DESCRIPTION
Projects are located in the lower reaches of Snow & Salmon Cr. at south end of Discovery Bay in Summer Chum & steelhead spawning reaches. Projects were funded through previous grants, including SRFB, have established the buffers to be planted through purchase & conservation easements on 4 properties. The buffers were planted w/native trees, and shrubs to create forested riparian buffers. Livestock had access to 800’ of Salmon Cr. - a livestock bridge, livestock water systems and fences were installed so that no livestock access can access this reach. Specific problems addressed are limited existing forested riparian buffers along the streams & livestock access to summer chum spawning habitat - project has increase the size of forested buffers, resulting in improved water temperature and LWD recruitment and exclude livestock from spawning habitat. Targeted species are summer chum, coho, steelhead, cutthroat. Lack of forested riparian buffers and livestock access to stream are limiting factors for salmon recovery. One solar powered in-stream pump and one well supplied off-stream water supply for livestock were constructed since buffer’s/fencing now excludes them from drinking from stream.
PHOTOS
Riparian Planting looking US with Old Big Leaf Maple next to Snow Creek