Brandon Gulch Coho Stream Habitat Enhancement Project

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Project ID	1640902527585
Recovery Domains	N Central California Coast
Start Date	04/06/2022
End Date	03/31/2026
Year	2021
Status	Ongoing
Last Edited	05/01/2025

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Description

The purpose of the Project is to improve instream habitat for salmonids in Brandon Gulch which is in the Noyo River Watershed.

The specific objective of this project is to improve the quality and quantity of spawning and rearing habitat for Coho Salmon by installing large wood in Brandon gulch. This project will result in a total of 35 large wood features consisting of 110 pieces of wood over 3,885 feet (0.74 miles) of stream, meeting the ?very good? category for large wood and key-piece frequencies, as outlined in federal Coho Salmon recovery plans.

Project Benefit

The addition of appropriately sized wood to meet target criteria will enhance the quality, quantity, and complexity of spawning and rearing habitat for salmonids.

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Instream Habitat

Stream Miles Treated

.74

Source

Funds

PCSRF

$249,840

In-Kind Donated Labor

$81,199

In-Kind Other

$96,418

Report Total:

$427,457

Worksites

1640902527887

Worksite Identifier: 1640902527887
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description
Brandon Gulch

Location Information

Basin: Northern California Coastal (180101)
Subbasin:
Watershed:
Subwatershed:

State: California
Recovery Domain: N Central California Coast
Latitude: 39.40866
Longitude: -123.680239

ESU

Central California Coast Coho Salmon ESU

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Metrics

C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
- . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding .00
- . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected
- . . C.0.c
  Project identified in a Plan or Watershed Assessment
- . . C.0.d.1 Project Monitoring (LOV)
- . . C.0.d.2 Monitoring Location (LOV)
- . . C.4 Instream Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
  - . . . . C.4.a Instream Habitat Funding
  - . . . . C.4.b Total length of instream habitat treated
  - . . . . C.4.d.1 Channel structure placementY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.4.d.2 Material used for channel structure (LOV)
    - . . . . . . C.4.d.3 Miles of stream treated through channel structure placement
    - . . . . . . C.4.d.5 Pools expected to be created through channel structure placement
    - . . . . . . C.4.d.7 Number of structures placed in channel