Parley's Nature Park
Project Goals and Objectives
The goals of this project are to improve habitat for Bonneville Cutthroat Trout and native plants along the riparian corridor in Parley’s Nature Park in Salt Lake City. Project funding was provided by the Watershed Restoration Initiative. Project partners include Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Sageland Collaborative, Salt Lake City Parks & Open Space, and Sageland Collaborative.
Structure Construction Elements
Sageland Collaborative and Salt Lake City Parks & Open Space built 8 beaver dam analogs (BDAs) and 2 post-assisted log structures using untreated wood posts (2-4" diameter) pounded into the stream-bed at the height of the ordinary high water mark and then filled in using on-site materials including sustainably harvested willow branches, mud, rocks, and clumps of sod. Salt Lake City Parks & Open Space crews have taken over maintenance of the structures and ongoing native seed planting at the site.
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