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City and RiverPartners outline plan to restore 600 acres along the Lower Kern River Parkway
Summary
City staff and RiverPartners briefed the Bakersfield City Council on Nov. 5 about a multi‑phase plan to restore up to 600 acres of riparian habitat along the Kern River Parkway.
City staff and RiverPartners presented an update Nov. 5 on planning for a Lower Kern River Habitat Restoration Project that would restore riparian and upland habitat across roughly 600 acres along about an eight‑mile reach of the river.
Anna Tolkan, restoration ecologist and project manager with RiverPartners, described the group’s restoration approach, which uses large‑scale planting, irrigation during a 3–5 year establishment period, weed control and then a transition to self‑sustaining riparian habitat. "The first…
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