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        • Design Process at Bridge Creek
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        • Curtis Creek Field Trip
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FIELD EXAMPLES OF ASSESSING CAPACITY OF LANDSCAPE TO SUPPORT BEAVER

Background

Synopsis of Topic

We will be visiting an existing restoration effort on Spawn Creek in the Logan River watershed and observing how beaver are interacting with the recovery process as an example of how passive restoration and conservation may include beaver activity.

Why We're Covering It

Actual examples are much more tangible than verbal or pictoral descriptions in the class room.  The added information of actual field visits cannot be under estimated and should be included in any restoration design effort.
Exclosures as a means of passive restoration
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Phaedra Budy, designer of the Spawn Creek watershed efforts standing next to a section of the 4 km of fencing surrounding the creek.
Learning Outcomes

This topics helps us with the following learning outcomes for the workshop:
  • An appreciation of beaver ecology and the complex feedbacks between beaver activity, hydrogeomorphic responses, riparian vegetation and fish ecology; 
  • Knowledge of past and ongoing restoration projects using beaver;
  • A working understanding of considerations in restoration designs using beaver;

Resources

Slides & Handouts

  •  Field Trip Handout on Spawn Creek Restoration - From Phaedra Budy
Relevant or Cited Literature
  •  Hansen ES and Budy P. 2011. The potential of passive stream restoration to improve stream habitat and minimize the impact of fish disease: a short-term assessment. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 30(2): 573-588. DOI: 10.1899/10-018.1.
  • Lokteff RL, DeMeurichy KD, and Wheaton JM. 2011. High Resolution Mapping of Instream Habitat: Pilot Study using Ground-based LiDaR in Logan River Watershed. Ecogeomorphology and Topographic Analysis Lab, Utah State University, Prepared for US Forest Service, Logan, Utah, 28 pp.

High Resolution Aerial Imagery

Drone imagery was flown in August of 2011 by Aggie Air. Download the KMZ here to view in Google Earth, or view below (limited functionality below):
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Relevant Links
  • Cache Anglers - Spawn Creek fencing and restoration 
  • Spawn Creek Monitoring 

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Organizers

Utah State University Restoration Consortium
​USU - Watershed Sciences Department
Joe Wheaton
Wheaton ETAL  Lab @ Fluvial Habitats Center
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    • Upcoming & Current Workshops & Courses >
      • Open Erollment >
        • 2019 - Beaver Translocation
        • 2019 - USU WATS 6860 >
          • Course Materials
        • 2019 -Construction Workshop
      • Bespoke/Private >
        • 2019 SGI LTPBR
    • Past Workshops & Courses >
      • Open Enrollment >
        • 2011 - ICRRR Workshop
        • 2012 - ICRRR Workshop
        • 2017 - USU WATS 6860 >
          • Course Materials
        • 2018 - USU WATS 6860 >
          • Course Materials
        • 2018 -Construction Workhsop
      • Bespoke >
        • 2012 - UWCC Workshop
        • 2013 - RRNW Short Course
        • 2013 - NRCS Workshop
        • 2014 - Klamath Watershed Partnership /OWEB Workshop
        • 2015 - UDWR Workshop
        • 2015 - USFS Workshop
        • 2016 - SGI Workshop
        • 2018 - John Day Workshop
        • 2018 - NRCS, PF, SGI >
          • NRCS - Idaho >
            • Workshop Materials
          • NRCS - Utah >
            • Cedar City Workshop Materials
            • Logan Workshop Materials
          • NRCS - Wyoming >
            • Lander Workshop Materials
          • NRCS - Nevada >
            • Elko Workshop Materials
          • NRCS Specific Resources
  • Resources
    • Restoration Manual
    • Beaver Restoration Topics >
      • Beaver Ecology & Hydrogeomorphic Feedbacks >
        • Introductions, Expectations & Overview
        • Beaver Ecology & History
        • Ecological & Hydrogeomorphic Feedbacks of Beaver Dams
        • Monitoring Beaver Activity - Understanding the Beaver Dam Cycle
      • Restoration & Conservation Regulations >
        • Potential Problems Using Beaver for Restoration & Conservation
        • Overview of Conservation & Restoration Practices
        • Existing Beaver Restoration Projects
        • Regulatory Framework Relevant to Beaver
        • Expectation Management: Communicating to Public/Stakeholders/Decision Makers
        • Assessing Potential for Beaver in Restoration & Conservation
        • Field Examples of Assessing Capacity of Landscape to Support Beaver
      • Designing & Monitoring Restoration Projects With Beaver >
        • General Design Considerations & Concepts
        • Design Process at Bridge Creek
        • Monitoring Design, Maintenance & Adaptive Management
        • Monitoring Findings in Bridge Creek
        • Curtis Creek Field Trip
    • Beaver Literature
    • Interesting Links
    • Videos & Movies
    • Need Help Planning, Designing & Building?
    • External LInks >
      • BRAT - Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool
      • Restoration Consortium @ USU
      • The Beaver Institute
      • Wheaton ETAL Lab
      • Anabranch Solutions