Resources and Publications - South Yuba River Citizens League

Aquatic Invasive Species

Yuba Watershed Sensitive and Invasive Field Guide, South Yuba River Citizens League (2011)
California’s Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Aquatic Invasive Species: Issues Concerning Water Quality Monitors, State Water Resources Control Board Clean Water Team, Erick Burres (2009)
California Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan, California Department of Fish and Game (2008)
Introduced species: A Significant Component of Human-Caused Global Change, New Zealand Journal of Ecology, Vitouskey, P. M. et al. (1997)

Biodiversity

State of Sierra Frogs: A Report on the Status of Frogs and Toads in the Sierra Nevada and California Cascade Mountains, Sierra Nevada Alliance, South Lake Tahoe, CA. Gee, M., Stansfield, S. and Clayburgh, J. (2008)
Forestry Report Originated by the Forestry Working Group as Modified by the Community Advisory Committee, County of Nevada, Nevada City, CA, Natural Heritage 2020 Project (2002)
Tributaries, sediment sources, and the longitudinal organisation of macroinvertebrate fauna along river systems, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Rice, S. P., Greenwood, M. T., and Joyce, C. B. (2001)
Petition to list the California spotted owl (Strix occidentalis occidentalis) as a threatened or endangered species, Center for Biological Diversity, (2000)
The general ecology of beavers (Castor spp.), as related to their influence on stream ecosystems and riparian habitats, and the subsequent effects on fish-a review. Reviews in fish biology and fisheries 10, no. 4: 439-461. Collen, P. and Gibson, R. J. (2000)
Stream habitat fragmentation – a threat to biodiversity, Biodiversity and Conservation, Zwick, P. (1992)

Cultural Resources

A Case for Differential Projectile Point Use Among the Prehistoric Nisenan, Banks Archaeological Research Associates and Tahoe National Forest (2016)
Tahoe National Forest Cultural Resources Overview, In Part II: Ethnography, Carlson, A. (1986)
Indian Names for Plants and Animals Among California and Other Western North American Tribes, In Archaeology, Ethnology and History, Merriam, C. H. (1928)

Dam Removal

Infrastructure and the Environment, Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Doyle, M. W., Havlick, D. G. (2009)
Dams, Dam Removal, and River Restoration: A Hedonic Property Value Analysis, Contemporary Economic Policy, Lewis, L., Bohlen, C., and Wilson, S. (2008)
Rethinking Dams: Pacific Salmon Recovery May Rest on Other Factors, PLos Biology, Gross, L. (2008)
Dam removal in the United States: emerging needs for science and policy, Eos, Doyle, M. W., Stanley, E. H., Harbor, J. M., Grant, G. E. (2003)
Dam Removal Research Status and Prospect, H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment, Graf, W. L. (2003)
Toward policies and decision-making for dam removal, Environmental Management, Doyle, M. W., Harbor, J. M., and Stanley, E. H. (2003)
Trading off: the ecological effects of dam removal, Frontiers in Ecology, Stanley, E. H. and Doyle, M. W. (2003)
Dam Removal: A New Option for a New Century, Aspen Institute (2002)
Dam removal: challenges and opportunities for ecological research and river restoration, BioScience, Hart, D. D., et al. (2002)
A special section on dam removal and river restoration, BioScience, Hart, D. D. and Poff, N. L. (2002)
A river might run through it again: criteria for consideration of dam removal and interim lessons from California, Environmental Management, Pejchar, L., Warner, K. (2001)
Socioeconomic and institutional dimensions of dam removals: the Wisconsin experience, Environmental Management, Born, S. M., Genskow, K. D., Filbert, T. L., Hernandez-Mora, N., Keefer, M. L., White, K. A. (1998)

Fire and Forest Health

An Ecosystem Management Strategy for Sierran Mixed-Conifer Forests, US Department of Agriculture, North, M., et al. (2009)
Fire treatment effects on vegetation structure, fuels, and potential fire severity in western US forests, Ecological Applications, Stephens, S. L., et al. (2009)
The national Fire and Fire Surrogate study: effects of fuel reduction methods on forest vegetation structure and fuels, Ecological Applications, Schwilk, D. W., et al. (2009)
Managing natural wildfires in Sierra Nevada wilderness areas, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Collins, B. M., Stephans, S. L. (2007)
Fire Regimes of Mixed Conifer Forests in the North-Central Sierra Nevada at Multiple Spatial Scales, Northwest Science, Stephens, S., Collins, B (2004)
The Post Burning Response of Bark Beetles to Prescribed Burning Treatments, In USDA Forest Service Proceedings, Ganz, D. J. et al. (2003)
Lake Vera – Round Mountain Area Fire Safe Plan, Nevada County Planning Dept., Forty Niner Fire Safe Project Committee (2002)
Modeling the effects of fire management alternatives on Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forests, Ecological Applications, Miller, C. and Urban, D. L. (2000)
An Overview of Fire in the Sierra Nevada, In Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project: Final Report to Congress, McKelvey, K. S. et al. (1996)
Historical Perspectives on Forests of the Sierra Nevada and the Transverse Ranges of Southern California: Forest Conditions at the Turn of the Century, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, McKelvey, K. S. et al. (1992)

Fisheries

Identification of the Instream Flow Requirements for Anadromous Fish in the Streams Within the Central Valley of California and Fisheries Investigations, US Fish and Wildlife Service (2015)
Authorized Operations and Maintenance of Existing Fish Passage Facilities at Daguerre Point Dam on the Lower Yuba River, Biological Assessment, US Army Corps of Engineers (2013)
Do impassable dams and flow regulation constrain the distribution of green sturgeon in the Sacramento River, California? Journal of Applied Ichthyology, E. A. Mora, et al. (2009)
What caused the Sacramento River fall Chinook collapse? In Pre-publication report to the Pacific Fisheries Management Council, Lindley, S. T. et al. (2009)
A Global Assessment of Salmon Aquaculture Impacts on Wild Salmonids, PLoS Biology, Ford, J. S., Myers, R. A. (2008)
Can Farmed and Wild Salmon Coexist? PLoS Biology, Gross, L. (2008)
Losses of Sacramento River Chinook salmon and delta smelt to entrainment in water diversions in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science, Kimmerer, W. J. (2008)
Recovery Plan for the Evolutionarily Significant Units of Sacramento River Winter-run Chinook Salmon and Central Valley Spring-run Chinook Salmon and the Distinct Population Segment of Central Valley Steelhead, National Marine Fisheries Service (2008)
Salmon, Steelhead, and Trout in California – Status of an Emblematic Fauna, UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences, Moyle, P. B., Israel, J. A., and Purdy, S. E. (2008)
Framework for assessing viability of threatened and endangered Chinook salmon and steelhead in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Basin, San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science, Lindley, S. T. et al. (2007)
Historical population structure of Central Valley steelhead and alteration by dams, San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science, Lindley, S. T. et al. (2006)
Upper Yuba River water temperature criteria for Chinook salmon and steelhead, Stillwater Sciences, California Department of Water Resources (2006)
Homogenization of Fall-Run Chinook Salmon Gene Pools in the Central Valley of California, USA, North American Journal of Fisheries Management, Williamson, K. S., and May, B. (2005)
Interactions between an introduced piscivore and native piscivore in a California stream, Environmental Biology of Fishes, Gard, M. (2004)
Population structure for threatened and endangered Chinook salmon ESUs in California’s Central Valley basin, NOAA, Lindley, S. T. et al. (2004)
F ish communities of the Sacramento River Basin: implications for conservation of native fishes in the Central Valley, California, Environmental Biology of Fishes May, J. T. and Brown, L. R. (2002)
Physiological ecology of juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshaqytscha) at the southern end of their distribution, the San Francisco Estuary and Gulf of the Farallones, California, Fish Bulletin, MacFarlane, R. B. and Norton, E. C. (2002)
Contributions to the Biology of Central Valley Salmonids, Fish Bulletin, California Department of Fish and Game (2001)
Mercury Bioaccumulation in Fish in a Region Affected by Historic Gold Mining: The South Yuba River, Deer Creek, and Bear River Watersheds, California, USGS (1999)
The size of salmonid spawning gravels, Water Resource Research, Kondolf, G. M. (1993)

Greater Whole

Conjunctive Use on the Yuba: Lessons from Drought Management in the Yuba Watershed, Hastings Environmental Law, J. Ugai (2017)
Defining the Non-Profit Role in Water Policy: Strategic Planning for California Stormwater Programs, MS Thesis, Miami University, B.D. Hofmman (2013)
California Water Myths, Public Policy Institute of California, Hanak, E. et al. (2009)
Sustaining California Agriculture in an Uncertain Future, The Pacific Institute, Cooley, H., Christian-Smith, J., and Gleick, P. (2009)
Comparing Futures for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Public Policy Institute of California, Lund, J. et al. (2008)
Conservation Assessment for the Yuba River Watershed Foothills, White, M. D. (2008)
Delta Vision Strategic Plan, Delta Vision, Isenberg et al. (2008)
Development of the Lower Sacramento Valley Flood-Control System: Historical Perspective, Natural Hazards Review, James, L. A. et al. (2008)
Flood Hazards in the Central Valley of California, Natural Hazards Review, James, L. A. et al. (2008)
Finding the Balance: A Vision for Water Supply and Environmental Reliability in California, Environmental Defense Fund, Koehler, C. (2008)
Yuba County Integrated Regional Water Management Plan, County of Yuba (2008)
The State of the Bay-Delta Science 2008: Summary for Policymakers and the Public, CalFed Science Program, Healy, M. (2007)
Energy Down the Drain – The Hidden Costs of California’s Water Supply, Natural Resource Defense Council and Pacific Institute, Cohn, R., Nelson, B., Wolff, G. (2004)
South Yuba River Comprehensive Management Plan, Tahoe National Forest, Bureau of Land Management, California State Parks, County of Nevada (2004)
Temporal distribution of insecticide residues in four California Rivers, California Department of Pesticide Report, Ganapathy, C., et al. (1997)

Hydropower

Hydrologic Response and Watershed Potential implications of PCM climate change scenarios for Sacramento-San Joaquin River basin hydrology and water resources, Climatic Change, VanRheenen, N.T., et al. (2004)
Impacts of Bowman-Spaulding Canal on Four Sierran Streams: An Ecological and Geomorpholgocial Evaluation, Thesis, UC Davis, Rose, T. et al. (1996)
Environmental, Economic, and Social Trade-Offs of Hydropower Relicensing: A Case Study of the Yuba River Development Project, MS Thesis, UC Berkeley, J. Rand

Mining

Mercury and Suspended Sediment in Spring and Shady Creeks: Present Day Impacts from Abandoned Mines, South Yuba Rivers Citizen League, Ronning, K., & Hutchinson, R. A. (2018)
Scotchman Creek Watershed Assessment: A Focus on Abandoned Mine Impacts, South Yuba Rivers Citizen League, Ronning, K., & Hutchinson, R. A. (2018)
Remediation options for mercury-contaminated sediments within the Yuba River watershed, MS Thesis, USF, T. Fitzgerald (2014)
Lower Yuba River Gravel Augmentation Project Yuba and Nevada Counties, California, US Army Corps of Engineers (2010)
Mining’s Toxic Legacy: An Initiative to Address Mining Toxins in the Sierra Nevada, The Sierra Fund (2008)
Field Trip Guide and Road Log: Tracking Hydraulic Mining Sediment in the Sierra Foothills and Sacramento Valley, James, L. A. et al. (2007)
A Brief History of Siskon Mine, Yuba Watershed Institute, Strum C., et al. (2006)
Bathymetric and Geophysical Surveys of Englebright Lake, Yuba-Nevada Counties, California, USGS, Childs, J. R. et al. (2006)
Reconstructing Depositional Processes and History from Reservoir Stratigraphy: Englebright Lake, Yuba River Northern California, Journal of Geophysical Research, Snyder, N. P. et al. (2006)
Use of Sediment Rating Curves and Optical Backscatter Data to Characterize Sediment Transport in the Upper Yuba River Watershed, California 2001-03, USGS, Curtis J. A., et al. (2006)
Conceptual Model of Sediment Processes in the Upper Yuba River Watershed, Sierra Nevada, CA, Geomorphology, Curtis J. A., et al. (2005)
Mercury Contamination from Historical Gold Mining, USGS, Alpers, C. N. et al. (2005)
Sediment from Hydraulic Mining Detained by Englebright and Small Dams in the Yuba Basin, Geomorphology, James, L.A. (2005)
Estimating Accumulation Rates of Physical Properties of Sediment Behind a Dam: Englebright Lake, Yuba River, Northern California, Water Resources Research, Snyder, N. P. et al. (2004)
Sediment Grain-Size and Loss-On-Ignition Analyses from 2002 Englebright Lake Coring and Sampling Campaigns, USGS, Sawyer, A. M. et. al. (2004)
Preliminary Cross Section of Englebright Lake Sediments, USGS, Snyder, N. P. and Hampton, M. A. (2003)
Abandoned Mine Lands Assessment of the North Yuba Watershed, California Department of Conservation (2003)
Effects of Sediment Loads on the Fish and Invertebrates of a Sierra Nevada River, California, Journal of Aquatic Ecosystems Stress and Recovery, Gard, M. F. (2002)
Geochemical Data for Mercury, Methylmercury and Other Constituents in Sediments from Englebright Lake, California, USGS, Alpers, C. N. et al. (2002)
Geochemistry of Mecury and other Trace Elements in Fluvial Tailings Upstream of Daguerre Point Dam, Yuba River, California, August 2001, USGS, Hunerlach, M. P. (2001)
California’s Abandoned Mines: A Report on the Magnitude and Scope of the Issue in the State, California Department of Conservation (2000)
Mercury Bioaccumulation in Fish in a Region Affected by Historic Gold Mining: The South Yuba River, Deer Creek and Bear River Watersheds, California, 1999, USGS, May J. T. et al. (2000)
Abandoned Mine Lands Preliminary Assessment Handbook, CA EPA Department of Toxic Substance Control (1998)
Occurrence and Transport of Total Mercury and Methyl Mercury in the Sacramento River Basin, California, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Domagalski, J. (1998)
Gold Mining Impacts on Food Chain Mercury in Northwestern Sierra Nevada Streams, Division of Environmental Studies UC Davis, Slotton, D. G. et al. (1997)
The California Debris Commission: A History, US Army Corps of Engineers, Hagwood, Jr. J. (1995)
Hydraulic Mining and Debris Control, Sacramento River and Tributaries, Army Corps of Engineers (1938)
Hydraulic Mining Debris in the Sierra Nevada, USGS, Gilbert, G. K. (1917)

Restoration

Rehabilitation Concepts for the Parks Bar to Hammon Bar Reach of the Lower Yuba River, cbec, inc. eco engineering, South Yuba River Citizens League, McBain & Trush, Inc. (2010)
Ecological Restoration: Guidance from Theory, San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science, Zedler, J. (2005)
Watershed Restoration in the Sierra Nevada, Pacific Rivers Council and ECONorthwest (2002)
Restoring Natural Fire Regimes to the Sierra Nevada in an Era of Global Change, In Wilderness Science a Time of Change Conference, Keeley, J. E. and N. L. Stephenson (2000)
Applied Historical Ecology: Using the Past to Manage for the Future, Ecological Applications, Sweatnam, T.W. et al. (1999)

River Processes

Riffle-pool Maintenance and Flow Convergence Routing Observed on a Large Gravel-Bed River, Geomorphology, Sawyer, A. M. et. al. (2009)
Relationships Between Mesoscale Morphological Units, Stream Hydraulics and Chinook Salmon Spawning Habitat on the Lower Yuba River, California, Geomorphology Moir, H. J. and Pasternack G. B. (2008)
Turbidity and Total Suspended Solid Concentration Dynamics in Streamflow from California Oak Woodland Watersheds, Procedure Symposium on Oak Woodlands in California’s Changing Landscape, Lewis, D. J. et al. (2001)
Hydrology in a California Oak Woodland Watershed: A 17-Year Study, Journal of Hydrology, Lewis, D. J. et al. (2000)
Twenty-two Westside Rivers Wild and Scenic Study Report and Final Environmental Impact Statement, Swickard, & Marquis-Brong (1999)
Detecting Channel Morphology Change in California’s Hardwood Rangeland Spring Ecosystems, Journal of Range Management, Allen-Diaz, B. et al. (1998)
Function and Dynamics of Woody Debris in Stream Reaches in the Central Sierra Nevada, California, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Berg, N. (1998)
Which Tributaries Disrupt Downstream Fining Along Gravel-Bed Rivers, Geomorphology, Rice, S. (1998)
The South Yuba: A Wild and Scenic River Report, South Yuba River Citizens League, T. Palmer, and A. Vileisis (1993)

Water Control

Comparison of Methods for Analyzing Salmon Habitat Rehabilitation Designs for Regulated Rivers, River Research Applications, Brown, R. A., and Pasternack, G. B. (2008)
Historical Population Structure of Central Valley Steelhead and Alteration by Dams, San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science, Lindley, S. T. et. al. (2006)
Impact of Dams on Point Bar Habitat: A Case for the Extirpation of the Sacramento Valley Tiger Beetle, C. hirticollis abrupta, River Research Applications, Fenster, M. S. and Knisley, C. B. (2006)
The Influence of Major Dams on Hydrology Through the Drainage Network of the Sacramento River Basin, California, River Research Applications, Singer M. B. (2006)
The Influence of Relative Sediment Supply on Riverine Habitat Heterogeneity, Geomorphology, Yarnell. S. M. et. al. (2006)
Scale-Independent Assessment of Discharge Reduction and Riparian Disconnectivity Following Flow Regulation by Dams, Geology, Magilligan, F.J. et. al. (2003)
Impacts of Hydroelectric Development on Riparian Vegetation in the Sierra Nevada Region, California, Environmental Management, Harris, R. R., et. al. (1987)

Water Quality

Quantitative Percent Exceedence: A Simplified Method for the Analysis of Water Quality Data; a Case Study for the South Yuba River Citizens League, MS Thesis CSU Chico, Bushway, R.L. (2014)
Lower Yuba River Gravel Augmentation Project, US Army Corps of Engineers (2010)
SWAMP Safe-to-Swim Study, June 2009 Final Report, Regional Water Quality Control Board California Environmental Protection Agency, Anne Littlejohn (2010)
SWAMP Safe-to-Swim Study, June 2009 Results, Regional Water Quality Control Board California Environmental Protection Agency (2009)
SWAMP Safe-to-Swim Study, Labor Day 2008 Final Report, Regional Water Quality Control Board California Environmental Protection Agency, Anne Littlejohn (2008)
Water Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan, Veen, John van der et al. (2008)
Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Lower Yuba River Accord, HDR Surface Water Resources Inc. (2007)
Focus on Irrigated Agriculture Pollution of Groundwater, Excerpt from Groundwater Quality Protection Issues, G.F. Lee et al. (2007)
Nitrate and Sediment Fluxes From a California Rangeland Watershed, Journal of Environmental Quality, Lewis, D. J. et al. (2006)
Annual Water Quality Report Englebright Lake Water Year 2002, US Army Corps of Engineers, Baum, J. J. (2003).
Geochemical Data for Mercury, Methylmercury, and Other Constituents in Sediments from Englebright Lake, California, US Department of the Interior (2002)
Water Quality Analysis for the South Yuba River Nevada County, California, CalFed South Yuba River Recreation Survey and Yuba River Watershed Health Improvement and Monitoring Project (2002)
Mercury Contamination in the Yuba and Bear River Watersheds, South Yuba River Citizens League, Shilling, F. (2001)
Mercury and Arsenic Contamination Associated with Abandoned Mine Lands, Bear and South Fork Yuba River Watersheds, Preliminary-Subject to Revision, Alpers & Hunerlach (1999)

Watershed Health

Effects of montane watershed development on vulnerability of domestic groundwater supply during drought, Journal of Hydrology, Z.F. Levy et al. (2020)
Above and belowground carbon stocks differ among meadow vegetation communities in the northern Sierra Nevada, California USA, MS Thesis, UNR, R. Kasten (2019)
A 21st century assessment of the Yuba River Watershed, South Yuba Rivers Citizen League (2011)
Yuba/Bear River Watershed Sanitary Survey Second Update, Starr Consulting and Palencia Consulting Engineers (2007)
Conservation Planning for Ecosystems Services, PLos Biology, Chan, Kai M. A., et. al. (2006)
Sacramento River Watershed Program Monitoring Program Summary, Sacramento River Watershed Program, Russick K. and H. Ottoway (2006)
Upper Yuba River Watershed Habitat Feasibility Report, Upper Yuba River Studies Program Study Team, Technical Committee Review Draft (2006)
Potential implications of PCM climate change scenarios for Sacramento-San Joaquin River Basin hydrology and water resources, Climate Change, VanRheenen, N. T., et al. (2004)
Grazing Effects on Spring Ecosystem Vegetation of California’s Hardwood Rangelands, Journal of Range Management, Allen-Diaz, B. et al. (2000)
Evaluating the Biotic Integrity of Watersheds in the Sierra Nevada, Conservation Biology, Moyle, P.B. and P.J. Randall (1998)
Biotic Integrity of Watersheds, In Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project: Final Report to Congress, Moyle, P.B. and P.J. Randall (1996)

Watershed Monitoring

Biological Assessment for the US Army Corps of Engineers Authorized Operations and Maintenance of Existing Fish Passage Facilities at Daguerre Point Dam on the Lower Yuba River, US Army Corps of Engineers (2013)
Aquatic Invertebrate Report for Samples Collected by South Yuba River Citizen’s League, National Aquatic Monitoring Center, Miller, S. (2009)
Standard Operating Procedures for Collecting Stream Algae Samples and Associated Physical Habitat and Chemical Data for Ambient Bioassessments in California, California State Water Resources Control Board Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program, Fetscher, A.E. et al (2009)
Assessment of Ecological Impacts on Hydropower Projects on Benthic Macroinvertebrate Assemblages: A Review of Existing Data Collected for FERC Relicensing Studies, California Energy Commission, Rehn, A. C. (2008)
Benthic Macroinvertebrates as Indicators of Biological Condition Below Hydropower Dams on the West Slope Sierra Nevada Streams, California, River Research Applications, Rehn, A. C. (2008)
Periphyton Monitoring Pilot Project, Draft Report prepared for the South Yuba River Citizens League, Rost, A. (2008)
Standard Operating Procedures for Collecting Benthic Macroinvertebrate Samples and Associated Physical and Chemical Data for Ambient Bioassessments in California, California State Water Resources Control Board Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP), Ode, P.R. (2007)
Benthic Macroinvertebrate Sampling in the Yuba River Watershed Using the California Stream Bioassessment Procedure, South Yuba River Citizens League (2006)
California Watershed Assessment Guide, Prepared for the California Resources Agency, Shilling, F., S. et al. (2005)
Russian River Index of Biological Integrity for First to Third Order Tributary Streams, California Department of Fish and Game Office of Spill Response and Prevention, Harrington, J et. al. (1999)