Humboldt Bay Ecosystem-Based Management Advisory Committee Facilitation

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Facilitation of a team of scientists and land managers striving for creation of an interdisciplinary planning framework that links needs of people, habitats, and species to ensure a healthy future for the watershed, bay, and near-shore ecosystem.

Humboldt Bay Sediment & Habitat Improvement Project (SedSHIP)

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1) Monitoring of sediment movement in the Freshwater Creek and Elk River watershed, 2) assistance to non-corporate landowners to develop compliance plans to help them meet the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) requirements, and 3) fisheries habitat enhancement in Martin Slough (tributary to Elk River).

Linking Land & Sea

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A Northern California Coastal Conservation Needs Assessment, assessing and documenting specific needs for regional strategic coastal (marine and terrestrial) conservation planning and implementation in coastal Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties.

Mad River Watershed Management Plan

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Assessment of the overall health of the Mad River watershed relative to designated beneficial uses of and impairments to those waters; a plan developed with private and public landowners to address water quality impairments and identify watershed-wide restoration priorities.

North Coast Stormwater Coalition Non-Point Source Pollution Prevention Program

Project Date (Y-M-D):   2000-01-14

Working with the Cities of Arcata, Eureka, Fortuna, and the County of Humboldt to reduce the discharge of pollutants from runoff, sediment sources, and municipal storm drain systems through implementation of stormwater pollution prevention outreach and best management practices (BMPs).