Steinacher Road Restoration

The Karuk Tribe of California and the Six Rivers and Klamath National Forests worked on developing a programmatic approach to watershed restoration in the Karuk Ancestral Territory, an area that was degraded by past mining, excessive logging, and road building activities. The project decommissioned 5.2 miles of the Steinacher Road and removed and placed approximately 17,853 cubic yards of fill material to restore natural channels. The road grades were carefully controlled and finish grades average 20 percent slope. This effort was critical for maintaining viable fish populations and benefited the local economy through the training and educating tribal members in watershed restoration techniques.