Yreka Creek Greenway
ABOUT THE GREENWAY
What is the Greenway?
The Yreka Creek Greenway is a natural streamside area that will eventually span 4.5 miles along Yreka and Greenhorn Creeks. A major purpose of the greenway is to store and absorb floodwaters and maintain streamside habitat for native fish, native plants, native wildlife, and people who enjoy nature. As a unique part of Yreka's city park system, the greenway will gradually expand to provide recreation for families and tourists, including a streamside trail for walking and bicycling that will some day connect the entire city along Yreka and Greenhorn Creeks.
The Yreka Creek Greenway lies completely within the city limits of Yreka, California, and is comprised approximately 4-1/2 miles of Yreka Creek and Greenhorn Creek. Yreka Creek flows south to north and Greenhorn Creek flows west to east. The location of the project is the Yreka Creek Corridor from the Belle Avenue neighborhood park at the south limits to the City Corporation Yard at the North I-5 Interchange, approximately 4 miles. The spur of Greenhorn Creek from the dam to the confluence with Yreka Creek, approximately ½ mile, is also included.
Yreka Creek comprises about ten percent of the Shasta River basin and is the first significant tributary to the Shasta mainstem. A portion of the anadromous steelhead entering the Shasta system use Yreka Creek as spawning and juvenile rearing habitat. Four miles of Yreka Creek flows through the City of Yreka, which is the largest urban area in the Shasta River watershed and the county seat of Siskiyou County. As a result, the lower portion of Yreka Creek is a highly visible and public watershed in the Shasta Basin, having both local and regional importance.
Yreka Creek Greenway Committee
The Yreka Creek Greenway Committee is a citizens organization that has been working to restore the Creek for over twelve years, with goals of enhanced fish habitats, educational and interpretive opportunities, and recreation utilization.
In 1989, and again in 2001, the Committee provided guidance and oversight for the creation of a cohesive plan for the development of a trail system that establishes links between neighborhoods and recreation opportunities, provides an alternative transportation mode, and supports remediation of the detrimental effects of industry and neglect in the Yreka Creek corridor.
If you are interested in becoming involved, or would like to simply sit in on a meeting, please email Jerry Mosier. For more contact information, such as addresses and telephone numbers, CLICK HERE.
Partners and Supporters
City of Yreka
California Department of Water Resources
Prop 40 Urban Streams Program
State Water Resources Control Board
Prop 40 Watershed Implementation Program
California Resources Agency
Prop 50 River Parkways Program
Siskiyou County Fish and Game Commission
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Forest Service
Pacific Power
National Marine Fisheries Service
Siskiyou County
Siskiyou County Museum
California Department of Fish & Game
Yreka Rotary
Siskiyou County 4-H
Yreka High School
Discovery High School
Jackson Street School
Siskiyou County Resource Advisory Committee
Stewardship Fund of Far Northern California
AmeriCorps
California Conservation Corps
