East Canyon, Snyderville Basin & Summit County Property
Project Goals and Objectives
Goals for this project include improving aquatic and riparian habitat by increasing vegetation cover, in-channel habitat complexity, and reducing stream temperatures. reducing wildfire risk, reconnecting the creek with adjacent floodplain wetlands, increasing perennial flow into East Canyon Creek, and sequestering carbon. Funding for this project came from Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative.
Structure Construction Elements
We built beaver dam analogs (BDAs) and non channel-spanning post-assisted log structures (PALS) 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 by volunteers using on-site materials including sustainably harvested willow branches, mud, rocks, and clumps of sod, and recycled Christmas trees from the Park City area.
Project Photos
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