As part of the environmental mitigations for the bypass plans, Caltrans proposed planting the 176 acres as a way to reestablish what had been destroyed. Miller says that includes the habitat of the valley elderberry horned beetle. The beetle is considered an endangered species particularly susceptible to development. Also, of importance to the Caltrans, is the reestablishment of wetlands which were destroyed in the construction of the bypass project. Caltrans is administrating the project and will continue to oversee the planting establishment period estimated to take 3 years. At that time, the management of the project will be handled by another agency- at this point the likely candidate will be the City of Sutter Creek, which has already received an endowment for the project from Caltrans, says Miller.