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Water agency to contribute $250K for $800K fish ladder project

Chinook salmon and steelhead trout could return to a section of Auburn Ravine, a creek at the southern end of the Nevada Irrigation District, under a plan approved Wednesday.NID will be the lead agency and spend $250,000 on the $800,000 project in Lincoln, in Placer County. Other agencies involved are Placer County, CalFed, the Bella Vista Foundation and Granite Bay Flycasters, according to NID documents.Their efforts will restore 200 feet of creekbank, return native vegetation to the banks including alders and cottonwoods, and create small step-pools along the creek leading to an 8-foot barrier, according to NID documents."This is a …

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