Stream Projects

Marin RCD's stream projects often address a variety of concerns adjacent to (riparian areas) or within stream channels. Planting projects (riparian restoration) are typically completed in partnership with Point Blue Conservation Science Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed (STRAW) Program. Livestock exclusion fencing is required for these projects to prevent erosion and sedimentation and protect the new plants. To learn more, visit their webpage.

The image shows two scenes: one with people observing a natural landscape, and the other featuring a structured agricultural field with vehicles. — Pre and post-construction of an eroding streambank repaired with earthwork (reducing the slope of the opposite bank) and vegetation (native trees and shrubs).

Typically, projects in this category revegetate areas surrounding streams, help stop or reduce erosion in and around waterways, or otherwise alters a stream to provide livestock crossing or facilitate water passage. This may include livestock water crossings, earthmoving or engineering to stabilize slopes, planting projects, or installation of in-stream structures.

Two images show a landscape with a dry streambed; the left is dull and overcast, while the right is sunny with greenery and a fence. — Pre and post-construction of in-stream channel stabilization and armored livestock crossing.

Image shows two scenes: one with excavation machinery and workers at a construction site, the other showing people examining a grassy landscape with erosion. — Pre and post-construction on culvert and armored livestock crossing.