2019 Habitat Project at Upper Sailor Bar

The habitat project at Upper Sailor Bar yielded measurable results, including a 1,000 percent increase in salmon redds (nests). In 2018, there were zero redds counted in the area. By fall 2019, there were more than 1,000.

The Habitat Project at Upper Sailor Bar took place in September 2019. Over a four-week period, teams placed 14,000 cubic yards of gravel into the river as part of the Water Forum’s work to promote spawning of native salmon and steelhead, which has been limited because of Nimbus and Folsom dams. Teams also carved a 1,400 foot side channel into the north bank of the river to provide rearing habitat. Rearing habitat is important because it provides much-needed cover for juvenile fish after they’ve come out of the gravel. 

The project yielded measurable results, including a 1,000 percent increase in salmon redds (nests). In 2018, there were zero redds counted in the area. By fall 2019, there were more than 1,000.

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