Trout Unlimited initiated the Sierra National Forest Bass Lake 8 Meadows Restoration Project in 2018, partnering with the North Fork Mono Tribe (NFMT). The NFMT has been managing their homeland for thousands of years, including ecological restoration in the Sierra National Forest since 1991. The project aims to restore eight degraded meadows in the Bass Lake Ranger District, with a focus on high-priority sites for the NFMT. The restoration involves removing encroached conifers, conducting fuels management around the meadows, and restoring instream conditions using woody structures. These efforts will expand the wet meadow perimeter and protect the sites from future wildfires. By summer 2023, Trout Unlimited and the NFMT successfully restored four meadows (Beehive, Benedict, Meserve, and Poison). Restoration of the remaining four meadows (China, Chipmunk, Peckinpah, and Texas Flat) is underway.
MAJOR BASIN: California
Minor Basin: Calaveras
Sierra Eight Meadows Restoration
China Meadow before project intervention, with a view of dense patches of dead conifers.
Project Partner(s): Trout Unlimited (TU)