![Milk Creek Project: Final Grade Achieved Today The top surface is back to grade](https://i0.wp.com/conservationdistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/DSC02314-Custom-110x110.jpg)
Milk Creek Project: Final Grade Achieved Today
The remainder of backfilling the structure was completed today, topsoil was replaced, and smoothing of the restored upper bank was started. Tomorrow, the surface will be smoothed, cobbles will be picked and raked, […]
![Milk Creek Project: Upstream End Finished to Final Grade Busy as beavers!](https://i0.wp.com/conservationdistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/DSC02146-Custom-110x110.jpg)
Milk Creek Project: Upstream End Finished to Final Grade
Now we can see what the finished log jam system will look like! Contractors finished packing soil on the upstream end and graded the surface back to the original grade. Add some biodegradable […]
![Small Farm School (photo gallery) Tractor training](https://i0.wp.com/conservationdistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/DSC02054-Custom-110x110.jpg)
Small Farm School (photo gallery)
The first annual Small Farm School appears to be a great success with more than 200 registrants attending. The photo gallery below highlights some of the happenings outside the classroom today. The Clackamas […]
![Milk Creek Project: We See How It Will Look Great progress made today](https://i0.wp.com/conservationdistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/DSC01896-Custom-110x110.jpg)
Milk Creek Project: We See How It Will Look
More logs, more slash, more boulders, more rock, more soil! Excellent progress was made today on the log jam. The upstream end is just about completed with soil compacted up to grade. Photos […]
![Milk Creek Project: Adding Materials to the Engineered Log Jam Jenne and Meghan hamming it up for the camera](https://i0.wp.com/conservationdistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/DSC01665-Custom-110x110.jpg)
Milk Creek Project: Adding Materials to the Engineered Log Jam
We abbreviate “engineered log jam” as ELJ. The photos collected today show the final length of the structure, and the progression of work as slash, cobbles, and boulders are used to fill in […]
![Milk Creek Project: Last Base Logs Installed Both project engineers were at the site today](https://i0.wp.com/conservationdistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/DSC01461-Custom-110x110.jpg)
Milk Creek Project: Last Base Logs Installed
The last base logs were added today and most of the cross-logs with root wads attached were added. Today you can see how the project sweeps along the curve of the stream channel! […]
![Milk Creek Project: Log Jam Starts to Fill-in Drilling and driving](https://i0.wp.com/conservationdistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/DSC01439-Custom-110x110.jpg)
Milk Creek Project: Log Jam Starts to Fill-in
Quite a bit more of the engineered structure became evident today as base logs and cross-members were extended farther downstream. At the upper end, more slash, cobbles, and logs were packed into the […]
![Milk Creek Project: Live Willows Added Mike brings in more trees with roots attached](https://i0.wp.com/conservationdistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/DSC01340-Custom-110x110.jpg)
Milk Creek Project: Live Willows Added
Work today consisted of beginning to build up the roughness of the structure, because more friction means less erosive energy for flowing water. This design begins with base logs, on top of which […]
![Milk Creek Project: Making the Turn Project manager Jenne](https://i0.wp.com/conservationdistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/DSC01187-Custom-110x110.jpg)
Milk Creek Project: Making the Turn
More logs were placed today and we started to make the turn to follow the course of the stream. In the photos below, you’ll find a few that show the roots lined up. […]