The Latest

CALFIRE CCI Grant

We won a CALFIRE Climate Change Initiative forest health grant for the Tenmile Creek watershed, which starts with CEQA permitting, but implementation will be begin soon. See the successful proposal that is now our Work Plan.

Town Creek Education & Restoration

We hosted a meeting of the Round Valley Education Committee on January 21 in Covelo and locals shared ideas on community involvement in creek care (see RVEC Minutes).

Water Conservation

Our team has completed plans for innovative water storage at Black Oak Ranch that will allow the organic farm and youth camp there to forbear from use of Streeter and Tenmile Creek flows during annual low flow periods for the benefit of steelhead and other native aquatic species. Read Press Release

Read the Basis of Design Report

Tenmile Creek Erosion Control and Bank Restoration

The Eel River Recovery Project has been awarded a State Water Resources Control Board 319h grant that is for implementing projects to control non-point source water pollution – the Tenmile Creek Erosion Prevention and Riparian Restoration Project . We are working to stop bank erosion and restore the riparian zone at four key locations in the Tenmile Creek watershed: two in Cahto Creek and one each in Mill and Streeter creeks. The project also has a monitoring component and an educational element that includes working with classes at Laytonville Elementary School. Click on the images below to learn more.

Riparian Restoration

Monitoring

Education

Tenmile Creek Phase 2

The Eel River Recovery Project was awarded a State Coastal Conservancy Prop 1 grant in April 2021 to continue work in the Tenmile Creek watershed after completion of their successful pilot project. The Project promotes water conservation and erosion control, monitors stream and flow conditions, and will create a model and a water budget to inform the community. All of the elements of this Project were envisioned in the Tenmile Creek Watershed Conservation and Restoration Action Plan. The Tenmile Creek Temp, Fish, Flow Report (2020-2021) summarizes conditions in Tenmile Creek in WY 2020 and WY 2021. Read the report.

Erosion Control

Water Conservation

Aquatic Monitoring

Modeling/Water Budget

Flow Measurement

Town Creek Restoration and Education Program

We have a grant from the Department of Water Resources Urban Stream Restoration Program to use bioengineering techniques to reinforce and stabilize 750 feet of eroding streambank and improve spawning habitat on Town Creek in Covelo. We are getting students at the Round Valley High School and Elementary School involved in the project. Students are learning about stream restoration and basic surveying and monitoring methods. Educational materials are being developed under this grant and are also being gathered from other sources. See our Town Creek Education Page to access these resources.