Minor Basin: Sacramento / Upper Clear

The Shea Island Restoration Project, led by Chico State Enterprises in partnership with the Sacramento River Forum, aims to restore critical habitats for at-risk salmon populations in the upper Sacramento River Basin. The project will remove stranding pools, open historical channels, and restore a network of side channels on Shea Island to enhance juvenile salmonid rearing and spawning habitats. With an estimated 20 acres of juvenile habitat and 5 acres of spawning habitat, the project will also stabilize banks with large rocks and use removed vegetation to enhance instream habitat.

Chico State Enterprises and the Sacramento River Forum are restoring habitat at Kapusta Island to support juvenile salmon. The project will create 2 acres of rearing habitat through the excavation of low and high flow side channels, while also enhancing 3 acres of spawning habitat. Monitoring and community engagement are key components of the project, which aims to aid salmon recovery in the Sacramento River.