Doolittle Creek Coho Salmon Habitat Restoration Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024110900
Public Agency
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1
(RWQCB)
Document Title
Doolittle Creek Coho Salmon Habitat Restoration Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/25/2024
Document Description
The Project will treat a 1.47-mile reach of Doolittle Creek within an area that was severely burned in the 2020 Slater Fire. The objectives are to retain and sort gravel for spawning Coho salmon and other salmonids, increase slow-water habitats, and provide cover for juvenile and adult life stages by constructing approximately 30 large wood structures, which will result in an overall density of 17 to 20 structures per mile. Each structure will consist of three to four logs including at least one key piece of 24-inches DBH (diameter at breast height) or greater. Each structure will be a maximum of 45 feet parallel to the stream channel and 45 feet perpendicular to the stream channel. Structures will be augmented with onsite small woody debris. The wood structures will be constructed by selective felling of burned, dead-standing trees between 16 and 44 inches DBH into the immediate stream channel. Additionally, one 49-inch DBH tree was selected, as it was deemed to be a roadside hazard tree. All work shall occur using chainsaws and hand-operated cable hoist to drag logs into place.
Contact Information
Name
Jake Shannon
Agency Name
NCRWQCB
Job Title
Sr. Environmental (Scientist)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15333; Small Habitat Restoration Projects
Reasons for Exemption
The project will improve habitat for coho salmon along a 7,750-foot reach of Doolittle Creek, tributary to the Klamath River, through large wood augmentation.
County Clerk
Siskiyou
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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