Butte Creek House Ecological Reserve Meadow Restoration and Forest Health Project
Program
In-stream Habitat Restoration
Primary RCD
Butte County Resource Conservation District
Lead Implementer
Butte County Resource Conservation District
Funders
Wildlife Conservation Board
Other Organizations
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
Project Primary Contact
Faith Churchill (faith@bcrcd.org)
Project Stage
Implementation
Duration
2024 - 2026
Watershed Restoration
In-stream Habitat Restoration
The Butte Creek House Ecological Reserve is owned and managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). The Project will restore approximately 110 acres within the 320-acre Reserve. The Project is
designed to enhance mountain meadow and riparian habitat within the Reserve and at the headwaters of Butte Creek. The Project will restore hydrological function and structural complexity to increase habitat diversity and resilience to climate change. To accomplish this, restoration activities will include the application of process-based and form-based restoration.
designed to enhance mountain meadow and riparian habitat within the Reserve and at the headwaters of Butte Creek. The Project will restore hydrological function and structural complexity to increase habitat diversity and resilience to climate change. To accomplish this, restoration activities will include the application of process-based and form-based restoration.
Key Accomplishments
- Large Woody Debris (LWD): 58
- Planning Document: 1
Project Themes
- Climate Change
- Education
- Wildlife/Endangered Species
- Forests and Fire
- Groundwater
- Healthy Watersheds
BDA
Credit: BCRCD
Location
Expenditures
Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $360,394.62
Sierra Meadows Partnership Gra... (WCB): $164,324
Stream Flow Enhancement Progra... (WCB): $196,071
Photos
Headcut within upper meadow (Timing: Before)
Credit: Water Ways Consulting
Bank erosion (Timing: Before)
Credit: Water Ways Consulting
Log weir showing signs of degradation, scour (downstream left bank) and lack of upstream aggradation (Timing: Before)
Credit: Water Ways Consulting
Project last updated 1/13/2025