Trinity County has completed 10 Migration
Barrier Removal Projects between 2000 & 2009, restoring access to over
23 miles of salmonid habitat. The County has completed these projects through
funding from the S.B. 271 Grant Program, Proposition 204, Coastal Conservancy,
NOAA Open Rivers, USFWS, NFWF, and County in-kind matching funds. Two additional
projects are scheduled for completion in 2010 that will open access to ~ 1.7
miles of salmonid habitat.
Completed Projects:
Little Browns Creek at Roundy Road
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West Weaver Creek at Oregon Street
Soldier Creek at Dutch Creek & Evans Bar Road
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Deadwood Creek at Deadwood Road
Mud Creek at Alder Point Bluff Road
Olsen Creek at Mad River Road
Little East Fork of Canyon Creek at Canyon Creek Road
Projects Underway:
Hall City Creek at Wildwood Road - Constructed in 2008, this project replaced two undersized 36" culverts with an embedded 7-foot tall, 12-foot wide arch culvert that will allow complete access to ~5 miles of upstream spawning & rearing habitat for steelhead. This project is funded by the Steelhead Stamp Program & Trinity County DOT. Final road decommissioning & revegetation of the old roadway approaches is set for October 2009.
Conner Creek #1 and #2 - Project currently in design stage with proposed retrofits at both crossings to improve access to 2 miles of upstream rearing habitat for juvenile and adult salmonids. Planned construction in summer & fall 2010.
