Hat Creek Enhancement Project

Status Completed County Shasta
Project Type Non-mitigation Location 40.90285° N, -121.55589° W Map
Project Area (Acres) 27.00 Last Updated 6 July 2021
Project Abstract The Hat Creek Enhancement Project has been developed to restore an approximately 4000-foot segment of Hat Creek immediately above the confluence with Rising River. This portion of Hat Creek was channelized in the 1950s by the Soil Conservation Service, resulting in diminished hydrologic and biologic function.
Project Groups Sierra Meadows Partnership
Administrative Region Wildlife Conservation Board - Adam Ballard, California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Project Identification

IDType
WC-1665MM WCB - Grant Number

Habitat Plan

Site NamePhaseActivitySubActivitiesHabitatSubHabitatAcresActivity StatusWater Regime
Hat Creek Implementation Enhancement Sediment Management, Water Management Riverine Wetland Riparian area 27.00 Completed Riparian
Hat Creek None Monitoring & Evaluation Hydrology, Vegetation Management, Water quality, Wildlife-specific Measures Riverine Wetland Riparian area 27.00 Implementation in-progress Riparian

Related Habitat Impacts

Impact Project NameHabitatAcres LostType of Loss
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Sites

NameStatusAcres
Hat Creek Completed 27.00

Events

DateTypeDescriptionSite Name
2018-08-23 Completion
2018-07-13 Other Expand capacity of design channel.
2018-01-28 Monitoring start Winter monitoring
2017-08-21 Habitat survey Fish Survey
2017-08-17 Groundwork start

People

TypeNameOrganizationDepartment
Contractor Todd Sloat Fall River Resource Conservation District Not applicable/Unknown
Contact Sharmie Stevenson Fall River Resource Conservation District Not applicable/Unknown

Funding

PhaseActivityFunderAmount
Implementation Enhancement WCB Prop 1 Stream Flow Enhancement Program $196,564
Implementation Enhancement USFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife $25,000

Related CRAM Assessments

Visit DateVersionSite NameWetland TypeIndex Score
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How to Use the Habitat Development Curve

Habitat Development Curves (HDCs) are used to determine the developmental status and trajectory of on-the-ground projects to create, restore, or enhance California wetland and stream habitats. Each HDC is based on assessments of habitat condition for different age areas of one habitat type that in aggregate represent the full spectrum of habitat development. The assessments of condition are provided by expert applications of the California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM). Visit the CRAM website for more information about CRAM.

For each HDC, reference condition is represented by areas of a habitat that consistently get very high CRAM scores, have not been subject to disruptive management practices, and exist within landscapes that are protected and managed for their natural conditions. The horizontal lines intersecting the top of an HDC represent the mean CRAM score and standard deviation of scores for 25 qualifying reference areas.

The age of a project is estimated as the elapsed time in years between the groundwork end date for the project and the date of the CRAM assessment. To add or update a groundwork end date, use the Project Events form in Project Tracker (ptrack.ecoatlas.org). The minimum age in years of a non-project area, including any natural reference area, is estimated from all available local information, including historical maps and imagery, historical written accounts, and place-specific scientific studies of habitat development.

An HDC can be used to address the following questions:

  1. At what time in the future will the area of assessed habitat achieve the reference condition or other milestones in habitat development? The HDC can answer this question if the CRAM score for the assessed area is within the confidence interval of the HDC. The answer is the time in years along the HDC between the current age of the assessed area and the future date corresponding to the intersection of the HDC and the reference condition or other milestone.
  2. Is the area of assessed habitat likely to develop faster, slower, or at the same pace as most other areas of the same habitat type? The habitat area is likely to develop faster, slower, or at the same pace if the CRAM score for the area is above, below, or within the confidence interval of the HDC, respectively.
  3. What can be done to improve the condition of the habitat area or to increase its rate of development? HDCs by themselves cannot answer this question. Possible answers can be inferred by the following analysis that involves HDCs:
    1. Examine the HDC for each of the four CRAM Attributes;
    2. Identify the Attribute(s) scoring below the HDC;
    3. For any low-scoring Attribute, examine the component Metric Scores (note: the Metric Scores for any public CRAM assessment in the CRAM database can be obtained through EcoAtlas);
    4. Assume the low score of an Attribute is due to its low-scoring Metric(s);
    5. Consider modifying the design or management of the habitat area in ways that will sustainably increase its score(s) for the low-scoring Metric(s).

For more information about CRAM Attributes and Metrics, including their scientific rationale, see the CRAM Manual.

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