Roads and landings, even in upland areas, if not maintained properly, can be a major source of sediment lower in the watershed due to eroding cutbanks, slides, insufficient culverts / drainage, and compacted soil. The Coquille Watershed Association conducts Road and Landing Surveys in sub-basins of the watershed in order to rank problem areas and prioritize projects for implementation. The Coquille Watershed Association assists landowners with improved maintainance and/or decommisioning roads, landings and associatied culverts in such a way that reduces thier negative impact on water quality and fish habitat.

The CWA has completed Road and Landing Surveys on many sub-basins within the watershed. These surveys entail surveying an entire sub-basin, or priority area, using the Pacific Watershed Associates protocol. The surveys are done on private land, as well as some Coos County property. All federal lands are surveyed by their own employees and shared with the CWA to make the survey complete. The CWA has addressed the issue of fish passage in two ways; complete culvert replacements, and culvert “retro-fits”. For the complete replacements, the CWA has worked closely with the local BLM (Coos Bay District) for engineering services. Through a MOU with the District, the CWA is able to obtain the services of certified engineers to design the culvert replacements at no cost.