A multiphased project to remove a levee along the Sacramento River north of Sacramento and restore hundreds of acres of floodplains to reconnect to the river is now underway.

Participants on our Northern California Tour Oct. 2-4 will visit the site of the restoration project near Hamilton City led by River Partners. The project also involves the construction of a setback levee to provide more reliable flood protection to the community and agricultural areas along the river.

The floodplains project is one of several tour stops highlighting habitat restoration in the Sacramento Valley. Other stops include:

• River Garden Farms to see an example of refuge structures dropped deep into the Sacramento River to shelter juvenile salmon from predators
• Clear Creek Gorge to see fall-run chinook salmon
• Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
• Red Bluff Fish Passage Improvement Project

Register by Friday at noon for this 3-day, 2-night tour that travels the length of the Sacramento Valley and explores the issues associated with storing and delivering the state’s water supply.

Get an up-close look at some of California’s key water reservoirs and dams such as Shasta and Oroville, and learn about the myriad agricultural uses of water throughout the valley. The tour visits the rice fields and production operations at Lundberg Family Farms to learn about the latest ways in which farms are adapting to changes in California’s groundwater and surface water resources.

Click here to purchase tickets for this exciting and timely tour that begins and ends at Sacramento International Airport. Contact Programs Manager Nick Gray via email or at 916-444-6240 with any questions.