Sunset Stables Upper Truckee River Reach 6 Restoration Project
Project Number
01.02.01.0005
Action Priority
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Implementers
California Tahoe Conservancy
Primary Contact
Scott Carroll (scott.carroll@tahoe.ca.gov)
Stage
Planning/Design
Duration
2004 - 2027
Watershed Restoration Program
Restore Priority Meadows, Wetlands, and Lake Tahoe Tributaries
Restore and enhance the function of the Stream Environment Zone and associated habitat types. Restore river connection to its floodplain and improve habitat complexity. Remove encroached lodgepole on floodplain to reclaim meadow, while maintaining the wildlife corridor. Reroute, re-vegetate or BMP user created trails. Remove invasive species and re-vegetate.
Key Accomplishments
Accomplishments to be provided upon completion of project
Threshold Categories
Fisheries
Soil Conservation
Vegetation Preservation
Water Quality
River Ford in UTR Reach 6
Location
Expenditures
Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $543,054 (Estimated Cost: $3,003,858)
California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC): $303,858
Southern Nevada Publi... (USFS - LTBMU): $39,196
U.S. Army Corps of Engineer... (USACOE): $200,000
Photos
Before
Visitors Along UTR Rreach 6
Rafting along UTR Reach 6
UTR Sunset Reach 6 Overstocked Lodgepole Thicket
UTR Sunset Reach 6 Biker
UTR Sunset Reach 6 Flooding at Sawmill & US 50 bridge 12-31-2005
UTR Sunset Reach 6 December 2005 Flood US 50 & Sawmill Road Bridge