SCH Number 2025051267

Project Info

Title

Johnson Cosumnes Mitigation Bank Floodplain Restoration Project

Description

Westervelt Ecological Services (WES) will establish a conservation easement over the property to protect approximately 204 acres of wetland, riparian, and riverine habitat. Additionally, notches will be created in the existing agricultural berms to restore hydrologic connectivity to the Cosumnes River and Laguna Creek. The property will be graded and contoured to connect approximately4,400 linear feet of pilot channels and swales to restore and promote topographic complexity associated with floodplain wetland and riparian habitats. Existing deep pockets will be graded to reduce the potential for fish stranding. Native wetland and riparian plants will be installed to encourage native plant recruitment and reduce weed and non-native plant establishment. A Habitat Development and Interim Management Plan and a Long-Term Management Plan will be implemented for monitoring and maintenance purposes and will include activities such as non-native invasive plant species management, repair/replacement of access gates and signage to prevent trespass and vandalism, and the removal of trash.

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