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 […]
Archive | Water quality & quantity
The Water Quality and Quantity category covers protecting and restoring the quality of surface and ground water. District programs include water quality monitoring and many conservation practices. Rain gardens and bioswales help clean water before it infiltrates into ground water. Livestock exclusion fencing keeps animals out of surface water.
Activities focusing on water quality are about assuring future supplies of water for people, plants, and animals. Rainwater harvesting and irrigation system improvements are good examples of water quantity practices.
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
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
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
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
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
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. […]
Milk Creek Project: Base Log Layer
Today the crew made great strides toward installing the base layer of logs in the large engineered log jam. Trunks with roots attached were placed so the root wads will add roughness to […]
Milk Creek Project: First Logs Placed!
Today (Monday, August 27, 2012) the contractor placed the first logs on the mudstone stream bottom. As we build the engineered log jam, logs with roots still attached will be placed on top […]
