Middle Fork IMW
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About the IMW

About the Middle Fork John Day Intensively Monitored Watershed


What we do

The IMW identifies how river restoration projects benefit salmon in an entire watershed over many years. This video, produced by the Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office in Washington, explains how monitoring helps scientists measure how fish respond to river restoration and compare that response to a river where no projects have taken place. By comparing the two over time, scientists can better understand how rivers and fish recover from degradation.

Our team

The Middle Fork John Day River Intensively Monitored Watershed (Middle Fork IMW) is a collaborative effort. Our partners include private landowners, universities, Federal and state natural resource management agencies, tribal entities, and non-profit organizations working together to implement river restoration projects and track their progress. The IMW Working Group is a subset of individuals from these organizations. We meet monthly and are directly engaged in planning the IMW’s activities and assessing the outcomes of restoration in the Middle Fork watershed.

The IMW Working Group includes:

Bureau of Reclamation
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

Eco Logical Research, Inc
​Grant SWCD
Integrated Status & Effectiveness Monitoring Program
NOAA Restoration Center
Malheur National Forest
North Fork John Day Watershed Council 
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife 
Oregon State University, Biological and Ecological Engineering
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
The Freshwater Trust
The Nature Conservancy
University of Oregon, Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management 
University of Oregon, Department of Geography
Washington State University, School of Environmental Sciences

Funding for restoration and monitoring is provided by:

Bonneville Power Administration
Bureau of Reclamation
NOAA Fisheries
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
The Nature Conservancy
U.S. Forest Service
Oregon Department of Transportation
Oregon Department of State Lands
Oregon State Parks
US FWS
US Interior Geological Survey
Ecotrust

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info@middleforkimw.org
  • Welcome
  • News
  • About Us
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • About the IMW
    • Visit
    • Video Gallery
  • Publications and Reports
  • Restoring the River
  • Tracking Restoration Progress
    • Tracking Restoration
    • Current Conditions