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Cosumnes River Project and Preserve



Cosumnes River Project and Preserve

Name of Property/Project:
Cosumnes River Preserve
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Project Sponsor(s):
Nature Conservancy, United States Bureau of Land Management, Ducks Unlimited, California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento County Wildlife Conservation Board, & American Farmland Trust

Name:
Mike Eaton, Director

Address:
13501 Franklin Boulevard
Galt, CA 95632

Phone:
(916) 684-2816

FAX/e-mail:
(916) 683-1702
Location:
Lat.: Long.:
County:
Sacramento
Quad Sheet:
Bruceville
Project Size (acreage):
6,700
Date Begun:
1987
Date Finished/Expected Completion:
Wetlands Type(s):
Managed Seasonal Weltands, Freshwater Tidal Marsh, Valley Oak Riparian Forest
Project Type(s): Preservation (2,000 acres), Creation (1,200 acres), Restoration (500 acres), & Enhancement (3,000 acres)
If mitigation, what impacts does project serve to mitigate? (e.g. acreage, condition, and wetland type):
(Not Mitigation)
Project Description:
The project goals are to protect and restore seasonal wetlands and valley oak riparian forest in the Cosumnes River floodplain. The project also intgrates farming and ranching into habitat enhancement programs.
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