Ah Pah Creek Watershed Restoration

Ah Pah Creek is a fourth order stream with a 16.3 square mile watershed composed entirely of steep, forested land that was degraded by road and highway construction. Yoruk Tribal Fisheries Program (YTFP) and the California Conservation Corps (CCC) collaborated to address riparian restoration needs within the drainage, including extensive riparian conifer planting in its three major tributaries. A total of 10,000 bareroot redwood and Douglas fir trees were planted along decommissioned roads. In addition, the CCC have constructed numerous instream habitat structures within the main stem and South Fork to improve habitat quality and complexity and fish passage in these drainages.