater | Terrestrial | All terrestrial focal species | ||||||
| Lolo Creek = 500 natural adults, South Fork = 1,000 natural adults, Lochsa River and Lower Mainstem = 1,500 natural adults, no recommendation for North Fork and Selway River populations | Aquatic | Summer Steelhead | ||||||
| Maintain and improve in-reservoir resident fish habitat and fisheries. | Aquatic | All resident focal species | ||||||
| Maintain Dworshak Reservoir as bull trout habitat (See Section 3.4.1 of this volume, proposals VII-2). | Aquatic | Bull Trout | ||||||
| Maintain kokanee densities in Dworshak Reservoir between 30 and 50 harvestable (age 2-3) fish/hectare, providing a catch rate of at least 0.7 kokanee/hour. | Aquatic | Kokanee | ||||||
| Maximize social and economic benefits as much as possible while implementing the Clearwater Subbasin Plan | Aquatic and Terrestrial | All species | ||||||
| Participate in existing, and contribute to the further development of, local watershed and technical advisory groups. | Aquatic and Terrestrial | All species | ||||||
| Prioritize and coordinate efforts to address data gaps | Aquatic and Terrestrial | All species | ||||||
| Protect all currently functioning wetlands | Terrestrial | wetlands | ||||||
| Protect and restore an additional 300 miles of riparian habitats by 2017 | Terrestrial | Riparian Habitats | ||||||
| Protect existing old growth areas and encourage old growth establishment in areas where old growth is below the historic range of variability. Restore natural patch size distribution and juxtapositions. Strategy: Map and inventory existing old growth and potential old growth areas | Terrestrial | |||||||
| Protect mature ponderosa pine habitats. | Terrestrial | Ponderosa Pine | ||||||
| Protect remaining native prairie remnants. | Terrestrial | |||||||
| Protect species--minimize the negative impact of current and future development on the native terrestrial species of the subbasin | Terrestrial | All terrestrial focal species | ||||||
| Protect the existing quality, quantity and diversity of native plant communities providing habitat to native wildlife species by preventing the introduction, reproduction, and spread of noxious weeds and invasive exotic plants into and within the subbasin | Terrestrial | |||||||
| Reduce and prevent impacts of brook trout on bull trout, including hybridization. In the next 10 years, establish the degree of bull x brook trout hybridization and determine the potential to diminish future brook x bull trout hybridization | Aquatic | Bull Trout | ||||||
| Reduce conflicts between livestock and native wildlife and plant populations | Terrestrial | |||||||
| Reduce instream sedimentation to levels meeting applicable water quality standards and measures, with an established upward trend in the number of stream miles meeting such criterion by 2017. | Aquatic | All aquatic focal species | ||||||
| Reduce number of artificially blocked streams by 2017 | Aquatic | All aquatic focal species | ||||||
| Reduce the extent and density of established noxious weeds | Terrestrial | |||||||
| Reduce the extent of rainbow x cutthroat trout hybridization in the North Fork Clearwater drainage within 10 years. | Aquatic | Cutthroat Trout | ||||||
| Reduce the extent of rainbow x cutthroat trout hybridization in the North Fork Clearwater drainage within 10 years. | Aquatic | Rainbow Trout | ||||||
| Reduce the impact of the transportation system on wildlife and fish populations and habitats | Aquatic and Terrestrial | All species | ||||||
| Reduce the negative impacts of livestock grazing on the fish, wildlife and plant populations in the subbasin. Focus efforts on riparian and wet meadow habitats | Terrestrial | Riparian Habitats | ||||||
| Reduce water temperatures to levels meeting applicable water quality standards for life stage specific needs of anadromous and native resident fish, with an established upward trend in the number of stream miles meeting standards by 2017 | Aquatic | All aquatic focal species | ||||||
| Restore 2000 acres of historic native prairie grassland habitat to natural conditions by 2017. | Terrestrial | Grasslands | ||||||
| Restore 500 acres of historic wetlands to proper functioning condition by 2017 | Terrestrial | wetlands | ||||||
| Restore natural nutrient input cycles and mitigate for damages to aquatic and terrestrial populations due to the loss of these nutrients | Aquatic and Terrestrial | All species | ||||||
| Up to 10,000 natural spawners | Aquatic | Fall Chinook | ||||||
| Up to 35,000 for harvest | Aquatic | Fall Chinook | ||||||
| Utilize a mix of hatchery and natural production strategies for native, localized, and reintroduced populations to meet subbasin goals delineated in Table 3 within 25 years. | Aquatic | All anadromous focal species | ||||||