DESCRIPTION
This planning and design proposal will yield preliminary designs for off-channel and wetland habitat along the "Middle Segment" of Goldsborough Creek, Reach G6 (EDT convention). This project builds on conceptual designs completed under a previous EPA-funded project. As part of the previous planning phase a detailed hydrologic and topographic study was completed for three off-channel wetlands on the right bank of Goldsborough Creek. Off-channel habitat areas in this reach of Goldsborough Creek are disconnected from the creek and the floodplain by the private railroad that bisects the floodplain. Of the three areas previously studied, one off-channel wetland project was completed in 2016. Juvenile coho salmon have been observed in the restored habitat, with cold summer rearing temperatures proving amenable to salmonid use. Under this current proposal, preliminary designs will be completed for the two remaining off-channel areas previously studied, building on the existing conceptual designs. Additionally, other potential off- channel habitat areas will be surveyed for potential restoration options.
This planning and design proposal will yield preliminary designs for off-channel and wetland habitat along the "Middle Segment" of Goldsborough Creek, Reach G6 (EDT convention). This project builds on conceptual designs completed under a previous EPA-funded project. As part of the previous planning phase a detailed hydrologic and topographic study was completed for three off-channel wetlands on the right bank of Goldsborough Creek. Off-channel habitat areas in this reach of Goldsborough Creek are disconnected from the creek and the floodplain by the private railroad that bisects the floodplain. Of the three areas previously studied, one off-channel wetland project was completed in 2016. Juvenile coho salmon have been observed in the restored habitat, with cold summer rearing temperatures proving amenable to salmonid use. Under this current proposal, preliminary designs will be completed for the two remaining off-channel areas previously studied, building on the existing conceptual designs. Additionally, other potential off- channel habitat areas will be surveyed for potential restoration options.