Dutch Meadow

Trout Unlimited Funding and Coordination

U.S. Forest Service Partner

Anabranch Solutions Design and Construction

State:

California

Stream Name:

Diaz Creek

Watershed:

Lower Cottonwood Creek

Implementation Date:

Oct. 01, 2024

Treatment Length (m):

1250

LT-PBR Structures:

Project Goals and Objectives

Dutch Meadow is the headwater meadow of Diaz Creek and is part of the active Mulkey Grazing Allotment within Golden Trout Wilderness. With active grazing objectives were geared toward reversing the affects of cattle disturbance. Other objectives were to increased aggradation, sedge growth and production, headcut mitigation, as well as increasing connectivity within the inset floodplain.

Structure Construction Elements

A total of 41 structures were implemented in Dutch meadow consisting of 25 BDAs, 8 PALS, 2 Hybrid structures (tight PALS), and 1 Log structure.

Project Photos

Cover Photo