Assessment of Conditions Environmental
Audit by University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE), 1998
Migration Barrier Inventory Migration Barrier Inventory of County-maintained stream crossings, 1998-2004
Migration
Barrier Removal
50 projects completed between
1998-2007, allowing access to 124 miles
of habitat (cost ~$12.7 million)
Direct
Inventory of Roads and Treatments (DIRT)
2,455 miles of road inventoried for potential sediment delivery to streams
& rivers with 2008 completion of Scott & Salmon River Watershed Inventory
Sediment
Reduction Program
Completed the first seven projects treating
or preventing more than 36,000 yd3 of sediment delivery to stream systems
Roads
Maintenance Manual
Development of “A Water Quality and
Stream Habitat Protection Manual for
County Road Maintenance in
Northwestern California Watersheds”
Grading
Ordinances
Provided professional, technical and
financial resources for draft ordinances
in three counties
Project Spotlight:
The Weaver Basin Wetlands is located in the Trinity Alps Industrial Park in Weaverville, California. This project constructed approximately 4 acres of the Industrial Park area into wetlands habitat for the benefit of wildlife, recreation, and water quality. The project was funded and supported through the NRCS Wetlands Reserve Program, State Parks Habitat Conservation Fund Program, CalTrans, and the AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards Project.
Other 5C Projects:
Sidney Gulch Urban Stream Restoration - Phase 1, Trinity County
Deadwood Road Sediment Reduction Project - Trinity County
10-Mile Road Sediment Reduction Project - Mendocino County
