Mr. Gorman worked with multiple stakeholders including Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Clackamas River Basin Council, Clackamas County, Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District, US Fish and Wildlife Service and private property owners in assessing restoration opportunities on Fisher’s Bend, a unique 72-acre side-channel enhancement opportunity in the Clackamas River Basin. The primary project goal is to reconnect the Clackamas River to this riparian floodplain at lower flows and provide refuge and off-channel rearing habitat for threatened juvenile salmonids at critical stages in their life cycle. Project opportunities include enhancement of existing fish and wildlife habitat, improving water quality and restoring ecological functions and processes for the floodplain, streams and wetlands of this site. Mr. Gorman provided all engineering design for the project.
Fisher’s Bend Side Channel Salmonid Habitat Assessment and Design – Clackamas County, Oregon
