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Title: Restoration Opportunities at Tributary Confluences: Critical Habitat Assessment of the Big Chico Creek-Mud Creek-Sacramento River Confluence Area |
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Abstract/Description: Purpose
This project evaluates the current and historic physical and ecological conditions of the land surrounding the confluences of Big Chico and Mud Creeks with the Sacramento River (the study area). The goal of this project is to provide a conceptual analysis of alternative restoration options within the context of the current and potential ecological conditions, local infrastructure, and the willing participation of landowners in conservation programs (acquisition & restoration).
A central focus of this report is the 40-acre Singh parcel (the site), located adjacent to the Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has an option to purchase the Singh parcel with the intention of subsequent deed of title to the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation. Several other landowners are also considering participating in conservation programs. Annexation of this or other parcels into the Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park would provide the opportunity to restore and preserve additional critical habitat for threatened and endangered species
along the Sacramento River. Further, such activities are consistent with the goals and actions of the Upper Sacramento River Fisheries and Riparian Habitat Management Plan (California Resources Agency, 1989) and the Sacramento River Conservation Area (SRCA) handbook, updated in 2001(California Resources Agency, 2001).
The goal of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) Anadromous Fish Restoration Program (AFRP), which provided the funding for this project, is to "Develop within three years of enactment and implement a program which makes all reasonable efforts to ensure that, by the year 2002, natural production of anadromous fish in Central Valley rivers and streams will be sustainable, on a long-term basis, at levels not less than twice the average levels attained during the period of 1967-1991."
(USFWS, 2001). This is to be realized through the involvement of partners in the implementation and evaluation of restoration actions, and improving habitat for all life stages of anadromous fish through provision of flows of suitable quality, quantity, and timing, and improved physical habitat (ibid). The efforts put forth in this project support such efforts, and play an important role in the long-term success of fisheries restoration efforts (Icanberry, personal communication; 2001).
Associated Projects:
Peer Review of San Joaquin River Dissolved Oxygen TMDL Studies, Peer Review of San Joaquin River Dissolved Oxygen TMDL Studies, Non-Aeration Feasibility Studies Criteria Evaluation for the San Joaquin River Dissolved Oxygen TMDL
Main Subjects:
Hydrology & Geomorphology, Agriculture, Communication / Planning, Economics, Ecosystem Restoration, Habitat / Species, Ecosystem Dynamics
Specific Subjects:
flooding, sediment deposition, meander zones, flood plain, wildlife friendly practices, multi-objective management, watershed management, property, real estate, recreation, socioeconomic, integrated, land conversion, ecosystem protection benefits, assessment, meander zones, planning, flow regime, fee acquisition, riparian, aquatic, terrestrial, food web, watershed, fish, bio-physical coupling
Species Keywords:
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| Publication & Citation |
Author(s):
Eric Ginney
Contributor(s):
Citation:
Ginny E.M. 2001. Restoration Opportunities at Tributary Confluences: Critical Habitat Assessment of the Big Chico Creek-Mud Creek-Sacramento River Confluence Area. Bidwell Environmental Institute report to The Nature Conservancy.
Publisher:
The Nature Conservancy
Publication Date:
November
30,
2001
Currentness:
Funder(s):
The Nature Conservancy
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| Format & Access |
Information Resource Type:
(Documents)
Media Type / Format:
Computer File
Access Limitations:
Public
Use Limitations:
No Limitations
To Obtain:
Open/Download (off-site link)
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| Location Information |
Cities / Urban Areas:
Counties:
Specific Location Names:
Big Chico Creek, Mud Creek, Sacramento River
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First Entered by:
Greg Golet on 2003/10/08
Last Edited by:
Greg Golet on 2003/10/08
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