Assessment of Conditions Environmental
Audit by University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE), 1998 &
Phase I Re-Assessment in 2007
Migration Barrier Inventory Migration Barrier Inventory of County-maintained stream crossings, 1998-2004
Migration
Barrier Removal
56 projects completed between
1998-2009; allowing access to 137 miles
of habitat at a cost of ~$14.6 million or $106,000 per mile
Direct
Inventory of Roads and Treatments (DIRT)
2,455 miles of road inventoried for potential sediment delivery to streams
& rivers from 1998 - 2008
Sediment
Reduction Program
Completed 16 projects; treating
or preventing ~72,181 yd3 of sediment delivery to streams & rivers
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 (Final Report), 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
