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Summary of Accomplishments to Date

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PCFWWRA has performed over 100 salmon habitat restoration projects in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties of California, restoring a total of over 830,000 feet and 550 acres. Overall, we have:

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  • Removed 26 barriers to salmon migration and re-established fish access to 18.5 miles of spawning and rearing habitat

  • Restored 32 acres of estuary and 16 off-channel ponds and stream channels

  • Placed over 1,500 habitat enhancing logs in streams to create 250 habitat structures

  • Planted over 99,200 trees and restored over 100 acres of streamside forest 

  • Prevented 630,000 cubic yards of excess anthropogenic sediment from smothering streams by decommissioning abandoned and failing roads

  • Assessed and prescribed treatment to prevent 2.8 million tons of future sediment delivery to streams 

  • Collaborated with over 65 landowners, agencies, funders, consultants, and contractors to perform the above

 

Collaborators

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The projects we perform would not be possible without the hard work and support of numerous partners, funders, and subcontractors. We have worked with:

 

Engineering, Environmental, Geological, and Fisheries Consultants

 

  • Pacific Watershed Associates

  • Michael Love and Associates

  • Ross Taylor and Associates

  • Aldaron Laird, Trinity Associates Environmental Planning

  • Fiori Geosciences

  • Gedik Biological Associates

  • LACO Associates

  • GHD

 

State, Federal and Local Government Agencies

 

  • California Coastal Conservancy

  • California Conservation Corps

  • California Department of Fish and Wildlife

  • California Department of Parks and Recreation

  • California Department of Transportation

  • California Regional Water Quality Control Board

  • California State Water Resources Control Board

  • Del Norte, Humboldt, and Trinity Counties

  • Fisheries Restoration Grant Program

  • Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District

  • Humboldt County Resource Conservation District

  • Humboldt State University Foundation

  • Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge

  • National Marine Fisheries Service

  • National Park Service

  • National Resources Conservation Service

  • North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board

  • Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission

  • U.S. Bureau of Land Management

  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

  • U.S. Natural Resource Conservation Service

  • Wildlife Conservation Board

  • Yurok Tribal Government

 

Road Decommissioning, Heavy Equipment and Labor Contractors

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  • Stephens Construction

  • Wallace Structures

  • Big R Manufacturing LLC

  • Brown Construction

  • Environmental Restoration Services

  • Kernen Construction

  • McCanless Excavating and Earth Care

  • Mullins Restoration

  • Nehalem Marine

  • Rocky Brown Construction

  • Tom McKnight Construction

 

Forestry Companies

 

  • Barnum Timber Company

  • Green Diamond Resource Company

 

Civic and Public Interest Groups

 

  • California Waterfowl Association

  • California Trout

  • Eel River Watershed Improvement Group

  • Humboldt Area Saltwater Anglers

  • Humboldt Fish Action Council

  • Humboldt Fishermen’s Marketing Association

  • National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

  • Orick Chamber of Commerce

  • Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations

  • Redwood Community Action Agency

  • Redwood Creek Watershed Group

  • Resources Legacy Fund Foundation, Preserving Wild California Program

  • Salmonid Restoration Federation

  • Save the Redwoods League

  • Smith River Alliance

  • Smith River Advisory Council

  • Trinidad Bay Fishermen’s Marketing Association

  • Trout Unlimited

 

PCFWWRA has also worked with numerous small private landowners.

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List of Projects

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  • Cooperative Agreement - Headwaters Forest Reserve Watershed Restoration Project

  • Redwood Creek Watershed Restoration

  • Strawberry Creek Fish Passage Restoration 

  • Cooperative Agreement - Headwaters Forest Reserve Watershed Restoration Project

  • Redwood Creek Watershed Restoration

  • 2002 - 2003 SB 271 Little River Watershed Improvement Project II

  • 2001 - 2002 Redwood Creek SB 271 Road Decommissioning Project

  • 2002 Salmon Creek SB 271 Watershed Improvement Project II

  • Rowdy Creek Watershed Improvement Project 

  • South Fork Winchuck River Watershed Inventory Project

  • Final Lower Salmon Creek Delta Salmonid Habitat Enhancement Opportunities

  • 2002 - 2004 South Fork Elk River Road Assessment and Restoration Plan, Headwaters Forest Reserve

  • Wilson Creek Watershed Inventory and Restoration Planning Project 

  • 2002-2003 Redwood Creek SB 271 Road Decommissioning Project 1300 Roads

  • 2003 - 2004 Salmon Creek Watershed Improvement Project III

  • 2003 - 2004 Redwood Creek Watershed Improvement Project Dolly Vardent and K& K East Roads

  • Maple Creek/Big Lagoon Watershed Inventory and Restoration Planning Project

  • Salmon Creek Fish Access and Habitat Improvement Project

  • Lindsay Creek Coho Over-winter Rearing Restoration Project

  • Cedar Creek Fish Passage Restoration Project [Implementation]

  • 2004 - 2006 Redwood Creek Road Decommissioning and Erosion Prevention Project Coyote Creek Roads

  • 2005 - 2006 Redwood Creek Road Decommissiong and Erosion Prevention Project 1300 Roads North

  • North Fork Mad River Watershed Inventory and Restoration Planning Project

  • 2004 - 2006 Dominie Creek Road Decommissioning and Erosion Prevention Project D-1000 and D-1116 Roads

  • Watershed Assessment and Erosion Prevention Planning Project for the Lower Smith River Watershed Tributaries

  • Strawberry Creek invasive canary grass removal

  • Maple Creek Road Decommissioning and Erosion Prevention Project 

  • 2006 - 2007 Salmon Creek Road Decommissioning and Erosion Prevention Project

  • 2007 Wilson Creek Road Decommissioning and Erosion Prevention Project, H200, H200A, and H280A Roads, Del Norte ounty

  • Wilson Creek Road Decommissioning and Sediment Reduction Project 2

  • California State Parks North Coast Redwoods District – Stream Crossing Inventory and Fish Passage Evaluation

  • Minor Creek Watershed Inventory and Restoration Planning Project 

  • Salmon Creek/Headwaters Road Decommissioning and Erosion Prevention Project

  • Rocky Gulch Decommissioning Project

  • 2009 Lindsay Creek Sediment Source Road Assessment and Erosion Prevention Planning Project

  • Lower Salmon Creek Delta Salmonid Habitat Enhancement Project, Phase 2

  • Headwaters Forest/ South Fork Elk R. Road Decommissioning Project

  • Wilson Creek Road Decommissioning and Fish Habitat Restoration Project III

  • Strawberry Creek Restoration - RNSP Reach Design

  • Lower Redwood Creek Erosion Assessment and Restoration Planning

  • Lower Mad River Road Decommissioning and Fish Habitat Restoration Project

  • 2009 GDRCo Salmon Creek Road Decommissioning Project

  • 2009 BLM Salmon Creek Road Decommissioning Project

  • Little River CR3555 Road Decommissioning and Erosion Prevention Project

  • Redwood Creek 1431 and 1433 Roads Decommissioning and Erosion Prevention Project

  • Salmon Creek Delta, Phase 2 Implementation

  • Ryan Creek Watershed Assessment and Erosion Prevention 

  • Mill Creek Tributaries Fish Passage Design

  • 2011 Little S.F. Elk River Road Decommissioning Project

  • Lower Jacoby Creek Off-Channel Rearing Habitat Restoration Design

  • Mad River 4850 and 4851 Road Decommissioning and Erosion Prevention Project

  • Little South Fork Elk River Sediment Reduction and Habitat Improvement Project

  • Yontocket Slough Fish Passage Design Project

  • Redwood Creek DVA Roads Decommissioning and Erosion Prevention Project

  • Strawberry Creek Restoration - RNSP Reach

  • Salmon Creek Delta Restoration Phases II-III

  • Salmon Creek Delta Restoration Phase I

  • Strawberry Creek Coho Passage Improvement Project

  • Ryan Creek Habitat Sediment Reduction Project

  • Mainstem South Fork Elk River Sediment Reduction and Habitat Improvement Project

  • Wilson Creek Instream Coho Enhancement Planning Project

  • Mill Creek Tributaries Fish Passage Project

  • Wilson Creek Sediment Reduction and Coho Habitat Improvement Project

  • Little River Coho Habitat Improvement Project

  • Ryan Creek Sediment Reduction and Coho Habitat Improvement Project

  • Headwaters Forest S.F. Elk River Sediment Reduction Project

  • Noisy Creek Coho Habitat Improvement Project

  • Sullivan Gulch Road Decommissioning and Erosion Prevention Project

  • Lower Jacoby Creek Off-Channel Rearing Habitat Restoration Project

  • Yontocket Slough Fish Passage Project

  • Hall Creek Coho Habitat Improvement Project

  • Panther Creek Barrier Removal Design Project

  • Strawberry Creek Wetland Coho Habitat Restoration Project 

  • East Fork Ryan Creek Sediment Reduction and Habitat Enhancement Project

  • Canon Creek Watershed Assessment and Erosion Prevention Planning Project

  • Morrison Gulch Coho Habitat Improvement Project

  • Ryan Creek Off Channel Coho Habitat Improvement Design Project

  • Little River Coho Habitat Enhancement Project

  • Lindsay Creek Coho Habitat Improvement Project

  • Lower Little River Creek Off Channel Coho Habitat Improvement Design Project

  • Morrison Gulch Sediment Reduction Project

  • Non-natal Habitat Enhancement Planning for ESA-listed Salmonids in the Humboldt Bay Watershed

  • Squaw Creek Coho Habitat Improvement Design Project

  • Lindsay Creek Coho Barrier Removal Design Project

  • Cedar Creek Fish Passage Restoration Project 

  • Ryan Creek Watershed Assessment and Erosion Prevention 

  • Redwood Creek Watershed Coordinator 

  • RCWP Salmon Creek Restoration Project

  • Redwood Creek Sediment Reduction Project

  • Salmon Creek (CA) Restoration Planning Project  

  • Coho Salmon Model Restoration Project

  • Salmon Creek Delta, Phase II Implementation 

  • Strawberry Creek Restoration - RNSP Reach 100% Design and Implementation

  • Mad River Estuary Planning

  • Road Assessments within Redwood National and State Parks

  • 2006 Redwood Creek Road Decommissioning and Erosion Prevention project, 0-3 Road

  • 319h SF Elk Sediment Reduction Project

  • 319h#4 - Redwood Creek Sediment Reduction Project 

  • Redwood Creek Erosion Control Project

  • Salmon Creek Fish Habitat Restoration Project, Task 3

  • Strawberry Creek Riparian Restoration

  • Lower Strawberry Creek Restoration Planning Report 

  • Construction Cost Estimate for Salmon Creek Phase 2 Habitat Enhancement

  • 1995 NEAP Watershed Inventories, Pelletreau Creek, South Fork Trinity River

  • 1995 NEAP Watershed Inventories, Freshwater Creek - McCready Gulch, Humboldt County

  • 1995 NEAP Watershed Inventories, Mill Creek, Del Norte County

  • 1996 NEAP Watershed Inventories, Mill Creek, Del Norte County

  • 1996 NEAP Freshwater Creek Watershed Inventories, Upper Freshwater, Cloney Gulch, Graham Gulch, Humboldt County

  • 1997 NEAP Watershed Inventories, Booth's Run and Cummings Creek Assessment Areas

  • 1997 NEAP Watershed Inventories, Rock Creek and Upper Turwar Assessment Areas

  • Redwood Creek Cover Structure Project

  • Coho Salmon Overwinter Habitat Project, Prairie Creek

  • 1998 Freshwater Creek Road Decommissiong Project for Mcready Gulch, Little Freshwater Creek, Upper Freshwater Creek

  • 1998 SB 271 Watershed Assessment for Salmon Creek, Humboldt Bay, CA

  • 1999 - 2000 Salmon Creek Road Decommissioning Project

  • 2000 SB 271 Watershed Assessment and Erosion Prevention Planning Project for the Little River Watershed, Humboldt ounty

  • Redwood Creek Salmon Spawner Survey 2000/01 Season

  • 2000 - 2001  Erosion Prevention and Road Decommissioning Project

  • Freshwater/Salmon Creek Upland Erosion Reduction Project 

  • Cummings Creek Watershed Assessment and Restoration Planning Project 

  • Salmon Creek Watershed Assessment and Restoration Planning Project 

  • Rowdy Creek Watershed Assessment and Restoration Planning Project 

  • Little River Watershed Inventory and Restoration Planning Project 

  • Redwood Creek Watershed Inventory and Restoration Planning 

  • Salmon Creek Watershed Improvement Project

  • Redwood Creek Watershed Inventory and Restoration Planning Project, Project Area #2 

  • Redwood Creek Watershed Inventory and Restoration Planning Project, Project Area #3

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