California Trout, Inc.

Caltrout Will Be Awarded $490,167 to Restore Off-channel Habitat on the Mad River, Which Drains 497 Square Miles Over a Length of Roughly 100 Miles to the Pacific Ocean, 6 Miles North of Humboldt Bay. the River Offers Close to 50 Miles of Spawning and Rearing Habitat But Is Severely Limited in Estuarine and Off-channel Habitat to Support Rearing Winter Juvenile Salmonids. the Project Is Located Within Tidal Influence, at Approximately 3 Miles From the Mouth of the Mad River. the Project Area Currently Contains Leveed Percolation Ponds in the Floodplain That Were Used as Part of a Defunct Wastewater Management Facility. the Percolation Ponds Were Constructed on the Active Floodplain in 1983 and Are Now Being Decommissioned, Offering the Opportunity to Repurpose the Land for Improved Ecosystem Function - Building Off-channel Ponds That Provide Winter Juvenile Salmonid Habitat, and Expanded Riparian Forest. the Primary Objective of This Restoration Project Is to Remove All Wastewater Infr