"The South Fork Catherine Creek Floodplain Restoration Project took place in the field seasons of 2011 and 2012 on 4.3 stream miles beginning near the mouth if South Fork Catherine Creek. The goal of the project was to rehabilitate habitat for native Chinook salmon, steelhead, redband and bull trout. The project objectives included obliteration of a draw bottom road, restoration of natural floodplain dynamics, placement of large woody structures, restoration of a disconnected side channel, construction of livestock drift fences, construction of a livestock trail, and planting riparian trees, shrubs, grass, and sedges."--Page 2.

"This project is located on a private ranch 1.7 miles west of Union, Oregon on Catherine Creek in the Upper Grande Ronde River Basin. Catherine Creek is a major tributary to the Grande Ronde River and the project is 37 miles upstream from the confluence. The project encompasses approximately 30 acres and both banks of 0.75 miles mainstem Catherine Creek and associated wetlands. Historically, the Grande Ronde River and Catherine Creek have been channelized for flood control and subjected to poor agricultural practices. Straightened channels, livestock overgrazing, and crop/pasture encroachment has minimalized or eliminated riparian vegetative buffers between farm land and the streams. This has caused severe erosion and bank instability issues leading to decreased water quality and loss of stream complexity and fish habitat. This increase in stream sediment load and riparian vegetation loss results in high stream temperatures and is the major TMDL factor in Catherine Creek."--From introduction.