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Native Grass Restoration Happening!

ERRP plans for restoring native grasses in the Tenmile Creek watershed are taking shape. Learn more at an upcoming field trip.

Tenmile Bioengineering

Materials are on site and large scale bioengineering projects on lower Cahto Creek will be constructed in August. Funding is being provided by a State Water Resources Control Board 319h grant. See the Basis of Design Report that has plan drawings.

Salmonid Juveniles Abundant in Tenmile Creek in 2025

ERRP has been video documenting fish life in Tenmile Creek and its tributaries and it is an extraordinary year for Chinook and coho salmon abundance and lots of steelhead too! See video from Upper Tenmile Creek and Lower Little Case Creek.

Tenmile Creek Erosion Control and Bank Restoration - CONSTRUCTION IN 2025!

The Eel River Recovery Project was awarded a State Water Resources Control Board 319h grant in April 2021 to help control non-point source water pollution – the Tenmile Creek Erosion Prevention and Riparian Restoration Project. The plan is to use bioengineering to treat eroding banks of Cahto and Streeter Creeks, improve riparian conditions, and improve habitat in these important for salmon and steelhead streams. Planning and permitting took longer than anticipated, but construction will take place between July and October 2025. The project also has an extensive monitoring component and an educational element that includes working with classes at Laytonville Elementary and High Schools and public outreach. Click on the images below to learn more.

Bioengineering Projects

Monitoring

Education and Outreach

Tenmile Creek Phase 2

The Eel River Recovery Project was awarded a State Coastal Conservancy Prop 1 grant in April 2021 to continue work in the Tenmile Creek watershed after completion of their successful pilot project. The Project promotes water conservation and erosion control, monitors stream and flow conditions, and will create a model and a water budget to inform the community. All of the elements of this Project were envisioned in the Tenmile Creek Watershed Conservation and Restoration Action Plan. The Tenmile Creek Temp, Fish, Flow Report (2020-2021) summarizes conditions in Tenmile Creek in WY 2020 and WY 2021. Read the report.

Erosion Control

Water Conservation

Aquatic Monitoring

Flow Modeling

Flow Measurement

Town Creek Restoration and Education Program

The Town Creek Restoration and Education Project was funded by the Department of Water Resources through an Urban Stream Restoration Program grant using Prop 68 resources. We worked with our co-sponsor, the Round Valley County Water District, over three years to arrive at a bioengineering solution to bank erosion and flood risk on Town Creek near Covelo. As they seek funding for implementation, the District will also be seeking resources to plan similar bio-technical projects throughout their jurisdiction in Round Valley in cooperation with the Round Valley Indian Tribes. Read the 100% Basis of Design Report and see Drawings of bioengineering project we got permitted. See a summary of the project in the Final Report, or see this summary of the various project elements.