Pinkham Fish Passage Restoration - Carpinteria Creek

The Pinkham fish passage restoration project along Carpinteria Creek, represents one of the last barriers in the Carpinteria Creek Watershed. The project will replace an undersized rail car bridge with a wider and taller bridge. It will also remove 90 feet of concreted stream channel and banks. The stream channel will be regraded and the creek banks will be restored with native riparian vegetation. When the project is complete steelhead trout will have access to upstream habitat.

Friday, November 15, 2013

Project Update - 5

This week the wood forming around the abutments was removed. Once the concrete had set and reached the correct strength the contractor began back filling behind the abutments. This will continue into early next week. The California Conservation Corps will be out next week to help bolt and secure the log structures. The contractor will finish up the stream channel and begin placing the rock slope protection around the abutments.

The contractor beginning to fill in behind the southern abutment (far abutment). The fill material is compacted and inspected in lifts.

By the end of the week the contractor was nearly finished filling in behind the south abutment.

Check back next week for more updates.

Working with the various project funders and partners, South Coast Habitat Restoration, is managing the grant funding for the project and coordinating operations between project partners. SCHR is a local non-profit organization based in Carpinteria that is dedicated to environmental stewardship and habitat enhancement. We emphasize steelhead trout recovery through a variety of watershed restoration projects throughout Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.

For additional information on the project please contact Mauricio Gomez at mgomez@schabitatrestoration.org 805-729-8787