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Dec 2004Ridgefield comprehensive planincludes statement to protectRNWR from environmentaldegradation.Goal 7.9a "Through its development and zoningcodes, the City shall work with the Wildlife RefugeManager to protect the Wildlife Refuge fromenvironmental degradation caused directly orindirectly by future development activity within theRUGA. The City shall consider the consequences ofdevelopment actions as to their effect upon fish andwildlife recovery programs."City of Ridgefield, 2004.Ridgefield Urban AreaComprehensive Plan, Ridgefield,Washington. Adopted December16, 2004. Ordinance No. 855.2002-2005 Coastal cutthroat trout PIT tagsurveys conducted in Gee Creek atCarty Unit footbridge. Numbers ofcutthroat low. Coho salmondetected - origin uncertain.One of three sites for study of sea-run cutthroat onLower Columbia. Chinook and Abernathy Creeks had500 fish per sample. Gee Creek ranged from 37-75fish. Fish sampled from 100 yards below Heron Ridgeto Royle Road, with one excursion to beyond I-5 in 02.No fish detected in 02/03 moving above taggingstation at footbridge on Carty Unit RNWR. MikeHudson is project lead, USFWS, Columbia RiverFisheries Program Office in Vancouver, WA. Finalproject report pending Summer 2006. Juvenile Cohoorigin unclear - (possibly releases from RHS project?).Lots of warmwater fish species present in Gee Creek -other cutthroat creeks studied did not have.USFWS CRFPO, c. 2003.Fisheries: Ongoing Work andIssues at Ridgefield NationalWildlife Refuge. File note c. late2003 or early 2004; and USFWS,CRFPO, 2006. "Gee CreekSample Summary" file note asJeff Hogle email attachment toLynn Cornelius 5 18 06; JeffHogle USFWS CRFPO. 2006phone communication to LynnCornelius, 5/18/05.2004-2005 City of Ridgefield receives NFWFmatching grant for invasive planremoval.$12,500 1:1 matching grant received 2004. Workbegins Fall 04 on eradication of knotweed, blackberry,removal of metal debris and replanting with nativetrees. Four volunteer work days held. 1-1.5 mo ofEnvirocorps crew time injecting knotweed andcontrolling blackberry in 2005 and planned for June,2006.City of Ridgefield 2004-2005."Gee Creek Native Plant Event"and "1st Annual Beat Back theBlackberries Event" flyers (4).City of Ridgefield Public Works,Ridgefield, WA. 1p each; andJustin Clary, City of Ridgefield,2004. Letter to Paul Snoey,August 3, 2004.70
c. 2005 Gee Creek Watershed Partnershipprogram outline draftedPartial draft file document by Rebecca Young,USFWS RNWR staff.USFWS RNWR. Undated [c.2005]. Gee Creek WatershedPartnership DRAFT. PartialDraft file document. On File atRidgefield NWR, Ridgefield, WA.1995-2005 Rapid urbanization of watershedindicated by City of Ridgefieldannexations and 2006 proposedUrban Growth Boundary.2005 USFWS decides to hire WatershedCoordinator with NRDA RestorationFunds.Expanding beyond I-5, city boundary increases 2-3Xin size in 10 years 1995-2005. Rapid residential andindustrial development.Following decision not to pursue dredging of lowerGee Creek on Carty Unit.City of Ridgefield files: Cityordinances Nos.664, 732, 868;and Clark County on-line digitalatlas.Tim Bodeen, USFWS RNWRComplex Manager, personalcommunication to LynnCornelius March, 2006.May-05Jul-05Sediment event from erosion atHeron Ridge bridge downstream100 ft.Whipple Creek Stream Assessmentidentifies watershed improvementprojects for stormwater planning.Possible model for Gee CreekWatershed.Over 300 of 544 assessed stream features cataloguedas project opportunities for stream improvement.Assessment confirms that stream corridor has beenheavily impacted by both historic and current landuses.Snoey, Paul. 2005. Ridgefield,WA. Letter to Ridgefield CityCouncil and Staff. Re HeronRidge Bridge erosion. May 11 th ,2005.Clark County Public Works,Water Resources Section, 2005.2005 Whipple Creek StreamAssessment Summary.Prepared by Jeff Schnabel. July,2005.71
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GEE CREEK WATERSHED RESTORATIONBACK
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Location and Environmental SettingG
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Fig.3. Gee Creek watershed topograp
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Fig.5. Gee Creek channel soon after
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Land Use HistoryThere is more histo
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undergrowth”(Fig.15). A second an
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Fig. 10b. Concrete wall deflecting
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Fig.14. 1854 Cadastral Survey Map (
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Page 38 and 39: General Clark County stream health
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Page 42 and 43: References1. Ames, Kenneth, Portlan
Page 44 and 45: 24. Ecklund, Alan. 1998. USFWS CRFP
Page 46 and 47: 45a. Snoey, Paul. 2005. Ridgefield,
Page 48 and 49: 66. Wisseman, Robert. c.1995. Aquat
Page 50 and 51: 1825?-1854 Fur trading trail from F
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Page 54 and 55: 1911 First shingle mill in Ridgefie
Page 56 and 57: 1940-1960 Reed canary-grass planted
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Page 64 and 65: January 19,2000Salmonid limiting fa
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Page 68 and 69: 2004 Trees bucked into Gee Creek to
Page 72 and 73: Jul-05USFWS NWR-CRFPO workshopheld
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