Hope Valley Restoration and Aquatic Habitat Enhancement

Status Completed County Alpine
Project Type Repair/Maintenance Location 38.77302° N, -119.93436° W Map
Project Area (Acres) 0.15 Last Updated 13 March 2024
Project Abstract The purpose of the Project is to stabilize two cut banks at different locations along the West Fork Carson River, which is incised from historic uses, in Hope Valley.
Project Groups Sierra Meadows Partnership
Administrative Region Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board - Tiffany Steinert, Jan Zimmerman, Elizabeth van Diepen, LRWQCB

Project Identification

IDType
6A022004007 SWRCB - 401 Certification Letter (e.g., Site Number or WDID)

Habitat Plan

Site NamePhaseActivitySubActivitiesHabitatSubHabitatAcresActivity StatusWater Regime
Hope Valley Site 1 None Enhancement Sediment Management Riverine Wetland Riparian area < 0.1 Construction completed
Hope Valley Site 2 None Enhancement Riverine Wetland Riparian area < 0.1 Construction completed

Related Habitat Impacts

Impact Project NameHabitatAcres LostType of Loss
No Data

Sites

NameStatusAcres
Hope Valley Site 1 Construction completed < 0.1
Hope Valley Site 2 Construction completed < 0.1

Events

DateTypeDescriptionSite Name
2025-07-29 Project end date Project termination date
2024-12-31 Phase end Hope Valley Site 1
2024-12-31 Monitoring end
2024-12-31 Completion Completion date
2024-12-31 Monitoring end Hope Valley Site 1
2020-10-08 Groundwork end
2020-09-28 Groundwork start Hope Valley Site 1
2020-09-28 Groundwork start
2020-09-28 Monitoring start
2020-09-28 Monitoring start Hope Valley Site 1
2019-10-01 Project start date Beginning of grant agreement

People

TypeNameOrganizationDepartment
Contact Rachel Kieffer Alpine Watershed Group Not applicable/Unknown

Funding

PhaseActivityFunderAmount
None Enhancement National Fish and Wildlife Foundation $721,822

Related CRAM Assessments

Visit DateVersionSite NameWetland TypeIndex Score
2018-07-26 6.1 W. Fork Carson River riverine non-confined 83
2018-07-26 6.1 W. Fork Carson River riverine non-confined 75
Name File Type Submitted On Submitted By
Updated CRAM Score-Datasheets Data Set 2022-06-15 Rachel Kieffer, Alpine Watershed Group
2020 Annual Monitoring Report Monitoring Report 2021-01-28 Rachel Kieffer, Alpine Watershed Group
2021 Annual Monitoring Report Monitoring Report 2022-02-01 Rachel Kieffer, Alpine Watershed Group
2022 Annual Monitoring Report Monitoring Report 2024-03-13 Rachel Kieffer, Alpine Watershed Group
2023 Annual Monitoring Report Monitoring Report 2024-03-13 Rachel Kieffer, Alpine Watershed Group
SMP Project Tracker List Other 2024-03-13 Rachel Kieffer, Alpine Watershed Group
Updated CRAM Score Data Set 2022-06-15 Rachel Kieffer, Alpine Watershed Group

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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