Watershed Research And Training Center

MIDDLE TRINITY COMMUNITY PROTECTION PROJECT

COMMUNITY NAVIGATORS PROGRAM

HYAMPOM COMMUNITY PROTECTION PROJECT

FOREST SERVICE RECOVERY ACT-HAZ FUEL REDUCTION

CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE WOOD ENERGY IMPLEMENT TEAM

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT CALIFORNIA FUELS MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY FIRE ASSISTANCE

BLM OR-WA STATE FIRE ADAPTED COMMUNITIES LEARNING NETWORK

ESTABLISHING MECHANICAL HARVESTING CAPACITY FOR RESTORATION TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST

WEAVER BASIN COMMUNITY PROTECTION

WEAVERVILLE BASIN COMMUNITY PROTECTION PHASE III

CALIFORNIA FOREST BIOMASS UTILIZATION - DEMONSTRATIONS, PILOTS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROJECTS

TRINITY COUNTY CONSERVATION PROGRAM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE FISH PASSAGE IN WEST TULE CREEK FOR ALL SPECIES AND LIFE STAGES OF ANADROMOUS FISH. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY REMOVING A PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL DIVERSION CONCRETE DAM, REDUCING INSTANTANEOUS DIVERSION RATES AND IMPROVING THE FISH SCREEN TO PREVENT ENTRAINMENT OF MIGRATING FISH INTO THE DIVERSION. TO ACHIEVE THE PROJECTS GOALS, THE WRTC WILL REMOVE AN EXISTING FISH BARRIER CONCRETE DAM LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE DIVERSION AND REPLACED IT WITH AN ENGINEERED ROUGHENED CHANNEL, REMOVE THE EXISTING DIVERSION AND FISH SCREEN, INSTALL A PRECAST CONCRETE BOX, AND INSTALL A NEW CDFW AND OR USFWS APPROVED FISH SCREEN, AND APPROXIMATELY 200 OF 15 PVC PIPE AT A NEW GRADE. WRTC HAS OBTAINED PLANNING AND DESIGN FUNDING THROUGH THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATIONS CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT IMPROVEMENT ACT TO BRING DESIGNS BY CASCADE STREAM SOLUTIONS TO 90% AND COMPLETE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE BY THE END OF 2025. WRTC HAS BEEN CONSULTING WITH EXPERIENCED FISH PASSAGE BARRIER REMOVAL CONTRACTORS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT (GARY BLACK AND BILL PARRY). THE PROJECT WILL MONITOR STREAM FLOW, TEMPERATURE, AND DIVERSION. UTILIZING SEPARATE FUNDING, STREAMFLOW MONITORING SITES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON WEST TULE CREEK IN EARLY SPRING OF 2021-2023 AND MONITORED STREAMFLOW THROUGH SEPTEMBER EACH YEAR. THE MONITORING SITES ARE LOCATED ABOVE AND BELOW THE DIVERSION, AND ON TULE CREEK AT GREEN GATE ACCESS. MONITORING SITES WILL BE INSTALLED AGAIN IN SPRING OR SUMMER OF 2024. THE LANDOWNERS HAVE COMPLEMENTED WRTC MONITORING EFFORTS BY KEEPING A DETAILED DIVERSION LOG AND HAVE ALSO INSTALLED A FLOW METER ON THE DIVERSION THAT WILL BE CALIBRATED AND DATA COLLECTION WILL BEGIN IN SUMMER 2024.THE PROJECT IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE WATERSHED RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTER AND THE SERVICE S PARTNERS FOR FISH WILDLIFE PROGRAM AND NATIONAL FISH PASSAGE PROGRAM.

BROWNS CREEK WATER RESILIENCY

WTRC EXPANDING THE C

LARABEE VALLEY FOREST HEALTH AND RESILIENCY PROJECT

CALIFORNIA FORESTRY TECHNICIAN INTENSIVE TRAINING PROJECT

UPPER TRINITY RIVER WATERSHED PLANNING PROJECT

WOOD TO ENERGY-WTRC

SUPPORT OF STATE AND FEDERAL EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE UTILIZATION OF FOREST BIOMASS REMOVED DURING FOREST RESTORATION AND HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION. RAISING AWARENESS AND ACCELERATING ADOPTION OF NEW OR MODIFIED TECHNOLOGIES TO ECONOMICALLY HARVEST, TRANSPORT, AND PROCESS FOREST BIOMASS.

HAYFORK CREEK RIPARIAN RESTORATION PROJECT PHASE II

RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT

HAYFORK CREEK RIPARIAN RESTORATION

CA-ARCATA FWO-LOWER SALT CREEK FISH PASSAGE

THIS PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT BEAVER DAM ANALOGUES AND USE OTHER LOW-TECH PROCESS-BASED RESTORATION TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE CHANNEL INCISION AND RESTORE FLOODPLAIN CONNECTIVITY IN A QUARTER-MILE REACH OF WEST TULE CREEK, A HIGH PRIORITY TRIBUTARY TO HAYFORK CREEK AND THE SOUTH FORK TRINITY RIVER. THE CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES WILL SLOW AND SPREAD STREAM FLOWS AND AGGRADE SEDIMENT TO REBUILD THE INCISED CHANNEL. THIS WILL RE-ENGAGE THE FLOODPLAIN TO IMPROVE JUVENILE SALMON AND STEELHEAD REARING HABITAT, IMPROVE RIPARIAN HABITAT CONDITIONS, AND INCREASE GROUNDWATER RECHARGE. THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING ANADROMOUS FISH SPECIES: COHO SALMON (FEDERAL AND STATE ESA THREATENED), STEELHEAD (STATE SPECIES OF CONCERN), PACIFIC LAMPREY (TRIBAL TRUST SPECIES, STATE SPECIES OF CONCERN). THIS PROJECT WILL ACHIEVE DOI PROPOSED STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3.3 ?RESTORE LANDS AND WATERS? BY RESTORING HIGH-QUALITY SALMON HABITAT, IMPROVING SUMMER STREAM FLOWS AND GROUNDWATER STORAGE, AND PREVENTING EROSION. IT WILL ALSO ACHIEVE DOI PROPOSED STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 4.2 "WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH STATES, PARTNERS, AND GOVERNMENTS" BY SUPPORTING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.

SALT CREEK CONFLUENCE REHAB

TRINITY COUNTY RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE - INDIAN VALLEY SUMMER CAMP

INDIAN VALLEY SUMMER CAMP 2023

THE HAYFORK CREEK FISH LADDER IS A BARRIER TO UPSTREAM MIGRATION OF ADULT PACIFIC LAMPREY AND LIMITING UTILIZATION OF HIGH QUALITY HABITAT UPSTREAM SUCH AS THE WILDWOOD VALLEY. HAYFORK CREEK IS A MAJOR TRIBUTARY TO THE UNDAMMED SOUTH FORK TRINITY RIVER AND THE SOUTHERN MOST WATERSHED IN THE KLAMATH BASIN STILL ACCESSIBLE AND OCCUPIED BY PACIFIC LAMPREY. THE WATERSHED RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTER (WRTC) IN COOPERATION WITH DAMON GOODMAN (CALIFORNIA TROUT) AND TRAVIS JAMES (YUROK TRIBE) AND OTHERS WILL PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS OF ACTIONS TO IMPROVE LAMPREY PASSAGE AT THE HAYFORK CREEK FISH LADDER. THESE ANALYSES WILL BE PRESENTED IN A REPORT AND WILL LEAD TO A 35% CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR IMPROVING LAMPREY PASSAGE AT THE SITE.THE HAYFORK FISH LADDER CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF CONCRETE BAFFLES WHICH ARE VERTICAL WALLS WITH SHARP RIGHT ANGLE EDGES ON TOP. MANY OF THE BAFFLES ARE DAMAGED AND UNDER CUT. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN LAMPREY CANNOT MAINTAIN THEIR HOLD ONTO THE CONCRETE OVER SQUARED CORNERS ESPECIALLY WITH FAST VELOCITIES OF WATER (PACIFIC LAMPREY TECHNICAL WORKGROUP 2017 AND LAMPREY TECHNICAL WORKGROUP 2020). LAMPREY PRESENCE HAS NOT BEEN RECORDED ABOVE THE FALLS SINCE THE INSTALLATION OF THE FISH LADDER.POTENTIAL ACTIONS TO IMPROVE LAMPREY PASSAGE AT THE BARRIER THAT WILL BE EXAMINED INCLUDE A COMPLETE REMOVAL OF THE LADDER AND PARTIAL REMOVAL AND MODIFICATION OF THE LADDER (I.E. ROUND THE CORNERS OF THE CONCRETE BAFFLES) AND ADDITION OF A RETROFIT TO THE LADDER (I.E. LAMPREY RAMPS AND BYPASS) AND NO ACTION. REID (2016) STATES AND PARTIAL BARRIERS DESIGNED FOR SALMONID PASSAGE COULD BE IMPROVED BY RELATIVELY SIMPLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE LAMPREY PASSAGE. EACH SITE IS UNIQUE AND WOULD REQUIRE SPECIFIC ANALYSIS TO TAILOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE INDIVIDUAL SETTING AND THE NEEDS OF ALL FISHES USING THE PATHWAY. WE WILL CONSULT WITH DAMON GOODMAN (CALTROUT) AND TRAVIS JAMES (YUROK TRIBAL FISHERIES DEPARTMENT) AND OR OTHER FISH PASSAGE SPECIALISTS (I.E. MIKE LOVE AND ASSOCIATES) ON DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT FOR LAMPREY AND OTHER FISH PASSAGE. IMPROVING LAMPREY PASSAGE COULD BENEFIT THE SPECIES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO 9.3 KILOMETERS OF HABITAT THAT MAY PROVIDE LAMPREY POPULATIONS RESILIENCY FROM NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. ACCESS TO THE HIGHER ELEVATION REACH OF HAYFORK CREEK MAY PROVIDE HABITAT THAT HAS COOLER WATER TEMPERATURES AND AVAILABLE WATER.TASK 1 (EVALUATE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE FISH LADDER) INCLUDES SITE VISITS WITH USFWS AND CDFW AND YUROK TRIBE AND OTHER PARTNER GROUPS AND SURVEY SITE AND BARRIER AND ANALYZE SURVEY INFORMATION TO IDENTIFY PHYSICAL NEEDS. EVALUATION OF THE SITE MAY INCLUDE SURVEYING LONGITUDINAL PROFILE AND CROSS SECTIONS OF THE CHANNEL THROUGH BARRIER FALLS AND BATHYMETRY SURVEYS AND LIDAR AND PHOTOGRAPHY AND WATER VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS AND OTHER PHYSICAL HABITAT FEATURE MEASUREMENTS WITHIN IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE BARRIER TO ADDRESS LAMPREY PASSAGE. TASK 2 (ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS) INCLUDES EXPLORING CONCEPT DESIGNS FOR FULL REBUILD AND ALTERATION OF CURRENT LADDER AND LAMPREY LADDER INSTALL AND OTHER YET TO BE IDENTIFIED ALTERNATIVES AND ASSESS CONCEPT DESIGNS FOR FEASIBILITY AND COST BENEFIT AND EFFECTIVENESS (ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE PLAN FOR EACH ALTERNATIVE AND CONSULTATION WITH AGENCIES AND LAMPREY PASSAGE EXPERTS AND OTHERS) AND SELECT APPROPRIATE OPTION AND BEGIN DESIGN TO 35%. TASK 3 (EVALUATE UPSTREAM CONDITIONS FOR LAMPREY HABITAT AND THREATS) INCLUDES GIS ANALYSIS OF ALL KNOWN DATA (DIVERSIONS AND LAND USE AND STREAM GRADIENTS) AND FIELD SURVEY OF REACHES IDENTIFIED IN GIS ANALYSIS. TASK 4 (REPORTING) INCLUDES AUTHORING AN ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS REPORT FOR THE FISH LADDER. TASK 5 (GENERAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT) INCLUDES GRANT ADMINISTRATION AND INVOICING AND REPORTING AND SUBCONTRACT MANAGEMENT.

FY20 TRINITY RIVER SELECTIONS

HAYFORK CREEK OAK WOODLAND PRESCRIBED FIRE PROJECT

HAYFORK WETLAND ENHANCEMENT

THIS PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT BEAVER DAM ANALOGUES AND USE OTHER LOW-TECH PROCESS-BASED RESTORATION TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE CHANNEL INCISION AND RESTORE FLOODPLAIN CONNECTIVITY IN A SPRING-FED TRIBUTARY TO HAYFORK CREEK, A TRIBUTARY TO THE SOUTH FORK TRINITY RIVER. THE CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES WILL SLOW AND SPREAD STREAM FLOWS AND AGGRADE SEDIMENT TO REBUILD THE INCISED CHANNEL. THIS WILL RE-ENGAGE THE FLOODPLAIN TO ENHANCE RIPARIAN HABITAT AND GROUNDWATER STORAGE, IMPROVING SUMMER STREAM FLOWS. THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE AS A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR THESE LOW-COST TECHNIQUES - THE SITE HAS HIGH VISUAL EXPOSURE TO SURROUNDING LANDOWNERS WITH SIMILAR CHANNEL INCISION PROBLEMS AND WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY WITH A WILLING LANDOWNER TO DEMONSTRATE THESE TECHNIQUES AND HOW THEY ARE COMPATIBLE WITH RANCHING ACTIVITIES AND RELATED LAND USE. THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING ANADROMOUS FISH SPECIES: COHO SALMON (FEDERAL AND STATE ESA THREATENED), STEELHEAD (STATE SPECIES OF CONCERN), PACIFIC LAMPREY (TRIBAL TRUST SPECIES, STATE SPECIES OF CONCERN). THIS PROJECT WILL ACHIEVE DOI PROPOSED STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3.3 ?RESTORE LANDS AND WATERS? BY RESTORING HIGH-QUALITY SALMON HABITAT, IMPROVING SUMMER STREAM FLOWS AND GROUNDWATER STORAGE, AND PREVENTING EROSION. IT WILL ALSO ACHIEVE DOI PROPOSED STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 4.2 "WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH STATES, PARTNERS, AND GOVERNMENTS" BY SUPPORTING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.

HAYFORK VALLEY MONARCH POLLINATOR

HAYFORK CREEK OAK RESTORATION AND FUELS REDUCTION PROJECT

HAYFORK SITE PREPARATION

HAYFORK WETLANDS ENHANCEMENT PROJECT

HAYFORK WETLANDS RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT

TO ADDRESS UTAHS INCREASING WILDFIRE RISK, THE FIRE ADAPTED COMMUNITIES LEARNING NETWORK (FAC NET), IN COLLABORATION WITH UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (USU) (A SUBRECIPIENT OF THIS GRANT) AND OTHER KEY PARTNERS, PROPOSES A FIVE-YEAR, PHASED INITIATIVE TO STRENGTHEN WILDFIRE ADAPTATION CAPACITY ACROSS THE STATE. THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED WILDFIRE PRACTITIONERS THROUGH TARGETED TRAINING, PEER NETWORKING, STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND IN-DEPTH COMMUNITY WILDFIRE ASSESSMENTS. USING FAC NETS SUCCESSFUL MODELS FOR PRACTITIONER SUPPORT, AS WELL AS A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY WILDFIRE ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUE PILOTED IN ARIZONA, THIS PROJECT WILL HELP BOLSTER EXISTING EFFORTS IN THE STATE, AS WELL AS SUPPORT NEW PILOT EFFORTS. THIS PROJECT WILL BEGIN WITH A STATEWIDE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND AN INVITE-ONLY WORKSHOP TO IDENTIFY HIGH-PRIORITY COMMUNITIES AND CAPACITY GAPS. IN YEARS 24, THE TEAM WILL CONDUCT IN-DEPTH COMMUNITY WILDFIRE ASSESSMENTS, DELIVER PILOT PROJECT SUPPORT, AND PROVIDE PRACTITIONER-FOCUSED RESOURCES INCLUDING, ONE-ON-ONE COACHING, AND MICROGRANTS FOR LOCAL MITIGATION EFFORTS. THE FINAL YEAR WILL CULMINATE IN A STATEWIDE VIRTUAL LEARNING EVENT TO SHARE RESULTS AND IDENTIFY LONG-TERM STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINING FIRE-ADAPTED COMMUNITIES IN UTAH. KEY DELIVERABLES INCLUDE: ONE PRACTITIONER WORKSHOP TO KICK OFF THE PROJECT ONE WHITE PAPER TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THE STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT AND FIVE STORIES OF LESSONS LEARNED OR CASE STUDIES FROM THE PROJECT 5-8 COMMUNITY WILDFIRE ASSESSMENTS (INCLUDING PILOT PROJECT PASS-THROUGH FUNDS) ONE FAC PATHWAYS WORKSHOP AND ONE HOME IGNITION ZONE OR OTHER SIMILAR HOME ASSESSMENT TRAINING BIMONTHLY CALLS DEDICATED TO UTAH-FOCUSED RESOURCES AND NETWORK-BUILDING ONE-ON-ONE STRATEGY COACHING FOR PRACTITIONERS TWO VIRTUAL LEARNING EVENTS TWO ROUND OF MICROGRANTS FOR PRACTITIONER PROJECTS ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH STATEWIDE AGENCIES SUCH AS UTAH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FORESTRY, FIRE AND STATE LANDS (UTAH DNR FFSL) DIVISION, AND PARTNERS SUCH AS THE UTAH FOREST RESTORATION INSTITUTE (UFRI) AT USU A FINAL VIRTUAL LEARNING EVENT OPEN TO ALL WORKING ON WILDFIRE IN THE STATE OF UTAH AT THE END OF THIS PROJECT CAPITALIZING ON 12 YEARS OF FAC NET SUCCESS, RELATIONSHIPS, AND RESOURCES, THIS UTAH-FOCUSED FAC EFFORT WILL ALSO BE CONNECTED TO NATIONAL EFFORTS UTILIZING THE NETWORKS EXTENSIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND EXPERTISE. BENEFICIARIES OF THIS EFFORT ARE: THE PRACTITIONERS THAT RECEIVE DIRECT TRAINING, CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT AND PILOT PROJECT FUNDING THE PUBLIC LAND MANAGERS, WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM STRENGTHENED WORKING RELATIONSHIPS AND A MORE INFORMED PUBLIC AND, THE AT-RISK COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM INCREASED CAPACITY TO ADDRESS LOCAL WILDFIRE RISK AND BUILD SUSTAINABLE, PLACE-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS. BY EXPANDING PRACTITIONER CAPACITY AND FOSTERING CROSS-BOUNDARY COLLABORATION, THIS INITIATIVE WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT LOCAL LEADERS, STATE AGENCIES, AND AT-RISK COMMUNITIES, WHILE ALIGNING WITH BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES.