This project will construct over 13 miles of fence to exclude cattle from parks creek and hole in the ground creek, protecting and enhancing 3.76 miles of in-stream and 23 acres of riparian wetland…

This $141,504 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) will fund the construction of over 13 miles of fencing to exclude cattle from Parks Creek and Hole in the Ground Creek in Anderson, CA. This will protect and enhance 3.76 miles of in-stream and 23 acres of riparian wetland habitat, benefiting the federally listed Southern Oregon Northern California Coast Evolutionarily Significant Unit of coho salmon. The fencing will be monitored and repaired bi-annually for up to 10 years following construction. The awardee, Sierra Pacific Industries, will implement this project to support the DOI and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's mission of conserving and restoring critical habitat for federal trust species.

This project will construct over 13 miles of fence to exclude cattle from parks creek and hole in the ground creek, protecting and enhancing 3.76 miles of in-stream and 23 acres of riparian wetland habitat. This project will benefit the federally listed southern oregon norther california coast evolutionarily significant unit of coho salmon by allowing for the passive restoration of riparian habitat conditions, natural riparian species recruitment, and improved streambank stabilization. The fence will be monitored and repaired BI-annually for up to ten years following construction.