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The 2004
season was an interesting one for our humble group, to say the
least. Bureaucratic delays caused our work season to be cut
considerably shorter than most, but we were able to implement
projects on a number of our North Coast streams.
Within the South Fork Eel River watershed, ERWIG constructed
in stream and bank stabilization structures, as well as roads
restoration projects. Redwood Creek, a productive Chinook,
Coho, and steelhead stream, saw the addition of two weirs and three
wing-deflectors to stabilize a slide and to provide in stream
habitat.
The East Branch of the South Fork Eel River,
Elk Creek, and China Creek also received treatment for various
issues.
In addition, ERWIG provided consultation on the
restoration of an old dump site in the Brooktrails Subdivision in
the Willits area.
In the Van Duzen watershed, ERWIG
implemented stream bank stabilization and salmonid habitat
restoration projects along upper and lower Yager Creek and Little
Larabee Creek (all the way out in Dinsmore!).
An
existing project on the main stem Van Duzen received a little repair
work, with the addition of bank armoring and new anchoring on
existing materials.
ERWIG's newly-developed
partnership with the local branch of the Bureau of Land Management
has allowed us to assess many of the stream crossing associated with
BLM's roads. Two culverts were upgraded at a low-water
crossing on Butte Creek. Additional culvert-related projects
are scheduled for this coming summer in the Butte Creek
watershed.
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