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Work crews to improve Sonoma County creeks

Posted by: Maven on June 15, 2009 at 7:07 am

From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat:

Work begins this week on 30 miles of Sonoma County creeks and flood control channels, where crews will be thinning trees, removing sediment and planting trees, grasses and shrubs. The annual summer work program by the Sonoma County Water Agency is expected to cost about $7 million.

“Without the work … we would have the risk of flooding,” said Jon Niehaus, the Water Agency’s program coordinator.

In the past 12 years, however, the work has also been structured to accommodate fish habitat and nesting birds, said Keenan Foster, the Water Agency senior environmental specialist.

Workers will thin and remove arroyo willows, which are multi-trunked and catch debris and cause sedimentation. The trees will be replaced with single-trunk red willows and pacific willows, which will grow 45 feet high and create a 45-foot-wide canopy to shade the creeks, providing cooler water and better fish habitat.

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June 15, 2009 · Filed Under Northern California

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