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The River Exchange
P. O. Box 784
Dunsmuir, CA 96025

530.235.2012
530.235.2439 (fax)
info@riverexchange.org


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Current Projects - 2009/10

Tauhindauli River Trail Extension: Visitors to the Tauhindauli River Park can now enjoy over 1,100 feet of newly paved trail along the Upper Sacramento River in Dunsmuir. The project, funded by the Cantara Trustee Council and administered by the Exchange, will also include over 1,500 feet of additional river front trail linking the Dunsmuir City Park to Tauhindauli Park. The second phase will be completed this summer, providing visitors with nearly ½ mile of river view trail and viewing benches. NOTE: A portion of the trail is currently blocked off pending construction of a boardwalk. Please avoid this area as the soils are unstable.

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Sacramento Headwaters Project: The River Exchange, in a partnership with the Mt. Shasta Recreation and Parks District has received a grant award from the State of California Resources Agency River Parkways Program for restoration of the Headwater Springs in the Mount Shasta City Park. The funding will be used to restore and stabilize the spring area, and provide a multi-purpose, wheel-accessible paved trail along the stream course to the existing southern parking lot. Additional enhancements will include viewing benches, vegetation restoration, picnic tables, trail repair and interpretive signage. The project's design and permitting phases are complete, and construction will begin on September 7th. There will be no access to the Headwaters for the first few days of construction while the spring wall is stabilized. The entire project will be completed by the end of October.

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Upper McCloud Watershed: The River Exchange has received a generous grant from the Bella Vista Foundation in San Francisco to continue watershed stewardship work in the Upper McCloud River watershed.

The grant will fund a year-long project that will combine investigation, database design, and education. A significant portion of the project will take place in the Squaw Valley Creek drainage, one of the largest tributaries of the McCloud River. It drains a large portion of the western edge of the watershed, with its headwaters high up on the alpine meadows of Mt. Shasta, and its terminus well below the McCloud Reservoir.

The first portion of the project is investigating the existence of capped springs in the Squaw Valley Creek drainage. The River Exchange will be determining the location of the springs, and the potential for restoration to their natural state. To view maps and an analysis of the latest information gathered from springs in the Upper McCloud Watershed, click here . A second component of the project will involve working with landowners in the drainage to reduce pesticide and herbicide use. Finally, the River Exchange will complete a land use database for the Upper McCloud watershed, with an eye towards identifying potential high value conservation areas for possible land exchanges.

Upper Sacramento Watershed Assessment: The River Exchange is currently the project manager for a comprehensive watershed assessment for the Upper Sacramento River Watershed. The assessment is designed to provide a better understanding of the past and current physical, biological and human-influenced conditions in the watershed, and to lay the groundwork for the development of a management strategy for the watershed.

The assessment process is guided by a diverse,16-member steering committee of watershed stakeholders, and is funded by a grant from the CalFed Watershed Program which is administered by the Department of Water Resources. The anticipated completion date for the assessment is June 30, 2010.

Castle Crag Wilderness Recreation Inventory and Analysis Project: The River Exchange received a grant in March 2010 from the National Forest Foundation to complete a recreation site inventory and analysis in Castle Crags Wilderness. The project is part of an ongoing Forest Service wilderness program, the 10 year wilderness stewardship challenge, developed to bring all wilderness areas up to a baseline management standard by 2014. The inventory will be completed by the end of August of 2010. The analysis will be completed in the fall and culminate in an informational public meeting in December. This project will be the first step in creating a monitoring program in Castle Crags Wilderness and will set an example for recreation monitoring in other wilderness areas in the Shasta Trinity National Forest.