Friends Of Butte Creek

THIS DESCRIBES FRIENDS OF BUTTE CREEK PROCEDURES FOR RESTORING MUCH NEEDED SALMON AND STEELHEAD JUVENILE FLOODPLAIN REARING HABITAT ALONG BUTTE CREEK ON TWO RESERVES:(1)THE MECHOOPDA TRIBE OF THE CHICO RANCHERIA AND(2)THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE (CDFW) RESERVE:THROUGH CREATION AND RESTORATION OF UP TO 27 ACRES OF INSTREAM HABITAT AND 320 ACRES OF FLOODPLAIN HABITAT IN THE BUTTE CREEK WATERSHED.THE BUTTE CREEK RESERVES FLOODPLAIN HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT (PROJECT) MEETS THE CENTRAL VALLEY IMPROVEMENT ACT (CVPIA) OBJECTIVES OF INCREASING NATURAL PRODUCTION AND INCREASING SPATIAL DIVERSITY OF THESE TARGET SPECIES: FALL-RUN, CENTRAL VALLEY (CV) SPRING-RUN CHINOOK SALMON AND CALIFORNIA CENTRAL VALLEY (CCC) STEELHEAD.TO MEET THIS OBJECTIVE FRIENDS OF BUTTE CREEK PLANS TO IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS (PROJECT):RESTORE HISTORICAL JUVENILE SALMONID REARING FLOODPLAIN HABITATENHANCE OFF CHANNEL AREAS WITHIN THE RESERVES TO INCREASE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF REARING HABITATFUNDS WILL BE USED FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, PERMITTING, OUTREACH, CONSTRUCTION, AND BASELINE AND POST- CONSTRUCTION MONITORING AND REPORTING. EACH INDIVIDUAL SITE IS TREATED AS A STAND-ALONE PROJECT AND PROJECTS CAN BE FUNDED INDIVIDUALLY FROM THIS PROPOSAL TO MEET BUDGET AVAILABILITY. THESE PROJECTS WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS TO COMPLETE, WITH AN ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2027. NONE OF THE PROJECT SITES ARE LOCATED ON FEDERAL LAND.