This project will result in the removal of the east weaver creek DAM (EWD), an 18-foot high (equivalent height), 33 wide and 25 long concrete and boulder DAM spanning east weaver creek, a tributary to…

The Northwest California Resource Conservation & Development Council (NCRC&DC) will receive $100,000 through a five-year Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program to remove the 18-foot East Weaver Creek Dam in Weaverville, California by June 2028. Work will include demolishing the concrete and boulder dam, installing grade control structures and large woody debris, removing accumulated sediment, and repositioning boulders to provide full fish passage over 2.5 miles of habitat. The Partners for Fish and Wildlife program aims to conserve wildlife through voluntary habitat restoration on private lands in cooperation with landowners. Dam removal and stream restoration supported by this award will reestablish connectivity for anadromous fish species by opening additional spawning and rearing areas upstream of the dam site.

This project will result in the removal of the east weaver creek DAM (EWD), an 18-foot high (equivalent height), 33 wide and 25 long concrete and boulder DAM spanning east weaver creek, a tributary to the trinity river near weaverville, california. The goal of the project is to restore fish passage connectivity for all life stages of anadromous fish to 2.5 miles of high quality, cold water habitat upstream of the existing DAM site. Project objectives include removing the existing DAM, installing grade control structures and large woody debris (LWD), removing and relocating aggraded stream material, and repositioning boulders underneath the existing DAM to create full fish passage access, as well as facilitate proper geomorphic and hydrologic functioning of the stream channel through the project area. The service S partners for fish and wildlife program will work collaboratively with the cooperator to implement all phase of the project.