February 2022
Phase 1 Updates for 2021
Phase 1 was implemented in 2019–2020 and created an enhanced 89 acres of historic floodplain habitat, 1.7 miles of perennial channels, and 3.7 miles of seasonal channels. Over the course of 2021, biological monitors
Phase 2 — Complete!
In November 2021, Phase 2 of the project was completed with approximately 800,000 cubic yards of rock having been removed from the Middle Training Wall. This phase restored an additional 34 acres of historic floodplain [...]
July 2021
Salmonids in the Side Channels
Just a few months after Phase 1 of the Hallwood Floodplain and Side Channel Restoration Project was completed, juvenile Chinook salmon and O. mykiss (rainbow trout/steelhead) were documented utilizing the newly constructed side channels! Watch [...]
April 2021
Phase 2 Starts; River Closes
Construction activities for Phase 2 began in early April 2021. This year the team will enhance another 34 acres of floodplain and 1.6 miles of seasonal side channel to provide habitat for juvenile rearing Chinook [...]
Phase 1 – Complete!
The project team finished construction of Phase 1 in fall 2020. Approximately 1.2 million cubic yards of sediment was removed to expose historic floodplain habitat for Chinook salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon. Miles of seasonal and [...]
Video: History of the Yuba River & Need for Restoration
https://vimeo.com/454102951 This video provides a bit of history of the project. Watch and learn how the hydraulic mining during the California Gold Rush played a part in the need for this project, and how the [...]