Fall 2008
Vol. XVII, No. 4

Watershed Restoration Projects

 

The District's restoration efforts continued during the summer on a variety of projects in Trinity County to reduce road-related sediment delivery to watercourses.

The District began the season with a road improvement project in the Union Hill area on a popular BLM road that provides access to the Trinity River. That work involved road drainage improvements including rock surfacing and rocked rolling dips, to halt erosion and reduce the risk of sediment reaching adjacent watercourses and impacting Trinity River fisheries. Work then moved to road decommissioning and road upgrade projects in both the Trinity and South Fork Management Units of Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Those crews wrapped up the season with work on emergency fire-related road improvements in the Conner Creek area near Junction City.

The District decommissioned a total of approximately 20 miles of roads and upgraded another 20 miles, all on federally managed lands. Funding for these projects was provided by California Department of Fish and Game, California Off-Highway Vehicle Commission, North Coast Water Quality Control Board, United States Forest Service and the Trinity River Restoration Program.

 

Crossing Before

 

During Pipe Removal

 

New Channel After Completion

 

Blading the Road

 

Rocking the Dip

 

Rolling Dip After Completion

 

Removing Crossing Fill

 

Recreating the Channel

 


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