Five Counties Memorandum of Understanding. The program began with an agreement between the Boards of Supervisors of each 5C County.
“Effects of County Land Use Regulations and Management on Anadromous Salmonids and Their Habitats: Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino, Siskiyou and Trinity Counties, California” PDF File (322 KB). An Environmental Audit of the Five Counties within 5C, completed in 1998.
Final Report: Five Counties Salmonid Conservation Program. Prepared for NOAA Fisheries Community Development Grant Program.
Migration Barrier Inventory Reports. The 5C Migration Barrier Removal Program began with an inventory of fish passage barriers on County roads in each individual County. The inventories were completed by consulting biologist Ross Taylor and Associates and have served as guide for project implementation and prioritization.
5C Migration Barrier Ranking Matrix. Prioritized Ranking of the migration barrier sites identified through the 5C Migration Barrier Inventory.
5C Migration Barrier Removal Project Progress Matrix. Migration Barrier Removal projects completed within the 5C program area since 1998 & Planned Projects.
5C Roads Manual: "A Water Quality and Stream Habitat Protection Manual for County Road Maintenance in Northwestern California Watersheds". The 5C Roads Maintenance Manual was completed by consultant Sari Sommarstrom. The purpose of the manual is to provide a user-friendly, fish-friendly guide for county road maintenance staff and the implementation of improved road maintenance practices.
5C Program Low Impacts to Hydrology Standards (LITH)
Fish Passage Forum Memorandum Of Understanding. The Five Counties Salmonid Conservation Program has been an active member of the Fish Passage Forum, an inter-agency effort to remove barriers to fish passage throughout Northern California.
Guidelines for Salmonid Passage at Stream Crossings. NOAA Fisheries-National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Region. This document provides guidelines for the design of stream crossings to aid upstream and downstream passage of migrating salmonids. It is intended to facilitate design of a new generation of stream crossings, and assist the recovery of threatened and endangered salmonid species.
Final Report: Trinity River Watershed Five Counties Road Erosion Inventory. Prepared for the State Water Resources Control Board Proposition 204 Program.
Final Report: Five Counties Road Erosion Inventory, Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino Counties. Prepared for the California Department of Fish and Game's S.B. 271 Coastal Fisheries Recovery Program.
Final Report: Coastal Conservancy Design Grant,03-051. Prepared for the California Coastal Conservancy, April 2007.
County Ordinances and Land Use Development Standards:
Humboldt County Streamside Area Management Ordinance
Humboldt County Grading Ordinance
Del Norte County Hillside Development Standards