Install Engineered Log Jams (ELJs) on Patterson Creek, a key tributary to the Scott River, consisting of 12 single rootwad structures, three double rootwad structures and one apex jam, with associated planting of cottonwood and willow, to enhance rearing habitat for over-wintering and over-summering Southern Oregon/Northern California Coho Salmon. Project will enhance floodplain connectivity and result in improved groundwater recharge and primary food production for coho salmon.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Klamath Basin Restoration Program
Project Title: Patterson Creek Engineered Log Jam Project (CA)
Organization:
Scott River Watershed Council
Project ID:
0208.22.075205
Description:
Award Amount:
$155532.31
Location:
Patterson Creek is a tributary to the Scott River, entering the Scott from the west side approximately 35 miles upstream of the Scott River confluence with the Klamath River, in the Scott Valley, Siskiyou County, Ca. The upper end of the project reach has perennial cold water.