Gilliam Creek Instream Habitat Enhancement Project
Summary
SCH Number
2012028162
Public Agency
Sotoyome Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Gilliam Creek Instream Habitat Enhancement Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/10/2012
Document Description
The project will improve in-stream habitat for migrating salmonids by installing log structures in Gilliam Creek, a major tributary to East Austin Cree and its tributaries are coho recovery Core Areas, where installing or enhancing large wood is a recovery action that increases stream complexity and improves pool frequency. The Project implementation will use a low impact approach of large wood debris recruitment in Gilliam Creek. This approach avoids all machinery and permanently anchored structures. The instream structures are provided by falling existing riparian trees and placing salvaged log and rootwads. Individuals site designs were developed by licensed Hydrologist/Geomorphologist following a field visit prior to submission of contract modification. The Project entails the placement or repositioning of 20-30 large wood debris structures, greater than 12 inches in diameter at 10 restoration sites with Gilliam Creek to enhance instream habitat for salmonids.
Contact Information
Name
Kara Heckert
Agency Name
Sotoyome Resource Conservation District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Sonoma
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15333
Reasons for Exemption
The project will improve in-stream habitat for migrating salmonids by installing log structures in Gilliam Creek, a majority tributary to East Austin Creek. East Austin Creek and its tributaries are coho recovery Core Areas, where installing or enhancing large wood is a recovery action that increases stream complexit and improves pool frequency. This project will restore or enhance habitat and carried out principally with hand labor and mechanized equipment. The combined project area of the 10 treatment sites is under 5 acres.
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