East Branch Nulhegan River Strategic Wood Addition

Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department Implementer

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Partner

Trout Unlimited Partner

East Branch Nulhegan River Strategic Wood Addition

State:

Vermont

Stream Name:

East Branch Nulhegan River and tributaries

Watershed:

Connecticut River

Project Web Site:

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Implementation Date:

Oct. 30, 2012

Treatment Length (m):

7725

LT-PBR Structures:

370

Project Goals and Objectives

Improve brook trout habitat and stream function by providing cover, retaining organic material and fine sediment, creating pools, narrowing the low-flow channel, and improving floodplain access.

Structure Construction Elements

We call our technique strategic wood addition. On small streams where bankfull width is two times the average tree height, our methods our similar to chop-and-drop. On larger streams, we use a grip hoist to position downed trees in secure configurations. Some of this work began in 2012, but some of the work was done in 2019.

Project Photos

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