December 15, 2001

This winter, the MRC is stormproofing the last five miles of the King Range Road to the Lightning trailhead. Working in co-operation with the Bureau of Land Management, MRC will be outsloping the road to minimize road damage (and related sediment problems) during big storms. “Outsloping” means changing the level of the road, so that water drains off the outside of the road, rather than to an inboard ditch. Inboard ditches and their associated culverts need frequent maintenance, which can be difficult in remote areas. In addition, we’ll be replacing damaged culverts, clearing debris from inlets and trash racks, armoring culvert outlets and installing rolling dips and water bars. Our hope for the project is to prevent additional sediment from entering into the Honeydew Creek or its tributaries, some of the most important salmon habitat in the Mattole watershed. For more information on this project, call Jen Glorioso at the MRC office.


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