A desired future condition for Sierra Nevada forests, Chapter 15.1 fileAdded 15 Aug 2016“If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future” (Winston Churchill).
Forestry is an art as well as a science, a creative response to existing forest conditions based on the best silviculture, ecology, and wildlife biology. The challenge has always been h…
A displaced California tribe reclaims sacred land.1 fileAdded 17 Aug 2016For most of the past century, Humbug Valley, a forest-hemmed meadow sacred to the Mountain Maidu tribe, was in the grip of a utility company. Washington's White Salmon River was saddled with a fish-obstructing, inefficient dam, and the Timbisha Shoshone Homeland was unacknowledged within the bounda…
ALS-131 fileAdded 28 Aug 2016Little Last Chance Lake
ALS-21 fileAdded 27 Aug 2016Water quality and infrastructure upgrades on working lands
ALS-31 fileAdded 27 Aug 2016Enhanced management of livestock grazing
ALS-41 fileAdded 27 Aug 2016Invasive weed management
ALS-61 fileAdded 27 Aug 2016Sierra Valley agricultural water diversion efficiency and improvement project
ALS-71 fileAdded 27 Aug 2016Sierra Valley RCD resource management plan
ALS-81 fileAdded 27 Aug 2016UFR weather monitoring infrastructure
ALS-91 fileAdded 27 Aug 2016Soil health assessment
An ecosystem management strategy for Sierran mixed-conifer forests1 fileAdded 16 Aug 2016Current Sierra Nevada forest management is often focused on strategically reducing fuels without an explicit strategy for ecological restoration across the landscape matrix. Summarizing recent scientific literature, we suggest managers produce different stand structures and densities across the lan…
Appendix B: Spatial team final report. Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Project.1 fileAdded 16 Aug 2016The SNAMP Spatial Team was formed to provide support for the other SNAMP science teams through spatial data acquisition and analysis. The objectives of the SNAMP Spatial Team were: (1) to provide base spatial data; (2) to create quality and accurate mapped products of use to other SNAMP science te…
Appendix E: Water team final report. Sierra Nevada adaptive management project.1 fileAdded 16 Aug 2016Part I of this chapter addresses water quantity measurement and modeling to determine the impacts of forest fuel treatments and wildfire on hydrologic fluxes. For this study, a spatially explicit hydroecologic model, based on observed data, was used to scale from small to large catchments. The Regi…
Applying a Fluvial Geomorphic Classification System to Watershed Restoration1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015Numerous articles discuss the merits and shortcomings of the Geormorphic Stream Classification System developed by Dave Rosgen (1985). This article discusses the Feather River Coordinated Resource Management (FR-Coordinated Resource Management) group's experience using this system in the FR-Coordin…
Aquatic Ecosystem Response to Timber Harvesting for the Purpose of RestoringAspen1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015The removal of conifers through commercial timber harvesting has been successful in restoring aspen, however many aspen stands are located near streams, and there are
concerns about potential aquatic ecosystem impairment. We examined the effects of management-scale conifer removal from aspen stand…
Assessment and Analysis of Cold Stream as potential reintroduction site for Lahontan cutthroat trout5 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015In 2010, Feather River Trout Unlimited received a grant to do an assessment of a portion of the area in the Little Truckee River (LTR) watershed to do a watershed assessment and initial fishery analysis of Cold Stream, one of the main tributaries to the LTR. This website includes a description of t…
Assessment of Restoration Activities at Indian Creek Watershed1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015The Watershed Environmental Hydrology (WEHY) model (Kavvas et al. 2004), together with local monitoring, was utilized to assess the cumulative effects of localized restoration activities in Indian Creek watershed in the Upper Feather River Basin.
Big Flat Maintenance Project Construction Contract1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015The Big Flat Meadow restoration project was designed to restore a section of Cottonwood Creek, a small stream in Northeastern Plumas County. Big Flat Meadow is located in the Cottonwood Creek watershed two and a half miles upstream from the confluence with Last Chance Creek which drains into Indian…
Big Flat Maintenance Project Progress Report, April 22, 20051 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 The Big Flat Meadow restoration project was designed to restore a section of Cottonwood Creek, a small stream in Northeastern Plumas County. Big Flat Meadow is located in the Cottonwood Creek watershed two and a half miles upstream from the confluence with Last Chance Creek which drains into India…
Big Flat Maintenance Project Status Report, May 31, 20001 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 The Big Flat Meadow restoration project was designed to restore a section of Cottonwood Creek, a small stream in Northeastern Plumas County. Big Flat Meadow is located in the Cottonwood Creek watershed two and a half miles upstream from the confluence with Last Chance Creek which drains into India…
Big Valley Management Area Basin Management Objective Development Guidance Document1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015Groundwater resources have long played an important role in the development, growth, and sustainability of Lassen County and its residents. It is a source of drinking water, irrigation water for the agricultural community, and supports important environmental needs through its interaction with surf…
Bucks Creek Project Relicensing Website0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Website with relicensing and reference documents on the FERC relicensing of Bucks Creek (FERC Project 619).
Bulletin 118 and related resources, pertaining to the Sacramento Valley Basin0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Bulletin 118 presents the results of groundwater basin evaluations in California. The Upper Feather River watershed is located within the Sacramento Valley basin, and there are a number of groundwater subbasins within the region. Resources include the 2003 Update of Bulletin 118, region-specific Bu…
Butte County General Plan 20304 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015The Butte County General Plan 2030 provides direction on how the County will fulfill its community vision and manage its future growth. .
Butte County RCD 2008-2013 Long Range Strategic Plan1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 Contains objectives and actions for the following categories:
- WISE LAND USE PLANNING AND EROSION CONTROL
MANAGEMENT EFFORTS
- COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
- ENHANCEMENT OF WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY
TECHNICAL DATA
- ALTERNATIVE ENERGY USE
- FOREST, RANGE AND CULTIVATED LAND HEALTH
- GROWTH,…
CAKE: Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This website provides large collection of climate adaptation case studies, plans, studies, tools, and other documents, and is frequently updated to provide the most recent information on the topic.
Cal-Adapt — Exploring California's Climate Change Research.0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Modeled climate trend graphs were accessed for temperature degrees of change, precipitation decadal averages, and wildfire risk, with GIS imaging of all parameters.
California forest carbon plan concept paper: Managing our forest landscapes in a changing climate1 fileAdded 11 Aug 2016This concept paper provides an overview of the proposed goals and strategies of the under-development Forest Carbon Plan to provide a discussion document to foster interaction with and feedback from the public. In addition to furthering our work on the Forest Carbon Plan, the Air Resources Board w…
California Proposition 1, Water Bond (2014), Assembly Bill 14710 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Proposition 1 authorizes $7.12 billion in general obligation bonds for state water supply infrastructure projects, such as public water system improvements, surface and groundwater storage, drinking water protection, water recycling and advanced water treatment technology, water supply management a…
California Spotted Owl, Songbird, and Small Mammal Responses to Landscape Fuel Treatments1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015A principal challenge of federal forest management has been maintaining and improving habitat for sensitive species in forests adapted to frequent, low- to moderate-intensity fire regimes that have become increasingly vulnerable to uncharacteristically severe wildfires. To enhance forest resilience…
California Water Plan Update 20130 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Long-term strategic plan for guiding the development and management of water resources in the state. Volume 2 consists of a regional report for the Mountain Counties area, which encompasses the Upper Feather River watershed.
California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment: Proposed Non-Energy Research Portfolio1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015California's leadership in climate change policy is built on a strong foundation of research addressing the impacts of climate change on the state, as well as strategies to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In turn, the state's research responds directly to policy needs related to safeg…
California’s forests and rangelands. 2010 strategy report. 1 fileAdded 16 Aug 2016Forests and rangelands in California are an abundant and important resource that support and enhance the quality of life enjoyed by all Californians. California forests cover a diversity of habitats that are comprised of a mixture of conifer and hardwood forests. California has retained extensive f…
Canopy interception in a coniferous forest in eastern Plumas County, California0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Field experiments were conducted in the winter of 2005/06 on private land near Blairsden, in eastern Plumas County, California. In specific the objectives of this study were: 1. To examine effect of forest canopy on the amount of throughfall. 2. To examine to what extent reduced canopy density can…
Carbon implications of fuels reduction and ecological restoration treatments in Sierra Nevada forests1 fileAdded 17 Aug 2016A century of fire suppression has dramatically altered the structure and species composition of many western U.S. forests, particularly by increasing the density of small trees, the abundance of shade-tolerant and fire-intolerant species, and the accumulation of litter and woody debris. When dense,…
Central Plumas Fire Municipal Service Review1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015This report is a Municipal Service Review (MSR) report on fire services provided in Central Plumas County prepared for the Plumas Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO).
Chester Meadows Aerial Photography0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015 Oblique Aerial Photography documenting vegetation conditions in shallow, near-shore locations of Lake Almanor near Chester.
City of Loyalton Municipal Service Review1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015Prepared for the Sierra LAFCO, this report is a regional municipal services review—a state-required comprehensive study of services within a designated geographic area. This MSR focuses on local agencies and other municipal service providers that provide municipal services, including water, waste…
City of Portola General Plan 20201 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015The General Plan vision of the future of Portola includes the following characteristics and features: environmental protection, employment growth, enhanced retail opportunities and services for residents, clear sense of community and place, efficient public services and utilities, quality affordabl…
City of Portola Parks and Recreation Master Plan0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015The Parks and Recreation Master Plan guides the future capital expenditures of the City for new recreation development and prioritizes projects.
Clarks Creek Restoration Project Fact Sheet1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 There were two phases to restoration on this stretch of Clarks Creek:
In 1992/94 a 2,000 foot stretch of channel on Clarks Creek, which flows into Indian Creek by way of Last Chance Creek, was stabilized using vegetation and rock placed to control erosion and improve fisheries and riparian habita…
Clarks Creek Restoration Project Agreement1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 There were two phases to restoration on this stretch of Clarks Creek:
In 1992/94 a 2,000 foot stretch of channel on Clarks Creek, which flows into Indian Creek by way of Last Chance Creek, was stabilized using vegetation and rock placed to control erosion and improve fisheries and riparian habita…
Clarks Creek Restoration Project Two-Year Summary1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 There were two phases to restoration on this stretch of Clarks Creek:
In 1992/94 a 2,000 foot stretch of channel on Clarks Creek, which flows into Indian Creek by way of Last Chance Creek, was stabilized using vegetation and rock placed to control erosion and improve fisheries and riparian habi…
Climate change and forests of the future: Managing in the face of uncertainty1 fileAdded 28 Aug 2016We offer a conceptual framework for managing forested ecosystems under an assumption that future environments will be different from present but that we cannot be certain about the specifics of change. We encourage flexible approaches that promote reversible and incremental steps, and that favor on…
Climate Change and the Changing Water Balance for California's North Fork Feather River3 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Both the Lake Almanor and East Branch of the North Fork Feather (EBNFFR) subbasins are two rain-shadowed subbasins that exhibit a declining
trend in water year runoff. Trend declines that approach 308 hm3 (250,000 AF)/year collectively from the two subbasins since the early 1960's were analyzed us…
Climate change and wildfire in California1 fileAdded 28 Aug 2016Wildfire risks for California under four climatic change scenarios were statistically modeled as functions of climate, hydrology, and topography. Wildfire risks for the GFDL and PCM global climate models and the A2 and B1 emissions scenarios were compared for 2005–2034, 2035–2064, and 2070–2099 aga…
Climate Change Handbook for Regional Water Planning0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This handbook considers both climate change adaptation (reduction of impacts) and mitigation [greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction]. Quantitative tools and techniques for addressing both are introduced and discussed in order to prepare comprehensive IRWMPs. A guide to assess the vulnerability of a waters…
Climate Change Scoping Plan: A framework for change0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This plan calls for a reduction in California's carbon footprint by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels, or cutting approximately 30 percent from business-as-usual emission levels projected for 2020, or about 15 percent from today's levels. Significant progress can be made toward the 2…
Climate change, growth, and California wildfire1 fileAdded 28 Aug 2016Large wildfire occurrence and burned area are modeled using hydroclimate and landsurface characteristics under a range of future climate and development scenarios. The range of uncertainty for future wildfire regimes is analyzed over two emissions pathways (the Special Report on Emissions Scenarios…
Community Action Plan 2014-20150 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Under a Joint Powers Agreement with Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra Counties, PCCDC governs a Tri-County Community Action Agency,an anti-poverty organization. LPSCAA provides federal funds to a broad array of community based organizations in the three counties that specialize in services such as: health…
Comparing American River PMP Estimates to Historical Floods0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015The California-Nevada River Forecast Center hydrologic models were used to estimate the Probable Maximum Precipitation values using the historical precipitation and temperature patterns from the 1986 and 1997 floods.
Consultant's Report Plumas Watershed Forum Program Review1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015The Plumas Watershed Forum (Forum) was formed in 2003 as part of the Monterey Settlement Agreement (Agreement) stemming from litigation involving
California's State Water Project (Planning and Conservation League et al. 2003). The Forum's purpose is to plan and fund implementation of watershed man…
Coordinated Resource Management Plan for the Feather River2 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This document outlines the goal and objectives, issues and concerns, Coordinated Resource Management ground rules for coordination, Coordinated Resource Management roles and memberships, as well as organizational structure of the Coordinated Resource Management.
Created Ponds as Indicators of Restored Sierra Nevada Meadow Hydrology1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015Stream degradation has led to extensive restoration of wet-meadow systems in the Sierra Nevada. Pond-and-plug restoration reconnects the stream with its historic floodplain and dams eroded gullies, which then fill with water, creating a series of ponds. Elevated groundwater tables and stream floodi…
DFG Notification of Streambed Alteration1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 In 2006, 3.3 miles of gullied stream channel immediately downstream of a 1985 project on Red Clover Creek was eliminated. Stream flows were returned to remnant channels at original meadow/channel elevations utilizing the 'pond and plug' technique, restoring the functionality of 400 acres of effect…
Disadvantaged Communities Mapping Tool1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015DWR has developed a mapping tool to help determine which communities in an IRWM region meet the DAC median household income (MHI) definition. The maps and GIS files are derived from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) and are compiled for the 5-year period 2006-2010. DAC status…
Draft Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy1 fileAdded 21 Jan 2016The science unequivocally underscores the need to immediately reduce emissions of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs), which include black carbon (soot), methane (CH4), and fluorinated gases (F-gases, including hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs).
The largest source of black carbon emissions in Calif…
DRI researchers discover new type of soot particle from wildfire emissions0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015In a paper published this month in Nature Scientific Reports, a team of scientists led by Rajan Chakrabarty, Ph.D and graduate student Nicholas Beres from Nevada's Desert Research Institute report the observation of a previously unrecognized form of soot particle, identified by the authors as 'supe…
Drinking water from forests and grasslands: A synthesis of the scientific literature. 1 fileAdded 16 Aug 2016The Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 require every State to perform source water assessments of all public drinking water sources and make the results public by 2003. Forests and grasslands serve as sources of many public drinking water supplies, and managers of these lands are expected t…
Drivers of Dissolved Oxygen in Rangeland Streams within the Upper Feather River Watershed, CA1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015Repeated exceedences in DO levels at 3 valley outlets in the Upper Feather River Watershed (UFRW) (CA State designated cold water fishery) triggered a study to identify specific drivers of DO. From June-September, 2008 water samples were monitored in situ over a 24-hour period for temperature, DO (…
East Branch North Fork Feather River Erosion Control Strategy1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015This document amends the 1989 Coordinated Resource Management Plan and outlines Coordinated Resource Management purpose, structures, and project prioritization process.
Eastern Plumas Muncipal Service Review1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015This report is a Municipal Service Review (MSR) of services provided in the eastern region of Plumas County prepared for the Plumas Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO), including water, wastewater, fire & EMS, parks and recreation, cemetery, healthcare and streets.
Ecological burning in the Sierra Nevada: Actions to achieve restoration. 1 fileAdded 15 Aug 2016Sierra Forest Legacy’s goal is to significantly increase the use and support of ecologically appropriate fire at the local, state, and federal levels in the Sierra Nevada. We propose the following key actions to land management agencies in support of this goal: develop a collaborative pilot project…
Ecological Restoration Implementation Plan1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015In March 2011 the Pacific Southwest Region of the US Forest Service released a statement of its Leadership Intent for Ecological Restoration, which laid out the Region's guiding vision and goals for its stewardship of wildland and forests for the next 15—20 years. This document reflects the Regiona…
Effect of fuel treatments on fuels and potential fire behavior in California, USA, national forests.1 fileAdded 16 Aug 2016In many parts of California, past timber harvesting, livestock grazing practices, and fire exclusion have changed the fire regime from low to mixed severity to a high severity regime with an increase in active crown fire. Land managers responded by implementing hazardous fuel treatment projects to…
Effects of drought on forests and rangelands in the United States: A comprehensive science synthesis.1 fileAdded 16 Aug 2016This assessment provides input to the reauthorized National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and the National Climate Assessment (NCA), and it establishes the scientific foundation needed to manage for drought resilience and adaptation. Focal areas include drought characterization; dro…
Efficacy of Natural Grassland Buffers for Removal of Cryptosporidium parvum in Rangeland Runoff0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015The goal for this project was to estimate the retention efficiency of natural grassland buffers for Cryptosporidium parvum. The results support the assertion that grassland buffers are an effective method for reducing animal agricultural inputs of waterborne C. parvum into drinking and irrigation w…
Efficacy of Natural Wetlands to Retain Nutrient, Sediment and Microbial Pollutants0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This study examined water quality benefits provided by natural wetlands and degraded, channelized wetlands in agricultural landscapes of the Sierra Nevada foothills. The non-degraded wetland significantly improved water quality, and the study suggests that maintenance of natural wetlands can be an…
Energy budget changes impact arid mountain hydrology more than rain-snow transitions H33M-041 fileAdded 11 Aug 2016Temperature increases due to climate change will alter two main drivers of hydrology, energy and moisture, by reducing the fraction of precipitation falling as snow, as well as impacting the land surface energy budget. Recent hydrological work has studied the impacts of these two drivers using stat…
Estimating the Water Supply Benefits from Forest Restoration in the Northern Sierra Nevada1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015Using syntheses of over 150 studies on the relationship between forest harvest and water yield, we estimated the potential water yield impacts from mechanical thinning to restore a forest's ability to store snow and use water more efficiently. Our analysis suggests that, if the current scale of for…
Evaluation of Geomorphic Restoration Techniques Applied to Fluvial Systems1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015The material in this booklet has been organized into three sections by general landscape setting. Section 2 discusses the challenges of implementing geomorphic restoration within entrenched channels in alluvial landscapes. The mechanism of entrenchment may vary, however the end result is a loss of…
Expanded stream gauging includes groundwater data and trends. 0 filesAdded 11 Aug 2016Population growth has increased water scarcity to the point that documenting current amounts of worldwide water resources is now as critical as any data collection in the Earth sciences. As a key element of this data collection, stream gauges yield continuous hydrologic information and document lon…
Feather River Land Trust Annual Reports 2004 - 20130 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015General information on land trust activities, including meadow and wetland conservation, and conservation and restoration of forests.
Feather River Watershed Management Strategy for Implementing the Monterey Settlement Agreement2 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This document established priorities for watershed management and restoration actions. The strategy allows the technical committee to advise the Watershed Forum on how to proceed with allotting funds for specific actions. The goals are to improve temporal retention of water, to increase base flows,…
FERC Online Library0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015FERC licensing/relicensing documents.
FERC Project 619 - Bucks Creek: Fish Entrainment Risk Assessment0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015To address the potential effect of entrainment at Project diversions and intakes on fish populations, existing documents and drawings describing the physical conditions and operations of the (1) Bucks Lake intake structure for Lower Bucks Lake and (2) Bucks Creek Powerhouse intake structure (in Gri…
Final Restoration Plan for the Anadromous Fish Restoration Program1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015The Restoration Plan presents the goal, objectives, and strategies of the Anadromous Fish Restoration Program (AFRP); describes how the AFRP identified and prioritized reasonable actions and evaluations; lists those actions and evaluations; and notes those actions and evaluations that are already u…
Fire behavior and effects in fuel treatments, and protected habitat on the Moonlight Fire.1 fileAdded 13 Aug 2016Fire Behavior, Suppression, Fuel Treatments, and Protected Areas: Background.
• The Moonlight Fire burned 64,997 acres, mainly on the Plumas National Forest.
• The fire started the afternoon of Sept. 3, 2007 and declared contained on September 15, 2007.
• The fire burned through areas protected…
Fire history and climate influences from forests in the Northern Sierra Nevada, USA1 fileAdded 16 Aug 2016Fire chronologies were developed for four regions representing two general forest types in the Plumas National Forest, Northern Sierra Nevada, California. Chronologies were developed using dendrochronological techniques largely from remnant woody materials, since past logging has left few live tree…
Forest Health and Carbon Storage1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015This fourth report in the System Indicators series focuses on Sierra Nevada forests, and includes indicators related to Forest Health and Biomass/Carbon Storage on forest lands. In addition, this report describes the extent, character, and ownership of forest land in the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (…
Forest Management and Watershed
Science Symposium4 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Presentations included: Management Implications of Altered Fire Regimes and Changes in Forest Structure
Forest Restoration on a Landscape Scale, and Fire History of Riparian Areas in Mixed-Conifer Forest
Long-Term Stream Monitoring To Evaluate the Effects of Logging in Near-Stream Areas
Snow Pack A…
Forest Plan Amendments3 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Includes 1994 Northwest Forest Plan Amendment, 1999 Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act, 2001 Northwest Forest Plan, 2003 Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act - DFPZ Maintenance, 2004 Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment
Forestry: Managing for the future.1 fileAdded 15 Aug 2016This issue of California Agriculture provides an opportunity to reflect on the past 100 years of forestry in California and the important partnership between our campus teaching program and the statewide UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) research and extension programs. All of the fores…
Forests and Water in the Sierra Nevada: Sierra Nevada Watershed Ecosystem Enhancement Project1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015In this white paper on the Sierra Nevada Watershed Ecosystem Enhancement Project (SWEEP), we make the case that upstream management of Sierra Nevada forests can significantly increase the value of downstream water resources by shifting water towards higher value uses and optimizing the timing of ru…
Forests and water in the Sierra Nevada: Sierra Nevada watershed ecosystem enhancement project. 1 fileAdded 16 Aug 2016In this white paper on the Sierra Nevada Watershed Ecosystem Enhancement Project (SWEEP), we make the case that upstream management of Sierra Nevada forests can significantly increase the value of downstream water resources by shifting water towards higher value uses and optimizing the timing of ru…
Forests to faucets.1 fileAdded 16 Aug 2016The USDA Forest Service Forests to Faucets project uses GIS to model and map the continental United States land areas most important to surface drinking water, the role forests play in protecting these areas, and the extent to which these forests are threatened by development, insects and disease,…
Global canopy interception from satellite observations1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015This analysis presents daily values of canopy rainfall interception on a global 0.25° latitudeâ€êlongitude resolution grid. It is based on the revised version of Gash's analytical model [Valente et al., 1997] driven by satellite remotely sensed data of precipitation, lightning frequency and canopy…
Guidebook for Implementation of Senate Bill 610 and Senate Bill 221 of 20010 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015The guidebook is designed to provide step-by-step suggestions for completing an SB 610 water assessment and an SB 221 verification of sufficient water supply. It includes commonly accepted definitions and examples of various supply and demand scenarios.
How severe fires impact our soil.1 fileAdded 11 Aug 2016California’s forestland has experienced a dramatic increase in the number of high-intensity forest fires. In the past few years, the acreage of severely burned landscape has increased from an average of 20 percent to more than 30 percent since the mid-1980s. Severe high-intensity fires can destroy…
Hydromodification assessment and management in California, 1 fileAdded 15 Aug 2016Most jurisdictions in California are now required to address the effects of hydromodification through
either a municipal stormwater permit or the statewide construction general permit. Hydromodification is generally defined as changes in channel form associated with alterations in flow and sedimen…
Increasing Pace and Scale of Fuels Reduction and Forest Restoration in the Sierra Nevada1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015A power point presentation by Malcolm North, April Brough, Jonathan Long, Brandon Collins and Marc Meyer USFS
PSW, USFS Region 5, and UC Berkeley Outline:
1. Historical vs. Contemporary fire patterns
2. Contemporary treatment rates
3. Scaling Up: What are the opportunities with
mechanical treatment…
Independent Science Panel Report: Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015Reviews the effectiveness of new forest management approaches on the Lassen and Plumas National Forests, and portions of the Tahoe National Forest in northern California in compliance with the HergerFeinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act (HFQLG Act).
Indigenous uses, management, and restoration of oaks of the Far Western United States: Draft.1 fileAdded 13 Aug 2016Introduction…The memories of Native American elders, the diaries of early Spanish explorers, old anthropological accounts, and archaeological research all provide evidence that native peoples were actually accomplished managers of their oak environments who actively manipulated plants, populations…
Instream Flows in the Sacramento River Hydrologic Region0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This briefing paper demonstrates the existing instream flow requirements for the major rivers and streams in the Sacramento River hydrologic region. This includes requirements in State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) decisions, biological opinions, streamflow agreements, and other processes.
Integrated Regional Water Management Plan: Upper Feather River Watershed, California0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Plan is an implementation plan for the management of water resources throughout the Upper Feather River Watershed.The foundation for the IRWM Plan is the integration of seven existing plans by the statutory planning entities in the watershed.
Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015A range of pollutants can be found in runoff from irrigated lands, such as pesticides, fertilizers, salts, pathogens, and sediment. At high enough concentrations, these pollutants can harm aquatic life or make water unusable for drinking water or agricultural uses. The Irrigated Lands Regulatory…
Lake Almanor Area Municipal Service Review1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015Prepared for the Plumas Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO), this report is a regional municipal services review—a state-required comprehensive study of services within a designated geographic area. This MSR focuses on local agencies and other municipal service providers in the Lake Almanor…
Lake Almanor Water Quality Report, 20091 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015A water quality monitoring program for Lake Almanor was conducted during 2009.Four sampling windows were chosen for sampling to provide a look at lake health: during spring turnover (April 6-11), the period of heavy recreational use (July 6-11 and August 31- September 5) and fall turnover (November…
Lake Almanor Watershed Assessment Report0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Accordingly, this assessment assembles and summarizes collected information into one reference document and provides a reconnaissance-level synthesis of existing information. In accordance with the priorities of the stakeholders and the project objectives, the information search was conducted and t…
Lake Almanor Watershed Management Plan1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015The Almanor Basin Watershed Advisory Committee (ABWAC) is an official advisory committee to the Plumas County Board of Supervisors. The committee is charged with making management recommendations to help ensure the long-term health of the watershed. This plan identifies priority action areas based…
Lake Almanor Watershed Monitoring Plan0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015The proposed monitoring responds to the need to track the lake and watershed conditions with respect to these and other possible water quality issues: Overall lake water quality associated with nutrient status and biological growth that reflects the cumulative effects of land condition and activiti…
Lake Oroville Project Relicensing Website0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Website with relicensing and reference documents on the FERC relicensing of Lake Oroville facilities (FERC Project 2100).
Landscape Management Demonstration Areas1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015Western US Forests are no longer resilient to disturbances such as wildfire and drought - Decades of fire suppression, intensive logging practices, and other factors have reduced heterogeneity and homogenized forests - Species composition has shifted from shadeâ€êintolerant, fireresistant to shadeâ…
Lassen County General Plan 20002 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Lassen County's General Plan provides direction on how the County will fulfill its community vision and manage its future growth.
Lassen County, City of Susanville, & Susanville Indian Rancheria Hazard Mitigation Plan0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015The overall goal of the Hazard Mitigation Plan is to reduce the potential for damage to critical assets from natural hazards. In addition, the plan describes past and current hazard mitigation activities and philosophies, and outlines future mitigation goals and strategies
Lassen National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan5 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015The water-related sections of this plan describe specific management plans for the entire forest area and subsequent sectins further detail specific sections of the forest. Many of the standards and guidelines presented in these chapters pertain to mandatory water elements as required by IRWM Guide…
Last Chance Creek Fish Data Summary1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015This summary pulls together all known fisheries data collected in Last Chance Creek to date. The summary contains agency conducting the monitoring; dates, locations, and descriptions of each effort; and species, sizes, or weights of fish found during each effort.
Little Truckee River Bridge Replacement0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015In 2010 Feather River Trout Unlimited, with Sierra County, applied for and received a Prop. 84 grant from the California Department of Water Resources. The project replaced a narrow (40 ft) bridge on the Independence Lake Road over the Little Truckee River. This constriction caused severe scouring…
Little Truckee River Watershed Assessment: Sierraville Diversion to Stampede Reservoir0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This watershed assessment studies an area immediately downstream of the Upper Feather IRWM area; information contained herein is valuable in terms of downstream resources and immediately adjacent biotic, hydrologic, and cultural setting.
Looking for Recent Climatic Trends and Patterns in California's Central Sierra1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015In this paper, an array of monthly and seasonal groupings of historic precipitation, snowpack and runoff are analyzed to reveal possible subtle signs of climatic oscillation and trending. While no attempt is made here to forecast future cycles of wetness based on observations of historic data, or…
Management reduces E. Coli in Irrigated Pasture Runoff0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This study examined the potential to reduce E. coli contamination from cattle in irrigation pastures. During the examination, it was found that E. coli concentrations were lowest with a combination of treatments. Integrated pasture and tailwater management are required to significantly reduce E. co…
Managing Sierra Nevada Forests1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015Fire will continue to be a major management challenge in mixed-conifer forests in the Sierra Nevada. Fire is a fundamental ecosystem process in these forests that was largely eliminated in the 20th century. Fire reintroduction is a critical goal but is subject to constraints such as smoke productio…
Mediterranean Climate effects. I. Confier WATER USE ACROSS A SIERRA NEVADA ECOTONE1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015Xylem water potential of the midelevation conifers Pinus jeffreyi, Pinus lambertiana, Abies concolor, and Calocedrus decurrens,the higher elevation Pinus monticola and Abies magnifica, and co-occurring evergreen angiosperm shrubs, together with soil moisture under these plants, were monitored at th…
Mediterranean Climate effects. II. Confier growth phenology across a Sierra Nevada ecotone1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015Growth and xylem water potential of the lower elevation conifers Pinus jeffreyi and Abies concolor and the higher elevation Pinus monticola and Abies magnifica were monitored in thEIR montane Mediterranean habitat of the southernmost Sierra Nevada mountains of California. Measurements were made acr…
Mokelumne Watershed Avoided Cost Analysis: Why Sierra Fuel Treatments Make Economic Sense3 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Using state-of-the-art models for fire, vegetation and post-fire erosion, we analyzed the potential impacts of a landscape-scale fuel treatments program in the upper Mokelumne watershed. In addition, we examined who would benefit the most from investing in fuel treatments and reducing the risk of h…
Monitoring hydrological changes related to Western juniper removal: A paired watershed approach1 fileAdded 28 Aug 2016Since 1934, western juniper has increased its hold on eastern Oregon rangelands. U.S. Forest Service reports that juniper acreage has increased from 1.5 million acres to over 6 million acres in 1999. Previous studies have shown that water use by juniper can exceed 30 gallons per day when adequate s…
MONITORING NETWORKS FOR LONG-TERM RECHARGE CHANGE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015Recent recognition that climate change may cause significant shifts in ground-water recharge in the mountains of the western United States suggests that long-term monitoring is needed to provide bases for prediction and early-warning of such changes. Although climate change has the potential to alt…
Moonlight Fire Aerial Photography0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015 The 2007 Moonlight Fire burned more than 60,000 acres of forestland in the Upper Feather River Watershed. Zeke Lunder shot aerial photographs of the burned area one year postfire in 2008, and three years postfire in 2011.
Moonlight Fire restoration strategy, Draft 1. 20131 fileAdded 16 Aug 2016Please find a draft of the Moonlight Fire Restoration Strategy, the document that will help direct how the Forest Service will spend fire restoration funds. It is a large document (cont)...
Mountain Meadow Watershed Restoration Action Plan0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This plan provides a community-based framework for maintaining and improving the watershed health of the private and public lands that drain into the Mountain Meadows Reservoir. The plan provides a large selection of effective and voluntary action alternatives that are intended for use as a technic…
Mountain Meadows Aerial Photos0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015 Various oblique Aerial Photographs of the Mountain Meadows captured by Zeke Lunder. These images show meadow condition under wet and dry conditions. For more information on these images, contact Zeke Lunder @ zeke.lunder@gmail.com.
MS-71 fileAdded 27 Aug 2016High elevation water tank and well
MS-81 fileAdded 27 Aug 2016GM CSD water reclamation facility
MS-91 fileAdded 27 Aug 2016Crocker water service meters
National Forest Carbon Inventory Scenarios for the Pacific Southwest Region (California)1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015In order to examine these options, the Team developed six management scenarios in which changes in carbon inventories were quantified over a 100-year timeframe. In addition, the study determined the monetary value of the carbon inventories, using hypothetical market assumptions, and evaluated the f…
National forests in the Sierra Nevada: A conservation strategy.1 fileAdded 16 Aug 2016Our values, in a broad sense, have been recorded in mottos such as "the greatest good for the greatest number in the long run" and "caring for the land and serving people," and in the Forest Service mission statement: "Sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation's forests and gras…
Natural Infrastructure; Investing in Forested Landscapes for Source Water Protection0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Aging water infrastructure, increasing demand, continued land use change, and increasingly extreme weather events are driving the costs of water management higher in the United States. Investing in integrated water management strategies that combine engineered solutions with 'natural infrastructure…
New Concepts for Meadow Restoration in the Northern Sierra Nevada0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015 The FRCoordinated Resource Management identified degraded meadows as a high priority for restoration in the Feather River watershed and several new innovative approaches to meadow restoration have been designed and tested with successful results. This document provides an overview of the Big Flat…
Notice of Surface Water Shortage and Potential for Curtailment of Water Right Diversions for 20150 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015The purpose of this notice is to advise all water right holders that if hydrologic conditions do not significantly improve in the next several months, the State Water Board will once again begin notifying water right holders in critically dry watersheds of the requirement to limit or stop diversion…
Oaks, CEQA carbon dioxide and climate change0 filesAdded 11 Aug 2016The following California Environmental Quality Act public comments apply to all mitigated negative declarations and environmental impacts reports where native forests, including oak woodlands, are concerted to non-forest use. RE: Project EIR climate change analysis.
Observed changes in the Sierra Nevada snowpack: Potential causes and concerns1 fileAdded 28 Aug 2016A study of the California Sierra snowpack has been conducted using snow station observations and reanalysis surface temperature data. Monthly snow water equivalent measurements were combined from two data sets to provide sufficient data from 1930 to 2008. The monthly snapshots are used to calculate…
On-Ranch Grazing Strategies: Context for the Rotational Grazing Dilemma0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Considerable debate remains over the efficacy of rotational grazing systems to enhance conservation and agricultural production goals on rangelands. The authors analyzed responses to grazing management questions in the Rangeland Decision Making Surveys of 765 California and Wyoming ranchers in orde…
Pacific Fisher use of a managed forest landscape in Northern California. 1 fileAdded 15 Aug 2016Between 1990 and 1995, a study of habitat change and subsequent use by the Pacific fisher (Martes pennanti) in a Northern California managed forest environment was conducted. By interpreting aerial photos flown in 1944 and 1994, the study documented substantial changes in the availability of habita…
Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council Land Conservation Plan0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015The Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council (Stewardship Council) has prepared this Land Conservation Plan (LCP) for the permanent conservation of over 140,000 acres of Watershed Lands in California currently owned and managed by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). The lands…
Physical and Hydrological Characterization of Clark's Meadow1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015This report summarizes the methods, results and conclusions of the investigatiocapabilities of meadow sediments. The partially restored nature of Clark's Meadow was used to determine the subsurface conditions and potential water storage offered a unique opportunity to observe the consequences of u…
Plumas County 2006 Hazard Mitigation Plan0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Provides goals, objectives, and actions to prevent hazards such as wildfires and flooding in Plumas County.
Plumas County communities wildfire mitigation plan.1 fileAdded 17 Aug 2016The purpose of this plan it (sic) to outline the risks and threat to Plumas County communities and to identify potential mitigation measures. The Plumas County Communities Wildland Fire Mitigation Plan is intended to provide documentation of implementing actions designed to reduce wildfire risk…
Plumas County Emergency Operations Plan0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Part 1 of the plan describes the County's emergency management organization, the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), the National Incident Management System (NIMS), roles, responsibilities, and administrative practices. Part 2 consists of an overview of the emergency management organiz…
Plumas County General Plan, Appendix V, Special Management Areas1 fileAdded 17 Jul 2016Establish the Genesse Valley Special Management Area to identify areas of special concern to the residents of Genesee Valley and to develop more specific goals, diagram directives, and land use management for such areas which better reflect the values of Genesee Valley Community.
Plumas County Hazardous Fuel Assessment and Strategy0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This document develops a framework for the prioritization of hazardous fuel reduction projects within the county. It establishes methods for assessing potential wildland fire behavior on a site-by-site basis, characterizes relative wildfire risk by community, and defines community-specific conside…
Plumas Lassen administrative study (PLAS): 2009 annual report1 fileAdded 16 Aug 2016The Pacific Southwest Region and the Pacific Southwest Research Station agreed in 2002 to jointly develop and fund an administrative study to fill management information needs concerning the relationship between management caused changes in vegetation and their effects on spotted owl habitat and po…
Plumas National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan6 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Chapter four of the PNF Land and Resource Management Plan describes specific management plans for the entire forest area and subsequent sectins further detail specific sections of the forest. Many of the standards and guidelines presented in these chapters pertain to mandatory water elements as req…
Probable Maximum Flood Using HMR 59 for Piru Basin0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015New design criteria (HMR 36 and HMR 58) were used to determine Probable Maximum Precipitation for Pyramid Dam. The new calculation procedures resulted in greater precipitation numbers and therefore higher needed freeboard levels at the dam.
Progressive forest canopy water loss during the 2012–2015 California drought2 filesAdded 30 Mar 2016The 2012–2015 drought has left California with severely reduced
snowpack, soil moisture, ground water, and reservoir stocks, but
the impact of this estimated millennial-scale event on forest health
is unknown. We used airborne laser-guided spectroscopy and satellite-
based models to assess loss…
Project 2105 Committee0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This website includes information on the FERC relicensing of Project 2105, which includes Lake Almanor, Butt Valley Reservoir, and Butt Valley, Caribou 1&2, Belden, and Oak Flat powerhouses. The center piece of the project is Lake Almanor which is located about 30 miles south of Mt. Lassen, the s…
Quantification of Carbon Sequestration Benefits of Restoring Degraded Montane Meadows1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 A Technical Advisory Committee developed and refined a multi-project sampling protocol for three restored meadows and three un-restored meadows. Data from the un-restored meadows will also provide base-line data for before and after restoration comparisons. Initial data analysis indicates that res…
Red Clover Creek Fish Data Summary1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015This summary pulls together all known fisheries data collected on Red Clover Creek to date. The summary contains agency conducting the monitoring; dates, locations, and descriptions of each effort; and species, sizes, or weights of fish found during each effort.
Red Clover/McReynolds Creek Restoration Project CEQA Checklist / Initial Study1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 In 2006, 3.3 miles of gullied stream channel immediately downstream of a 1985 project on Red Clover Creek was eliminated. Stream flows were returned to remnant channels at original meadow/channel elevations utilizing the 'pond and plug' technique, restoring the functionality of 400 acres of effect…
Red Clover/McReynolds Creek Restoration Project CEQA Notice of Determination1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 In 2006, 3.3 miles of gullied stream channel immediately downstream of a 1985 project on Red Clover Creek was eliminated. Stream flows were returned to remnant channels at original meadow/channel elevations utilizing the 'pond and plug' technique, restoring the functionality of 400 acres of effect…
Red Clover/McReynolds Creek Restoration Project Environmental Assessment1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 In 2006, 3.3 miles of gullied stream channel immediately downstream of a 1985 project on Red Clover Creek was eliminated. Stream flows were returned to remnant channels at original meadow/channel elevations utilizing the 'pond and plug' technique, restoring the functionality of 400 acres of effect…
Red Clover/McReynolds Creek Restoration Project Final Monitoring Report1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 In 2006, 3.3 miles of gullied stream channel immediately downstream of a 1985 project on Red Clover Creek was eliminated. Stream flows were returned to remnant channels at original meadow/channel elevations utilizing the 'pond and plug' technique, restoring the functionality of 400 acres of effect…
Red Clover/McReynolds Creek Restoration Project Final Report1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 In 2006, 3.3 miles of gullied stream channel immediately downstream of a 1985 project on Red Clover Creek was eliminated. Stream flows were returned to remnant channels at original meadow/channel elevations utilizing the 'pond and plug' technique, restoring the functionality of 400 acres of effect…
Red Clover/McReynolds Creek Restoration Project Landowner Agreement1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 In 2006, 3.3 miles of gullied stream channel immediately downstream of a 1985 project on Red Clover Creek was eliminated. Stream flows were returned to remnant channels at original meadow/channel elevations utilizing the 'pond and plug' technique, restoring the functionality of 400 acres of effect…
Red Clover/McReynolds Creek Restoration Project Monitoring Location Map1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 In 2006, 3.3 miles of gullied stream channel immediately downstream of a 1985 project on Red Clover Creek was eliminated. Stream flows were returned to remnant channels at original meadow/channel elevations utilizing the 'pond and plug' technique, restoring the functionality of 400 acres of effect…
Red Clover/McReynolds Creek Restoration Project Negative Declaration1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 In 2006, 3.3 miles of gullied stream channel immediately downstream of a 1985 project on Red Clover Creek was eliminated. Stream flows were returned to remnant channels at original meadow/channel elevations utilizing the 'pond and plug' technique, restoring the functionality of 400 acres of effect…
Red Clover/McReynolds Creek Restoration Project Notice of Completion1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 In 2006, 3.3 miles of gullied stream channel immediately downstream of a 1985 project on Red Clover Creek was eliminated. Stream flows were returned to remnant channels at original meadow/channel elevations utilizing the 'pond and plug' technique, restoring the functionality of 400 acres of effect…
Red Clover/McReynolds Creek Restoration Project Notice of Proposal to Adopt a Negative Declaration1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 In 2006, 3.3 miles of gullied stream channel immediately downstream of a 1985 project on Red Clover Creek was eliminated. Stream flows were returned to remnant channels at original meadow/channel elevations utilizing the 'pond and plug' technique, restoring the functionality of 400 acres of effect…
Red Clover/McReynolds Creek Restoration Project USACE Permit Application1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 In 2006, 3.3 miles of gullied stream channel immediately downstream of a 1985 project on Red Clover Creek was eliminated. Stream flows were returned to remnant channels at original meadow/channel elevations utilizing the 'pond and plug' technique, restoring the functionality of 400 acres of effect…
Reform forest fire management - Agency incentives undermine policy effectiveness1 fileAdded 21 Jan 2016Globally, wildfire size, severity, and frequency have been increasing, ashave related fatalities and taxpayer funded firefighting costs . In most accessible forests, wildfire response prioritizes suppression because fires are easier and cheaper to contain when small. In the United States, for examp…
Remote Sensing of Riparian Hydroecology & Restoration1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 The Big Flat Meadow restoration project was designed to restore a section of Cottonwood Creek, a small stream in Northeastern Plumas County. Big Flat Meadow is located in the Cottonwood Creek watershed two and a half miles upstream from the confluence with Last Chance Creek which drains into India…
Report of the scientific review panel on California forest practice rules and salmonid habitat.1 fileAdded 13 Aug 2016Executive Summary: The Scientific Review Panel (SRP) was created under the auspices of the Watershed Protection and Restoration Council, as required by the March 1998 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and The Resources Agency of California. Under thi…
Restoring fire-prone inland Pacific landscapes: seven core principles.1 fileAdded 13 Aug 2016Context: More than a century of forest and fire management of Inland Pacific landscapes has transformed their successional and disturbance dynamics. Regional connectivity of many terrestrial and aquatic habitats is fragmented, flows of some ecological and physical processes have been altered in spa…
Rock Creek - Cresta Project, FERC Project No. 1962: Rock Creek - Cresta Relicensing Settlement Agreement1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015In 1991 PG&E and US Fish and Wildlife entered into an agreement for the Rock Creek-Cresta dam to estabish minimum streamflows and other resource management measures for the protection, mitigation, and enhancement of fish and wildlife resources affected by the project. The newest settelement agreeme…
Safeguarding California; Implementation Action Plans0 filesAdded 17 Jul 2016California is leading the way on emissions reduction, but no matter how quickly we reduce our climate polluting emissions, climate impacts will still occur. Many impacts – increased fires, floods, severe storms and heat waves – are occurring already and will only become more frequent and more dange…
Satellite observations indicate rapid warming trend for lakes in California and Nevada0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Large lake temperatures are excellent indicators of climate change. Analysis of seventeen years of data from the Along-Track Scanning Radiometer series of sensors and data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer shows that six lakes situated in California and Nevada (including Lake A…
Scott River Water Yield Enhancement Study, Phase 1 Report1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015The goal of this study is to provide information to support evaluation of the potential to enhance water supply in the Scott River by managing upslope forest vegetation. The scope of this study involves investigating relationships between stream water yield and upland forest densities in the Sugar…
Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Project Water-Team Update0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This report is an update of results from the original documentation of the water component of the Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Project (SNAMP), dated July 2012, which covered water years 2008-2011. The results presented here cover water years 2012 and 2013. SNAMP is an integrated effort design…
Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Monitoring Accomplishment Report 20130 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015In 2013 the Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, which includes California, Hawaii, Guam, and the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands, continued several long-term monitoring studies in the Sierra Nevada. The studies focus on developing scientifically valid assessments of the status of sev…
Sierra Nevada Water Workgroup Charter0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015The Sierra Water Workgroup mission is to assist regional efforts to protect and enhance water quality, water supply, and watershed health; to develop cooperative regional responses; and to facilitate reinvestment in our watersheds and water resources by all beneficiaries.
Sierra Valley Hydrogeologic Studies0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This report describes the monitoring and testing of groundwater in Sierra Valley, offers hydrographs of water level, and provides an assessment of groundwater pumpage and safe yields in Sierra Valley.
Sierra Valley Resource Conservation District website0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This website provides contact information and some general information on some projects within the RCD that are pertinent to watershed management, such as the Sierra Valley Agricultural Water Quality and Habitat Enhancement Project, the Upper Long Valley Creek Agricultural Lands Improvement Project…
Sierra Valley Watershed Assesment1 fileAdded 19 Nov 2015The SVRCD found the need to provide a comprehensive evaluation of environmental conditions
within the hydrologic unit of Sierra Valley. The Sierra Valley forms the headwaters of the Middle
Fork Feather River, a Category I Priority Watershed in the California Unified Watershed Assessment
(NRCS 20…
Soil moisture response to snowmelt and rainfall in a Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015Research involved a measurement program to characterize soils and to continuously monitor snow, precipitation, soil moisture, streamflow, temperatures, and energy balance in a headwater catchment. We speculate that much of the deep drainage is stored locally in the deeper regolith during period of…
Soil suitability index identifies potential areas for groundwater banking on agricultural lands0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Groundwater pumping chronically exceeds natural recharge in many agricultural regions in California. A common method of recharging groundwater (when surface water is available) is to deliberately flood an open area, allowing water to percolate into an aquifer. However, open land suitable for this t…
Soil Surveys of California - Sierra Valley1 fileAdded 17 Jul 2016Soil survey information is regularly updated and posted to the Web Soil Survey, which is the official source for current information. The Web Soil Survey provides both tabular and spatial data and allows you to create a custom soil resource report for your specific area of interest. In the table be…
Soot superaggregates from flaming wildfires and thEIR direct radiative forcing0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015In a paper published this month in Nature Scientific Reports, a team of scientists led by Rajan Chakrabarty, Ph.Dand graduate student Nicholas Beres from Nevada's Desert Research Institute report the observation of apreviously unrecognized form of soot particle, identified by the authors as 'supera…
Spanish Creek Assessment Rehabilitation and Gravel Management Strategy1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015A watershed assessment that includes a comprehensive, community-based rehabilitation strategy for Spanish Creek that extends from the watershed headwater region to the outlet of American Valley.
Special Monitoring of Dissolved Oxygen and pH in the Upper Feather River Watershed1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015The purpose of the special monitoring project was to collect diurnal data on DO and pH at UFRWG ILRP monitoring sites below Indian, American, and Sierra Valley across the 2008 irrigation season. Simultaneous measurement of factors such as water temperature and nutrient levels that potentially drive…
State of the Almanor Basin Watershed Forum0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015The State of the Almanor Basin Watershed Forum was held on Tuesday October 21, 2014 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Almanor Recreation Center (Chester, CA). The Forum was hosted by the Lake Almanor Watershed Group, a project of Sierra Institute for Community and Environment. The Forum focused on Calif…
State of the Trout1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015This report details the status and trends within 28 separate species and subspecies of trout and char that are native to the U.S. Trout naturally occur in 38 of the 50 United States.
Status of Land Planning Efforts0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Various documents identifying the status of land planning efforts,including summary of conservation easement holder recommendations, summary of watershed lands to be retained by PG&E, and the Land Conservation Plan.
Still No Water For The Woods1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015The limited federal ability to protect aquatic resources on federal lands is greatly exacerbated by the disjunct between state water laws and federal laws. Most states water systems do not recognize the need for aquatic resources on federal lands unless the need is articulated in a state-controlled…
Still No Water for the Woods1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015As the Fairfax and Tarlock article pointed out, and as most everyone who lives in the Western United States knows, in the West, the availability of water determines the value of land.6 Given the importance of water to the value of land, it is timely today to take a look at the protections available…
Study finds surprising source of Colorado River water supply.1 fileAdded 17 Aug 2016Every spring, snow begins to melt throughout the Rocky Mountains, flowing down from high peaks and into the streams and rivers that form the mighty Colorado River Basin, sustaining entire cities and ecosystems from Wyoming to Arizona. But as spring becomes summer, the melting snow slows to a trickl…
Sulphur Creek Watershed Analysis1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015This report documents the findings of an assessment of watershed condition.
Sulphur Creek Watershed Restoration Strategy1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015To develop a restoration strategy, several items were identified and developed in order to focus our attention on the important needs and desires. To do this the strategy identifies (1) a set of desired conditions for the Sulphur Creek watershed, (2) opportunities within the watershed that will he…
Surface Water Quality and Irrigated Pasture: Field Studies in Sierra Valley, California1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 The Upper Feather River Watershed (UFRW) in the northern Sierra Nevada is home to many of these agricultural valleys, including Sierra Valley , the largest high-alpine valley in the U.S. (Vestra, 2005). Sierra Valley agricultural operations are dominated by irrigated summer pasture, with 98% of th…
Surface Water Quality and Irrigated Pasture:; Field Studies in Sierra Valley, California0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Summarizes the results of surface water quality monitoring in Sierra Valley from 2005-2007 in order to determine current baseline surface water quality conditions and determine whether livestock pasture irrigation detrimentally impacts water quality in Sierra Valley as a result of return flows.
TAC-21 fileAdded 26 Aug 2016Big Springs vegetation management
TAC-31 fileAdded 27 Aug 2016Mud Creek habitat recovery
TAC-51 fileAdded 27 Aug 2016Indian Jim river resource center
TAC-61 fileAdded 27 Aug 2016Traditional ecological knowledge
Tahoe National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This water-related sections of this this plan describe specific management plans for the entire forest area and subsequent sectins further detail specific sections of the forest. Many of the standards and guidelines presented in these chapters pertain to mandatory water elements as required by IRWM…
The 2014 California Drought - Dealing with Extreme Dryness from a Hydroelectric Planning Perspective1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015Conditions leading into the 2014 drought included 15-years of generally declining wetness over much of California causing the northern California's porous volcanic aquifer storage to decline significantly from the aquifer's relatively high mid-1990's storage state. Also water year runoff from rain-…
The age of Western wildfires1 fileAdded 28 Aug 2016The 2012 wildfire season isn’t over yet, but already this year is shaping up to be the one of the worst on record in the American West. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, with nearly two months still to go in the fire season, the total area already burned this year is 30 percent mor…
The Beaver Restoration Guidebook - Working with Beaver to Restore Streams, Wetlands, and Floodplains1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015More and more, restoration practitioners are using beaver to accomplish stream, wetland, and floodplain restoration. This is happening because, by constructing dams that impound water and retain sediment, beaver substantially alter the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the surro…
The climate action plan of the Sierra Nevada: A regional approach to address climate change.1 fileAdded 16 Aug 2016INTRODUCTION: The Sierra Nevada and Climate Change. The multiple benefits and services provided by the Sierra Nevada to its residents, to California and to the world are often not recognized or easily quantified. The ecosystems of the Sierra Nevada provide 65percent of California‘s water supply and…
The Delta Plan0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015The Delta Plan is a comprehensive, long-term management plan for the Delta. Required by the 2009 Delta Reform Act, it creates new rules and recommendations to further the state's coequal goals for the Delta: Improve statewide water supply reliability, and protect and restore a vibrant and healthy D…
The effects of afforestation and deforestation on water yields.1 fileAdded 15 Aug 2016The exploitation of land and water resources to sustain an ever-increasing population inevitably involves the utilisation for both urban and agricultural development of rural areas and the natural landscape. This process can result in profound changes to the flow regime of river basins that are so…
The Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database for 20100 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015The Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) is a comprehensive inventory of environmental attributes of electric power. The preeminent source of emissions data for the electric power sector, eGRID is based on available plant-specific data for all U.S. electricity generating plan…
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol: Designing a Customized Greenhouse Gas Calculation Tool0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This guidebook explains how to customize a greenhouse gas (GHG) calculation tool (here referred to as the Tool Guidebook). It is designed to help the technical staff at GHG programs or initiatives such as GHG registries, and the technical staff at other institutions, such as local business or indus…
The hydrology of climate change on Battle Creek and the North Fork Feather River.0 filesAdded 11 Aug 2016For the 5,100 Feet Elevation in the northern Sierra: A possible change in the snowpack appears to have possibly occurred about the mid-late 1970’s.
Northern California’s Volcanic Rock Aquifers: The Seasonal Ground Water Contribution to PG&E’s Hydro Resource Mix
The impact of climate change on California’s ecosystem services.1 fileAdded 16 Aug 2016Ecosystem services are the goods and services—fresh water, soil, biological and genetic diversity, crop pollination, carbon sequestration, climate stabilization, and recreation—that people obtain from intact, natural systems. Ecosystem services play a crucial role in sustaining human well-being and…
The importance of upper watershed management to California’s water supply. 0 filesAdded 13 Aug 2016With much of the state’s water supply originating in the mountains as precipitation on the forested landscape, the health and management of the upper watersheds are critically important to California’s water quality and water supply. At the August meeting of the California Water Commission, George…
The Sacramento River Basin: A Roadmap to Watershed Management0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015In an effort to present a comprehensive look at current conditions and management efforts throughout the Sacramento River Basin, the Sacramento River Watershed Program developed The Sacramento River Basin — A Roadmap to Watershed Management (Roadmap). For the Basin as a whole and for 25 key tributa…
The State of the Sierra Nevada's Forests2 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015There is a growing understanding that many Sierra Nevada forests are not healthy and that overgrown forests are susceptible to disease and intense wildfire. There is likewise broad consensus that science-based ecological restoration of our Sierra Nevada forests must be dramatically increased in ord…
Topographic variation in structure of mixed-conifer forests under an active-fire regime.1 fileAdded 13 Aug 2016Management efforts to promote forest resiliency as climate changes have often used historical forest structure and composition to provide general guidance for fuels reduction and forest restoration treatments. However, it has been difficult to identify what stand conditions might be fire and drough…
Tracking the Impact of Climate Change on Central and Northern California's Spring Snowmelt Subbasin Runoff2 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This study found that orographically influenced subbasins were least impacted by the effects of climate change, while those areas that were either in rain shadow or were behind topographic barriers revealed larger climate change impact in the form of reduced snowpack, spring runoff, and sometimes…
Tuscan Headwaters Project1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015 Collaborative outreach project with Northern California Regional Land Trust and 8 watershed groups located within the Tuscan Formation in the Northern Sacramento Valley to promote best land management practices.
Unlocking Forest Streams: Restoring the Liquid Assets Lost to Fire Exclusion1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015...the comfortable notion that more trees invariably results in more water, stability, livelihoods, clean air, or biodiversity has begun to look misguided at best and, at worse, catastrophic.Rather than replenish downstream runoff, aquifers, wetlands, and streams, aggressive afforestation tends to…
Upper Feather River Watershed0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This website provides general condition information about the Upper Feather River watershed, its management issues, and its management organizations.
Upper Feather River Watershed (UFRW)
Irrigation Discharged Management Program1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015This report on the irrigated agriculture of the Upper Feather River Watershed (UFRW) was prepared in compliance with the State Water Resource Control Board Grant Agreement Number 04-317-555-2. This report describes project scope, monitoring activities, approach, and partners involved. This report d…
USACE Extreme Storm Team and Hypothetical Storm Analysis0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This study catalogs major historic precipitation events, performs site-specific PMP studies, and updates Corps guidance for hypothetical storm analysis.
Using Fire to Increase the Scale, Benefits, and Future Maintenance of Fuels Treatments1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015The USDA Forest Service is implementing a new planning rule and starting to revise forest plans for many of the 155 National Forests. In forests that historically had frequent fire regimes, the scale of current fuels reduction treatments has often been too limited to affect fire severity and the Fo…
Using topography to meet wildlife and fuels treatment objectives in fire-suppressed landscapes.1 fileAdded 28 Aug 2016Past forest management practices, fire suppression, and climate change are increasing the need to actively manage California Sierra Nevada forests for multiple environmental amenities. Here we present a relatively low-cost, repeatable method for spatially parsing the landscape to help the U.S. Fore…
Water management adaptation with climate change0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Explores water management adaptation in California using two scenarios: a warm-dry and a warm-only. Modeled findings project consequences that allow separation of precipitation and temperature effects for hydrological adaptation. Specific reference to changes in water supply for the Sacramento basi…
Water Management Implications of Restoring Meso-scale Watershed Features1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015Stream channels with adjustable bed and banks have been proven to develop predictable features of pattern, form and profile centered around the dynamic equilibrium of available sediment and available discharge. Drainage basins of all sizes develop equivalent features that provide the same functions…
Water Quality Conditions Associated with Cattle Grazing and Recreation on National Forest Lands1 fileAdded 21 Apr 2016There is substantial concern that microbial and nutrient pollution by cattle on public lands
degrades water quality,
threatening human and ecological health. Given the importance of clean water on multiple-use
landscapes, additional research is required to document and examine potential water…
Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basin0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015Basin Plans consist of a designation or establishment for the waters within a specified area of beneficial uses to be protected, water quality objectives to protect those uses, and a program of implementation needed for achieving the objectives. State law also requires that Basin Plans conform to t…
Watershed Monitoring Reports - Upper Feather River Watershed, Water Years 1998-20138 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This report includes data from continuous recording flow stations operated by Plumas Corporation, as well flow stations operated by the US Geological Survey (USGS), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), and US Forest Service (USFS).
Watershed-scale modeling of streamflow change in incised montane meadows1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015Land use practices have caused stream channel incision and water table decline in many montane meadows of the Western United States. Incision changes the magnitude and timing of streamflow in water supply source watersheds, a concern to resource managers and downstream water users. The hydrology of…
Watershed-scale modeling of streamflow change in incisedmontane meadows0 filesAdded 20 Aug 2015This study demonstrates the interdependence between: watershed and meadow hydrology; bedrock and meadow aquifers; and surface and groundwater flow through the meadow for the modeled scenarios.
West-Wide Climate Risk Assessments: Irrigation Demand and Reservoir Evaporation Projections1 fileAdded 07 Jan 2016This technical assessment report provides: (1) an analysis of changes in irrigation
demand, and (2) an analysis of changes in evaporation for selected reservoirs
across the major Reclamation river basins with respect to presently observed and
projected future impacts of global climate change.…
When trees die, water slows. 1 fileAdded 15 Aug 2016Mountain pine beetle populations have exploded over the past decade due to warmer temperatures and drier summers, and these insects have infected and killed thousands of acres of western pine forests. Researchers have predicted that as trees died, streamflow would increase because fewer trees would…
Who's Who in the Feather River Watershed1 fileAdded 20 Aug 2015This document was developed to help address questions about organizations and relationships within the Upper Feather River region related to water and watershed management. This document was developed to help address questions about organizations and relationships within the Upper Feather River reg…
