Humboldt County

Resource Conservation District

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Eureka, CA 95503

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Partnerships and Funding

  • Salt River Project Partnerships and Funding 

    Integrated Regional Water Management- Funding intended for restoration work in the Francis Creek watershed and for channel realignment and excavation on a stream reach downstream of Ferndale to the Port Kenyon Bridge, along with riparian planting and livestock control measures.-County of Humboldt-funding source California State Water Control Board / Prop. 50

    California Water Resource Control Board Consolidated Grant-Funds will be utilized for restoration activities in the project footprint (exclusive of the Francis Creek area) including channel realignment and excavation, riparian planting and livestock control measures and portions of the restoration activities and tidal prism enhancements on Riverside Ranch.-California State Water Control Board / Prop. 50


    Ducks Unlimited Inc. -Funds will be utilized for restoration activities associated with the Riverside Ranch Restoration Project component.-Ducks Unlimited, Inc. North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Redwood Coast Wetlands Project


    Department of Conservation -Watershed Coordinator


    State Coastal Conservancy-

    • Salt River Design and Permits
    • Implementation funding for Phase 1 and 2
    • Restoring Stream Habitat and Agricultural Economic Viability to the Lower Eel River Delta

    California Department of Fish and Game/Fisheries Restoration Grant Program-

    • Riverside Ranch Restoration
    • Salt River Fish Monitoring
    • Salt River Fish Passage
    • Salt River Large Wood Debris


    California Department of Fish and Wildlife-Restoring Fish Migration Connectivity to the Salt River Coastal Watershed


    CALTrans EEMP- Riverside Ranch Restoration component of Salt River Project to implement funding specific to work on Riverside Ranch to cover portion of costs related to breaching the levees, constructing pilot slough channels and purchasing native plantings for re-vegetation.


    Department of Water Resources-

    Proposition 84 Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, Rive and Coastal Protection Bond act of 2006

    • Salt River Phase 2-Phase 2 from Reas Creek to Francis Creek, finalizing design and engeerining.


    California Wildlife Conservation Board and Ducks Unlimited-Salt River Wetlands Restoration Habitat Conservation Fund


    NOAA Fisheries Restoration Grant Program- Restoring Critical Function to Eel River Delta


    Integrated Regional Water Management -Restoring Stream Flow and Fish Passage on Eel River DeltaCounty of Humboldt / Department of Water Resources


    California Wildlife Conservation Board-Reconnecting Francis Creek and Williams Creek

    United States Fish and Wildlife Service-

    • National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program, Riverside Ranch Restoration Project - The State Coastal Conservancy was awarded $1 million to help restore the natural ecosystem functions of the Salt River Delta in the Eel River estuary.  The Eel River estuary is the second largest estuary in California and lies just south of Humboldt Bay.  The 446-acre Riverside Ranch sits at the confluence of the Salt and Eel Rivers was acquired with a 2007 National Coastal Wetland Conservation Grant.   It will restore a functional tidal ecosystem, restore habitat for special status species, and reduce flooding by restoring tidal prism, sediment transport, and floodplain connectivity. 
    • Fisheries Program- Salt River Ecosystem Restoration Project Estuary Monitoring. 

     


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