Wildlife Corridors for Flood Escape on the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
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Project Overview
Basics
Wildlife Corridors for Flood Escape on the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
Implementation
The project creates five miles/23 acres of new habitat in the YBWA with the primary goals to: 1) Address wildlife flood-safety problems and enhance year round habitat and 2) Use regional partnerships to implement a pilot restoration program to provide educational opportunities and create public connections to habitat restoration in the Delta. The project consists of
1) Demonstration project of 0.6 acres seasonal wetland habitat (floodplain sub-habitat), 2) Restoration of 3.0 acres seasonal wetland habitat (grassland and associated wetland sub-habitats), and 3) Restoration of 20 acres upland habitat (grassland sub-habitat).
1) Demonstration project of 0.6 acres seasonal wetland habitat (floodplain sub-habitat), 2) Restoration of 3.0 acres seasonal wetland habitat (grassland and associated wetland sub-habitats), and 3) Restoration of 20 acres upland habitat (grassland sub-habitat).
2016
2017
2022
2/23/2023
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
Yolo County Bypass, between the cities of Davis and West Sacramento, nearest public roads are county roads 38 and 106
Organizations
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| State Assembly Voting District | |
| State Senate Voting District |
Contacts
Heather Nichols - Yolo County Resource Conservation District (Yolo County RCD) (nichols@yolorcd.org)
Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
| Events | Event Type: Outreach/Education | 15 |
| Habitat Restoration/Creation | Action Taken: Created Habitat Type: Seasonal wetland | 23 acres |
Reported Performance Measures
No annual Performance Measure accomplishments entered for this Project.
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| Year(s): | 2017-2018 |
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| Explanation: | Project is currently in implementation phase. |
Financials
Budget
| Comment: | None provided |
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Reported Expenditures
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Total | |
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| Prop 1 Sacramento - San Joaquin Delta Conservancy (Delta Conservance) | $0.00 | $118,055.00 | $85,305.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $203,360.00 |
| Grand Total | $0.00 | $118,055.00 | $85,305.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $203,360.00 |
| Note: | None provided |
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Project Themes
Project Themes
The project will create habitat corridors in the Yolo Basin Wildlife Area to provide green house gas reductions through the use of deep-rooted native perennial plants.
The project will provide education and community outreach through the implementation of the restoration project and associated biological monitoring. Part of the project will be to establish a pilot restoration project to provide educational opportunities and create public connections to habitat restoration in the Delta.
By providing wildlife flood-safety/year round habitat, it is anticipated that some endangered species will benefit from this project. The current conditions leaves wildlife stranded during flood events: deer, furbearers, and ground-nesting birds can be affected.
Projects to restore wildlife habitat adjacent to and compatible with the agricultural operations in the Bypass have not been previously attempted but are necessary to achieve Delta habitat restoration goals.
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