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Cedar Creek

Before and after images of the award-winning Cedar Creek Fish Passage Restoration Project in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. The culvert on the left, installed in 1949, was a complete barrier to fish passage. It was replaced with the bridge on the right which allows passage at all flows. The design earned the American Society of Civil Engineers North Coast Branch 2007 Project of the Year Award, as reported in the Daily Triplicate. PCFWWRA administered the project, utilizing the technical services of Winzler & Kelly Consulting Engineers and Michael Love & Associates, as well as California State Parks staff and other project partners. The project was funded by the California Department of Fish and Game Fisheries Restoration Grant Program and Smith River Alliance. For a video of the project by Thomas Dunklin and Zach Larson, click here.

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Lindsay Creek

Alder (ref. point)

This project provided access by "young of year" coho fry to approximately 2.5 acres of a created seasonal wetland for over-winter rearing habitat. Michael Love and Associates developed a roughened channel design as a way to provide fish passage over a wider range of flows and to minimize maintenance for the passage structure. This design can be modified for use on other lands. For a detailed description of the design, click here. The upstream wetland resembles a natural "beaver pond" type of habitat that has been found to be beneficial to winter survival. Wetland dependent wildlife are also expected to benefit from the project. It was funded by the California Department of Fish and Game Salmon and Steelhead Trout Restoration Account, Landowners, Bryan Yost, and PCFWWRA. Photo Credits: Mitch Farro and Michael Love.