River Restoration

Upper Rose Bar Enhancement Project

Upper Rose Bar Enhancement Project

Partners: South Yuba River Citizens League, cbec eco engineering, Cramer Fish Sciences, Funders: California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) requested, Yuba Water Agency Background: The Rose Bar project site is located 9 river miles below Englebright dam on land recently acquired by the Yuba Water agency. The purpose of this project is to create…

Lower Long Bar Restoration Project

Lower Long Bar Restoration Project

Partners: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Yuba River Citizens League, cbec eco engineering, Cramer Fish Sciences, SRI Supreme, Patterson Taber General Engineering, Inc. Funders: U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Yuba Water Agency Background: The impact of past gold mining efforts is glaring on the Lower Yuba River. Though the economic prosperity from the Gold Rush…

Hammon Bar Restoration Project

Hammon Bar Restoration Project

In 2011 and 2012 SYRCL implemented the first habitat restoration project to ever occur on the lower Yuba River. SYRCL planted over 6,000 willow and cottonwood species to groundwater depth on Hammon Bar with the goal of creating diverse riparian vegetation that will enhance fish habitat. The success of this project inspired all the future…

Hallwood Side Channel and Floodplain Restoration Project

Hallwood Side Channel and Floodplain Restoration Project

The Hallwood Side Channel and Floodplain Restoration Project, funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will improve habitat in the Lower Yuba River for Chinook salmon and steelhead trout. Other project partners include Yuba Water Agency, cbec eco-engineering, Cramer Fish Sciences, South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL), Teichert Materials, and Western Aggregates. Background: In the project…