The MCRCD partnered with landowners in the upper Garcia River watershed to assess sediment sources from rural roads and completed 13 miles of road upgrades and improvements on 170 sites to meet Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) regulatory requirements. The project will prevent more than 17,000 cubic yards of sediment from entering salmon-bearing streams and…
Read moreFrom 2010 to 2014, this project upgraded 14.6 miles of ranch roads in the Forsythe Creek watershed, tributary to the West Fork Russian River. Implementation was based upon designs to withstand a 100-year storm event. Of special note was the construction of a 140-foot long bridge over Mill Creek on Reeves Canyon Road which replaced…
Read moreThese two projects represent a new partnership between MCRCD and Sonoma State University’s Galbreath Wildlands Preserve (http://www.sonoma.edu/cei/galbreath/) located in the upper Rancheria Creek watershed of the Navarro River basin. The Navarro Headwaters TMDL Implementation Project upgraded 9.3 miles of road on the Galbreath Wildlands Preserve and installed one acre of native riparian plants that will…
Read moreThe Mendocino Jumpstart Integrated Water Plan, funded through the Department of Water Resources, Prop84, began in 2013 and is being implemented in partnership with Mendocino College, Ukiah Unified School District, and the Redwood Empire Fairgrounds. The project includes educational components covering topics associated with water conservation, LID (Low Impact Development), water conservation and sustainability that…
Read moreRain gardens and bioretention basins at Ukiah High and Anderson Valley Elementary and Jr./Sr. High help to slow, spread and sink runoff from roofs and impervious pavement. MCRCD partnered with the Ukiah Unified School District and the Anderson Valley Unified School District to install low-impact development features and teach stormwater pollution prevention at Ukiah High…
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