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Ecological/Environmental Restoration

  • May2011

    Sierra Valley Watershed Assessment

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    Sierra Valley RCD   VESTRA completed the Sierra Valley Watershed Assessment for the 298,000-acre project. The Sierra Valley RCD found the need to provide a comprehensive evaluation of environmental conditions within the hydrologic unit of…

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  • May2011

    Tehama West Watershed Assessment

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    Tehama County, California   VESTRA completed the Tehama West Watershed Assessment for a project area that covers approximately 680,000 acres. The Tehama County Resource Conservation District found the need to provide a comprehensive current…

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  • May2011

    Upper Pit River Watershed Assessment

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    Modoc County, California   The Upper Pit River Watershed covers over 2 million acres and more than 4,600 square miles, representing one of the largest watershed assessment projects undertaken in the state of California. Segments of the…

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  • May2011

    Upper Pit River Watershed Managment Strategy

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    Pit River Watershed Alliance   The Watershed Management Strategy (WMS) is one of several major goals of the Pit River Watershed Alliance. VESTRA assisted the Pit River Watershed Alliance with the first of their goals, the Upper Pit River …

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  • May2011

    Cow Creek Watershed Assessment

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    Cow Creek Watershed Group Shasta County, California   VESTRA staff members completed the watershed assessment document for the 274,000-acre Cow Creek Watershed. The objective of the assessment was to gather and integrate existing informati…

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  • May2011

    Shasta West Watershed Assessment

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    Western Shasta Resource Conservation District   VESTRA was selected to complete the Shasta West Watershed Assessment for the 30,000-acre Shasta West Watershed. This watershed covers diverse areas between Whiskeytown Lake and the Sacramento …

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  • Apr2011

    Fish Passage Design and Permitting

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    Edson-Foulke Yreka Ditch Company
    VESTRA worked with the EFYDC to design and acquire environmental permits for a fish ladder at the Yreka Ditch Diversion on the Shasta River near Weed. The project was the result of a highly contentious, co…

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  • Apr2011

    Ditch Piping, Intake Structure, and Fish Screen

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    Brown-Grover Ditch
    Western Shasta RCD   The Brown-Grover Ditch diverts water from a side channel of Old Cow Creek. The Western Shasta RCD obtained a grant to replace the existing structures. The completed designs include a new concre…

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  • Apr2011

    Fish Screen and Passage

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    Basset Irrigation Ditch Western Shasta RCD   The Bassett Ditch irrigation ditch on Old Cow Creek includes a concrete flashboard dam structure that prohibits fish passage during the irrigation season. The Western Shasta RCD obtained a gra…

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  • Apr2011

    Irrigation Diversion and Efficiency, Fish Screen, and Streambank Stabilization

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    Kosk Creek, Jammal Ranch Shasta County, California   VESTRA staff obtained the necessary permits for the installation of a fish screen on the Kosk Creek Irrigation Diversion for the Jammal Ranch in Shasta County. Staff designed and supervised…

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