FRGP 2021 Funding Opportunity

Public Outreach, Education, and Landowner Recruitment

Outreach / Education
Project ID1640903390324
Recovery DomainsN Central California Coast
Start Date10/01/2022
End Date10/18/2023
Year2020
StatusCompleted
Last Edited03/12/2024
 
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Description    


In partnership with Placement Sites,

Corpsmembers provided:

-Protected, restored/proposed 201 acres for restoration

-Protected and/or restored 23 different watersheds in coastal CA

-Assessed 911 miles of stream

-Improved 36 acres of waterways due to WSP volunteer events (WAVEs)

-Proposed and completed 44 restoration or protection projects (WAVEs)

-Aside from WAVEs, WSP Corpsmembers conducted various types of restoration project

treatments, including fish screening, fish passage removal, instream flow enhancement,

instream habitat, riparian habitat, upland habitat, water quality, wetland, and

estuaries/nearshore.

-WSP Corpsmembers restored/protected/proposed 24 miles of instream.

Project Benefit    


Besides the already listed deliverables and objectives of conducting vital watershed recovery, recruiting local volunteers to assist with salmonid habitat restoration, and educating students and the public about coastal watersheds throughout California, WSP is providing the opportunity for fisheries professionals to pass on their expertise to the next generation of natural resource professionals and gain the opportunity to increase their organization?s capacity to improve salmonid habit.

Accomplishments

Metric Completed Originally
Proposed

Funding Details

SourceFunds
PCSRF$613,356
In-Kind Donated Labor$173,838
In-Kind Other$1,317,244
Report Total:$2,104,438


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Worksites

1640903390583    


  • Worksite Identifier: 1640903390583
  • Start Date:
  • End Date:
Area Description
The Watershed Stewards Program Fortuna Office

Location Information

  • Basin: Northern California Coastal (180101)
  • Subbasin: Lower Eel (18010105)
  • Watershed: Salt River-Eel River (1801010511)
  • Subwatershed: Strongs Creek-Eel River (180101051102)
  • State: California
  • Recovery Domain: N Central California Coast
  • Latitude: 40.582153
  • Longitude: -124.15297

ESU

  • California Coastal Chinook Salmon ESU
  • Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Salmon ESU
  • Northern California Steelhead DPS

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Metrics

Metrics
  • F.0 Public Outreach, Education, and Landowner RecruitmentY (Y/N)
    •      . . F.0.a Outreach, Education and Recruitment funding 2,104,438.00
    •      . . F.0.b.1 Amount of habitat protected -- acres 201.0
    •      . . F.0.b.2 Number of watersheds protected 23
    •      . . F.0.b.3 Miles of stream protected 911.00
    •      . . F.0.c Habitat treatments leveraged (LOV)
    •      . . F.0.d Value of treatments leveraged 5,597.00
    •      . . F.0.e Restoration projects proposed 44
    •      . . F.1 Outreach / Education ProjectY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . F.1.a Outreach/ Education funding 2,104,438.00
      •      . . . . F.1.b Number of volunteers solicited 1,415
      •      . . . . F.1.c Donations for habitat 17,219.00
      •      . . . . F.1.d Outreach documents/reports preparedY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . F.1.d.1 Documents/Reports 100
        •      . . . . . . F.1.d.2
          Name Of Document
          Corpsmembers are required to contribute to WSP's Tributary Tribune and submit two separate pre-event media outreach materials, they can choose from Social Media Posters, Press Release, Media Advisory, Blog Posts and Public Service Announcements.
      •      . . . . F.1.e Exhibits/posters preparedY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . F.1.e.1 Number of Exhibits 42
      •      . . . . F.1.f Media material preparedY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . F.1.f.1 Number of media materials prepared 200
        •      . . . . . . F.1.f.2
          Description Media Material And Where/When Used
          Corpsmembers are required to contribute to Tributary Tribune and submit to WSP two separate pre-event media outreach materials, they can choose from Social Media Posters, Press Release, Media Advisory, Blog Posts and Public Service Announcements.
      •      . . . . F.1.g Interpretative signs preparedY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . F.1.g.1 Number of Interpretative Signs 28
        •      . . . . . . F.1.g.2 Number of different locations that signs were displayed 42
        •      . . . . . . F.1.g.3
          Description where the signs were posted
          See attached Yr. 29 WSP Data Workbook - TDT tab - column O
      •      . . . . F.1.h Outreach events conductedY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . F.1.h.1 Number of Outreach/Education Events 1
      •      . . . . F.1.j Presentation at educational institutionsY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . F.1.j.1 Number of educational institutions 30
        •      . . . . . . F.1.j.2 Number of students 1,078