dutch bill creek fish passage improvement

COASTAL CONSERVANCY

Staff Recommendation June 5, 2008

DUTCH BILL CREEK FISH PASSAGE IMPROVEMENT

File No. 08-046-01

Project Manager: Deborah Hirst

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorization to disburse up to $494,500 to the Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District to restore fish passage to 3.4 miles of Dutch Bill Creek, enhance riparian habitat and improve public access across Dutch Bill Creek at Camp Meeker. LOCATION: Sonoma County PROGRAM CATEGORY: Resource Enhancement

EXHIBITS Exhibit 1: Project Location and Dutch Bill Creek Site Maps

Exhibit 2: Camp Meeker Dam Removal and Bridge Design

Exhibit 3: Market Street Culvert and Fish Passage Design

Exhibit 4: Department of Fish and Game Mitigated Negative Declaration

Exhibit 5: Project Letters RESOLUTION AND FINDINGS:

Staff recommends that the State Coastal Conservancy adopt the following resolution pursuant to Sections 31251-31270 of the Public Resources Code:

“The State Coastal Conservancy hereby authorizes the disbursement of up to $494,500 to the Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District to restore fish passage to approximately 3.4 miles of Dutch Bill Creek, enhance riparian habitat and improve public access across Dutch Bill Creek at Camp Meeker, subject to the conditions that:

1. The GRRCD shall submit for the review and approval of the Conservancy’s Executive Officer a work program, including a final budget, and the names of all contractors that the GRRCD intends to use to complete the project; and

2. The GRRCD shall provide evidence that all necessary permits have been obtained;

3. In carrying out the project, the GRRCD shall comply with all applicable mitigation and monitoring measures of the project that are included in the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Appendix B attached to the accompanying staff recommendation as Exhibit 4, and with

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all mitigation, monitoring and other measures that are required by permit or approval for this project;

4. Conservancy funding shall be acknowledged by erecting and maintaining a sign on the property, the design and location of which to be approved by the Executive Officer.”

Staff further recommends that the Conservancy adopt the following findings:

“Based on the accompanying staff report and attached exhibits, the State Coastal Conservancy hereby finds that:

1. The proposed authorization is consistent with the purposes and objectives of Chapter 6 of Division 21 of the Public Resources Code (Section 31251 et seq.), regarding enhancement of coastal resources.

2. The proposed project is consistent with the current Project Selection Criteria and Guidelines.

3. The project area has been identified in the certified Local Coastal Program of the County of Sonoma as requiring public action to resolve existing or potential resource protection problems.

4. The Conservancy has independently reviewed the Department of Fish and Game’s programmatic Mitigated Negative Declaration, attached to the accompanying staff recommendation as Exhibit 4, and finds that the project, as mitigated, avoids, reduces or mitigates the possible significant environmental effects and that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment, as defined in 14 California Code of Regulations Sections 15074 and 15382.”

PROJECT SUMMARY: The proposed authorization will enable the Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District (GRRCD) to restore fish passage to 3.4 miles (17,950 feet) of Dutch Bill Creek by removing the dam at Camp Meeker and retrofitting the culvert at Market Street in Occidental, in western Sonoma County. The project will also improve public access across the creek by installing an 80-foot pedestrian bridge at Camp Meeker. The proposed project will effectively remove the last two remaining fish barriers on the mainstem of Dutch Bill Creek. The Camp Meeker Dam and the culvert under Market Street are identified as Sonoma County’s Numbers 2 and 5 priority barriers to fish passage in the Russian River Stream Crossing Inventory and Fish Passage Evaluation (Ross Taylor and Associates, 2003). Dutch Bill Creek is one of only five remaining streams in the Russian River system where wild juvenile coho are known to exist for each year of the species’ three year reproduction life cycle. The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) identifies Dutch Bill Creek, within the Guerneville Hydrologic Subarea, as having the highest possible rank for restoration and management potential in the Central California Coast Coho Evolutionarily Significant Units in the Recovery Strategy for California Coho Salmon (DFG, 2004).

The proposed project will support the combined efforts of the Camp Meeker Recreation and Park District (CMRPD) and the Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District (GRRCD) to cooperatively address the barriers created by the Camp Meeker Dam and the culvert at Market Street in the community of Camp Meeker. The project will implement fish passage

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improvement designs completed through separate grants to GRRCD and CMRPD made by the Department of Fish and Game and the National Marine Fisheries Service. The project will address priorities identified in the Steelhead Restoration and Management Plan and the Recovery Strategy for California Coho Salmon.

The proposed project will completely remove the Camp Meeker Dam and the adjacent concrete apron (Exhibit 2). The dam was constructed in the 1950s to create a seasonal swimming hole and beach area for the local community. The upstream channel will be regraded to form a meander and more natural grade change. The project will include bank stabilization and installation of new habitat structures such as woody debris and rock boulders. The newly formed stream will be restored using the natural transport of spawning gravel to downstream reaches. Plans for revegetation will include seeding, mulching and use of erosion-control fabric. An 80-foot pedestrian, pre-fabricated, steel bridge will be installed in the same location as the dam. The new bridge will connect to the existing foot path and maintain pedestrian passage over Dutch Bill Creek. This is the primary pedestrian path for the community of Camp Meeker that connects the post office and community center on the east bank with the majority of residences located on the west bank of Dutch Bill Creek.

The Market Street component of the project will restore fish passage at a 1960s-era concrete culvert where Market Street crosses Dutch Bill and intersects with the Bohemian Highway (Exhibit 3). Significant downstream erosion has resulted in an 8 foot drop at the culvert. The velocity of stream fluctuates from flows too high for fish passage in the winter to flows that sheet over the smooth concrete surface at a depth inadequate for fish passage in the summer. The proposed project will retrofit the Market Street culvert with baffles and construct six rock weirs below the culvert to create pools that enable safe fish passage upstream to 3.4 miles of spawning and rearing habitat (Exhibit 3). The increased roughness of the streambed and the more gradual change in elevation will enable more natural functioning of the passage. Improvements to the creek will also include removal of twenty cubic yards of soil blocking the creek at Lakeside Drive and installation of an 18” pipe to direct concentrated flows over the creek bank. The proposed revegetation plan will utilize native plants such as alder, bay laurel, big leaf maple, willow, Oregon ash, and others native to the area to help control future erosion and promote wildlife habitat.

GRRCD will manage the project, document the restoration and hold public workshops to provide information to area residents to raise awareness on the need for habitat protection and enhancement for salmonids in the watershed. GRRCD has successfully completed a number of watershed assessment plans and subsequent resource enhancement projects in the Estero Americano and the Dutch Bill Creek watersheds with Conservancy support. The GRRCD has considerable experience working with state partners and local private property owners in a number of watershed areas including Salmon and Dutch Bill Creeks.

Site Description: The community of Camp Meeker is home to approximately 950 residents and receives visitors who come to experience the small town feeling of Occidental and explore the scenic back roads leading out to the Sonoma coast. Dutch Bill Creek originates near the town of Occidental and flows northwest along the Bohemian Highway to join the Russian River near the town of Monte Rio in west Sonoma County. The Creek supports steelhead trout and is one of the last remaining streams in Sonoma County that has all three-year classes of coho salmon. Due to land use practices and development of infrastructure along Dutch Bill Creek, the fisheries habitat has substantially declined over the past century. The majority of land in the watershed is

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owned privately and faces water demand pressures as the area's resident population continues to grow. At the same time, Dutch Bill Creek is recognized as significant habitat for salmonids in the Russian River watershed and is a priority area for coho restoration efforts (Recovery Strategy 2004).

Project History: Ross Taylor and Associates completed a survey of Russian River fish barriers and ranked the Camp Meeker dam as the Number 2 priority barrier to address for fish passage in Sonoma County due in part to the excessive drop in grade at its lowest weir and the potential to restore access to upstream habitat. The report ranked the Market Street culvert as the Number 5 priority for the county due to the extreme grade change at the culvert outlet that prevents fish migration (Russian River Stream Crossing Inventory and Fish Passage Evaluation 2003). The Department of Fish and Game awarded GRRCD a grant to design a fish passage barrier removal project for the Market Street barrier in 2003. Also in 2003, NOAA provided a grant of design funds to CMRPD for dam removal. Working with two separate design firms, GRRCD and CMRPD finalized barrier removal plans. In 2007, GRRCD and CMRPD combined efforts and are pursuing a coordinated implementation to minimize impacts to the environment and effectively eliminate the last two fish passage barriers on Dutch Bill Creek. Both DFG and NOAA Fisheries have allocated additional funds to implement the proposed dam removal and fish passage project. The 2008 DFG Programmatic Negative Declaration includes both barrier removal projects for Fisheries program funding (Exhibit 4). With the proposed support from the Conservancy, GRRCD will coordinate the implementation of the Market Street culvert retrofit, the Camp Meeker Dam removal, the installation of the 80 foot pedestrian bridge and the restoration of natural habitat in Dutch Bill Creek through the Camp Meeker project area.

PROJECT FINANCING: Coastal Conservancy $494,500 Department of Fish and Game $110,000 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $195,000 National Association of Counties $ 43,000 County of Sonoma $ 75,000 United States Fish and Wildlife Service $ 25,000 Total Project Cost $942,500 Funds for the proposed project are anticipated to derive from the FY05/06 authorization of Water Security, Clean Drinking Water, Coastal and Beach Protection Act of 2002 (Proposition 50). Proposition 50 funds are appropriated to the Conservancy to restore and protect coastal watersheds through projects undertaken pursuant to the Conservancy’s enabling legislation (Division 21 of the Public Resources Code) to acquire, restore or protect water and land resources (Water Code Section 79570). The proposed project will remove two fish passage barriers on Dutch Bill Creek to restore access to salmonid habitat and improve sediment transport in this Russian River tributary and is thus consistent with the proposed funding source. As required by Proposition 50, the proposed project is consistent with local and regional watershed plans, as described below (Water Code Section 79507).

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Conservancy funds will be leveraged against funds from NOAA, Department of Fish and Game, Sonoma County, the National Association of Counties and Trout Unlimited to complete the project.

CONSISTENCY WITH CONSERVANCY'S ENABLING LEGISLATION: The proposed project will be undertaken pursuant to Chapter 6 of the Conservancy’s enabling legislation, Division 21 of the Public Resources Code (Sections 31251-31270), regarding enhancement of coastal resources. Sections 31251 authorizes the Conservancy to award grants to public agencies for the purpose of enhancement of coastal resources that, because of natural or human-induced events or incompatible land uses have suffered loss of natural values. Land use practices and infrastructure created over the past century have negatively impacted fish habitat in the Dutch Bill Creek watershed. The proposed project will remove the last two fish passage barriers on Dutch Bill Creek to restore natural riparian habitat and access to 3.4 miles of the creek for salmonids. Section 31251.2 authorizes the Conservancy to award grants to public agencies for the enhancement of watershed resources that lie partially outside the coastal zone. The proposed grant to the GRRCD, a public agency, will improve habitat for anadromous fish which utilize Dutch Bill Creek, a tributary of the Russian River in Sonoma County. The anadromous fish utilizes the Russian River and its tributaries that are both within and outside the coastal zone. Pursuant to this section, GRRCD has requested Conservancy involvement in this project (Exhibit 5) and the Department of Fish and Game approves of the project proposed (Exhibit 5, support letter).

As required in Section 31252, the proposed project is consistent with the Sonoma County Local Coastal Program as described in the “Consistency with Local Coastal Program Policies” section below. Pursuant to Section 31253, the Conservancy may provide up to the total cost of any coastal resource enhancement project. The GRRCD and its partners are providing a match of 48% for this project. In determining the amount of Conservancy funding for this project, the factors identified in §31253 have been considered and applied, as described in detail below, under the heading “Consistency With Conservancy's Project Selection Criteria & Guidelines.”

CONSISTENCY WITH CONSERVANCY’S 2007 STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL(S) & OBJECTIVE(S): Consistent with Goal 2, Objective E of the Conservancy’s 2007 Strategic Plan, the proposed project will upgrade public facilities to enhance recreational and access opportunities for visitors and residents at Camp Meeker in western Sonoma County.

Consistent with Goal 5, Objective B of the Conservancy’s 2007 Strategic Plan, the proposed project will restore and enhance habitat in the Dutch Bill stream corridor in western Sonoma County.

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Consistent with Goal 5, Objective C of the Conservancy’s 2007 Strategic Plan, the proposed project will restore and enhance a section of Dutch Bill Creek, a Russian River tributary, for anadramous fish passage to inland habitat areas in western Sonoma County.

Consistent with Goal 6, Objective D of the Conservancy’s 2007 Strategic Plan, the proposed project will remove two priority fish barriers, improve riparian habitat at Camp Meeker and open 3.4 miles of habitat on Dutch Bill Creek in western Sonoma County.

CONSISTENCY WITH CONSERVANCY’S PROJECT SELECTION CRITERIA & GUIDELINES: The proposed project is consistent with the Conservancy’s Project Selection Criteria and Guidelines, last updated on September 20, 2007, in the following respects:

Required Criteria

1. Promotion of the Conservancy’s statutory programs and purposes: See the “Consistency with Conservancy’s Enabling Legislation” section above.

2. Consistency with purposes of the funding source: See the “Project Financing” section

above.

3. Support of the public: The project has received support from the community and elected officials including Assemblymember Patty Berg and Supervisor Mike Reilly. In addition, Camp Meeker Recreation and Park District, the Department of Fish & Game and NOAA actively support this project. Letters of support are included in Exhibit 5.

4. Location: The proposed project will be conducted at Dutch Bill Creek in Camp Meeker

located in western Sonoma County.

5. Need: Partner agency funding would not be sufficient to realize implementation of the Dutch Bill Creek Dam Removal and Fish Passage project without Conservancy participation.

6. Greater-than-local interest: The Dutch Bill Creek project is of state-wide interest due

to the importance of Dutch Bill Creek and the Guerneville HSA for the recovery of coho salmon and habitat enhancement for salmonids.

7. Urgency: The proposed project will open up 3.4 miles of spawning and rearing habitat

which are urgently needed for endangered coho salmon which are still spawning and rearing in Dutch Bill Creek.

Additional Criteria

8. Leverage: Funding for this project from the Conservancy will leverage $455,000 in matching funds secured by GRRCD, see “Project Financing” above.

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9. Innovation: The project will redesign a section of Dutch Bill Creek to restore natural meander and normal functioning after removal of a 1950s-era bridge and retrofitting of a 1960s culvert while also maintaining public access with a new pedestrian bridge at Camp Meeker.

10. Readiness: The GRRCD is prepared to move forward with the proposed project once

funding is secured.

11. Cooperation: The GRRCD and CMRPD are collaborating to implement the proposed project and will continue to promote natural resource stewardship with watershed partners and property owners in the west Sonoma County.

CONSISTENCY WITH LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM POLICIES: The proposed project is consistent with the Sonoma County Local Coastal Program, certified in 1981 and revised in 1999, specifically Section III Environmental Resources. Consistent with Section III, Recommendation Numbers 9, 10, 12 and 71, the project will enhance a riparian corridor and fish habitat that were degraded by infrastructure constructed in the 1950s and 1960s on Dutch Bill Creek by removing a concrete dam and retrofitting a concrete culvert under Market Street in Camp Meeker. The project will implement necessary stream bank stabilization and riparian improvements consistent with the soil conservation and water quality policies Sonoma County’s General Plan Resource Conservation Element (Sections 2.0-2.2 and 3.0). In addition, the project will enhance habitat for salmonids and utilize native plants for revegetation consistent with policies calling for the protection of biotic resources, endangered species and marine fishery resources (Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0-2).

COMPLIANCE WITH CEQA: The public access component of the proposed project is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15301(c) as the walkway is an existing structure will be replaced with installation of the pedestrian bridge following the removal of the dam at Camp Meeker. The project will not expand the use or footprint of the walkway. The fish passage improvement activities of the proposed project were reviewed under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 Cal. Code of Regulations in the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) prepared by the Department of Fish and Game as part of its 2008 Fisheries Grant Restoration Program. DFG submitted the document to the State Clearing House in May 2008 and approved and adopted the MND June 12, 2008 following the 30-day public review. A Notice of Determination was filed by DFG June 12, 2008.

Conservancy staff has reviewed the document and the findings that the project will not pose a substantial adverse effect, either directly or through habitat modifications, to biological resources. The project is designed to improve and restore stream habitat and to provide a long-term benefit to both anadromous salmonids and other fish and wildlife. Site-specific conditions for the project were designed to avoid short-term adverse impacts to rare plants and animals, and

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the mitigation measures described below will ensure that any potentially significant impacts are avoided or mitigated to below a level of significance. A review of the DFG's current Natural Diversity Data Base (NDDB) provided a list of species which may be expected to occur in the project area including California red-legged frog, freshwater shrimp and Coho. Archaeology and rare plant surveys will be completed prior to any ground disturbing activities. GRRCD will implement plans for listed aquatic species removal, water diversion and traffic detour. GRRCD will conduct stream work between June 15 and October 31 and will limit the amount of stream channel dewatered to the fullest extent possible for the project site. A temporary screened water diversion will be installed up stream of the construction area to divert stream flow around the construction site. GRRCD will notify DFG at least 5 days prior to the work and DFG personnel will supervise the implementation of the water diversion plan and oversee the safe removal and relocation of salmonids and other aquatic species from the project area. DFG will inspect the site to ensure turbidity controls measures are in place prior to the start of work. Fish relocation data will be provided to the Department of Fish and Game as specified by the Department. Additional measures to minimize injury and mortality of salmonids during fish relocation and dewatering activities will be implemented as described in Part IX, pages 52 and 53 of the California Salmonid Stream Habitat Restoration Manual. All habitat improvements, including the construction of rock weirs and large woody debris structures for steam enhancement, will follow techniques described in the Third Edition, January 1998, of the California Salmonid Stream Habitat Restoration Manual, Flosi et al. and the California Salmonid Stream Restoration Manual, Third Edition, Volume II, Part XI, January 2004. Engineered plans for the equipment access and instream improvements will be submitted to DFG prior to commencement of the project. GRRCD will implement 1 acre of erosion control measures to mitigate construction impacts and erosion, and restore any stream banks disturbed by equipment access, demolition and construction activities. Complete site plans and prescriptions developed by DFG and GRRCD are available in Yountville. Engineered plans for the abutment removal will be submitted for review by DFG prior to project commencement. These plans will include details of equipment access, demolition and construction scaled drawings. After dam deconstruction, 2,000 sq. ft. of erosion control, in the form of revegetation seeding, mulching, and erosion control fabric, will be installed in areas that have been disturbed by the project. All bare and/or dirt slopes will be treated with permanent erosion control measures. Conservancy staff concurs with the Department of Fish and Game’s assessment that the project, as mitigated, does not have the potential to have a significant impact on the environment, and recommends that the Conservancy, as a responsible agency under CEQA, also make this finding. Staff will file a notice of determination upon Conservancy approval of the project.

Exhibit 1: Project Location Maps

Dutch Bill Creek, Sonoma County

Exhibit 1: Project Location Maps

Exhibit 2: Camp Meeker Dam Removal and Bridge Design

Exhibit 3: Dutch Bill Creek Market Street Culvert and Fish Passage Design

Exhibit 3: Dutch Bill Creek Market Street Culvert and Fish Passage Design Exhibit 3: Dutch Bill Creek Market Street Culvert and Fish Passage Design

Exhibit A

Dutch Bill Fish Barrier Elimination Project Statement of Work

Under direction of the Department of Fish and Game, and under the following conditions and terms, the Goldridge Resource Conservation District herein after called the Grantee will:

Conduct work on Dutch Bill Creek approximately 5.4 miles upstream of the Russian River at Rio Nido and 15.9 miles upstream of the Pacific Ocean at Jenner. The project is located in Township 7 South, Range 4 West, Section 27, 7n, 10w of the Camp Meeker 7.5 Minute U.S.G.S. Quadrangle, 38°25’28.94” north latitude, and 122°57’28.87” west longitude Improve fish passage for steelhead rainbow trout and Coho in Dutch Bill Creek tributary to the Russian River in Sonoma County. The grantee is proposing the complete removal of a summer dam and the construction of an instream project to eliminate the 8’ vertical jump at the culvert outlet. Boulder weirs will also be installed downstream of the culvert to diversify stream flow and to recruit spawning gravel. The rock weirs will also create step pools to facilitate fish passage and act as grade control. Baffles will be placed in the culvert to mimic the natural roughness found in stream beds and to allow upstream fish migration.

Additional project objectives are to provide community access and recreation within the creek area. The existing park and picnic area will be restored through minor grading and native plantings. Native plantings will also benefit creek productivity through leaf litter. When fully established, the revegetation component of the project will provide shade and shelter cover for salmonids. Since the project has full public access, it can be used for both demonstration and educational purposes. The objective of the project is to improve access to approximately 3.5 additional miles of spawning habitat for adult salmonids and rearing habitat for juvenile salmonids Task 1: Culvert Retrofit and Downstream Restoration The project will be accomplished by installing six rock weirs to raise the channel bed downstream of the culvert over a distance of 130’. The weirs will be spaced at intervals of twenty feet, with 1’profile drops. The weirs are designed to create step pool conditions. Each boulder weir will have a low flow notch 18” wide and 1’ deep and will slope up at 10% toward the banks. The profile slope of the creek increases to 5 percent approximately 130’ downstream of the end of the project reach. Three concrete weirs, or baffles, will be placed in the bottom of the culvert to enhance fish passage through the culvert a concrete cutoff wall is proposed to prevent scour beneath the culvert after removal of the concrete apron.


• Produce engineered plans for equipment access, weir and baffle placement, to be submitted to the DFG Grant Manager and fish passage engineer prior to project commencement. The plans will include details of construction scaled drawings..

• Move approx. 100 cubic yards of stream bed materials to establish a base for the weirs.

• Construct 6-1ft boulder weirs over 130 lft of downstream channel below the culvert, and construct 3 concrete baffles inside the culvert to establish a low flow channel inside the culvert.

• Remove existing concrete apron and segmented concrete wall and properly dispose of rubble

• Implement plans for listed aquatic species removal, water diversion and traffic detour.

• Implement 1 acre of erosion control measures to mitigate construction impacts and erosion..

• Restore any stream banks disturbed by equipment access,demolition and construction activities.

Task 2: Flashboard Dam abutment Removal The concrete abutments forming this temporary structure will be removed using a concrete saw and jackhammer to break into manageable pieces. Small amounts of concrete dust will be generated by the deconstruction of the dam, but all concrete, even the dust, will be cleaned up and will be temporarily stored in a construction staging area near the site, then hauled to a suitable offsite disposal area. The channel will be re-graded to a more natural and stable slope. A gentle meander bend will be constructed with new habitat structures, such as woody debris and rock boulders

• Produce engineered plans for the abutment removal to be submitted to the DFG Grant Manager and fish passage engineer prior to project commencement. The plans will include details of equipment access, demolition and construction scaled drawings

• Grading of 2500 cubic yards of stream channel profile. • Implement plans for listed aquatic species removal, water diversion and traffic

detour. • 255 tons of boulder bank protection • the installation of 4 large woody debris structures • Storage site location for concrete.demolition • Removal approximately 475 yards of concrete rubble from the work site. • After dam deconstruction, 2,000 sq ft of erosion control, in the form of re-

vegetation seeding, mulching, and erosion control fabric, will be installed in areas that have been disturbed by the project. All bare and/or disturbed mineral slopes will be treated with permanent erosion control measures

Task 3: Water Diversion A temporary screened water diversion will be installed up stream of the construction area to divert stream flow around the construction site. Summer flows will be very small, if


not completely dry. Regardless, a cofferdam will remain in place and be fully functional until the construction is complete. The cofferdam will be made of clean gravel and covered with Visqueen to minimize water seepage into the construction area

• The flow diversion structures will be removed as soon as possible in a manner that will allow flow to resume with the least disturbance to the substrate. Cofferdams will be removed so surface elevations of water impounded above the cofferdam will not be reduced at a rate greater than 1 inch per hour.

• In the event that the creek has higher than average summer base flows, the work areas may need to be periodically pumped dry of seepage. If this occurs, water seepage will be pumped upslope to a flat area away from the stream channel and dispersed with sprinklers.

• Pumps will be placed in flat areas, away from the stream channel. Pumps will be secured by tying off to a tree or secure structure to prevent movement during vibration.

1.The Grantee shall notify the Grant Manager a minimum of five working days before

any fish bearing stream reaches are dewatered and the stream flow diverted. The notification will provide a reasonable time for Department personnel to supervise the implementation of the water diversion plan and oversee the safe removal and relocation of salmonids and other aquatic species from the project area. If the project requires dewatering of the site, and the relocation of salmonids, the Grantee will implement the following measures to minimize harm and mortality to listed salmonids:

• Fish relocation and dewatering activities shall only occur between June 15 and October 31 of each year.

• The Grantee shall minimize the amount of wetted stream channel dewatered at each individual project site to the fullest extent possible.

• All electrofishing shall be performed by a qualified fisheries biologist and conducted according to the National Marine Fisheries Service, Guidelines for Electrofishing Waters Containing Salmonids Listed Under the Endangered Species Act, June 2000.

• The Grantee will provide fish relocation data to the Grant Manager on a form provided by the Department of Fish and Game.

• Additional measures to minimize injury and mortality of salmonids during fish relocation and dewatering activities shall be implemented as described in Part IX, pages 52 and 53 of the California Salmonid Stream Habitat Restoration Manual.

6. All habitat improvements will follow techniques described in the Third Edition,

January 1998, of the California Salmonid Stream Habitat Restoration Manual, Flosi et al. and the California Salmonid Stream Restoration Manual, Third Edition, Volume II, Part XI, January 2004.

7. Upon completion of the project, the Grantee shall submit two hard copies of a final

written report and one electronic, Microsoft Word compatible, copy on 3.5 inch floppy disk(s) or CD. If the project is not completed in the current year, the


Grantee will submit a summary of the completed portion no later than December 31 and again each year until completed. The report shall include, but not necessarily be limited to the following information:

• Grant number • Project name • Geographic area (e.g., watershed name) • Location of work – show project location using U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute

topographical map or appropriately scaled topographical map • Geospatial reference/location (lat/long is preferred – defined as point, line,

or polygon) • Project start and end dates and the number of person hours expended • Total of each fund source, by line item, expended to complete the project,

breaking down Grant dollars, by line item, and any other funding, including type of match (cash or in-kind service)

• Expected benefits to anadromous salmonids from the project • Labeled before and after photographs of any restoration activities and

techniques • Specific project access using public and private roads and trails, with

landowner name and address • Complete as built project description • Report measurable metrics for the project by responding to the restoration

project metrics listed below. Habitat Protection and Restoration Projects– Reporting Metrics (HI, HB) Habitat Projects: (all)

• Identify the watershed/sub-basin plan or assessment in which the project is identified as a priority.

• Name the priority habitat limiting factors identified in that plan that are addressed by the project

• Type of monitoring included in the project • Design spec achieved • Fish movement/abundance • Number of stream miles treated/affected by the project within the project

boundaries. Fish Passage Improvement Projects (FL, HB) • Number of blockages removed or made passable • Number of miles made accessible to salmonids


State StatusFederal StatusCommon Name/Scientific Name Element Code SRankGRank

Natural Diversity DatabaseCalifornia Department of Fish and Game

Selected Elements by Common Name - PortraitPossible species within the Camp Meeker and surrounding quads for Dutch Bill Creek Fish Passage Barrier Elimination.

CDFG orCNPS

SCAmerican badgerTaxidea taxus

AMAJF04010 S4G51

1B.2Baker's goldfieldsLasthenia californica ssp. bakeri

PDAST5L0C4 SHG3TH2

1B.1EndangeredEndangeredBaker's larkspurDelphinium bakeri

PDRAN0B050 S1.1G13

1B.1RareBaker's manzanitaArctostaphylos bakeri ssp. bakeri

PDERI04221 S2.1G2T24

1B.1Baker's navarretiaNavarretia leucocephala ssp. bakeri

PDPLM0C0E1 S2.1G4T25

1B.2Blasdale's bent grassAgrostis blasdalei

PMPOA04060 S2.2G26

Blennosperma vernal pool andrenid beeAndrena blennospermatis

IIHYM35030 S2G27

1B.1EndangeredEndangeredBurke's goldfieldsLasthenia burkei

PDAST5L010 S1.1G18

1B.1California beaked-rushRhynchospora californica

PMCYP0N060 S1.1G19

EndangeredEndangeredCalifornia freshwater shrimpSyncaris pacifica

ICMAL27010 S1G110

California linderiellaLinderiella occidentalis

ICBRA06010 S2S3G311

SCThreatenedCalifornia red-legged frogRana aurora draytonii

AAABH01022 S2S3G4T2T312

SCThreatenedCalifornia tiger salamanderAmbystoma californiense

AAAAA01180 S2S3G2G313

Coastal Brackish Marsh CTT52200CA S2.1G214

Coastal Terrace Prairie CTT41100CA S2.1G215

Coastal and Valley Freshwater Marsh CTT52410CA S2.1G316

1B.1EndangeredContra Costa goldfieldsLasthenia conjugens

PDAST5L040 S1.1G117

1B.2Crystal Springs lessingiaLessingia arachnoidea

PDAST5S0C0 S1.2G118

1B.2Franciscan onionAllium peninsulare var. franciscanum

PMLIL021R1 S2.2G5T219

1B.2Franciscan thistleCirsium andrewsii

PDAST2E050 S2.2G220

Giuliani's dubiraphian riffle beetleDubiraphia giulianii

IICOL5A020 S1S3G1G321

1B.2Greene's narrow-leaved daisyErigeron angustatus

PDAST3M5G0 S1.2?G122

SCGualala roachLavinia symmetricus parvipinnis

AFCJB19025 S1S2G5T1T223

1B.1EndangeredEndangeredHickman's cinquefoilPotentilla hickmanii

PDROS1B0U0 S1.1G124

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CDFG orCNPS

1B.2Jepson's leptosiphonLeptosiphon jepsonii

PDPLM09140 S2.2G225

Marin hesperianVespericola marinensis

IMGASA4140 S2S3G2G326

3.1Marin knotweedPolygonum marinense

PDPGN0L1C0 S1.1G1Q27

EndangeredMyrtle's silverspotSpeyeria zerene myrtleae

IILEPJ6089 S1G5T128

1B.2Napa false indigoAmorpha californica var. napensis

PDFAB08012 S2.2G4T229

SCNavarro roachLavinia symmetricus navarroensis

AFCJB19023 S1S2G5T1T230

1B.1ThreatenedNorth Coast semaphore grassPleuropogon hooverianus

PMPOA4Y070 S1.1G131

Northern Coastal Salt Marsh CTT52110CA S3.2G332

Northern Hardpan Vernal Pool CTT44110CA S3.1G333

Northern Vernal Pool CTT44100CA S2.1G234

1B.2RareEndangeredPennell's bird's-beakCordylanthus tenuis ssp. capillaris

PDSCR0J0S2 S1.2G4G5T135

1AEndangeredPitkin Marsh Indian paintbrushCastilleja uliginosa

PDSCR0D380 SXGXQ36

1B.1EndangeredEndangeredPitkin Marsh lilyLilium pardalinum ssp. pitkinense

PMLIL1A0H3 S1.1G5T137

Point Reyes bent grassAgrostis clivicola var. punta-reyesensis

PMPOA040A2 S1.2G3?T1Q38

1B.2Point Reyes bird's-beakCordylanthus maritimus ssp. palustris

PDSCR0J0C3 S2.2G4?T239

1B.2Point Reyes checkerbloomSidalcea calycosa ssp. rhizomata

PDMAL11012 S2.2G5T240

1B.2Point Reyes horkeliaHorkelia marinensis

PDROS0W0B0 S2.2G241

1B.1Rincon Ridge ceanothusCeanothus confusus

PDRHA04220 S2.2G242

1B.1Rincon Ridge manzanitaArctostaphylos stanfordiana ssp. decumbens

PDERI041G4 S1.1G3T143

SCRussian River tule perchHysterocarpus traski pomo

AFCQK02011 S2G5T244

EndangeredSan Bruno elfin butterflyCallophrys mossii bayensis

IILEPE2202 S1G4T145

1B.2San Francisco Bay spineflowerChorizanthe cuspidata var. cuspidata

PDPGN04081 S2.2G2T246

1B.2San Francisco owl's-cloverTriphysaria floribunda

PDSCR2T010 S2.2G247

1B.1Santa Cruz cloverTrifolium buckwestiorum

PDFAB402W0 S1.1G148






CDFG orCNPS

1B.1EndangeredEndangeredSebastopol meadowfoamLimnanthes vinculans

PDLIM02090 S2.1G249

1B.1EndangeredSonoma alopecurusAlopecurus aequalis var. sonomensis

PMPOA07012 S1.1G5T1Q50

1B.1EndangeredEndangeredSonoma spineflowerChorizanthe valida

PDPGN040V0 S1.1G151

1B.1EndangeredEndangeredSonoma sunshineBlennosperma bakeri

PDAST1A010 S1.2G152

SCSonoma tree voleArborimus pomo

AMAFF23030 S3G353

1B.1EndangeredEndangeredSonoma white sedgeCarex albida

PMCYP030D0 S1.1G154

1B.2The Cedars fairy-lanternCalochortus raichei

PMLIL0D1L0 S1.2G155

1B.2RareThe Cedars manzanitaArctostaphylos bakeri ssp. sublaevis

PDERI04222 S2.2G2T256

2.1Thurber's reed grassCalamagrostis crassiglumis

PMPOA17070 S1.2G3Q57

1B.1EndangeredEndangeredTidestrom's lupineLupinus tidestromii

PDFAB2B3Y0 S2.1G258

SCTownsend's big-eared batCorynorhinus townsendii

AMACC08010 S2S3G459

1B.1Vine Hill ceanothusCeanothus foliosus var. vineatus

PDRHA040D6 S1?G3T160

1B.1EndangeredEndangeredVine Hill clarkiaClarkia imbricata

PDONA050K0 S1.1G161

1B.1EndangeredVine Hill manzanitaArctostaphylos densiflora

PDERI040C0 S1.1G162

Threatenedbank swallowRiparia riparia

ABPAU08010 S2S3G563

SCblack swiftCypseloides niger

ABNUA01010 S2G464

2.1bristly sedgeCarex comosa

PMCYP032Y0 S2?G565

2.2brownish beaked-rushRhynchospora capitellata

PMCYP0N080 S2S3G566

bumblebee scarab beetleLichnanthe ursina

IICOL67020 S2G267

SCburrowing owlAthene cunicularia

ABNSB10010 S2G468

1B.2coastal bluff morning-gloryCalystegia purpurata ssp. saxicola

PDCON040D2 S2.2G4T269

EndangeredEndangeredcoho salmon - central California coast ESUOncorhynchus kisutch

AFCHA02034 S2?G470

1B.2dark-eyed giliaGilia millefoliata

PDPLM04130 S2.2G271






CDFG orCNPS

1B.1dune giliaGilia capitata ssp. chamissonis

PDPLM040B3 S2.1G5T272

2.2dwarf downingiaDowningia pusilla

PDCAM060C0 S3.1G373

1B.2dwarf soaprootChlorogalum pomeridianum var. minus

PMLIL0G042 S1.2G5T174

SCfoothill yellow-legged frogRana boylii

AAABH01050 S2S3G375

1B.2fragrant fritillaryFritillaria liliacea

PMLIL0V0C0 S2.2G276

fringed myotisMyotis thysanodes

AMACC01090 S4G4G577

globose dune beetleCoelus globosus

IICOL4A010 S1G178

great blue heronArdea herodias

ABNGA04010 S4G579

hoary batLasiurus cinereus

AMACC05030 S4?G580

1B.2holly-leaved ceanothusCeanothus purpureus

PDRHA04160 S2.2G281

1B.1legenereLegenere limosa

PDCAM0C010 S2.2G282

long-beard lichenUsnea longissima

NLLEC5P420 S4.2G483

long-eared myotisMyotis evotis

AMACC01070 S4?G584

1B.2EndangeredEndangeredmany-flowered navarretiaNavarretia leucocephala ssp. plieantha

PDPLM0C0E5 S1.2G4T185

1B.2marsh microserisMicroseris paludosa

PDAST6E0D0 S2.2G286

mimic tryonia (=California brackishwater snail)Tryonia imitator

IMGASJ7040 S2S3G2G387

monarch butterflyDanaus plexippus

IILEPP2010 S3G588

1B.2narrow-anthered California brodiaeaBrodiaea californica var. leptandra

PMLIL0C022 S2S3.2G4?T2T389

SCnorthwestern pond turtleActinemys marmorata marmorata

ARAAD02031 S3G3G4T390

ospreyPandion haliaetus

ABNKC01010 S3G591

SCpallid batAntrozous pallidus

AMACC10010 S3G592

1B.2perennial goldfieldsLasthenia californica ssp. macrantha

PDAST5L0C5 S2.2G3T293

1B.1pink sand-verbenaAbronia umbellata ssp. breviflora

PDNYC010N2 S2.1G4G5T294






CDFG orCNPS

1B.2purple-stemmed checkerbloomSidalcea malviflora ssp. purpurea

PDMAL110FL S2.2G5T295

rhinoceros aukletCerorhinca monocerata

ABNNN11010 S3G596

1B.2robust monardellaMonardella villosa ssp. globosa

PDLAM180P7 S2.2G5T297

1B.1rose leptosiphonLeptosiphon rosaceus

PDPLM09180 S1.1G198

2.1round-headed beaked-rushRhynchospora globularis var. globularis

PMCYP0N0W1 S1.1G5?T5?99

1B.2saline cloverTrifolium depauperatum var. hydrophilum

PDFAB400R5 S2.2?G5T2?100

1B.3secund jewel-flowerStreptanthus glandulosus var. hoffmanii

PDBRA2G0J4 SHG4TH101

see individual subspecies!Streptanthus morrisonii

PDBRA2G0S0 S2G2102

1B.3serpentine daisyErigeron serpentinus

PDAST3M5M0 S1.3G1103

2.2short-leaved evaxHesperevax sparsiflora var. brevifolia

PDASTE5011 S3.2G4T3104

1B.2swamp harebellCampanula californica

PDCAM02060 S3.2G3105

thamnolia lichenThamnolia vermicularis

NLTES43860 S1.1G3G5106

1B.2thin-lobed horkeliaHorkelia tenuiloba

PDROS0W0E0 S2.2G2107

SCEndangeredtidewater gobyEucyclogobius newberryi

AFCQN04010 S2S3G3108

SCtricolored blackbirdAgelaius tricolor

ABPBXB0020 S2G2G3109

SCtufted puffinFratercula cirrhata

ABNNN12010 S2G5110

1B.1Endangeredtwo-fork cloverTrifolium amoenum

PDFAB40040 S1.1G1111

1B.2western leatherwoodDirca occidentalis

PDTHY03010 S2S3G2G3112

SCThreatenedwestern snowy ploverCharadrius alexandrinus nivosus

ABNNB03031 S2G4T3113

EndangeredCandidatewestern yellow-billed cuckooCoccyzus americanus occidentalis

ABNRB02022 S1G5T3Q114

2.2white beaked-rushRhynchospora alba

PMCYP0N010 S3.2G5115

1B.2white-flowered rein orchidPiperia candida

PMORC1X050 S3.2G3116

white-tailed kiteElanus leucurus

ABNKC06010 S3G5117






CDFG orCNPS

1B.1woolly-headed giliaGilia capitata ssp. tomentosa

PDPLM040B9 S1.1G5T1118

1B.2woolly-headed spineflowerChorizanthe cuspidata var. villosa

PDPGN04082 S1.2G2T1119

1B.1RareEndangeredyellow larkspurDelphinium luteum

PDRAN0B0Z0 S1.1G1120



LYNN WOOLSEY6TH DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

~ongre55 of tbeWntteb~tate5J!}OU~tof jL\tprt~tntatibt~

iWa5l]ington. J)(tC20515-0506

August 21, 2008

WASHINGTON OFACE:

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

2263 RAYBURN BUilDING

WASHINGTON, DC 20515

TELEPHONE: (202) 225-5161

DISTRICTOFFICES:

1101 COLlEGE AVENUE, SUITE 200

SANTA ROSA, CA 95404

TELEPHONE: (707) 542-7182

1050 NORTHGATE DRIVE, SUITE 354

SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903

TELEPHONE: (415) 507-9554

COMMITTEES:

EDUCATION AND LABOR

CHAIRWOMAN, SUBCOMMITTEE ONWORKFORCE PROTECTIONS

SUBCOMMITTEE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD,ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGYAND ENVIRONMENT

SUBCOMMITTEE ON AFRICA

AND GLOBAL HEALTH

WEB PAGE AND E-MAil:

http://www.woolsey.house.gov

Mr. Douglas BoscoCalifornia Coastal Conservancy1330 Broadway, 13th FloorOakland, CA 94612

Dear Mr. Bosco:

I am writing to express my support for the grant application submitted by the Gold RidgeResource Conservation District (GRRCD) for the Dutch Bill Fish Barrier Elimination Program.The GRRCD boasts demonstrated success with many restoration projects, including erosioncontrol, fencing of critical habitat and spring development.

It is my understanding that funding for this project will remove the last existing barrier to fishpassage in Dutch Bill Creek, a known coho salmon and steelhead trout bearing stream in theRussian River Watershed. This proposal, a collaboration of the GRRCD, the County of Sonomaand the Camp Meeker Recreation and Park District, is a critical step toward removing aninstream dam, which is a barrier to migrating salmonids.

I support the Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District and believe this project will greatlybenefit the 6thCongressional District. I urge you to give this application your full and carefulconsideration. If you have any questions or comments, please contact my Grants Coordinator,Alexandra Walter, in my Santa Rosa office at (707) 542-7182.

Sincerely,

of~uJ~Lynn WoolseyMember of Congress

LW:aw RECEIVED,

AUG25,2008

COASTALCONSERVANCYOAKLAND,CAUF.

PRINTEDON RECYClED PAPER

Exhibit 5: Project Letters

STATE CAPITOLPO. BOX 942849

SACRAMENTO, CA 94249-0001PH (916) 319-2001FAX (916) 319-2101

DISTRICT OFFICES:50 D STREET, SUITE 450SANTA ROSA, CA 95404

PH (707) 576-2526FAX (707) 576-2297

311 N. STATE STREETUKIAH, CA 95482

PH (707) 463-5770FAX (707) 463-5773

235 4TH STREET, SUITE CEUREKA, CA 95501PH (707) 445-7014

FAX (707) 445-6607

~sstmhl\!@alifnruht~tgislafurt

COMMmEES:

AGING & LONG-TERM CARE, CHAIRBUDGET SUB #1,

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, CHAIRBUDGETHEALTHINSURANCE

PATTY BERGASSEMBLYMEMBER, FIRST DISTRICT

April 23, 2008

Mr. Doug Bosco, ChairCalifornia Coastal Conservancy1330 Broadway, 13thFloorOakland, CA 94612

Subject: Support of Dutch Bill Creek Fish Barrier Elimination Project

DearChallman.~O, ~~ .I am writing to express support for the "Dutch Bill Creek Fish Barrier Elimination Project" grantproposal to the State Coastal Conservancy.

The Camp Meeker Recreation and Park District is working in collaboration with the Gold RidgeResource Conservation District to remove an existing dam, replace a community footbridge, andrestore 1,000 feet of stream channel along the main stem of Dutch Bill Creek, tributary to theRussian River. The goal of this project is to remove the last existing barrier to fish passage inDutch Bill Creek, a known Coho salmon and Steelhead trout bearing stream.

This project is the culmination of years of planning and community effort. Dutch bill Creek isextremely important for spawning and rearing habitat of salmonids, and it is critical that thisproject is implemented in a timely manner. I urge you to give this application your full andcareful consideration.

Respectfully,

~, ~«IPAT~BERGAssemblywoman, 1st District

RECEIVEDAPR2 4 2008

COASTALCONSERVANCYOAKLAND,CAUF.

cc: Lisa Hulette, Executive Director, Gold Ridge RCD

.~'"Printedon Recycled Paper


COUNTY OF SONOMA MIKE REILLYSUPERVISORFIFTHDISTRICT

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

575 ADMINISTRATION DRIVE, RM. 100ASANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA 95403

(707) 565-2241FAX (707) 565-3778

[email protected]: (707) 565-3392

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTSCAROL MILLS

DARCY MAJOR

August 19, 2008

Coastal ConservancyAttn: Chairman Douglas Bosco1330 Broadway, 13thFloorOakland, Cft..94612 -------

~

Subject: Support of Dutch Bill Creek Fish Barrier Elimination Program

Dear Chairman Bosco,

I am writing to express support for the "Dutch Bill Creek Fish Barrier EliminationProgram" grant proposal to the State Coastal Conservancy. The goal of this project isto remove the last existing barrier to fish passage in Dutch Bill Creek, a known cohosalmon (Onchrynchus kisutch) and steelhead trout (Onchyrunchus mykiss) bearingstream in the Russian River Watershed.

The Gold Ridge RCD will work with the County of Sonoma and the Camp MeekerRecreation and Park District to accomplish the following tasks:

1.2.3.

Remove and existing instream dam which is a barrier to migrating salmon ids;Restore the channel both upstream and downstream of the dam;Retrofit an existing County culvert to allow for passage of fish during low andhigh flow periods; andReplace the existing footbridge. This footbridge is the only access thecommunity of Camp Meeker has to their US~Post Office without having to wa!kon a main highway.

4.

Dutch Bill Creek is extremely important for spawning and rearing habitat of salmonids,and it is critical that this project is implemented in a timely manner. I urge you to givethis application your full and careful consideration.

~Mike ReillySonoma County Board of Supervisors RECEIVED

AUG 20 2008

COASTALCONSERVANCYOAKLAND,CALIF.

MR:cw


.WATERIN S T.I T UTE

WAHRSHU) ADVOCACY.

TRAINING [DUCATION

AN)) RbEAitCH

August 18,2008

Coastal Conservancy. .-\~h~' C-J., ;.."., "' D '" 1,.",P"-"."i'

"",~.l. ..~;<1.U H::U' "..lg~a",.jJv$...v.

1330 Broadway, 13thFloorOakland, CA 94612

Subject: Support of Dutch Bill Creek Fish Barrier Elimination Program

Dear Chmrman Bosco,

I am writing to express support for the "Dutch BillFish Barrier Elimination Program"grant proposal to the State Coastal Conservancy. Over the past decade as a wildlifebiologist, co-'owner of the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center and co-founder of theDutch BillCreek Watershed Group -1 have been actively involved in the communityorganizing and planning processes supporting the removal of the Camp Meeker Damand the modification of the Market Street culvert.. . . . . .

I fully support the Gold Ridge RCD and their goal to remove the last existing barriersto fish passage in Dutch Bill Creek, a known coho sal~on (Onchrynchus kisutch) andsteelhead trout (Onchyrunchus mykiss) bearing stream in the Russian River Watershed.

The Gold Rid,ge RC.D \'\TilI',v'irk ~",.illlthe Cc'Untv of SOlinnT<land the Carnn M~~eker- J £ .

Recreation and Park District to accomplish the folloWing tasks:1. Remove an existing instream dam which isa barrier tomigtating salmonids;2. Restore the channel both upstream and downstream ofthe dam;3. Retrofit an existing County culvert to allow for passage of fish during low and high

flow peri9ds; and ...

4. Replace the existing footbridge: This footbridge is the only access the community of

Camp ¥eeker has to their US Post Office without having to walk on a main highwai .

Occidental Arts & EcologyCenter15290ColemanValleyRoad, Occidental,CA 95465 . t: (707) 874.1557 x206 . £:(707) 874-1558 . ww\v.oaecwater.org


WATER1 N S TIT U'T E

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WATERSHED ADVOCACY,

T RA I N I N G ED U CAT ION

AND RESEARCH

Dutch bill Creek is extremely importanUor spawrung and rearing habitat ofsalmonids, and it is critical that this project is implemented in a timely manner. Inaddition, the highly visible location of this project will provide for significant,community education and an accessible living laboratory for watershed restorationpractitieners from far a..'1d '\vide. '

I urge you to give this application your full and careful consideration. Please do nothesitate to have your staff contact me for further information, as needed. '

Sincerely yours,

~~.RECEIVED

AUG,20Z008

" COASTALCONSERVANCYOAKLAND,CALIF.'

Brock DolmanWATER Institute [email protected] x 206

Occidental Arts & EcologyCenter15290 Coleman ValleyRoad, Occidental, CA 95465 ~ r: (707) 874.1557 x206 . f: (707) 874-1558 " www.oaecwarer.org


MAY-07-2008(WEO) 09:53 Prunuske Chatham. Inc. (FAX)707 824 6854 P.OOI/OOI

P.O. Box 461 Camp Meeker, C-alifornia 95419

April 30,2008

Mr. Doug Bosco, emirCalifornia Coastal Conservancy.1330 Broadway, 13thFloorOakland, CA 94612

VIA FACSIMILE: (510)286-0470

Subject: Support of Dutch Bill Creek Fish Barrier Elinrlnation Project

D~T O\air.Jnan Basco,

. {AJ£ aAL

~ 'Writingto express support for the ''Dutch BillCreekFish Barrier EliminationProjecf' StateCoastal Conservancy grant proposal.The Camp Meeker Recreation and Park District and Gold Ridge Resouxce Conservation District

. areworkingtogetherto removean existingsummerdam, repiacea communityfootbrid.ge,andrestore approximately 1000' of stream channel along the mamstem of Dutch Bill Creek, atributary to the Russian River. The goal of this project is to remove the last existing barrier tofish passage in Dutch Bill Creekr a stream known to bear. coho salmon (Onchrynchus kisutch) andsteelhead trout (Onchynm.chllsmykiss). ..This project is the cu1mina.tionof several years .ofp1.a.mUngand collaboration. Originallychampioned by the Dutch Bill Watershed Group, this project has grown into the first.partnership between Camp Meeker and the Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District, and wewekome the chanceto add theStateCoastalConservancyto the growinglistofproject.partners. We are very excited to have this opportunity to restore such an important ecologicaland community resource. 1hattk you very much for your consideration of this proposal..

:W~(t]~j!) .

Aimee Cra::J:~VlYlI

JiCamp Meeker Recreation and Park District

Du~chBillProject Subcomittee .


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