The Bowman Off-Site Water Project is located in the Grande Ronde Sub-basin between RM 153.8 and 155.2.  The project reach is located near the town of Starkey and is within the Grande Ronde recovery plan assessment unit UGR15. The proposed project area is privately owned by the Bowman family, and is currently used for livestock grazing. This reach includes previous restoration actions completed by ODFW, which included the installation of a riparian exclusion fence, boulder, and LWD structure placements.

This project will function as a component of a larger restoration effort, by establishing an off-site water resource for livestock in the upland areas where grazing is actively occurring. In turn this action will limit livestock access to the riparian area, providing valuable opportunity to continue developing the next phase of implementation of restoration activities within this reach of the Grande Ronde River.

A portion of the funding for this project has been covered through a 50 percent cost share with the NRCS through the RCPP program. Project partners include: Oregon Dept of Fish & Wildlife, Grande Ronde Model Watershed, private landowners, and Bonneville Power Administration.