Upper Pole Creek Road Decommissioning
#09-1617 #09-1617
 Hoh River Basin Management Unit Pole and Dismal Creeks Upper Pole Creek Road Decommissioning
Organization North Pacific Coast Lead Entity
Sponsor Hoh River Trust
Status Completed
Schedule Start Date: 12/10/2009 End Date: 3/9/2012
Category Category: Restoration
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DESCRIPTION
This project followed up on the Pole Creek bridge/ culvert removal project. The project scenario was similar to other road decommissioning projects in the Olympic region where abandoned midslope roads became sources of debris torrents, damaging downstream fish habitat. Pole Creek formerly had good juvenile habitat as referenced by USFS smolt trap records of the mid 1990's. Project goals included; the removal of all fish passage blocking (3 type F, 9 type Np at road but F below) stream culverts and all cross drains in upper Pole Creek. Several farthest in were already failing and about to deliver debris and sediment to lower fish bearing waters, AND To stabilize the fills and roadbed. Project scope; approximately 9000 feet of the SP-1000 and SP-1100 roads were dealt with, revegetated and scattered with wood, leaving a truncated road system available for use. All stream crossings were regraded to the original slope and had rough LWD added to restore structure and slow runoff. This project remained inexpensive due to the level terrain and lack of need for trucking materials offsite. The area between the multiple parallel streams was retained as a large forested corridor with good connectivity between the downhill USFS late successional forest and higher up DNR NSO set-asides. The PCSC, HRT and Hoh Tribe were all involved to some degree. Project was completed in September of 2010 with a substantial remainder available for additional project work. In 9/2011 the project was extended to include road decommisioning in the area just east of the original site. 800 ft of road along Hoh Springs Creek (sp-4100) with two culverts, 1500 feet of the SP-4000 (which was built with no drainage structures and ran though a major wetland) and 1900 feet of the SP-3300 & 3400 with three culverts (stream parallel to main Hoh river and a wetland); were all removed, mulched and planted by 12/30/2011. All three roads had sediment runoff issues. The Hoh Tribe was not able to complete its match in planting and erosion control so HRT used local inmate crews to finish. HRT paid for the labor and materials as match.
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FUNDING SOURCES
FUNDING ENTRIES FROM GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Requested08/27/2009Hoh River TrustMatch$17,200.00
Requested08/27/2009Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects$74,807.00
Allocated03/09/2012Hoh River TrustMatch$7,096.13
Allocated03/09/2012Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects$30,862.82
Spent03/09/2012Hoh River TrustMatch-$7,096.13
Spent03/09/2012Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects-$30,862.82
Grant Project Agreement Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
$37,958.95 $92,007.00 $37,958.95 $37,958.95 $0.00
OTHER FUNDING (Funding that is NOT in a grant project agreement)
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Other Funding Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
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LOCATION
Chinook-Pop (ESU):Chinook-Washington Coast, Not Warranted
Chum-Pop (ESU):Chum-Pacific Coast, Not Warranted
Coho-Pop (ESU):Coho-Olympic Peninsula, Not Warranted
County:Jefferson
HUC12:Hell Roaring Creek-Hoh River (171001010706)
HUC8:Hoh-Quillayute (17100101)
Lead Entity Area:North Pacific Coast
Legislative District:24
Salmon Recovery Regions:Washington Coast
Sections:27
Sections:35
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Olympic Peninsula, Not Warranted
Township:T27NR11W
Watershed Administrative Unit:Middle Hoh
WRIA:Soleduc
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RESTORATION METRICS
Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Treated or Protected (C.0.b)
0.20mi0.80mi
Upland Habitat And Sediment Project    
Acres of Upland Habitat Area Treated (C.6.b.1)
4.20acres5.40acres
Miles of Road Treated (C.6.b.2)
1.70mi2.40mi
 Planting for erosion and sediment control (C.6.f.1)    
Acres planted for erosion and sediment control (C.6.f.3)
5.40acres
 Road abandonment (C.6.d.1)    
Average width of road abandoned (in whole yards) (C.6.d.3)
10.00yd
Miles of Road Abandoned (C.6.d.2)
2.40mi
 Slope stabilization (C.6.g.1)    
Acres Treated for Slope Stabilization (C.6.g.2)
0.30acres
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