NOAA Open Rivers 2009 - Request for Proposals
Fish Passage Design & Engineering Workshop DVD Available
Streambank Bioengineering Project - Sidney Gulch (Trinity County)
Construction completed in 2007 & monitoring underway for Little Browns Creek Migration Barrier Removal Project - Trinity County
Lewiston Turnpike Road Sediment Reduction Project was started in 2007 & is planned for completion in 2008. It will reduce sediment delivery to tributary streams & the Trinity River.
Siskiyou County DIRT Inventory completed in March 2008 - 342 miles of County Road inventoried in the Scott & Salmon River watersheds for sediment delivery to streams
Hall City Creek, Cochran Creek, Grassy Creek & Horse Creek Migration Barrier Removal Projects are in progress & planned for completion in 2008
Trinity County: In 2007, the Little Browns Creek Migration Barrier Removal Project was completed in cooperation with the State Coastal Conservancy, NOAA Open Rivers Initiative, USFWS Partners Program, the Trinity River Fish & Wildlife Restoration Program & the Trinity County Department of Transportation. The project removed three, 48" culverts that were a complete barrier to adult & juvenile coho salmon & steelhead, allowing access to ~3 miles of upstream spawning & rearing habitat. It was the highest priority barrier project not yet completed in Trinity County & will be monitored over the next two years for biological & physical response.
Siskiyou County: The Scott & Salmon River Watershed DIRT inventory was completed in March 2008. The inventory examined road related sediment sources on 342 miles of County maintained roads in the watersheds. The inventory was funded by the CDFG Fisheries Restoration Grant Program with in-kind provided by Siskiyou County.
The Horse Creek Migration Barrier Removal Project on China Grade Road is planned for construction in summer 2008 and will replace an undersized 6' culvert that was damaged in the 2005/2006 storms with a bridge. This project is funded by FEMA, the CDFG Klamath River Restoration Grant Program & Siskiyou County & will restore access to approximately 1.5 miles of habitat, particularly cold water refugia, for coho salmon & steelhead.
Humboldt County:
The Grassy Creek Migration Barrier Removal Project on Fieldbrook Road will
replace a concrete box culvert with redwood Washington baffles & an outlet
beam with low flow notch with a natural bottom arch structure. The excessive
jump currently creates a total barrier for all species of juvenile salmonids
& coastal cutthroat trout & is a partial barrier to adult coho, chinook
& steelhead. The project will allow access to ~2,200’
of anadromous habitat above Fieldbrook Road. This project is funded by the
CDFG Fisheries Restoration Grant Program with in-kind
provided by Humboldt County.
