Enhancing habitat for salmon and steelhead in the Lower American River Bend at Upper River Bend near Ancil Hoffman Park.
Category: Habitat
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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.
Cordova Creek Naturalization
This award-winning naturalization project successfully made the dreams of Parkway stewards a reality and transformed the landscape from inaccessible fallow farmland to a thriving native Sacramento ecosystem and a great place to recreate and learn.
2022 Habitat Projects at Nimbus Basin and Lower Sailor Bar
The habitat projects at Nimbus Basin and Lower Sailor Bar enhanced crucial habitat for native fall-run Chinook salmon and steelhead trout by collectively laying approximately 41,000 cubic yards of clean gravel into the flowing river and carving side channels into existing gravel bars.
2024 Habitat Project at River Bend
The Water Forum’s 2024 Habitat Project enhanced crucial habitat for native fall-run Chinook salmon and steelhead trout at River Bend (in the river near River Bend Park in Rancho Cordova and William B. Pond Recreation Area in Carmichael).
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Construction Complete, Monitoring Underway at River Bend Habitat Project
The Water Forum has completed the construction of its 2024 Habitat Project at River Bend on the Lower American River. Monitoring is now underway to assess the project’s effectiveness in improving spawning and rearing conditions for fall-run Chinook salmon and…
Water Forum Awarded $650,000 Federal Grant to Enhance Habitat for Juvenile Salmon on the Lower American River
The Water Forum has been awarded a $650,000 federal grant for the study and design of up to 30 acres of enhanced habitat for juvenile salmonids along a 17-mile stretch of the Lower American River (LAR) as part of its ongoing…
USBR: Reclamation, key partners build a haven for iconic fish species
Article written and originally published by Bureau of Reclamation (September 12, 2024). It’s fall on the lower American River, and that means more habitat restoration work to benefit fall-run Chinook salmon and steelhead trout is coming to fruition.
Remarkably average water year means better conditions for fish in the Lower American River
Spring and early summer are a crucial time of year for the American River: It’s when we find out how much Sierra Nevada snowmelt will be available to fill Folsom Reservoir, and what that means for salmon and steelhead.
New Salmon Successes
By Susan Maxwell Skinner–Within weeks of a $3.6 million Water Forum project completion in October, giant chinook were spawning in new gravel beds beside Ancil Hoffman Park.
Interpretive Sign Shares 2021 Habitat Project and Honors Jonas Minton
A new interpretive sign that highlights the Water Forum 2021 habitat enhancement project and pays tribute to the late Jonas Minton, a Water Forum visionary, is now installed.
Upper River Bend Habitat Project Reaches Halfway Milestone
The Water Forum’s 2023 Habitat Project at Upper River Bend in Carmichael has reached its midway point and is now progressing into the next phase. Crews from Ford Construction finished excavating and sorting gravel for spawning areas. Over the next…
Construction Begins on Habitat Project at Upper River Bend at Ancil Hoffman Park
A new project to enhance crucial habitat for native fall-run Chinook salmon and steelhead trout in the Lower American River is scheduled to begin August 14.
Recording Posted! 2023 Habitat Project Virtual Information Session
The recording has been posted from the Information Session on the Water Forum’s 2023 Habitat Project at Upper River Bend near Ancil Hoffman Park. You can find it by clicking on the image below or here.
YOU’RE INVITED: Learn About the 2023 Habitat Project
Learn about a new project to enhance crucial habitat for salmon and steelhead at Upper River Bend at Ancil Hoffman Park during a Virtual Information Session on July 12 at 6 p.m.