Lower Drews Creek Habitat Enhancement
The project is located near the tail end of Drews Creek as it connects to Goose Lake. Drews Creek is mapped at 41 miles in length and drains from the Fremont-Winema National Forest to the Goose Lake. Drews Creek is the longest creek in the basin and is home to nine native fish species, two are listed as "species of concern" by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) due to vulnerability in a closed basin watershed. These two species include Goose Lake Redband trout and California Pit Roach. Other natives in this system include Pit Sculpin, Pit-Klamath lamprey, Speckled dace, and Goose Lake tui chub. The closed-basin Eastern Oregon watersheds pose great challenges to the native species in the area as drought is not uncommon and survival of the species comes through refuge and habitat in the stream tributaries such as Drews Creek. A diversity of wildlife have found lower Drews Creek favorable as elk, deer, antelope, bear, cougar, coyotes, otter and small rodents reside or migrate through from time to time. The project supported the restoration and enhancement of the stream and riparian by implementing a 2100 ft riparian fence, an off-creek watering facility, and two Beaver Dam Analogs.
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