Kern Plateau Meadows Restoration Project Phase I

Status Planning County Inyo, Tulare
Project Type Non-mitigation Location 36.20049° N, -118.26902° W Map
Project Area (Acres) 2,970 Last Updated 18 April 2024
Project Abstract The Kern Meadows Restoration Project is a landscape-level restoration of headwater streams and meadows. Using LTPBR techniques, it aims to reconnect incised stream channels with meadow floodplains and enhance instream habitat diversity. Pre- and post-implementation monitoring is employed to assess treatment effectiveness.
Project Groups Sierra Meadows Partnership
Administrative Region Sierra Meadows Partnership - Allison Hacker, [email protected]

Project Identification

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Habitat Plan

Site NamePhaseActivitySubActivitiesHabitatSubHabitatAcresActivity StatusWater Regime
Brown Meadow Final design Restoration/Rehabilitation Riverine Wetland Channel 188.2 Construction planned Riparian
Casa Vieja meadow Implementation Restoration/Rehabilitation Riverine Wetland Riparian area 192.3 Implementation in-progress Perennial non-tidal
Delete None Unknown/Unspecified Unknown/unspecified habitat None No Data Unknown/Unspecified
Delete None Unknown/Unspecified Unknown/unspecified habitat None No Data Unknown/Unspecified
Dutch Meadow Final design Restoration/Rehabilitation Riverine Wetland Riparian area 40.54 Construction planned Perennial non-tidal
Fat Cow Meadow Final design Restoration/Rehabilitation Riverine Wetland Channel 38.30 Construction planned Riparian
Horseshoe-Round Valley Meadows Monitoring & Evaluation Restoration/Rehabilitation Riverine Wetland Riparian area 468.4 Implementation in-progress Riparian
Kingfisher Meadow Monitoring & Evaluation Restoration/Rehabilitation Riverine Wetland Channel 52.00 Construction completed Riparian
Mulkey and Bullfrog Meadows Monitoring & Evaluation Restoration/Rehabilitation Riverine Wetland Riparian area 554.9 Implementation completed Perennial non-tidal
Poison Meadow Monitoring & Evaluation Restoration/Rehabilitation Riverine Wetland Riparian area 52.60 Implementation in-progress Perennial non-tidal
Round Mountain Meadow Monitoring & Evaluation Restoration/Rehabilitation Riverine Wetland Channel 117.1 Construction completed Seasonal non-tidal
Schaeffer Meadow Final design Restoration/Rehabilitation Riverine Wetland Channel 138.0 Construction planned Perennial non-tidal
Snake Meadow Final design Restoration/Rehabilitation Riverine Wetland Channel 614.0 Construction planned Perennial non-tidal
Soda Creek Meadow Final design Restoration/Rehabilitation Riverine Wetland Channel 252.7 Construction planned Riparian
Strawberry Meadow Final design Restoration/Rehabilitation Riverine Wetland Channel 260.7 Construction planned Perennial non-tidal

Related Habitat Impacts

Impact Project NameHabitatAcres LostType of Loss
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Sites

NameStatusAcres
Brown Meadow Construction planned 188.2
Casa Vieja meadow In-progress/Implementation 192.3
Delete Unknown/Unspecified No Data
Delete Unknown/Unspecified No Data
Dutch Meadow Construction planned 40.54
Fat Cow Meadow Construction planned 38.30
Horseshoe-Round Valley Meadows In-progress/Implementation 468.4
Kingfisher Meadow In-progress/Implementation 52.00
Mulkey and Bullfrog Meadows In-progress/Implementation 554.9
Poison Meadow In-progress/Implementation 52.60
Round Mountain Meadow Construction planned 117.1
Schaeffer Meadow Construction planned 138.0
Snake Meadow Construction planned 614.0
Soda Creek Meadow Construction planned 252.7
Strawberry Meadow Construction planned 260.7

Events

DateTypeDescriptionSite Name
2024-01-31 Update
2020-07-23 Project start date

People

TypeNameOrganizationDepartment
Contact Jessica Strickland Trout Unlimited Not applicable/Unknown

Funding

PhaseActivityFunderAmount
Final design Restoration/Rehabilitation Sierra Meadows Partnership $1,413,948
Monitoring & Evaluation Restoration/Rehabilitation Sierra Meadows Partnership $1,288,867
Final design Restoration/Rehabilitation California Department of Fish and Wildlife $484,610
Implementation Restoration/Rehabilitation Sierra Meadows Partnership $290,185
Monitoring & Evaluation Restoration/Rehabilitation California Department of Fish and Wildlife $276,920
Final design Restoration/Rehabilitation USFS U.S. Forest Service $107,688
Monitoring & Evaluation Restoration/Rehabilitation USFS U.S. Forest Service $76,920
Monitoring & Evaluation Restoration/Rehabilitation CDFW California Department of Fish and Wildlife $69,230
Implementation Restoration/Rehabilitation California Department of Fish and Wildlife $69,230

Related CRAM Assessments

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How to Use the Habitat Development Curve

Habitat Development Curves (HDCs) are used to determine the developmental status and trajectory of on-the-ground projects to create, restore, or enhance California wetland and stream habitats. Each HDC is based on assessments of habitat condition for different age areas of one habitat type that in aggregate represent the full spectrum of habitat development. The assessments of condition are provided by expert applications of the California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM). Visit the CRAM website for more information about CRAM.

For each HDC, reference condition is represented by areas of a habitat that consistently get very high CRAM scores, have not been subject to disruptive management practices, and exist within landscapes that are protected and managed for their natural conditions. The horizontal lines intersecting the top of an HDC represent the mean CRAM score and standard deviation of scores for 25 qualifying reference areas.

The age of a project is estimated as the elapsed time in years between the groundwork end date for the project and the date of the CRAM assessment. To add or update a groundwork end date, use the Project Events form in Project Tracker (ptrack.ecoatlas.org). The minimum age in years of a non-project area, including any natural reference area, is estimated from all available local information, including historical maps and imagery, historical written accounts, and place-specific scientific studies of habitat development.

An HDC can be used to address the following questions:

  1. At what time in the future will the area of assessed habitat achieve the reference condition or other milestones in habitat development? The HDC can answer this question if the CRAM score for the assessed area is within the confidence interval of the HDC. The answer is the time in years along the HDC between the current age of the assessed area and the future date corresponding to the intersection of the HDC and the reference condition or other milestone.
  2. Is the area of assessed habitat likely to develop faster, slower, or at the same pace as most other areas of the same habitat type? The habitat area is likely to develop faster, slower, or at the same pace if the CRAM score for the area is above, below, or within the confidence interval of the HDC, respectively.
  3. What can be done to improve the condition of the habitat area or to increase its rate of development? HDCs by themselves cannot answer this question. Possible answers can be inferred by the following analysis that involves HDCs:
    1. Examine the HDC for each of the four CRAM Attributes;
    2. Identify the Attribute(s) scoring below the HDC;
    3. For any low-scoring Attribute, examine the component Metric Scores (note: the Metric Scores for any public CRAM assessment in the CRAM database can be obtained through EcoAtlas);
    4. Assume the low score of an Attribute is due to its low-scoring Metric(s);
    5. Consider modifying the design or management of the habitat area in ways that will sustainably increase its score(s) for the low-scoring Metric(s).

For more information about CRAM Attributes and Metrics, including their scientific rationale, see the CRAM Manual.

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