Cottonwood Creek Sediment Budget
Land managers and owners need to predict how land management practices/land use has and will alter erosion and sedimentation rates. Also, they need to know the relative importance of different sediment sources in order to assign priority for erosion control. Where sediment will be deposited, how long it will be stored, and how it will be remobilized are also important questions to be answered.
Severe streambank erosion along the main channels, particularly in the lower watershed, is prompting landowners to implement piecemeal "emergency" responses to which can include significant bank armoring, may cause new problems or exacerbate existing problems elsewhere along the channel. A coordinated stream restoration/management effort that emphasizes watershed-wide processes and is supported by the most recent geomorphic analyses tools is needed now. A report that is understandable and accessible to individual landowners and the watershed group is a necessity for informed and appropriate restoration actions to take place.
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Severe streambank erosion along the main channels, particularly in the lower watershed, is prompting landowners to implement piecemeal "emergency" responses to which can include significant bank armoring, may cause new problems or exacerbate existing problems elsewhere along the channel. A coordinated stream restoration/management effort that emphasizes watershed-wide processes and is supported by the most recent geomorphic analyses tools is needed now. A report that is understandable and accessible to individual landowners and the watershed group is a necessity for informed and appropriate restoration actions to take place.
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Platina Community Fuel Break
CCWG is in the process of constructing a fuel break around the town's of Platina and Beegum which are both small rural communities in southwestern Shasta County. Residents of the area are scattered throughout the landscape. The National Forest Service boundary is located on the west side of the community and BLM owns scattered parcels in the area. State Hwy 36 W traverses throughout the community. The Cottonwood Creek Watershed Strategic Fuels Reduction and Management Plan (SFRMP) (Western Shasta Resource Conservation District [WSRCD], 2002 & 2010) states that in the "western portion of the watershed, the communities most at risk are those surrounded by dense chaparral. Both the communities of Platina and Beegum are surrounded by large, contiguous areas of dense brush species, which pose a serious fire danger."
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Tedoc Mountain Fuels Reduction
CCWG, Sunflower CRMP and the Tedoc Mountain CRMP have partnered in mid 2009 to develop The Tedoc Mountain Fuel Reduction Project, Phase I & Phase II.
The project is a continuation of the fuel break system established and expanded north to the Hammer Loop and Raney Peak Fuel Breaks completed by CCWG in late 2008.
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The project is a continuation of the fuel break system established and expanded north to the Hammer Loop and Raney Peak Fuel Breaks completed by CCWG in late 2008.
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Oak Woodlands Reforestation
In mid 2009 CCWG was funded by the Resources Legacy Fund in Sacramento, California to do a small scale Oak Woodland Reforestation effort.
Oak woodlands are one of our state’s most treasured historical landscapes. They represent the essence of rural California, are rich in wildlife, and form habitats for many threatened and endangered bird and animal species. Oak trees live to be over 200 years old. However, over the past several years, many oaks in our area have been uprooted by severe winter storms due to eroding soil, disease, high winds, water saturation and old age. Woodlands have also been impacted by conversion to other land uses and invasive species of non-native trees.
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Oak woodlands are one of our state’s most treasured historical landscapes. They represent the essence of rural California, are rich in wildlife, and form habitats for many threatened and endangered bird and animal species. Oak trees live to be over 200 years old. However, over the past several years, many oaks in our area have been uprooted by severe winter storms due to eroding soil, disease, high winds, water saturation and old age. Woodlands have also been impacted by conversion to other land uses and invasive species of non-native trees.
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ArtSmart Project
CCWG partnered with the Shasta Arts Council in early 2009. The ArtSmart project is meant to give existing artists in the community a place to show and sell their artwork at the existing Cottonwood Creek Farmers Market and Artisan Fair. The grant also provides money to do art projects with school aged children using recycled or natural materials. The market season runs from May – October each year in downtown Cottonwood.
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Crowley Gulch Waterway Improvement Project
CCWG received a grant from FishAmerica and NOAA Restoration Center in April 2009 to do a restoration and beautification project on Crowley Gulch.
Crowley Gulch, a tributary of Lower Cottonwood Creek, runs through the unincorporated, largely rural community of Cottonwood. The area restored lies directly south of Gas Point Road and extends for a distance of approximately ¼ mile. The area is borded on one side by West Cottonwood Junior High School and on the other by Cottonwood Community Center and Park, which includes a Little League Field and other facilities.
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Crowley Gulch, a tributary of Lower Cottonwood Creek, runs through the unincorporated, largely rural community of Cottonwood. The area restored lies directly south of Gas Point Road and extends for a distance of approximately ¼ mile. The area is borded on one side by West Cottonwood Junior High School and on the other by Cottonwood Community Center and Park, which includes a Little League Field and other facilities.
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Devine Bank Stabilization Project
CCWG partnered with the Fish and Wildlife Partners Program in 2008 to do a bank stabilization project on Middle Fork Cottonwood Creek and restore the riparian zone. The project which was completed in the fall of 2009 was engineered by Tehama Environmental Solutions. A dozer was brought in from West Valley Sand and Gravel to do the dirt work, shaving the bank to a 2:1 slope. Existing stream barbs from an earlier NRCS project were kept as they were doing a good job deflecting energy away from the eroding bank.
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To learn more about this project and to view pictures click here.
Hammer Loop/Raney Peak Fuel Break (Oct-Nov 2008)
Grants were received from the US Forest Service to put Fuel Breaks in the Hammer Loop and Raney Peak areas of the southern portion of our Watershed. These breaks help reduce fuel for the fires to feed on and make it easier for the fire fighters to manage the fire, if in fact one occurs. Methods such as ball and chain, prescribed burns, equipment work and herbivores are all used to achieve the clearings.
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To view the slideshow presentation with specific pictures of the work click here.
