Reduce the potential road-sourced sediment load from entering tributaries of the Scott River to benefit salmonid habitat and water quality through inventory and priority sediment treatment projects on roads managed by Ecotrust Forest Management. Project will treat stream crossings impacted by fires in 2014 and 2017, including the improvement of culverts to convey 50 year flows, removal of culverts and installation of rock-filled fords with critical dips.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Klamath Basin Restoration Program
Project Title: Reducing Road Sourced Sediment Loading for Scott River Tributaries on EcoTrust Lands (CA)
Organization:
Northwest California Resource Conservation & Development Council
Project ID:
0208.18.060409
Description:
Award Amount:
$117789.72
Location:
This project is located on Ecotrust Forest Management (EFM) lands in the Scott River watershed of the Klamath River basin. The EFM roads are on the west side of the watershed between Klamath NF and private owned lands and crosses Shackleford, Mill, Kidder, Patterson, and Etna Creeks.