Paul Wisheropp, P.E. CFM Cardno ENTRIX Erosion Control in Mountain Recreation Areas.

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Paul Wisheropp, P.E. CFM Cardno ENTRIX Erosion Control in Mountain Recreation Areas

Camp Sacramento Erosion Control and Habitat Restoration Project

Camp Sacramento What is Camp Sacramento? >City Park Located within Eldorado National Forest >Leased by City from the U.S. Forest Service >Started Operations in 1920 as a Family Camp >Used by about 2,500 Visitors per Summer >Operates from June through September

Camp Sacramento What is Camp Sacramento? >Located at 6,500’ Elevation >Guests Stay in Cabins >Recreation Program for All Ages >Adjacent to South Fork American River >Near Lake Tahoe, Desolation Wilderness

Project Location

Camp Layout

Problem Statement Erosion and Soil Loss from Several Problem Areas >Hillslopes >Entry Road and Camp Roads >Highway Shoulder >Camp Visitor Parking >Volunteer Trails >Heavy Use Area Erosion Problems are Common to Camps, Cabin Tracts, urban areas, and Campgrounds in the Sierras

Erosion Problems Hillslopes

Erosion Problems Highway Shoulder

Erosion Problems Highway Shoulder

Erosion Problems Highway Runoff

Erosion Problems Parking

Erosion Problems Roads

Erosion Problems Roads

Erosion Problems Sheet Flow

Facilities

Project Development Goals and Objectives >Reduce Erosion from Exposed Surfaces >Reduce Sediment Loading to River >Control Runoff Volume >Control Runoff Pattern >Improve Riparian Condition >Create Habitat for Small Animals/Birds Funding Source >Grant from Sierra Nevada Conservancy

Project Development Stakeholder Process >City of Sacramento >Eldorado National Forest >Sierra Nevada Conservancy >Caltrans >El Dorado County Resource Conservation District >Friends of Camp Sacramento

Initial Phase >Ground Survey >Stakeholder Involvement >Prepare Erosion Control Master Plan –Balance Proposed Facilities with Recreation Use –Blend with Aesthetic Characteristics of Camp –Provide Low Maintenance Facilities –Withstand Winter Forces –Use Native Materials –Include ADA Compliant Facilities Project Development

Erosion Control Master Plan

>Paved Roadway with Rolled Curb >Limited Underground Storm Drains >Multi-use Detention Basins >Defined Parking >Rock Slope Protection >Revegetation >Dripline Trenches Erosion Control Plan Features

U.S. Forest Service grant >$62,000 Available for Construction >Fall 2012 Constructed Features >Paved Entry Road from Bridge to Camp >Two Detention Basins to Receive Camp Runoff >Revegetation >Parking for Lover’s Leap Trailhead Phase One Construction

Facility Examples-Entry Road Before

Facility Examples-Entry Road After

Facility Examples-Parking Before

Facility Examples-Parking After

Facility Examples-Revegetation Before

Facility Examples-Revegetation After

Facility Examples-Basin Before

Facility Examples-Basin After

Facility Examples-Basin

Field Adjustments

Temporary Measures

Is it Working?

Next Steps Additional Facilities >Pave Entry Road from Highway to Bridge >Pave Camp Roads and Parking >Revegetation-Remove Parking and Trails >Multi-use Basins >Dripline Trenches >Runoff Control >Blend with Camp Environment and Use

Next Steps

Acknowledgments Special Thanks to: Tim Holland, Camp Sacramento Camp Manager, City of Sacramento Mark Egbert, District Manager, El Dorado County & Georgetown Divide Resource Conservation Districts Kelley Erosion Control, Inc. Western Botanical Services, Inc.