One project at a time
Today, SYRCL is working on a number of projects to help restore the Yuba River watershed. You can view all of them below, or browse by project type:
SYRCL, in partnership with the Tahoe National Forest, completed the first year of project implementation on 229 acres of meadow, fen and meadow edge habitat within five high priority meadows in the North Yuba Watershed: Haskell Headwaters Fen, Chapman Saddle Meadow, West Church Meadow, Freeman Meadow, and Bear Trap Meadow. This restoration project is using…
Located in the Tahoe National Forest near Grouse Ridge, Loney Meadow is a beautiful meadow that supports a diverse and fragile ecosystem. SYRCL began working at Loney Meadow with the Tahoe National Forest in 2011 to assess meadow conditions, restore aspen habitat, improve the interpretive trail, improve stream habitat, and monitor greenhouse gas emissions and…
The signs in this slideshow were designed by SYRCL, in partnership with the Tahoe National Forest. Funding for this project was provided by the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, and agency of the State of California. Directions to Loney Meadow From Nevada City/ Grass Valley: Take Highway 20 East from Nevada City about 30 miles. Just after…
Deer Meadow is a 46-acre, high gradient meadow located near Bowman Lake in the South Yuba River watershed. The meadow has a mean elevation of 6250 feet and a gradient of approximately 7 percent. Historic land use in the area include mining, logging, grazing and their associated roads and trails. The Tahoe National Forest acquired…
Beartrap Meadow is approximately 30 acres and is a relatively high gradient meadow (5%) located at 7000 ft elevation in the headwaters of Chapman Creek, a tributary to the upper reaches of the North Yuba River. The meadow condition inventory conducted by American Rivers in 2012 rated Beartrap Meadow as fair to good. Lands within…
Funders: Wildlife Conservation Board, Fisheries Restoration Grant Program, and Yuba Water Agency Partners: Cramer Fish Sciences, verdantas eco engineering, Silica Resources Inc., Yuba Water Agency In late 2021, SYRCL was awarded a grant from the Wildlife Conservation Board to begin planning, permitting, and collecting base-line data for a salmonid rearing habitat restoration project at Upper Long…