Centerville Slough and Russ Creek Restoration Project
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Project Overview
Basics
Centerville Slough and Russ Creek Restoration Project
Planning/Design
The proposed Project restoration approach includes an overall landward retreat from the coastal shoreline that would restore tidal wetlands and protect vulnerable agricultural lands. The Project Area is approximately 1,480 acres and includes tidal slough channels, freshwater streams, estuarine habitats, and diked former tidal lands converted to working agricultural lands. Restoration activities include reestablishing Centerville Slough to reconnect the Eel River Estuary with former tidal wetlands and Russ and Shaw Creeks. A combination of back dune berms, restored tidal channels and set-back berms will increase the resiliency of the restored habitats and adjacent agricultural lands.
2019
2024
2027
12/22/2023
Project Attributes
Census Tract Income
None
Direct Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
None
EnviroScreen
None
Free and Reduced Lunch
None
Indirect Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
None
Tribal Engagement (True/False)
None
Tribal Engagement
None
Location
None Selected
Russ Creek and Centerville Slough are part of the Salt River watershed, which drains into the Eel River.
Organizations
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Contacts
Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 808 - Soil Carbon Amendment (example, compost application) Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 246 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 561 - Heavy Use Area Protection Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 1,233 acres |
| Habitat Restoration/Creation | Action Taken: Restored Habitat Type: Estuarine | 500 acres |
| Invasive Species Control | Land Use: Wildlands Property Ownership: Private Site Type: Terrestrial Treatment Type: Mechanical | 115 acres |
| Stream Corridor Restored | Location: In-stream Treatment Type: Grade Stabilization | 21,120 lf |
Reported Performance Measures
Reported Performance Measures are not relevant for Projects in the Planning/Design stage.
Financials
Budget
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Reported Expenditures
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total | |
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| Conservation Innovation Grant (NRCS) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Cooperative Agreement (NRCS) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Prop 1 (WCB) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
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Project Themes
Project Themes
The Project implements actions to reduce climate risks for the area’s agricultural community, ecosystem/biological habitat, and natural resources located in coastal areas by enhancing flood management and improving habitat connectivity.
This project improves access for outdoor recreation, and nature study compatible with existing land uses and the ACEP-WRE conservation easements. The public and other public agencies have participated in the planning/design process through multiple public meetings, requests for comments and educational tours of the Preserve and Project Area. Up to three kayak launches will be installed near the restored Centerville Slough and Cutoff Slough tide gate structures, to support post-project monitoring and maintenance, aquatic educational programs, and limited recreational use.
This project restores access to aquatic habitats for salmonids and other aquatic-dependent species by increasing migratory access between estuarine and inland waters and by restoring overwintering and rearing habitat for juvenile salmonids.
The Project will provide fish habitat for all life stages and increase stream complexity in the Lower Eel River/Van Duzen watersheds. Priority actions of reducing water temperature and increasing dissolved oxygen by increasing channel capacity and stream flow. The Project will return direct access from the Eel River to Russ Creek and Centerville Slough, restoring and enhancing fish and wildlife habitat, enhancing fish migration, and alleviating flooding across a portion of the watershed.
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has worked cooperatively with the private landowners to acquire five (5) Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE) across the Project Area, totaling 1,240 acres. These are perpetual conservation easements that seek to protect and restore wetland habitat while allowing limited livestock grazing in suitable habitat types.
This project increases the resiliency of existing agricultural lands to sea level rise by reconfiguring dikes and enhancing dune function that promotes natural dune formation processes that reduce overwash during extreme high tides and storm events.
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