Our Mission: The Battle Creek Watershed Conservancy's goal is to preserve the environmental and economic resources of the Battle Creek watershed through responsible stewardship, liaison, cooperation, and education.
The BCWC is a voluntary organization of property owners with significant stakes in the economic and environmental health of the Battle Creek watershed. It was formed to help protect these economic and environmental stakes through local control and beneficial land stewardship practices.
We welcome you to browse our site to learn about projects and studies being conducted within the Battle Creek watershed, including the Battle Creek Salmon & Steelhead Restoration Project and the completed Battle Creek Watershed Assessment. We also offer links to many other documents and reports pertaining to the Upper Sacramento River watershed.

 

Shots in the BC shed

Angel Falls, a natural fish barrier on South Fork Battle

Lone sentinel above North Fork Battle

Lady bugs survive the winter by clustering beside Bailey Creek

Coyote mint growing in an upland meadow where streams converge
New offerings:
Phase 1A of the Battle Creek Restoration Project Contracting Opportunities - November, 2008
Stream Condition Monitoring 2006 Analysis for Battle Creek - September 29, 2008
Battle Creek Stream Conditioning Monitoring Plan - September, 2008
Battle Creek September 2008 Presentation - September, 2008
Presented by Mary Marshall, Bureau of Reclamation, at the BCWC 2008 Annual Meeting
Battle Creek Watershed Conservancy 11th Annual Meeting Minutes-- September 10, 2008
Firewise Communities: Where We Live. How We Live. An introduction to Firewise concepts for local communities
Presented by Karina Silvas, Firewise Communities Program Coordinator, at the BCWC 2008 Annual Meeting
BCWC Newsletter - August, 2008
July 15, 2008:
Battle Creek Hydroelectric Project - FERC No. 1121 - PG&E License Amendment Application
Released July 14, 2008:
Funding Agreements Reached for Phase 1A of the Battle Creek Project to Restore 42 Miles of Premium Salmon and Steelhead Habitat
Revised BCWC Community Strategies
California Chinook Evolutionary Significant Units Map - Provided by NOAA
Tour of the Coleman NFH Fish Barrier Weir and Ladder Modification project - On June 20, 2008, members of Battle Creek Watershed Conservancy and Greater Battle Creek Watershed Working Group toured construction of the $10 million fish barrier weir and ladder modification project underway at Coleman National Fish Hatchery in Anderson.
Fish Rescue at Coleman National Fish Hatchery - Due to the modification of the Coleman National Fish Hatchery (CNFH) barrier weir, construction activities required fish rescues on Battle Creek. On June 5 and 6, 2008, biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) Red Bluff Fish & Wildlife Office conducted fish rescues to remove fish from dewatered sections around the barrier weir.
California Statewide Watershed Program - Watershed management is the process of creating and implementing plans, programs, and projects to sustain and enhance watershed functions that provide the goods, services and values desired by the community affected by conditions within a watershed boundary.
FIRE
Proposed (draft) Fire Hazard Abatement Ordinance for Tehama County
California Forest Stewardship Program
Wildland Fire in Ecosystems - Fire and Nonnative Invasive Plants - September, 2008
Long Term Fire Assessment for Northern California - August 3, 2008
Manton Fire Safe Council and the American Red Cross Reach An Agreement
BLM offers property owners fuels reduction permits - The BLM Redding Field Office will issue free "hazardous fuels reduction variance permits" valid for public lands in Butte, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity counties.
 

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Other Key Site Resources:

Battle Creek Watershed Assessment
Provides a characterization of stream conditions and an investigation of sediment source factors in 2001 and 2002.
KRIS Battle Creek
KRIS Battle Creek assembles basin-wide data and presents the results of the Battle Creek Watershed Assessment. KRIS contains the data on which this report was based, as well as summary charts and maps, which allow results to be viewed by location.
Greater Battle Creek Watershed Working Group Documents
Review status of Battle Creek and Coleman National Fish Hatchery projects.
Manton Fire Safe Council - Learn how to create defensible space!
BCWC Position Papers - See where we stand on the issues
Documents and Reports
Contains links to a number of documents pertaining to the Battle Creek watershed and the upper Sacramento River.
Currents
An archive of articles that provide an overview of issues impacting watersheds and fish in northern California.
Convergent Lady Beetles sheltering on an
alder tree beside Bailey Creek. June, 2009

Wild Cascade Lily with Spider Cloaked in Camo - Battle Creek Watershed
Battle Creek
Watershed Conservancy
P.O. Box 606, Manton, CA 96059
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NOTE: THE BATTLE CREEK WATERSHED CONSERVANCY IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH A GROUP CALLING THEMSELVES THE BATTLE CREEK ALLIANCE.