THE COALITION
The Coos Bay Wagon Road Coalition is a locally-driven effort to improve management of our federal forests, create jobs and provide sustainable funding for county government.
The Coalition has crafted a creative and realistic solution to our County’s funding crisis — a solution that lies within our own community. A partnership between Coos County and the Coquille Indian Tribe will:
- create local jobs;
- create a long term, sustainable source of county funding;
- maintain environmental protections and restore fish and wildlife habitat.
No other proposed solution can boast of such benefits.
COOS BAY WAGON ROAD LANDS
- Origin: Congress originally set aside these lands to help develop a military wagon road along an historic Indian trail between Roseburg and Coos Bay. The Coos Bay Wagon Road Lands were later revested to federal ownership and are currently managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- Management: In 1937, Public Law 75-405 directed that both the O&C and CBWR lands be managed “for permanent forest production, and the timber thereon shall be sold, cut, and removed in conformity with the principal of sustained yield for the purpose of providing a permanent source of timber supply, protecting watersheds, regulating stream flow, and contributing to the economic stability of local communities and industries, and providing recreational facilities.”
- Revenue sharing: For the O&C, the county is owed 50% of its proportionate share of timber receipts from the BLM. On the CBWR, the BLM provides Coos County a payment roughly equivalent to the property and timber severance taxes that would apply if these were private lands. Since 1994, these payments have been replaced by federal “safety net” payments, such as the “Secure Rural Schools” program. This funding expires in 2011 and the Federal government must re-initiate these tax-like payments in 2012.
See more at: Coos Bay Wagon Road Coalition
The Coquille Forest has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council as an ecologically sustainable forest.
High Conservation Value Forest (HCVF) Management Plan
Integrated Vegetation Management Plan
The Coquille Indian Tribe was actively involved with the process of the expansion and restoration of the Bandon Marsh Reserve. AFS Award Final
The Coquille Indian Tribe and the Coquille Forest are the subjects of a recent article featured in the November, 2011 edition of Solutions journal. The article offers a broad overview of the Tribe’s efforts to manage its forests in a sustainable manner and discusses how the Tribe’s forestry management practices fit into the Tribe’s traditions, history and present day workings.
The Coquille and the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians are working with the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) on OWEB’s small grant program. Landowners can submit grant applications to receive funding for projects on their property demonstrating a direct benefit to improving in-stream process and function, fish passage, wetland and riparian process and function, road impact reduction, and water quantity/irrigation efficiency.
Please read the attachment for more information: CCSGT Flyer 2011
The Water Quality 101 articles are a series of articles written by the Tribe’s Water Quality Manager that discuss and explain the basic water quality parameters of temperature, turbidity, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen.
The Coquille Indian Tribe monitors these parameters within all tribal water bodies to assess the quality of the waters for basic systemic functionality and health. They explain why these seemingly simple physical attributes are important within an aquatic ecosystem for maintaining life, supporting beneficial uses, and supporting an abundant aquatic community. There is also an article explaining the Clean Water Act, an important piece of legislation which supports the regulation of pollutant discharge and provides the means by which States and Tribes can protect water resources.
The Water Quality 101 articles are a series of articles written by the Tribe’s Water Quality Manager that discuss and explain the basic water quality parameters of temperature, turbidity, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen.
The Coquille Indian Tribe monitors these parameters within all tribal water bodies to assess the quality of the waters for basic systemic functionality and health. They explain why these seemingly simple physical attributes are important within an aquatic ecosystem for maintaining life, supporting beneficial uses, and supporting an abundant aquatic community. There is also an article explaining the Clean Water Act, an important piece of legislation which supports the regulation of pollutant discharge and provides the means by which States and Tribes can protect water resources.
This is a .PDF version of a Powerpoint presentation on the Coquille Indian Tribe’s research using woody biomass as a renewable energy resource.
Curry Biomass Work Group Bio-energy Presentation March 9th 2010
This document is a draft summary of the Coquille Indian Tribe’s forestry management practices. Coquille Forest Pub
This document is a draft summary of how the Coquille Indian Tribe manages cultural resources on its lands. Cultural Resource Management
A summary of the Coquille Indian Tribe’s LRES programs as they related to the economy of southwest Oregon. CIT Lands and Resources Summary
Water Quality 102: Wetland Development Program December 2010
The Water Quality 101 articles are a series of articles written by the Tribe’s Water Quality Manager that discuss and explain the basic water quality parameters of temperature, turbidity, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen.
The Coquille Indian Tribe monitors these parameters within all tribal water bodies to assess the quality of the waters for basic systemic functionality and health. They explain why these seemingly simple physical attributes are important within an aquatic ecosystem for maintaining life, supporting beneficial uses, and supporting an abundant aquatic community. There is also an article explaining the Clean Water Act, an important piece of legislation which supports the regulation of pollutant discharge and provides the means by which States and Tribes can protect water resources.
Water Quality 102: Riparian Zone September 2010
The Water Quality 101 articles are a series of articles written by the Tribe’s Water Quality Manager that discuss and explain the basic water quality parameters of temperature, turbidity, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen.
The Coquille Indian Tribe monitors these parameters within all tribal water bodies to assess the quality of the waters for basic systemic functionality and health. They explain why these seemingly simple physical attributes are important within an aquatic ecosystem for maintaining life, supporting beneficial uses, and supporting an abundant aquatic community. There is also an article explaining the Clean Water Act, an important piece of legislation which supports the regulation of pollutant discharge and provides the means by which States and Tribes can protect water resources.
Water Quality 102: Macroinvertebrates June, 2010
The Water Quality 101 articles are a series of articles written by the Tribe’s Water Quality Manager that discuss and explain the basic water quality parameters of temperature, turbidity, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen.
The Coquille Indian Tribe monitors these parameters within all tribal water bodies to assess the quality of the waters for basic systemic functionality and health. They explain why these seemingly simple physical attributes are important within an aquatic ecosystem for maintaining life, supporting beneficial uses, and supporting an abundant aquatic community. There is also an article explaining the Clean Water Act, an important piece of legislation which supports the regulation of pollutant discharge and provides the means by which States and Tribes can protect water resources.
The Coquille Indian Tribe has strong cultural ties to coastal streams, wetlands, estuaries, bays and marine ecosystems. Oral histories retained by Coquille Tribal members and anecdotes of other local informants tell of a time when there was a rich abundance and diversity of fish within the four coastal streams that make up the Coquille Indian Tribe’s Empire Reservation. Today these areas are in recovery after 150 years of heavy human impacts and associated land use influences. To what extent are the water quality and habitat conditions of First, Second, Fourth, and Tarheel Creeks limiting fisheries abundance today? Independent biological assessments have found viable populations of coastal cutthroat, pacific lamprey ammocetes, stickleback, yellow perch, and cottids existing within all four of the Tribe’s creeks. With the improved fish passage problems solved on Fourth and Tarheel Creeks, the Coquille Tribe is making important strides in restoring culturally sensitive fish species to these recovering aquatic ecosystems.
Non-Point Source Pollution.PP.FINAL
What is Nonpoint Source Pollution, why is it important, and what are the causes, effects and solutions to this form of water pollution? According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 40% of our nation’s surveyed waterways are not clean enough to meet basic water quality standards; the pollution of water has a serious impact on all living creatures, and can negatively affect the use of water for drinking, recreation, fishing, transportation, commerce, and wildlife. As a community how do we contribute to the problem, and how can we work together to reduce our impacts?
A link to a feature article from National Geographic magazine focusing on the importance of fresh water to communities.
Coquille Indian Tribe Water Quality Monitoring Program Summary Report–March, 2010
Over the last ten years the Tribe has been assessing and monitoring the state of tribal waters under the Tribal Water Quality Monitoring Program (WQMP). The Primary purpose of the Tribal WQMP is to provide answers to the following questions regarding the water resources of the Tribe: What is the overall quality of waters on Tribal lands? To what extent is water quality changing over time? What are the problem areas and the areas needing protection? What level of protection is needed? How effective are the established clean water programs? And, how are timber management activities affecting the overall quality of waters on Tribal Forest Lands?
This 2010 Coquille Indian Tribe Water Quality Monitoring Program Report was developed to outline the current status of the Tribe’s Water Quality Monitoring Program (WQMP) with a broad look at tribal water quality activities of the past, and a reassessment of the goals and objectives of future program activities. The Tribe considers the WQMP to be subject to periodic review and adaptation as part of the Tribe’s continuous planning process.
Water Quality 101: Dissolved Oxygen
The Water Quality 101 articles are a series of articles written by the Tribe’s Water Quality Manager that discuss and explain the basic water quality parameters of temperature, turbidity, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen.
The Coquille Indian Tribe monitors these parameters within all tribal water bodies to assess the quality of the waters for basic systemic functionality and health. They explain why these seemingly simple physical attributes are important within an aquatic ecosystem for maintaining life, supporting beneficial uses, and supporting an abundant aquatic community. There is also an article explaining the Clean Water Act, an important piece of legislation which supports the regulation of pollutant discharge and provides the means by which States and Tribes can protect water resources.
Water Quality 101: Conductivity 101
The Water Quality 101 articles are a series of articles written by the Tribe’s Water Quality Manager that discuss and explain the basic water quality parameters of temperature, turbidity, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen.
The Coquille Indian Tribe monitors these parameters within all tribal water bodies to assess the quality of the waters for basic systemic functionality and health. They explain why these seemingly simple physical attributes are important within an aquatic ecosystem for maintaining life, supporting beneficial uses, and supporting an abundant aquatic community. There is also an article explaining the Clean Water Act, an important piece of legislation which supports the regulation of pollutant discharge and provides the means by which States and Tribes can protect water resources.
Water Quality 101: I can see clearly now, or not
These 2008 Water Quality 101 articles explain basic water quality parameters of temperature, turbidity, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen. The Coquille Indian Tribe monitors these parameters within all tribal water bodies to assess the quality of the waters for basic systemic functionality and health. These articles explain why these seemingly simple physical attributes are important within an aquatic ecosystem for maintaining life, supporting beneficial uses, and supporting an abundant aquatic community. There is also an article explaining the Clean Water Act, and important piece of legislation which supports the regulation of pollutant discharge and provides the means by which States and Tribes can protect water resources.
Water Quality 101: It all comes down to temperature
The Water Quality 101 articles are a series of articles written by the Tribe’s Water Quality Manager that discuss and explain the basic water quality parameters of temperature, turbidity, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen.
The Coquille Indian Tribe monitors these parameters within all tribal water bodies to assess the quality of the waters for basic systemic functionality and health. They explain why these seemingly simple physical attributes are important within an aquatic ecosystem for maintaining life, supporting beneficial uses, and supporting an abundant aquatic community. There is also an article explaining the Clean Water Act, an important piece of legislation which supports the regulation of pollutant discharge and provides the means by which States and Tribes can protect water resources.ter resources.
The Water Quality 101 articles are a series of articles written by the Tribe’s Water Quality Manager that discuss and explain the basic water quality parameters of temperature, turbidity, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen.
The Coquille Indian Tribe monitors these parameters within all tribal water bodies to assess the quality of the waters for basic systemic functionality and health. They explain why these seemingly simple physical attributes are important within an aquatic ecosystem for maintaining life, supporting beneficial uses, and supporting an abundant aquatic community. There is also an article explaining the Clean Water Act, an important piece of legislation which supports the regulation of pollutant discharge and provides the means by which States and Tribes can protect water resources.
