The M-G weir repair project on the Shasta River, Siskiyou County, CA
Forum Funded Restoration Projects
Since 2012, The Forum has helped support projects across California, from research, assessment, implementation and monitoring of fish passage improvement and habitat enhancement, collectively representing a significant investment in the recovery of anadromous fish populations statewide. Explore projects by year funded, county, major river system, or by the lead partner.
Project Stats
70+ Barrier removals
Culvert replacements, dam removals, technical fishway installations, and channel augmentations.
69 habitat enhancements
Improvements to floodplain and channel complexity, large woody debris installation, and native plantings.
295 miles conserved
Riparian acres improved, reconnected, or conserved.
3,026 people engaged
Program mangers, funders, engineers, scientists, restoration practitioners, and community members engaged.
2,249 organizations engaged
Funding agencies, permitting agencies, restoration conservation districts, and nonprofits engaged.
Big River Calaveras River California State Parks Conner Creek Contra Costa County Contra Costa RCD Del Norte County Eel River Eel River Watershed Improvement Group Five Counties Salmonid Conservation Program Gold Ridge RCD Humboldt County Humboldt County Department of Public Works Humboldt County RCD Jenny Creek Klamath River Mendocino County Merced County Mid Klamath Watershed Council Mormon Slough NOAA Fisheries Outlet Creek Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission Pescadero Creek Russian River San Joaquin County San Joaquin River San Mateo RCD Santa Barbara County Siskiyou County Smith River Sonoma County South Coast Habitat Restoration Stockton East Water District Stotenburg Creek The Watershed Project Trinity County Trinity River Trout Unlimited USDA Forest Service US Fish and Wildlife Service Van Duzen River Weaver Creek Wildcat Creek Yager Creek
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Weaver Basin Fish Passage Assessments
This project assessed 37 unassessed or unknown-status fish passage barriers in the Weaver Creek watershed, a headwater tributary to the Trinity River near Weaverville in Trinity County, to provide baseline data for future fish passage remediation projects benefiting Coho salmon, steelhead, Chinook salmon, and Pacific lamprey, while engaging local students and tribal partners in the assessment process.
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Designing for Sturgeon Passage in the San Joaquin River at the Eastside Bypass Control Structure (Phase 2)
This project deployed an acoustic telemetry array to track White Sturgeon movement and habitat use in the San Joaquin River Restoration Area downstream of the Eastside Bypass Control Structure in Merced County, in order to inform fish passage design improvements to that structure for the benefit of White Sturgeon, Green Sturgeon, and spring-run Chinook salmon. Location: San Joaquin River Restoration Area, at and downstream of the Eastside Bypass Control Structure (EBCS), Merced County. The EBCS is located within the Eastside Bypass, part of the State’s flood bypass system. The study area extends from the EBCS downstream to the confluence of…
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Native Fish Passage in the San Joaquin River at the Eastside Bypass Control Structure
This project provided technical assistance, environmental permitting, and compliance support for the physical modification of the Eastside Bypass Control Structure (EBCS) on the San Joaquin River in Merced County — a gated flood control structure identified as a significant low-flow passage barrier within the San Joaquin River Restoration Program’s Restoration Area. By funding the renewal and completion of required environmental compliance documents, the project is enabling construction of a 380-foot engineered rock ramp and structural modifications to the EBCS that will improve migration conditions for spring-run Chinook salmon, steelhead, White Sturgeon, Green Sturgeon, and Pacific lamprey. Location: The Eastside Bypass…