Three Creeks Parkway Restoration Project
Status | Completed | County | Contra Costa |
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Project Type | Non-mitigation | Location | 37.93800° N, -121.70825° W Map |
Project Area (Acres) | 13.50 | Last Updated | 21 February 2024 |
Project Abstract | The Three Creeks Parkway Restoration Project widened 4,000 linear feet of the Marsh Creek flood control channel, created a new floodplain along the low flow channel, and planted native riparian and upland vegetation to create a wooded, creek side parkway along what was a denuded, trapezoidal flood control channel. | ||
Project Groups | San Francisco Bay Adaptation | SSJDC Prop 1 | ||
Administrative Region | Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh (Prop 1) - Rachel Wigginton, SSJDC |
Project Identification
ID | Type |
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19-049 | SCC - Project Number (Restoration) |
009 | SSJDC - Prop 1 Grant ID |
1711 | SSJDC - Prop 1 Grant ID |
Habitat Plan
Site Name | Phase | Activity | SubActivities | Habitat | SubHabitat | Acres | Activity Status | Water Regime |
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Three Creeks Parkway Restoration Project | None | Restoration/Rehabilitation | Vegetation Management | Riverine Wetland | Riparian area | 13.50 | Construction in-progress |
Related Habitat Impacts
Impact Project Name | Habitat | Acres Lost | Type of Loss |
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No Data |
Sites
Name | Status | Acres |
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Three Creeks Parkway Restoration Project | Construction completed | 13.50 |
Events
Date | Type | Description | Site Name |
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2023-06-03 | Other | Native vegetation restoration planting complete | |
2020-12-01 | Groundwork end |
People
Type | Name | Organization | Department |
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Contact | Sarah Puckett | American Rivers | California Region |
Contact | Amy Merrill | American Rivers | Not applicable/Unknown |
Funding
Funding Need: $295,210
Phase | Activity | Funder | Amount |
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None | Restoration/Rehabilitation | Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy | $1,827,702 |
None | Restoration/Rehabilitation | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | $1,376,623 |
None | Restoration/Rehabilitation | Unknown/Unspecified Private Funder | $1,000,000 |
None | Restoration/Rehabilitation | CDWR Urban Streams Restoration Program | $744,404 |
None | Restoration/Rehabilitation | CNRA California River Parkways Grant Program | $496,731 |
None | Restoration/Rehabilitation | SCC State Coastal Conservancy | $450,000 |
Related CRAM Assessments
Visit Date | Version | Site Name | Wetland Type | Index Score |
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2023-05-18 | 6.1 | Marsh Creek 2023 | riverine confined | 70 |
2020-05-14 | 6.1 | Marsh Creek 2020 | riverine confined | 61 |
Performance Measures
Plan Name | Plan Goal | Performance Measure | Measure Value | Status | Evaluation Date |
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Delta Conservancy Proposition 1 Grant Program | Ecosystem Protection, Restoration, and Enhancement | Increased acres or linear feet of floodplain spawning and rearing habitat (may comprise other habitat types) | 4000 linear feet | ||
Delta Conservancy Proposition 1 Grant Program | Ecosystem Protection, Restoration, and Enhancement | Increased acres or linear feet of grassland | 5 acres | ||
Delta Conservancy Proposition 1 Grant Program | Ecosystem Protection, Restoration, and Enhancement | Increased acres or linear feet of seasonal wetlands (including vernal pools, wet meadows, and managed wetlands) | 4 acres | ||
Delta Conservancy Proposition 1 Grant Program | Ecosystem Protection, Restoration, and Enhancement | Increased acres or linear feet of valley foothill riparian | 6 acres | ||
Delta Conservancy Proposition 1 Grant Program | Water Quality | Increased acre-feet of contaminated runoff treated or retained on-site | 4250 other |
Name | File Type | Submitted On | Submitted By |
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100% Civil Construction Designs | Plan Or Permit | 2020-06-06 | Sarah Puckett, American Rivers |
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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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:
- Examine the HDC for each of the four CRAM Attributes;
- Identify the Attribute(s) scoring below the HDC;
- 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);
- Assume the low score of an Attribute is due to its low-scoring Metric(s);
- 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.