By Lisa Wallace, Executive Director
The Truckee River region’s beauty of nature draws people who revel in it. One hundred and fifty years of human impact – from mining, grazing, logging, rail and highway expansion, and old-time development – has left the Truckee threatened. It’s not resilient enough to withstand increases in population and impending climate change. We need to intervene and adapt.
Our mission is to bring the community together to restore, protect, and enhance the Truckee River Watershed. Our goal is for humans and nature to thrive, together, for a resilient future. We’re moving ahead with several projects to meet this goal and want you to join in. This year, we will be hiring consultants and contractors for projects for 2023 and 2024.
Here is a publication schedule for our 2024 RFPs.
Davies Creek Meadows (Sayles) & Boca Watershed (Little Truckee River Tributaries): With our partner, the U.S. Forest Service, we are releasing a RFP to complete designs for meadow and stream restoration design. CLOSED.
LCT Aquatic Organism Passage (AOP) Project: With our partners, Sierra County and the U.S. Forest Service, we are releasing a RFP to complete designs for an aquatic organism passage as part of the LCT AOP Project. CLOSED.
Contact: Tiffanee Hutton – (530) 550 8760 x6#
Donner Lake Bank Restoration Design: With our partner, the Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District, we are re-releasing a RFP to complete evaluation and design related to degraded banks at thirty-seven public piers on the north shore of Donner Lake. CLOSED.
Please see Addendum 1 for the Donner Lake Bank Restoration Design RFP.
Contact: Michele Prestowitz – (530) 550 8760 x 4
Hobart Mills Restoration Project Biological and Cultural Surveys: With our partner, the U.S. Forest Service, we are releasing a RFP to complete biological and cultural surveys within the Hobart Mills Restoration Project. CLOSED.
Please see Addendum 1 and Addendum 2 for the Hobart Mills Restoration Project Biological and Cultural Surveys RFP.
Contact: Tiffanee Hutton – (530) 550 8760 x6#
Hobart Mills Restoration Project Forest Health Surveys: With our partner, the U.S. Forest Service, we are releasing a RFP to complete forest health surveys within the Hobart Mills Restoration Project. CLOSED.
Contact: Tiffanee Hutton – (530) 550 8760 x6#
Prosser Sediment Reduction Project: With our partners, Tahoe Donner Association, Truckee Donner Land Trust, and the U.S. Forest Service – Tahoe National Forest Service, we are releasing a RFB for completing dirt road maintenance activities in the upper Prosser Creek watershed. CLOSED.
Please see Addendum 1 for the Prosser Sediment Reduction Project RFB.
Contact: Beth Christman – (530) 550 8760 x 1
Donner Lake Peak Visitation Assessment: On behalf of Donner Lake Interagency Partnership for Stewardship (DIPS), we are releasing a RFP to complete data collection and analysis of peak visitation at Donner Lake during summer 2024 and winter 2024/2025. CLOSED.
Please see Addendum 1 for the Donner Lake Peak Visitation Assessment RFP.
Contact: Michele Prestowitz – (530) 550 8760 x 4
Hobart Mills Restoration Project Design: With our partner, the U.S. Forest Service – Tahoe National Forest, we are releasing a RFP for the design of Hobart Mills Restoration project. CLOSED.
Please see Addendum 1 for the Hobart Mills Restoration Project Design RFP.
Contact: Tiffanee Hutton – (530) 550 8760 x6#
Donner Lake Bank Restoration Design: With our partner, the Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District, we are releasing a RFP to complete evaluation and design related to degraded banks at thirty-seven public piers on the north shore of Donner Lake. CLOSED.
Contact: Michele Prestowitz – (530) 550 8760 x 4
Stampede Recreation Project: With our partner, United States Forest Service, Tahoe National Forest we are releasing a RFB to decommission unauthorized, user created routes and install gates to manage access on the east and south side of Stampede Dam in the Boca watershed. CLOSED.
Please see Addendum 1 and Addendum 2 for the Stampede Recreation Project.
Contact: Tiffanee Hutton – (530) 550 8760 x6#
Boca Meadow Habitat Restoration: With our partners, United States Forest Service, Tahoe National Forest and Nevada County we are releasing a RFP for development of a restoration design plan set to improve meadow habitat and ecological function. CLOSED.
1. Attachment 1
2. Attachment 2
Please see Addendum 1 for the Boca Meadow Habitat Restoration.
Contact: Eben Swain – (530) 550 8760 x7#
Coldstream Canyon Riparian and Floodplain Restoration: With our partners, California State Parks, we are releasing a RFP for Biological Resource Surveys in advance of project implementation in Coldstream Canyon. CLOSED.
1. Attachment 1
2. Attachment 2
Please see Addendum 1 for the Coldstream Canyon Riparian and Floodplain Restoration.
Contact: Eben Swain – (530) 550 8760 x7#
Donner Creek Restoration Projects: With our partners, California Department of Transportation, Newport Pacific/Cirus Development, Sierra Joint Community College District, Truckee Donner Land Trust, Truckee Tahoe Unified School District, and the Truckee Donner Public Utility District, we are re-releasing a Request for Bids for the construction of the Donner Creek Restoration Project. CLOSED.
- Attachment 1. Figures and Photos
- Attachment 2. Site 1 Design – updated!
- Attachment 3. Site 1 Design Guidance Letter
- Attachment 4. Site 2-4 Design – updated!
- Attachment 5. Site 2-4 Design Guidance Letter
- Attachment 6. Donner Basin Assessment
- Attachment 7. Middle Truckee River TMDL Suspended Sediment Monitoring Report WY 2014
- Attachment 8. Bid sheet – updated!
- Attachment 9. Coldstream Location
- Attachment 10. TRWC Fire Plan
- Attachment 11. Site 1 Technical Specifications – new!
- Attachment 12. Sites 2-4 Technical Specifications – new!
Please see Addendum 1, Addendum 2 and Addendum 3 for the Donner Creek Restoration.
Contact: Michele Prestowitz – (530) 550 8760 x 4
Lower Lacey Meadow Restoration Project: With our partners, the Truckee Donner Land Trust (TDLT) and the U.S. Forest Service – Tahoe National Forest (USFS), we are releasing a RFB for the construction of the Lower Lacey Meadow Restoration Project. CLOSED.
We have released an Addendum for the Lower Lacey Meadow Restoration.
Contact: Beth Christman – (530) 550 8760 x1#
Euer Valley Phase 1 Construction: With our partner, the Tahoe Donner Association, we are releasing a RFB for the construction of the Euer Valley Phase 1 Restoration project. CLOSED.
Contact: Eben Swain – (530) 550 8760 x7#
Boca Forest Health and Meadow Habitat Restoration: With our partner, the U.S. Forest Service, we are releasing a RFP to complete forest health, meadow and stream restoration within the Boca Meadow Complex. CLOSED.
Contact: Eben Swain – (530) 550 8760 x7#
Euer Valley Phase 2 Restoration Design: With our partner, the Tahoe Donner Association, we are releasing a RFP for the design of the Euer Valley Phase 2 Restoration project. We have released an addendum for the Euer Valley Phase 2 Restoration Design RFP. CLOSED.
Contact: Beth Christman – (530) 550 8760 x1#
Donner Lake Peak Recreational Use Assessment: The Truckee River Watershed Council on behalf of Donner Lake Interagency Partnership for Stewardship (DIPS) is releasing a RFP for data collection and analysis of peak recreational use at Donner Lake during summer 2023 and winter 2023/2024. CLOSED.
Contact: Michele Prestowitz – (530) 550 8760 x4#
Upper Hoke Meadow Restoration Design: With our partner, the U.S. Forest Service, we are releasing a RFP for the design of the Upper Hoke Meadow Restoration project. CLOSED.
Contact: Beth Christman – (530) 550 8760 x1#
Lower Hoke Meadow Culvert Installation and Maintenance: With our partner, the U.S. Forest Service – Tahoe National Forest – Truckee Ranger District, we are releasing a RFB for the Lower Hoke Meadow Culvert Installation and Maintenance project. CLOSED.
Contact: Beth Christman – (530) 550 8760 x1#
Boca Unit Biological Resources Construction Monitoring: With our partner, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, we are releasing a RFP for biological survey and construction monitoring for the Boca Unit Restoration Project. CLOSED.
Contact: Michele Prestowitz – (530) 550 8760 x4#
Pole Creek Watershed Assessment: With our partner, the U.S. Forest Service, we are releasing a RFP for consulting services to encompass all labor, materials, equipment, facilities, and incidentals required for preparation of a geomorphically-based assessment of the Pole Creek watershed. The assessment will additionally identify forest, meadow, stream, and other habitat restoration, recreation, and management opportunities. CLOSED.
Contact: Eben Swain – (530) 550 8760 x7#
We work to make the watershed more resilient, sustainable, and alive – through managing projects, influencing policies, and engaging people. Thank you to our dedicated partners, many of whom are part of these RFPs and RFBs. Additionally, thank you to the donors of the Truckee River Watershed Council and our funders who make this work possible.