RCDTC Feral Cattle Removal Project

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The Project will have a positive ecological impact on 27,000 acres of private property adjacent to the Ishi Wilderness and in between two anadromous waterways Mill and Big Dry Creek. Over time, feral cattle degrade the land causing significant habitat and biodiversity loss as well as water quality issues. Sediment and nitrogen -accumulation in creeks caused by trampling can suffocate aquatic life vital to the ecosystem. As the cattle graze on native plants the configuration tends to shift from native and perennial plants to invasive and annuals. The Tehama Deer heards' Migration patterns have shifted increasing predator activity and diminishing the heard.

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