Extra Details
Riparian Restoration at Marsh Creek State Historic Park
Program
Riparian Habitat Restoration
Primary RCD
Contra Costa Resource Conservation District
Lead Implementer
Contra Costa Resource Conservation District
Funders
California Department of Conservation, Wildlife Conservation Board
Other Organizations
California Association of Resource Conservation Districts, California Department of Parks and Recreation, Contra Costa Flood Control District
Project Primary Contact
Ben Weise (bweise@ccrcd.org)
Project Stage
Planning/Design
Duration
2025 - 2026
Estimated Total Cost
$4,189,077.00
Secured Funding
$989,077.00
No Funding Source Identified Yet
$3,200,000.00
Targeted Funding
$0.00
Watershed Restoration
Riparian Habitat Restoration
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.
Targeted Performance Measure
- Stream Corridor Restored: 3,000.00 lf
Project Themes
- Climate Change
- Education
- Healthy Watersheds
- Local Farms
A part of Marsh Creek adjacent to the Historic Marsh House and Barn showing erosion and lack of riparian canopy.
Credit: Ben Weise
Location
Budget
$550,000.00 Secured Funding: CARCD Climate Habitat Block Grant (WCB)
$439,077.00 Secured Funding: Working Lands and Riparian Corridors Program (DOC)
$3,200,000.00 No Funding Source Identified Yet
Photos
No additional photos provided
Project last updated 10/1/2024