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Five Counties Memorandum of Agreement. The program began with an MOU between the Boards of Supervisors of each 5C County which has been updated with the transfer of the Program to the Northwest California Resource Conservation & Development Council.
UCCE Assessment Reports:
“Effects of County Land Use Regulations and Management on Anadromous Salmonids and Their Habitats: Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino, Siskiyou and Trinity Counties, California” PDF File (322 KB). An Environmental Audit of the Five Counties within 5C, completed in 1998.
“Policies and Procedures for Protecting Anadromous Salmonid Habitat in Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity and Siskiyou Counties" PDF File (3.77 MB). Phase I Final Report on the Re-Assessment of County Land Use Regulations and Management, completed in 2008.
5C Program Grant Reports:
Final
Report: Five Counties Salmonid Conservation Program Grant
PDF File (MB).
Prepared for California Department
of Fish and Game's Fisheries Restoration Grant Program, completed in 2008.
Final Report: Five Counties Salmonid Conservation Program PDF File (36 MB). Prepared for NOAA Fisheries Community Development Grant Program, completed in 2003.
Roads Manual & Low Impact to Hydrology (LITH) Information:
5C Roads Manual: "A Water Quality and Stream Habitat Protection Manual for County Road Maintenance in Northwestern California Watersheds". The 5C Roads Maintenance Manual was completed by consultant Sari Sommarstrom. The purpose of the manual is to provide a user-friendly, fish-friendly guide for county road maintenance staff and the implementation of improved road maintenance practices.
5C Program Low Impacts to Hydrology Standards (LITH)
Migration Barrier Inventory Reports & Fish Passage Information:
Migration Barrier Inventory Reports. The 5C Migration Barrier Removal Program began with an inventory of fish passage barriers on County roads in each individual County. The inventories were completed by consulting biologist Ross Taylor and Associates and have served as guide for project implementation and prioritization.
5C Migration Barrier Ranking Matrix. Prioritized Ranking of the migration barrier sites identified through the 5C Migration Barrier Inventory.
2010 Barrier Prioritization Presentation. Presentation assembled for quarterly CA Fish Passage Forum meeting, April 14, 2010 (3.47MB)
5C Migration Barrier Removal Project Progress Matrix. Migration Barrier Removal projects completed within the 5C program area since 1998 & Planned Projects.
Fish Passage Forum Memorandum Of Understanding. The Five Counties Salmonid Conservation Program has been an active member of the Fish Passage Forum, an inter-agency effort to remove barriers to fish passage throughout Northern California.
Guidelines for Salmonid Passage at Stream Crossings. NOAA Fisheries-National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Region. This document provides guidelines for the design of stream crossings to aid upstream and downstream passage of migrating salmonids. It is intended to facilitate design of a new generation of stream crossings, and assist the recovery of threatened and endangered salmonid species.
Final Report: Coastal Conservancy Design Grant,03-051 Prepared for the California Coastal Conservancy, April 2007.
DIRT Inventory Reports:
Final Report: Scott & Salmon River Road Erosion Inventory. Prepared for Siskiyou County and the California Department of Fish and Game's Fisheries Restoration Grant Program, June 2008.
Final Report: Trinity, Del Norte, Humboldt County Road Erosion Inventory. Prepared for the California Department of Fish and Game's Fisheries Restoration Grant Program, Trinity, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, 2005.
Final Report: Trinity River Watershed Five Counties Road Erosion Inventory. Prepared for the State Water Resources Control Board Proposition 204 Program.
Final Report: Five Counties Road Erosion Inventory, Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino Counties. Prepared for the California Department of Fish and Game's S.B. 271 Coastal Fisheries Recovery Program.
Wetlands Information:
Final Report: Weaver Basin Wetlands Revegetation Grant Prepared for the California State Parks Habitat Conservation Fund, November, 2008.
Sustainable Energy & Water Conservation:
Northwest
California Sustainable Energy and Water Conservation Outreach
Report Prepared for West Coast Watershed, December 2009.
County Ordinances & Land Use Development Standards:
Humboldt County Streamside Area Management Ordinance
Humboldt County Grading Ordinance
Del Norte County Hillside Development Standards