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.



Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project Documents
 


Battle Creek Bridge
Battle Creek Bridge

 
New offerings:
BCWC Comments on Coleman National Fish Hatchery Biological Assessment - January 19, 2012
BCWC Overview (large Flash file) - December 16, 2011
SRWP 2011 Annual Stakeholders' Meeting Presentations - January 3, 2012
Battle Creek Watershed - Restoration and Fish:
Archival and acoustic tags reveal the post-spawning migrations, diving behavior, and thermal habitat of hatchery-origin Sacramento River steelhead kelts (Oncorhynchus mykiss) - October, 2011
Fish Returning to Battle Creek - More Chinook Salmon Spawning in Restored Habitat after Wildcat DIversion Dam Removed - October, 2011
A Rapid Assessment of Sediment Delivery from Clearcut Timber Harvest Activities in the Battle Creek Watershed, Shasta and Tehama Counties, California
Report prepared at the request ofThe California Resources Agency by staff from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG), the Central Valley Regional Water Resource Control Board (CV RWQCB) and the California Geological Survey (CGS). - November, 2011
Press release - Fish Returning to Battle Creek
More Chinook Salmon Spawning in Restored Habitat after Wildcat Diversion Dam Removed - November 2, 2011
What caused the Sacramento River fall Chinook stock collapse?
Pre-publication report to the Pacific Fishery Management Council - March 18, 2009
Central Valley Salmon: A Perspective on Chinook and Steelhead in the Central Valley of California
More Chinook Salmon Spawning in Restored Habitat after Wildcat Diversion Dam Removed - November 2, 2011
Press release from USBR regarding future changes at CNFH barrier weir - 10/2011
Battle Creek Restoration Fact Sheet - 10/2011
Greater Battle Creek Watershed Working Group Restoration Brochure
Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project Construction Status
Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project Construction Photos Photos courtesy of USBR
Current Daily 2011 Fall Chinook Video Counts from Battle Creek
Past Daily Fall Chinook Counts from Battle Creek
Annual Fall Chinook Returns to Battle Creek
Finding of No Significant Impact – Coleman Barrier Weir Site Modifications - 9/2011
Presentation on the Coleman National Fish Hatchery Complex Biological Assessment - 9/2011

2011 Coleman National Fish Hatchery Complex Biological Assessment - 7/28/2011
Changes to Battle Creek Hydroelectric Project to Facilitate Fish Passage USBR
Battle Creek Watershed - November 2010
Developed through the Sacramento River Watershed Program, this document provides an excellent overview of the Battle Creek watershed
Battle Creek Salmon Trail New in 2011 is the wildlife viewing trail between USFWS Coleman National Fish Hatchery and the California Dept. of Fish & Game's Battle Creek Wildlife Area
California Central Valley Sacramento and San Joaquin River Systems Chinook Salmon Escapement, Hatcheries and Natural Areas - February, 2011
Sacramento River Basin: A Roadmap to Watershed Management - November 2010 (21MB)
Sacramento River Watershed Program's Roadmap "provides a comprehensive look at watershed management in the Sacramento River Basin including an overview of the Sacramento River Basin as a whole and 25 key tributaries."

Dry Hills Forest Restoration Project Scoping Documents:
Dry Hills Forest Restoration Project Notice of Proposed Action - 12/08/2010
Dry Hills Forest Restoration Project Proposed Action Map 1 - Treatments - 12/08/2010
Dry Hills Forest Restoration Project Proposed Action Map 2 - Fuels - 12/08/2010
Dry Hills Forest Restoration Project Proposed Action Map 3 - Transportation - 12/08/2010
Dry Hills Forest Restoration Project and Almanor Ranger District's Proposed, Planned, Accomplished DFPZ Network (map) - 12/08/2010
Dry Hills Forest Restoration Project - Appendix B - 12/08/2010
Draft Lassen National Forest Dry Hills Project Documents
Find project photos and other Dry Hills Project information on the LNF Dry Hills Forest Restoration Project page
Conservation easements:
Battle Creek Protection and Stewardship
Northern California Regional Land Trust Conservation Easements NCRLT currently holds 18 conservation easements in Butte and Tehama counties covering approximately 13,750 acres. Read about NCRLT's recently acquired Conservation Easements in Tehama County - January 26, 2011
Firesafe activities:
New Chipper Program Offered in Manton
Manton Community Fuel Break Projects Map
Wildland Fire Evacuation Plan for Shingletown Ridge and Manton - June, 2010
Shingletown/Manton Communities Fire Safe Plan Update 2010 (23MB) - June, 2010
 


AOther 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
Methods to create defensible space.
BCWC Position Papers
Where we stand on the issues.
Documents and Reports
Documents pertaining to the Battle Creek watershed and the upper Sacramento River.
Currents
Archive of articles that provide an overview of issues impacting watersheds and fish in northern California.
Battle Creek
Watershed Conservancy
P.O. Box 606, Manton, CA 96059
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