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Road Removal in Sanctuary Forest: local perspectives
Many Mattole headwaters residents have been closely watching the road removal project in and around the Sanctuary Forest, the largest project of its kind in the Mattole. The project brings long-term benefits to the salmon by reducing sedimentation of the Mattole headwaters, but some people are concerned about the short-term impacts of the heavy equipment work. We asked some of the involved parties for their thoughts on the project:
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Mill Creek roads get a face lift
This summer the Mattole Restoration Council completed fieldwork for the first Good Roads, Clear Creeks project, helping landowners treat sediment sources to improve salmon habitat. Working primarily in the Mill Creek watershed, MRC removed five old stream crossings on abandoned roads (removing abandoned culverts or “Humboldt Crossings”), upgraded over two miles of residential road and fixed a failing streambank along Mill Creek that had eroded considerably. MRC took its cues from area landowners. If a landowner wanted to abandon a road, it was removed, and if they needed access, the Council worked to upgrade and stormproof the road.
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Landowner Quotes
“We are pleased with the road. It is in the best shape it has ever been. Hopefully it will be very successful. We will still have to watch it carefully, but I think it will work great.” Irene (and Joe) Wallace
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Mill Creek Road Treatment Update
Mill Creek in the lower Mattole is the most significant cold, clean water source in the lower 6 miles of the river. Cold, clear water is essential in maintaining habitat for salmonids and sensitive amphibians. Unpaved roads are the number one source of fine sediments entering and clogging creek bed gravels. Because of its importance to the recovery of salmonids, Mill Creek roads were inventoried and given a ranking for treatment in order to reduce the amount of sediment that could potentially enter this stream. The Mattole Restoration Council wrapped the highest priority accessible treatment sites on private property into a proposal for funding, while the Bureau of Land Management sought funding for sites on their property.
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South Fork Bear Creek Update
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King Range Road Stormproofing Update
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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Middle Mattole Update
This summer and fall, a work crew surveyed roads and landslides in five sub-basins in the middle Mattole area (Middle, Westlund, Gilham, Four-mile, and Sholes Creeks). Some of the crew were graduates of a Road Inventory Training Course that the MRC hosted in April, 2001. To date, most of the Middle, Four-Mile and Sholes sub-basins have been inventoried, and the remaining areas will be surveyed this winter and spring. After identifying possible road fixes, we will work with willing landowners to address road problems in a co-operative manner. This project is funded by the California Dept. of Fish and Game and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. For more information, call Jen Glorioso at the MRC office.
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Mill Creek Project Update
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Middle Mattole Good Roads, Clear Creeks update
Mattole Restoration Council and Jack Monschke Watershed Management will be working to inventory sediment delivery sites this year and next in five tributary watersheds in the middle Mattole area. Over fifty participating landowners are involved with the project, spread out over twenty square miles of land – our largest Good Roads, Clear Creeks project to date.
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Learning from the Landscape
What sort of learning was passed down to you from your parents?
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Roads and Water
Rolling Dips
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