Riparian Restoration at Marsh Creek State Historic Park
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Project Overview
Basics
Riparian Restoration at Marsh Creek State Historic Park
Planning/Design
CCRCD along with project partners, Restoration Design Group, California State Parks, and the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District are currently planning and designing the restoration of Marsh Creek from the Marsh Creek Reservoir downstream to the intersection at Vineyards Parkway, extending riparian forest cover on a relatively unvegetated section of creek.
2022
2025
2026
10/1/2024
Project Attributes
Census Tract Income
False
Direct Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
This project has no direct benefits to disadvantaged communities beyond improving creek health in what will be a publicly accessible park.
EnviroScreen
CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Percentile 39 Pollution Burden Percentile 43 Population Characteristics Percentile 36
Free and Reduced Lunch
False
Indirect Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
This project will indirectly benefit disadvantaged communities through improved creek health downstream as a result of improvements to a significant source of sediment erosion in the creek.
Tribal Engagement (True/False)
True
Tribal Engagement
CCRCD is engaged with tribal partners through California State Parks who are advising on the planning of the project and the protection of cultural resources within the project area. As this project moves to implementation, we expect to engage more frequently with tribal entities to incorporate them into the restoration work and potential public education opportunities.
Location
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Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
| Stream Corridor Restored | Location: Riparian Buffer Treatment Type: Plantings | 3,000 lf |
Reported Performance Measures
Reported Performance Measures are not relevant for Projects in the Planning/Design stage.
Financials
Budget
| Comment: | None provided |
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Reported Expenditures
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total | |
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| CARCD Climate Habitat Block Grant (WCB) | $0.00 | $138,236.00 | $34,126.00 | $0.00 | $172,362.00 |
| Working Lands and Riparian Corridors Program (DOC) | $11,465.00 | $151,049.00 | $22,000.00 | $0.00 | $184,514.00 |
| Grand Total | $11,465.00 | $289,285.00 | $56,126.00 | $0.00 | $356,876.00 |
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Project Themes
Project Themes
This project will increase available riparian habitat, providing refugia for wildlife, increasing vegetative cover on, in and around the creek, and result in increased carbon sequestration as vegetation and trees mature over time.
This project will involve local schools, primarily Los Medanos Community College which is adjacent to the project area to help maintain the project in the future and provide nearby educational space.
This project supports the restoration of Marsh Creek within the Lower Marsh Creek Watershed, addressing erosion issues on site through regrading and replanting, leading to healthier waterways and a healthier watershed.
We expect to plant a number of pollinator plants int he area, providing pollinator benefits to local farms adjacent to the project site, while also reducing erosion into creek and protecting downstream farms from sediment.
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