Cole Creek Advisory Collaborative keeps meeting; vegetation relief pending

We continue the monthly Cole Creek Advisory Collaborative (CCAC) meetings with Lake County Water Resources, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), California State Parks, Big Valley Rancheria, FlowWest engineers, and community representatives.

Lake County Water Resources is still looking for partners to clear vegetation and sediment downstream of the Clark Drive bridge; progress has been slow and flooding risk remains on our minds as winter approaches. The county also formed a commission to review the Fish and Wildlife Management and Planning Services RFP applications but has not set a timeline for decisions yet.

CDFW shared that the California Conservation Corps may be available for a day in the second week of December to cut back vegetation if scheduling holds, and the department is working on a broader watershed study expected in the coming months with a focus on the constrained stretch we flagged, which should help keep momentum on near-term fixes.

(Update: Between December 9 and 16, the California Conservation Corps successfully cleared the vegetation.)