Aspen Restoration at Salmon and Packer Creek: Implementation update
In May 2025, the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) secured funding from the Wildlife Conservation Board to implement the Salmon & Packer Creek Aspen Restoration Project in the North Yuba watershed. The project footprint begins at the junction of Packer Lake Road and the Gold Lakes Highway and extends along the northeast side of Packer Lake Road to Packsaddle Campground. This Project will restore 95 acres of aspen, 15 acres of meadow edge habitat for fringe aspen, and increase forest health on 115 acres.
The Project is within the boundary of a larger forest health project known as the North Yuba Landscape Resilience Project, led by the Tahoe National Forest and the North Yuba Forest Partnership. The North Yuba Landscape Resilience Project is a 275,000-acre project in Sierra and Yuba County that encompasses TNF system lands. Through ecologically based thinning and prescribed fire the North Yuba Landscape Resilience Project seeks to protect the North Yuba forests in the North Yuba Watershed from the threat of catastrophic wildfire and restore the watershed to a healthier, more resilient state.
2025 Activities
The Salmon & Packer Creek Aspen Restoration Project began on Tuesday, October 7th. Work for this project in 2025 consisted of conifer thinning and removal to enhance aspen regeneration, reduce fuel loading, and increase forest health. Implementation continued until November 12th when a looming winter storm concluded operations for the year. Project activities will continue in August 2026.
Contact Anne Marie Holt, Forest Conservation Project Manager at the South Yuba River Citizens League to learn more. (annemarie@yubariver.org)
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