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CDFW updates supervisors on restoration, monitoring at Big Springs Ranch; signals limited interest in additional land transfers
Summary
California Department of Fish and Wildlife staff updated the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors on habitat-restoration and monitoring work at Big Springs Ranch, citing juniper removal, recent prescribed burns, and ongoing water- and wildlife-monitoring programs.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials briefed the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors on management and monitoring activities at Big Springs Ranch and outlined how those actions are supporting cold-water habitat and broader watershed recovery efforts.
Michael Harris, environmental program manager for CDFW's climate and watershed program, told the board the department acquired the property primarily for its cold-water resources and said CDFW has "almost completely stopped using irrigation water" on the property in recent years to support salmon recovery and regulatory commitments.
Harris described land-management…
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