Submitted by drocksvold on Wed, 2014-03-26 21:56 Sac-Sierra - 926 California - 9CA Vote Up Down +4 + SREAS_Ruts.jpg The Sac-Sierra Chapter of Trout Unlimited has been awarded an Embrace-a-Stream grant to begin work on a salmon and steelhead habitat restoration project on Secret Ravine in western Placer county. Secret Ravine is a tributary of Dry Creek flowing within a few feet of Interstate 80, one of the busiest traffic corridors between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe. Running for 10.5 miles through a largely urban setting, this little creek hosts populations of Endangered Species Act (ESA) Threatened Central Valley steelhead and ESA Species-of-Concern fall-run Chinook salmon. These salmonid populations have experienced a 90% decline over the past forty years, largely due to the impacts of urbanization. Partnering with the City of Roseville, Dry Creek Conservancy, and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife, SSTU's efforts will focus on a two-mile section of the creek, between East Roseville Parkway and the east end of the Sutter Medical Center. Work will include invasive plant eradication, unauthorized off-highway-vehicle trail obliteration, bank stabilization, and restoration of native vegetation. Funding and volunteers are still being sought for this project. If you'd like to volunteer, please visit our Secret Ravine EAS Contact page and complete the form. If you would like to win some cool prizes while conributing to this project financially, please consider buying a raffle ticket. All proceeds will be applied to this project.