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Habitat Restoration

Current Projects

Cache Creek Vegetation Management program

Considerable effort and funding has already been directed towards managing invasive species infestations throughout much of the watershed. The Bureau of Land Management is working on tamarisk and arundo in Colusa and Lake Counties, and the Cache Creek Conservancy is doing an exceptional job removing infestations in the lower watershed. The 33 mile middle stretch between the Yolo-Colusa county line and the Capay Dam not only compromises the wildlife values and stability of the creek banks in Capay Valley, but also threatens the viability of the control work on the lower Cache Creek by serving as a nursery of seeds, stems and rhizomes to re-infest sites downstream.

Start Date: November 2005

End Date: April 2011

CalTrans I-5 Native Tree Planting

The Project is a cooperative agreement between Caltrans and the Yolo RCD. This project consists of planting native trees, shrubs, and grasses at six interchanges along Interstate 5 in Yolo County. The project includes the installation of drip irrigation system at each interchange. Trees, shrubs, and grasses will be planted, protected with tree protectors, mulch will be placed around plants, fertilized, and watered in. Plants will be irrigated as appropriate. Areas will be maintained for weed control using mechanical and chemical methods. Any dead plants will be replaced. The plantings will be maintained for a 3 year period.

Start date: Nov. 24, 2008
End date: Feb. 2012