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:
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 Partners: Cramer Fish Sciences, cbec 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 Bar. The project team is made up…
Partners: South Yuba River Citizens League, cbec eco engineering, Cramer Fish Sciences, Funders: Wildlife Conservation Board and 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 and enhance two spawning…