Last Saturday, more than thirty Watershed Council members and friends met to hear a presentation from Joe Sybrian about the beaver-analog dams and other woody debris structures that he builds with Swift Water Design in remote mountain locations to restore creek systems. All the participants brought great energy and questions to the presentation and Mary Olswang, of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, contributed a lot of valuable information about salmon recovery and how it relates to creek restoration.
Joe explained how creeks become degraded, with incised banks and loss of vegetation. He showed how woody-debris structures help to slow down and spread out the water, which increases water retention, gravel beds, and new plant growth, bringing the water and land back into balance. After a short coffee-and-snack break, we circled up to share ideas, concerns and questions. The strong interest in some topics motivated all of us to break out into working groups, exchange email addresses, and discuss future plans. These groups focused on: *Salmon Restoration *Fire/Water Land Management *Proposed Asphalt Plant *Public Trust Protection *Pesticide Use Please let us know if you would like your email address to be added to any of these working groups, or if you would like to view a recording of Joe’s talk. - Jean Redus, Co-chair, AGVWC Board of Directors Related Resources (thanks to Dena Allen and Mary Olswang): *Beavers and Wildfire Video *The Beaver Episode *CDFW Fish Bulletin 185: The Use of Low-Tech Process-Based Stream Habitat Restoration *CDFW Fish Bulletin 184: The Use of Large Wood in Stream Habitat Restoration *The Beaver Restoration Guidebook: (Chapter 6 is about BDAs) *Fisheries Grants Restoration Program (FRGP) *The SHaRP report
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