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Improving Riparian Habitat for Salmon in Whatcom County, Washington

For more information about the Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association's continuing efforts,

visit their web site at www.n-sea.org. Contact the volunteer coordinator at nsea@nas.com to get involved.

 

California Creek, Dairy Pasture

© Sallie G. Sprague Aerial after fencing and planting © Sallie G. Sprague Unlimited stream access by dairy cows © Sallie G. Sprague Dredging muck from stream before project © Sallie G. Sprague Assembled materials at site for project © Sallie G. Sprague Fisheries biologis showing salmon fry to volunteers © Sallie G. Sprague Sighting to set wood wiers and water level © Sallie G. Sprague Deteriminging water depth © Sallie G. Sprague Digging keyway notches for logs © Sallie G. Sprague Moving log by hand © Sallie G. Sprague Bringing log to key notches © Sallie G. Sprague Drilling logs for fastening in place © Sallie G. Sprague Attaching filter cloth to hold gravels © Sallie G. Sprague Placing gravel above wier © Sallie G. Sprague Spreading new gravel © Sallie G. Sprague Notching wier to allow fish passage at low water flow © Sallie G. Sprague Low flow notch in wier for fry © Sallie G. Sprague Voluneers installing new plants and wiers © Sallie G. Sprague New vegetation developing along creek © Sallie G. Sprague Shading provided by new vegetation © Sallie G. Sprague

Ten Mile Creek, Elementary School

Plant materials along creek bank © Sallie G. Sprague Students and teachers marking new plants © Sallie G. Sprague Creek bank with new trees and shrubs in place © Sallie G. Sprague New vegetation after one growing season © Sallie G. Sprague

Ten Mile Creek, Golf Course

Aerial in 1995 © Sallie G. Sprague First volunteer planting in 1993 © Sallie G. Sprague New shrubs growing in 1996 © Sallie G. Sprague

 

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