Crane Creek Water Quality Improvement and Education Project
Program
Riparian Habitat Restoration
Primary RCD
Sonoma Resource Conservation District
Lead Implementer
Sonoma Resource Conservation District
Funders
California State Water Resources Control Board, Sonoma County Water Agency
Other Organizations
Point Blue Conservation Science, Sonoma County Regional Parks
Project Primary Contact
Robert Heim (rheim@sonomarcd.org)
Project Stage
Completed
Duration
2013 - 2018
Watershed Restoration
Riparian Habitat Restoration
Sonoma Resource Conservation District, in partnership with Point Blue Conservation Science: STRAW Project, Conservation Corps North Bay, and Sonoma County Regional Parks implemented a riparian planting and education project along two streams in Crane Creek Regional Park. A total of 334 trees and shrubs and 195 willows stakes were installed over the first two years of the project, with the help of 5 different local schools. The project was maintained for 5 years by STRAW staff. The project site was affected by the 2017 North Bay fires, so an additional 58 plants were installed in March of 2018. A total of 153 trees and shrubs were still during the final year of the project in 2018.
Key Accomplishments
- Plants Installed: 587
- Stream Corridor Restored: 4,100.00 lf
Project Themes
- Climate Change
- Education
- Healthy Watersheds
Crane Creek Riparian plantings
Credit: Kevin Cullinen
Location
Expenditures
Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $135,291.00
319(h) Grant (Water Board): $10,378
Watershed Partnership Program... (SCWA): $124,913
Photos
Crane Creek Planting day with Lawrence Jones Middle School (Timing: During)
Credit: Christine Kuehn
Interpretive and Education signage at Crane Creek Regional Park (Timing: After)
Credit: Christine Kuehn
Project last updated 2/27/2023