Trinity River Watershed Meadow Restoration Project
68 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2019100230
Lead Agency
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1
(RWQCB)
Document Title
Trinity River Watershed Meadow Restoration Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
1/9/2026
Document Description
Presently, many meadows in the Trinity River watershed are in various states of degradation and are experiencing a loss of defining meadow characteristics and ecological processes. To address this meadow degradation, this project will implement the following restoration actions: 1) Aquatic LTPBR: Post-assisted logs (PALs), beaver dam analogs (BDAs), gully packing, brush baffles, and other sediment capturing techniques that use hand tools; sediment, sod, wood chips, etc. to pack a channel; wood loading, contour felling, and other tree tipping techniques; and, future LTPBR techniques as they develop and are field-tested. 2) Vegetative LTPBR: native species plantings; invasive species removal; tree encroachment removal or thinning, prescribed fire or beneficial burning; and fencing installation or deterrent activity. 3) Heavy Equipment Construction: Valley reset or “Stage 0”; floodplain restoration; grade control construction; large woody debris installation (yarding, tipping, helicopter); and, mine tailing removal. 4) Road and Trail Improvements: Stream crossing upgrade or removal; meadow crossing upgrade or removal; road decommission; road realignment; road grading or reshaping; road maintenance; and, or ditch maintenance. 5) Monitoring: shallow groundwater, streamflow, and/or temperature.
Contact Information
Name
Jake Shannon
Agency Name
North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Nick Goulette
Agency Name
The Watershed Research and Training Center
Job Title
Executive Director
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Location
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes (Programmatic Environmental Impact Report)
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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