Haskell Peak Meadows Restoration Project

Status In-progress County Sierra
Project Type Non-mitigation Location 39.67324° N, -120.62383° W Map
Project Area (Acres) 228.6 Last Updated 12 March 2024
Project Abstract The Haskell Peak Meadows Restoration Project focuses on restoring five unique sites totaling 229-acres of meadow, fen, and meadow edge habitat. This project uses low-impact Process Based Restoration (PBR) techniques such as beaver dam analogues (BDAs) and post assisted log structures (PALS) to obtain project goals.
Project Groups Sierra Meadows Partnership
Administrative Region Sierra Meadows Partnership - Allison Hacker, [email protected]

Project Identification

IDType
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Habitat Plan

Site NamePhaseActivitySubActivitiesHabitatSubHabitatAcresActivity StatusWater Regime
Bear Trap Meadow Implementation Restoration (unspecified) Riverine Wetland Riparian and/or habitat supporting special status species 71.98 Implementation in-progress
Chapman Saddle Meadow Implementation Restoration (unspecified) Riverine Wetland Riparian and/or habitat supporting special status species 40.74 Implementation in-progress
Freeman Meadow Implementation Restoration (unspecified) Riverine Wetland Riparian and/or habitat supporting special status species 73.23 Implementation in-progress
Haskell Headwaters Fen Implementation Restoration (unspecified) Seeps and springs wetlands None 27.51 Implementation in-progress
West Church Meadow Implementation Restoration/Rehabilitation Vegetation Management Riverine Wetland Riparian area 15.13 Implementation in-progress Riparian

Related Habitat Impacts

Impact Project NameHabitatAcres LostType of Loss
No Data

Sites

NameStatusAcres
Bear Trap Meadow In-progress/Implementation 71.98
Chapman Saddle Meadow In-progress/Implementation 40.74
Freeman Meadow In-progress/Implementation 73.23
Haskell Headwaters Fen In-progress/Implementation 27.51
West Church Meadow In-progress/Implementation 15.13

Events

DateTypeDescriptionSite Name
2023-09-05 Groundwork start project implementation. BDA's and PALS were installed in each of the project sites
2020-05-01 Project start date This date marks the beginning of pre restoration monitoring and the planning effort of this project.

People

TypeNameOrganizationDepartment
Contact Rose Ledford South Yuba River Citizens League Watershed Science

Funding

PhaseActivityFunderAmount
Implementation Restoration/Rehabilitation Sierra Meadows Partnership $894,530
Implementation Restoration/Rehabilitation WCB Wildlife Conservation Board $430,143
Implementation Restoration/Rehabilitation CDWR California Department of Water Resources $288,700

Related CRAM Assessments

Visit DateVersionSite NameWetland TypeIndex Score
No Data
Name File Type Submitted On Submitted By
2023 AS-Built Maps and Narrative Other 2024-02-26 Allison Hacker, Point Blue Conservation Science
Basis Of Design Other 2024-02-26 Allison Hacker, Point Blue Conservation Science
WRAMP Monitoring To Date Other 2024-02-26 Allison Hacker, Point Blue Conservation Science
Watershed Assessment Other 2024-02-26 Allison Hacker, Point Blue Conservation Science

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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