Our Expertise
Decades of Stream & Meadow Restoration Experience
We specialize in stream and meadow restoration, incorporating the science and knowledge of hydrologic and geomorphic processes. Our work restores streams and their associated floodplains, where applicable, to reduce erosion, enhance aquatic and wildlife habitat, and improve water quality conditions.
100+ Completed Projects
Since 1985, Plumas Corporation has provided leadership on more than one hundred projects. Projects are implemented through collaboration with various state and federal agencies, private foundations, and non-governmental organizations. Project partners include the USDA Forest Service, California Wildlife Conservation Board, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, Trout Unlimited, amongst many others.
Resource Management Specialists
Plumas Corp is able to complete and manage every aspect of a watershed restoration project. From planning & assessment, project funding, environmental compliance, permitting, implementation, through effectiveness monitoring.
We also provide watershed monitoring, stormwater pollution prevention planning (SWPPP) and compliance monitoring, grant writing/administration, and watershed education.
Other Services
Watershed Monitoring
Watershed Education
Forest Restoration
Storm Water Pollution Prevention
Grant Writing & Administration
FEATURED
Projects
Mountain Meadows Creek
Restoring 801 acres of a rich ecological complex
Mountain Meadows Creek is an 8.8 square-mile watershed that is tributary to the North Fork Feather River and is part of a rich ecological complex that supports up to 70% of migrating birds on the Pacific Flyway.
Thompson Meadow
100th Project Implemented
Thompson Meadow is a 47-acre meadow in Red Clover Valley on Plumas National Forest. The meadow burned at high severity in the 2021 Dixie Fire, a year before it was restored. The project was Plumas Corp’s 100th implemented restoration project, in the same watershed (Red Clover Creek) their 1st meadow restoration project was built.
Sierra Meadows Hydrology Monitoring
Quantifying the Effects of Restoration in Eight Sierra Nevada Meadows
The Sierra Meadows Hydrology Monitoring (SMHM) Program is a scientific project that addresses the current paucity of hydrologic data, particularly pre-project, quantifying the effects of restoration in Sierra Nevada meadows.
Sequoia National Forest Projects
Big Meadows, Long Meadow, Osa Meadow
Plumas Corp has been a working partner with the Sequoia National Forest/Giant Sequoia National Monument for over 15 years. The first full meadow floodplain restoration in the Southern Sierra was implemented at Big Meadows in 2007. Subsequent projects since then were Long Meadow restored in 2014, and Osa Meadow restored in 2016. In partnership with Trout Unlimited and California Trout, several more meadows have been restored or are currently in the planning phase.
