R25AP00154

THE YUROK TRIBE FISHERIES DEPARTMENT WILL CREATE INSTREAM HABITAT AND NEW FLOODPLAIN AREAS ALONG A 1-MILE SECTION OF WEAVER CREEK, A TRIBUTARY OF THE TRINITY RIVER IN WEAVERVILLE, CALIFORNIA. WEAVER CREEK HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE RECOVERY PLANS AS PROVIDING CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE ESA-LISTED COHO SALMON. THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF NUMEROUS HABITAT FEATURES INCLUDING OVER 5 NEW ACRES OF FLOODPLAIN HABITAT AND NEARLY ONE ACRE OF CONSTRUCTED RIFFLE AND INCORPORATE BENEFICIAL CHANNEL FILL AND LOW FLOW CHANNEL MODIFICATION. THE PROJECT ELEMENTS WILL ENSURE A SINGLE THREADED WET CHANNEL IS PRESENT DURING SUMMERTIME BASEFLOW CONDITIONS, ENABLING WATER TO REMAIN INSTREAM INSTEAD OF EVAPORATING OR RETREATING SUBSURFACE, AND PROVIDING A BETTER CHANCE OF SALMONID SURVIVAL. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS OF IMPROVING RIPARIAN HABITAT, CONTROLLING INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES, AND REDUCING FINE SEDIMENTATION FROM PAST URBANIZATION AND LAND USE CHANGES. THE PROJECT IS PRIMARILY LOCATED ON BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND AND IS SUPPORTED BY A DIVERSE STAKEHOLDER GROUP REPRESENTING RECREATION, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, WATER MANAGERS, AND LOCAL LANDOWNERS.

Yurok Tribe

MANAGE, DEVELOP, AND PROTECT WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY AND ECONOMICALLY SOUND MANNER IN THE INTEREST OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.

15.580 - Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program

Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) [DOI]

California United States

State-Wide

WaterSMART Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2023 and 2024 (R23AS00106)