Alder Creek Erosion Control and Riparian Restoration Project
Program
Riparian Habitat Restoration
Primary RCD
Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District
Lead Implementer
Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District
Funders
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, Private party, Sonoma County Water Agency
Other Organizations
Point Blue Conservation Science
Project Primary Contact
John Green (john@goldridgercd.org)
Project Stage
Completed
Duration
2020 - 2022
Watershed Restoration
Riparian Habitat Restoration
This project addresses bank erosion along a tributary of Dutch Bill Creek, an important salmonid habitat subwatershed of the lower Russian River, in western Sonoma County, CA. The project addresses three separate erosion sites located immediately downstream of the spillway outlet of an on-channel agricultural pond along the North Fork of Lancel Creek, a Dutch Bill tributary. Project components include the excavation of over-steepened and eroding banks at the three sites, placement of rock armor as bank protection at the upstream site, installation of cattle exclusion fencing, and revegetation of the project area.
Key Accomplishments
- Events: 1
- Habitat Restoration/Creation: 1.00 acres
- People Participating in Activity: 45
- Plants Installed: 269
- Stream Corridor Restored: 1,340.00 lf
Project Themes
- Education
- Wildlife/Endangered Species
- Healthy Watersheds
Planting from STRAW
Credit: John Green
Location
Expenditures
Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $114,667.17
Grant (SCWA): $91,667
Grant (NFWF): $23,000
Photos
Site A Before (Timing: Before)
Credit: John Green
Site B Before (Timing: Before)
Credit: John Green
Planting from STRAW (Timing: During)
Credit: John Green
Site A After (Timing: After)
Credit: John Green
Site B Immediately After Construction (Timing: After)
Credit: John Green
Project last updated 6/12/2023