Pabco riparian restoration project takes root
Contractors have finished removing sediment for the riparian restoration project that kicked off in October just downstream of the Pabco Trailhead.
Crews spent a month using heavy equipment to remove approximately 10,000 cubic yards of gravel that was deposited across the 9-acre site during flood events in the years prior to the construction of many of the upstream weirs.
This deposited material made it difficult for new plants to establish.
With the site now ready for vegetation, contractors will install approximately 8,000 new plants over the next several weeks, including a mix of emergents, milkweed, cottonwood and willow, expanding habitat for area wildlife.
This riparian project is partially funded through a grant from the Bureau of Reclamation.
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