Reports

2022

The Restoration of Priority Meadows in the Walker Watershed Project was highly successful and provided benefits to Yosemite toad and the Walker River watershed. 

Resource Type: Reports

2020

The Carman Watershed Restoration Project Phase 2 monitoring report summarizes pre-project (baseline) and construction monitoring for the Phase 2 project sites under California Department of Fish and Wildlife Watershed Restoration Grant Program Agreement #P1796015. Phase 2 project sites include Site #1 Folchi Meadows, Site #2 Folchi Meadows Railroad Grade, Site #4 Carman Creek, and Site #8 Carman Creek.

Resource Type: Reports

The Carman Watershed Restoration Project Phase 2 Post-Project and Adaptive Management Monitoring Report summarizes early season (February-March 2020) post-project condition of the Carman Watershed Restoration Phase 2 projects. Phase 2 project sites include Site #1 Folchi Meadows, Site #2 Folchi Meadows Railroad Grade, Site #4, and Site #8. Project sites are located in Plumas and Sierra Counties in the northern portion of the Sierraville Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest (TNF) approximately 2 miles north of Calpine, California.

Resource Type: Reports

2019

The purpose of this handbook is to demonstrate how climate change considerations can be integrated into planning and design for Sierra meadow restoration projects and provide recommendations of best management practices to ensure restored meadows are resilient to climate change.

Resource Type: Reports

2018

Between 2014 and 2017, American Rivers was funded by NFWF to use the scorecard in the Carson River basin to guide investment and accelerate the pace of restoration. We assessed every accessible meadow in the watershed that is larger than 15 acres, 28 meadows in all. We identified six priority meadows and established a Carson meadows work group to pursue restoration of these six sites.

Resource Type: Reports

Between 2014 and 2017, American Rivers was funded by NFWF to use the meadow scorecard in the Middle Truckee River Basin to focus investment and accelerate the pace of restoration. We assessed every accessible meadow in the watershed that is larger than 15 acres, 30 in all. We prioritized these meadows for restoration with a working group comprised of local stakeholders who are actively and strategically pursing restoration in the watershed. We identified 6 priority meadows in the Middle Truckee River watershed.

Resource Type: Reports

2017

Between 2013 and 2016, American Rivers was funded by CABY to use the scorecard in the American Basin to guide investment and accelerate the pace of restoration. We assessed every accessible meadow in the watershed that is larger than 15 acres, 40 in all. We identified 13 priority meadows for restoration in collaboration with stakeholders in the American basin.

Resource Type: Reports

2016

The Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) is a California Endangered Species, with an estimated population size of only 100-200 pairs in the state. It is the largest owl in North America and one of the largest owls in the world. It is also one of the most reclusive bird species, which provides challenges in studying its life history.
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We investigated the historical use and long-term efficacy of hand-built check dams to repair eroded meadows of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI) to inform the design for restoring a large erosion gully in Cahoon Meadow, SEKI. Archive documents show that, for 34 years from 1948 to 1981, a summer-seasonal team of SEKI employees, the Soil and Moisture Conservation Crew (S&MCC), built and maintained check dams in 20 back country meadows and 1 front country meadow, and their erosion control efforts were requested, but never implemented, at an additional 33 meadows.

Resource Type: Reports

A new strategy summary report has been released highlighting approaches to restoring and/or protecting 30,000 meadow acres on all lands in the Sierra Nevada.

Resource Type: Reports