American River Salmonid Rearing Habitat Planning

The American River Salmonid Rearing Habitat Planning project, managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Wildlife Conservation Board under Project Tracker ID 2025089, focuses on restoration planning activities along the lower American River within the American River Parkway. The primary objective is to identify and prioritize sites feasible for creating or enhancing juvenile salmonid rearing habitat. The scope of work includes the prioritization of ten specific sites, advancing them from conceptual designs to 65 percent completion to facilitate environmental review and the establishment of a programmatic permitting pathway. The project is located in Sacramento County, spanning the city of Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, and surrounding unincorporated areas, with a central planning reach approximately three miles east of downtown Sacramento. Under CEQA Section 15262, the project is classified as a feasibility or planning study and is therefore exempt from the requirement of an Environmental Impact Report or Negative Declaration. Administrative oversight is led by Deputy Executive Director Rebecca Fris, and the project is categorized under NAICS code 541620.