River Alliance

PURPOSE: GRID ENABLED CYBER OPERATIONS RANGE (GECO) WILL CREATE A GRID CYBER TEST RANGE ON SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LAB?S EXISTING MEDIUM VOLTAGE TESTBED FACILITY, INFORMED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THIS PROJECT CONVENES A COMBINATION OF STAKEHOLDERS: A NATIONAL LAB, UTILITIES, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS, AND NATIONAL CYBER DEFENSE AUTHORITIES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: 1. ACQUIRE THREE MODULAR AND MOBILE OPERATIONS TESTING CENTERS THAT WILL UTILIZE A PRIMARY TEST NETWORK AND A SAFETY OVERSIGHT NETWORK. THESE NETWORKS WILL INCLUDE CRITICAL ENERGY GENERATION AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS PHOTOVOLTAICS, BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE, VIRTUALIZED LOADS, AND COMMAND AND CONTROL ALGORITHMS. 2. CONDUCT CYBER EXERCISES IN THE THREE OPERATIONS TESTING CENTERS, FOCUSING ON PENETRATION TESTING AND ATTACKS; SUPERVISORY OBSERVATION, SAFETY OVERSIGHT TOOLS AND PROTOCOL; AND VULNERABILITY MITIGATION AND DEFENSIVE CYBER OPERATIONS TRAINING. 3. PROVIDE GRID-SPECIFIC RISK ASSESSMENTS OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR COMPONENTS DOWN TO POINT OF ORIGIN, ENSURING FOREIGN ADVERSARIES ARE NOT UNDULY INFLUENCING U.S. GRID EQUIPMENT. TRAIN GRID CYBER OPERATORS AND/OR STUDENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH UTILITIES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND DEFENSE LEADERS. PROVIDE SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT TRAINING TO PRIVATE SECTOR GRID OPERATORS AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: GECO?S WORKFORCE EFFORT WILL ADDRESS THE REGION?S SHORTAGE IN CYBER PROFESSIONALS BY PROVIDING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO 120 CYBER DEFENDERS BY OCTOBER 2026. GECO WILL SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTERPRISES AND LOCAL SUPPLY CHAINS TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED MATERIALS AND SERVICES FOR THE EMERGING DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES ECONOMY. GECO WILL HELP COMMERCIALIZE PREVIOUSLY OVERLOOKED TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE RIPE FOR MARKET DISRUPTION BY LINKING PRIVATE SECTOR PLAYERS WITH DEFENSE AND PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERTISE. GECO WILL MAKE SC NEXUS MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR LARGE-SCALE INVESTMENT IN ENERGY, CYBER, AND DEFENSE INDUSTRIES. OVER TIME, THE PROPOSED PROGRAMMING WILL GENERATE 1,200 DIRECT JOBS AND $1.7B IN TOTAL OUTPUT OVER THE LIFE OF THE INVESTMENT.

SMITH RIVER ALLIANCE WILL BE AWARDED $5.4M OVER 4 YEARS TO RESTORE HABITAT IN THE SMITH RIVER WATERSHED TO SUPPORT ONE OF THE LARGEST RUNS OF SALMON AND STEELHEAD IN CALIFORNIA. THIS WORK WILL ALSO HELP IMPROVE THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES. FOR EXAMPLE, AN EXISTING BRIDGE WILL BE RELOCATED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW STRUCTURE THAT WILL WITHSTAND STRONGER STORMS. THIS WILL HELP IMPROVE THE RESILIENCE OF DEL NORTE COUNTY AGAINST FUTURE FLOOD AND WILDFIRE RISK THAT MAY BECOME MORE EXTREME IN A CHANGING CLIMATE.

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 111-88. SPECIFICALL

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO BRONX RIVER ALLIANCE, INC. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH A BRONX CLIMATE JUSTICE TASK FORCE COMPOSED OF 10 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO AMPLIFY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY VOICES IN CLIMATE RESILIENCE PLANNING. THE PROJECT WILL SYNTHESIZE EXISTING HABITAT RESTORATION PLANS, PRIORITIZE CLIMATE RESILIENCE PROJECTS, ENGAGE WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO FACILITATE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION-MAKING. THROUGH QUARTERLY TASK FORCE MEETINGS, THE CREATION OF A UNIFIED VALUE STATEMENT, AND AT LEAST 24 PUBLIC EVENTS REACHING APPROXIMATELY 2,400 PEOPLE, THE PROJECT WILL ENSURE MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN CLIMATE PLANNING. THE TASK FORCE WILL ENGAGE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES THROUGH AT LEAST 4 IN-PERSON MEETINGS, COMPLETE ONE FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A PRIORITIZED CLIMATE RESILIENCE PROJECT, AND PRODUCE MULTILINGUAL COMMUNICATIONS MATERIALS INCLUDING COMMUNITY VIDEO TESTIMONIALS. THE PROJECT AIMS TO BREAK DOWN SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND ENSURE DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN THE BRONX HAVE MEANINGFUL INPUT INTO CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND COASTAL ADAPTATION PLANNING DECISIONS, WHILE SUPPORTING PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN DEVELOPING AND FUNDING IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CONVENING A BRONX CLIMATE JUSTICE TASK FORCE TO SYNTHESIZE COMMUNITY INPUT, REVIEW AND COMPILE CLIMATE RESILIENCE PROJECTS FROM THE BRONX RIVER WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN AND OTHER BRONX-BASED PLANS TO ADVANCE THEM TOWARDS DESIGN PHASES, AND ENGAGE WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO COORDINATE ON THE EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL PROJECTS. BRONX RIVER ALLIANCE WILL ORGANIZE 9 TASK FORCE MEETINGS WITH 8-10 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AT LEAST 24 PUBLIC EVENTS (AVERAGE 100 PEOPLE PER EVENT, TOTAL 2,400 PEOPLE ENGAGED), AND 12 TO 16 MEETINGS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES (4-6 EACH YEAR) SUCH AS URBAN WATERS FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP, DEC AIR QUALITY MEETINGS AND UPDATES, CLIMATE JUSTICE WORKING GROUP, AND CLIMATE ACTION COUNCIL.SUBRECIPIENT:THE SUBAWARD RECIPIENTS, AS MEMBERS OF THE BRONX CLIMATE JUSTICE TASK FORCE, WILL PARTICIPATE IN ALL TASK FORCE MEETINGS WITH ROTATING LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES FOR AGENDA FORMATION, FACILITATION, AND NOTE-TAKING. EACH ORGANIZATION WILL HOLD OR ATTEND 2-3 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EVENTS ANNUALLY THROUGH THEIR EXISTING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE FISH PARADE, TOWN HALLS, COMMUNITY ROWING EVENTS, AND COMMUNITY ENVISIONING SESSIONS. MEMBERS WILL REVIEW AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON EDUCATION AND OUTREACH MATERIALS WHILE CONDUCTING STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, EVENTS, AND OTHER CHANNELS. THEY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO DEVELOPING THE VALUE STATEMENT AND EVALUATING/PRIORITIZING POTENTIAL HABITAT RESTORATION AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE PROJECTS, WHILE SUPPORTING FELLOW TASK FORCE MEMBERS IN DEVELOPING AND FUNDING RELATED INITIATIVES. ORGANIZATIONS WILL PARTICIPATE IN MEETINGS AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH OFFICIAL AGENCIES REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE PLANNING DECISIONS AND ENGAGE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL PLANNING PROCESSES TO ENSURE BRONX VOICES ARE REPRESENTED. MEMBERS WILL ALSO PROVIDE INPUT ON THE FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A PRIORITIZED CLIMATE RESILIENCE PROJECT. THE SUBAWARDS WILL COVER STAFF TIME AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS RELATED TO THESE PROJECT ACTIVITIES OVER THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE 9 TASK FORCE MEETINGS WITH REPRESENTATION OF 10 COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS, 1 VALUE STATEMENT, A SUMMARY OF HABITAT RESTORATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTS FROM PREVIOUS PLANNING PROCESSES, AT LEAST 20 PRIORITIZED PROJECTS, MINIMUM OF 4 IN-PERSON MEETINGS WITH AGENCIES, MINIMUM OF 6 WRITTEN AGENCY CORRESPONDENCES, A BRAND MANUAL WITH COMMUNICATIONS MATERIALS (3 PRESS RELEASES, 3 FLYERS WITH 1,000 COPIES EACH, 3 COMMENT LETTER TEMPLATES), 1 INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL MODULE WITH VISUAL AIDS AND INFORMATIONAL POSTERS, 30 SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS REACHI

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT TO THE BRONX RIVER ALLIANCE. THE RECIPIENT WILL TRAIN UNDESERVED, DIVERSE STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS OF THE BRONX AS WELL AS YONKERS AND MOUNT VERNON IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK ABOUT WATER QUALITY ISSUES AFFECTING THEIR COMMUNITY. THROUGH WATER QUALITY SAMPLING, STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THEIR LOCAL ECOSYSTEM AND ITS WATER QUALITY. THE PROJECT WILL ENABLE HIRING AN URBAN WATERWAYS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FELLOW RECRUITED FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES WHO WILL WORK WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS TO CARRY OUT PATHOGEN WATER QUALITY MONITORING, ADDITIONAL MONITORING OF HIGH POLLUTING OUTFALLS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE PROJECT, AND EDNA TESTING. DATA REVEALING THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OF THESE WATERWAYS FOR PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE WILL BE ANALYZED AND VISUALIZED TO BE ACCESSIBLE AND USEFUL TO THE PUBLIC. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH INCLUDING COMMUNITY-BASED MACROINVERTEBRATE STUDIES AND PUBLIC EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE WITH STAKEHOLDERS IN EACH COMMUNITY TO DISCUSS SOLUTIONS TO REGIONAL WATER QUALITY ISSUES.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PATHOGEN WATER QUALITY MONITORING, ADDITIONAL MONITORING OF HIGH POLLUTING OUTFALLS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE PROJECT, AND EDNA TESTING. AS WELL AS, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH INCLUDING COMMUNITY-BASED MACROINVERTEBRATE STUDIES AND PUBLIC EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE WITH STAKEHOLDERS IN EACH COMMUNITY TO DISCUSS SOLUTIONS TO REGIONAL WATER QUALITY ISSUES. THE RECIPIENT WILL USE EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF HOW CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IMPACT THE HEALTH OF RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL ECOSYSTEM.SUBRECIPIENT:BRONX RIVER ALLIANCE, INC WILL ISSUE SUBAWARDS UNDER THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. SUBAWARD ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE, PROJECT COORDINATION, RECRUITING AND TRAINING VOLUNTEERS ON SAMPLING PROCEDURES, WATER QUALITY MONITORING, DATA ANALYSIS AND PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE PROJECT QAPP APPROVED BY EPA, PATHOGEN SAMPLES COLLECTED AND ANALYZED, DNA SAMPLES COLLECTED AND ANALYZED, COMMUNITY SCIENCE VOLUNTEERS TRAINED, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ONE-PAGERS PRODUCED, 25 TRANSLATED-PAGERS (5 LANGUAGES TOTAL), OUTREACH EVENTS, PUBLIC MEETINGS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS AND A MAINSTREAM MEDIA ARTICLE. EXPECTED OUTCOMES AND OUTPUTS ARE TO INCREASE COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF THE WATER ISSUES AND THEIR POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS, EDUCATIONAL CONTENT FOR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR BOTH IN-PERSON AND ONLINE. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES FOR THIS PROJECT ARE STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE BRONX AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES, NEW YORK.

EDI SPECIAL PROJECTS

THIS PROJECT WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH A PRIVATE LANDOWNER TO ADDRESS ALL STREAM CROSSINGS THAT ARE BARRIERS TO FISH PASSAGE ON THEIR PROPERTY, WHILE ALSO INCREASING CHANNEL AND BANK STABILITY AND HABITAT COMPLEXITY. THESE ACTIONS WILL INCREASE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF ACCESSIBLE PRODUCTIVE COASTAL REARING HABITAT IN THE SMITH RIVER PLAIN. THE TWO CROSSINGS ARE LOCATED ON A TRIBUTARY TO MORRISON CREEK, RAWSON CREEK. WITH MATCHING FUNDS ONE OF THE CROSSINGS WAS REMEDIATED IN 2022. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE NFPP FUNDS IS TO REMOVE THE SECOND UNDERSIZED CULVERT, THAT IS A PARTIAL BARRIER TO FISH PASSAGE, AND REPLACE IT WITH AN APPROPRIATELY SIZED CULVERT THAT ALLOW PASSAGE AT ALL MIGRATION FLOWS AS WELL AS ALLOW FOR CONVEYANCE OF DEBRIS AND WATER DURING 100-YEAR STORMS. REPLACING THE UPSTREAM CULVERT WILL IMPROVE ACCESS TO 1.1 MILES OF HABITAT BY REPLACING A 3-FOOT CMP CULVERT, 20 FEET IN LENGTH AND SET AT AN INVERSE SLOPE OF 1.1 WITH AN ALUMINUM BOX CULVERT THAT IS 12.5 WIDE BY 7.4 TALL AND 22.5 LONG. A TOTAL OF FOUR LARGE WOOD PIECES WITH ROOTWADS WILL BE PLACED AT THE CROSSING, TWO UPSTREAM OF THE CROSSING AND TWO DOWNSTREAM OF THE CROSSING, TO STABILIZE THE BANK AND PROVIDE HABITAT ENHANCEMENT FEATURES.

THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PRELIMINARY PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR RESTORING FISH ACCESS TO SLOUGH AND TIDAL FLOODPLAIN HABITAT IN THREE SLOUGHS AND TRIBUTARIES TO THE LOWER SMITH RIVER ESTUARY. THESE PROJECT SITES WERE IDENTIFIED AS A HIGH PRIORITY IN THE SMITH RIVER PLAIN STREAM RESTORATION PLAN AND AS HIGH PRIORITY TASKS IN THE RECOVERY STRATEGY FOR CALIFORNIA COHO SALMON. THIS PROJECT WILL FUND PRELIMINARY PLANNING AND DESIGN ACTIVITIES TO APPROXIMATELY 10 PERCENT FOR ISLAS SLOUGH, AND SPRUCE CREEK IN THE LOWER SMITH RIVER ESTUARY. IT WILL COMPLETE SURVEYS AND PROVIDE A PRELIMINARY DESIGN LESS THAN 10 PERCENT FOR UPPER TILLAS SLOUGH. THE PROJECT WILL EVALUATE HABITATS AT ISLAS SLOUGH, SPRUCE CREEK, AND UPPER TILLAS SLOUGH WITH TOPOGRAPHIC AND HYDRAULIC ASSESSMENTS THAT WILL EVALUATE BENEFICIAL (I.E., HABITAT CREATION, SEA LEVEL RISE AND FLOOD CAPACITY) AND POTENTIAL DETRIMENTAL (I.E., FLOOD AREA AND INUNDATION DEPTHS) PROJECT IMPACTS TO ENSURE DESIGN DECISIONS CONSIDER COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND FISH AND WILDLIFE BENEFITS. VEGETATION ASSESSMENTS WILL BE CONDUCTED TO SUPPORT RESTORATION PLANNING. RESTORATION OF THE THREE PROJECT SITES WILL CREATE DIVERSE TIDAL AND FRESHWATER HABITATS ACROSS THE SMITH RIVER ESTUARY THAT WILL BENEFIT ALL ANADROMOUS SPECIES, AS WELL AS MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL SPECIES AS NATURAL PROCESSES ARE RESTORED AND NATIVE VEGETATION ENHANCED. AT A MINIMUM, THE DEVELOPED PLANS AND PRELIMINARY DESIGNS AT THE THREE PROJECT SITES ARE THE CRITICAL FIRST STEPS TO RESTORING OVER 60 ACRES AND 8,300 FEET OF COASTAL FRESHWATER AND TIDAL STREAM AND WETLAND HABITATS. SINCE LEVEE CONSTRUCTION IN THE 1970S, ISLAS SLOUGH, ONE OF THE THREE PROJECT SITES, HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM 71 ACRES IN 1942 TO 12 ACRES IN 2012 (PARISH AND GARWOOD 2015). A TIDE GATE NEAR THE MOUTH OF SPRUCE CREEK, THE SECOND PROJECT SITE, HAS LIMITED FISH ACCESS TO OVER 2,000 FEET OF STREAM AND TIDAL WETLAND HABITATS. AN UNDERSIZED PERCHED CULVERT ON TILLAS SLOUGH, SITE THREE, LIMITS TIDAL CONNECTIVITY AND NATURAL MAINTENANCE OF IN-CHANNEL COMPLEXITY AND SIZE AS INVASIVE REED CANARY GRASS HAS COLONIZED THE ENTIRE CHANNEL RESULTING IN REDUCED WATER QUALITY, IN-CHANNEL COMPLEXITY, AND NATURAL CHANNEL PROCESSES, PARTICULARLY SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, ALONG OVER 1,500 FEET OF CHANNEL.

MORRISON CREEK FISH PASSAGE

THE PROJECT WILL REMEDIATE A FISH PASSAGE BARRIER ON TRYON CREEK, A TRIBUTARY TO YONTOCKET SLOUGH AND THE SMITH RIVER ESTUARY. THE PROJECT WILL RESTORE ACCESS TO 1.3 MILES OF HABITAT UPSTREAM OF THIS CROSSING. THE EXISTING 7 BY 4.5 CORRUGATED METAL PIPE CULVERT WILL BE UPGRADED TO A PREFABRICATED BRIDGE THAT MEETS ALL FISH PASSAGE REQUIREMENTS. IN ADDITION TO FISH PASSAGE IMPROVEMENT, THE PROJECT WILL IMPROVE FLOODPLAIN CONNECTIVITY AND REDUCE POTENTIAL FISH STRANDING, ENHANCE RIPARIAN HABITAT AND PROVIDE SEASONAL LIVESTOCK EXCLUSION. BARRIERS TO FISH PASSAGE ARE LISTED AS A HIGH THREAT TO THE JUVENILE AND SMOLT LIFE STAGES FOR COHO SALMON IN THE SMITH RIVER (NMFS 2014). REMOVING BARRIERS IS IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PRIORITY RECOVERY ACTIONS FOR THE SMITH RIVER COHO SALMON POPULATION (CDFW 2004, NMFS 2014).

LOWER STOTENBURG CREEK FISH PASSAGE PROJECT

WRA'S GOAL IS TO IMPLEMENT A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN DESIGNED TO GENERATE TRIBAL BOARD-BASED, TRIBAL AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN UNDERSTANDING THE D

THE BACKWATER PROJECT WILL ENHANCE THE HYDROLOGIC CONNECTION TO 660 LINEAL FEET OF OFF-CHANNEL HABITAT, AND INCREASE THE DURATION AND RANGE OF FLOWS THAT MIGRATING AND REARING JUVENILE COHO SALMON CAN ACCESS THE OFF-CHANNEL HABITAT FEATURE BY 94 . TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE, THE CONTRACTOR WILL REMOVE APPROXIMATELY 2,300 CUBIC YARD OF SEDIMENT FROM THE BACKWATER, INSTALL TWO LARGE WOOD STRUCTURES CONTAINING 14 LOGS WILL BE INSTALLED AT THE ENTRANCE, AND UP TO 13 SINGLE LOG STRUCTURES FROM SALVAGED TREES. IN ADDITION, UNDER LEVERAGED FUNDING, THE RIPARIAN AREA WILL BE PLANTED WITH NATIVE SPECIES INCLUDING: 1,386 WETLAND PLANTS, 114 HERBACEOUS UNDERSTORY PLANTS, 78 SHRUBS, AND 120 TREES, AND THE LANDOWNER WILL INSTALL LIVESTOCK EXCLUSION FENCING ALONG 1,800 FEET TO PERMANENTLY EXCLUDE CATTLE FROM 51 ACRES OF THE SMITH RIVER ESTUARY.

SMITH RIVER ALLIANCE NRA STEWARDSHIP

THIS PROJECT IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE SMITH RIVER ALLIANCE (SRA) AND THE ARCATA COASTAL PROGRAM TO RESTORE FOUR ACRES OF COASTAL WETLAND HABITAT IN LOWER ELK CREEK, A SMALL COASTAL TRIBUTARY TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN IN CRESCENT CITY, CALIFORNIA. THE ELK CREEK WATERSHED IS LOCATED ON THE COASTAL PLAIN ADJACENT TO CRESCENT CITY AND INCLUDES THE WESTERN SLOPE OF THE COAST RANGE MOUNTAINS. THE PROJECT REACH IS LOCATED ON THE MAINSTEM OF ELK CREEK, BEGINNING APPROXIMATELY 1.13 MILES UPSTREAM FROM THE MOUTH AT THE PACIFIC OCEAN. THIS REACH IS JUST UPSTREAM FROM AN OXBOW POND AND THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE LARGE SOUTH TRIBUTARY OF ELK CREEK. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON A BROAD LOW-GRADIENT FLOODPLAIN FLANKED BY CDFW-MANAGED LANDS ON THE WEST, SOUTH, AND EAST SIDES, AND CONTAINS FRESHWATER AND TIDAL WETLANDS WITH UPLAND FORESTS PRIMARILY AROUND THE MARGINS.THE ELK CREEK RESTORATION FEASIBILITY STUDY DOCUMENTED JUVENILE SALMONIDS INCLUDING ESA-LISTED SONCC COHO SALMON AND COASTAL CUTTHROAT TROUT REARING IN THE LOWER WATERSHED AND IDENTIFIED A LACK OF STREAM COMPLEXITY AND OFF-CHANNEL HABITAT AS A LIMITING FACTOR. THE LOWER ELK CREEK WATERSHED CONSISTS OF A COMPLEX OF MAINSTEM CHANNELS, TRIBUTARIES, CONVEYANCE CROSS CHANNELS, DRAINAGE DITCHES, AND PONDS. MANY OF THESE HYDROLOGIC FEATURES, INCLUDING THE PROJECT REACH, HAVE BEEN ANTHROPOGENICALLY SIMPLIFIED, STRAIGHTENED, AND DIKED OVER THE PAST CENTURY.THE DESIGN GOAL IS TO INSTALL FOUR PAIRS OF STRUCTURES TOTALING EIGHT BDAS. THE BDAS WILL BE PLACED IN A HYDRAULICALLY SUITABLE LOCATION ALONG THE MAINSTEM OF ELK CREEK WHERE THE RELATIVELY SMALL CHANNEL SIZE WILL FACILITATE CONSTRUCTABILITY AND MULTI-THREAD PLANFORM CAN ACCOMMODATE FISH PASSAGE ALONG MULTIPLE FLOW PATHS. THE PROJECT WILL ENHANCE APPROXIMATELY 300 TO 400 LINEAR FEET OF HABITAT, INCREASE SURFACE FLOW CONNECTION TO APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 ACRES OF OFF-CHANNEL WETLAND HABITAT, AND WILL PROVIDE BUILDING SITES FOR BEAVER IN THE ELK CREEK WATERSHED TO MAINTAIN OR MODIFY. THE GOAL WILL BE TO MIMIC AND PROMOTE WOOD ACCUMULATION AND BEAVER DAM ACTIVITY.

THE PROJECT EDUCATES BRONX RESIDENTS IN WATER POLLUTION AWARENESS AND HOW TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ENVIRONM

INTERPRETIVE VIDEO - HURDYGURDY TRAIL

SMITH RIVER FISH COUNT & IMMERSION CAMP

TO HELP IMPROVE HABITAT FOR TROUT AND OTHER COLD WATER FISH

THE 1865 BATTLE OF CONGAREE CREEK: ARCHAELOGY AND OPERATIONS MODEL. GRANT'S PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE EXTENDED.