Check our latest story: Work on Yuba River’s Hammon Bar earns high honors

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. See our latest story:   Work on Yuba River's Hammon Bar earns high honors Alison Willy (left), a Service employee since 1992 currently in the Bay-Delta Fish and Wildlife Office, and seven-year Service employee Beth Campbell, of the Lodi Fish and Wildlife Office, were honored by the South Yuba River Citizens League for their  work on the Hammon Bar project and their commitment to improving habitat conditions in the Yuba River watershed. Credit: Steve Martarano/USFWS   By Steve Martarano July 5, 2017 Initially, a single, unassuming twig was observed rising from a sandy gravel beach at the lower Yuba River near Marysville earlier this year. That lone twig, however, represented something more significant to two U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists after the Yuba River had realigned during the massive storm events in February. It meant that restoration plantings for not just one, but hundreds of twigs had survived. The Hammon Bar Riparian Enhancement Project, completed last fall, was designed to evaluate and demonstrate the benefits of planting large cuttings of cottonwood and willow trees in the floodplain of the lower Yuba River. The main goal was to create new biologically diverse riparian vegetation to enhance fish habitat through additional shading, cover, and food supply. But for the pair – Alison Willy, a Service employee since 1992 currently in the Bay-Delta Fish and Wildlife Office, and seven-year Service employee Beth Campbell, of the Lodi Fish and Wildlife Office – the survival of many of the plants indicated one of the project's main goals was accomplished. Continue to full story...     Stay Connected with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region     This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region · 2800 Cottage Way · Suite W-2606 · Sacramento, CA 95825