Hog Lake vernal pool and Rancho Briesgau riparian restoration – Bureau of Land Management’s Sacramento River Bend ACEC

March 21, 2024
7:00 – 8:00 PM (Via Zoom)

Steve Laymon, BLM Wildlife Biologist
and
Brooke Thompson, BLM Ecologist/Botanist

View the presentation here

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The Bureau of Land Management manages the Bend Area in northern Tehama Co. as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern.  This 24,000 acre area along the Sacramento River extends from Turtle Creek on the south to Battle Creek on the north.  This presentation features the Hog Lake vernal pool along Hwy 36 near Red Bluff and the Rancho Briesgau riparian restoration project along Battle Creek and the Sacramento River.  Steve will talk about the flora of Hog Lake and environs and illustrate the flora with his photos.  Hog Lake is the largest vernal pool on BLM managed land in northern California.  Brooke will talk about the exciting new 160 acre riparian restoration project that is underway on BLM’s Rancho Briesgau.  This project is being done in cooperation with River Partners with funding from The Wildlife Conservation Board.