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The Canyon Reach Restoration Project

The Canyon Reach Restoration Project. Presented by West Denver Chapter For Trout Unlimited Spring Rendezvous April 20-22, 2012. WDTU ’ s Motivation. Align chapter activities with the Trout Unlimited mission ( To protect and restore the cold-water fisheries of North America)

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The Canyon Reach Restoration Project

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  1. The Canyon ReachRestoration Project Presented by West Denver Chapter For Trout Unlimited Spring Rendezvous April 20-22, 2012

  2. WDTU’s Motivation • Align chapter activities with the Trout Unlimited mission (To protect and restore the cold-water fisheries of North America) • Further establish within the community a sense of stewardship for the entire Clear Creek watershed • Provide enhanced recreational activities, particularly for seniors and families

  3. The Canyon Reach Project Sites • Requirements: • Highway safety and parking access • Multiple stream access points • Streamside foot access for marginally • mobile fisherpersons and children • Adequate water quality and potential to enhance fisheries habitat • Sites: • 1) Mayhem Gulch (9.5 mi. above Hwys 6/93 intersection) • 2) Upper Project Area (0.7 mi upstream, adj. MM 261)

  4. Mayhem Gulch May 5, 2010

  5. Mayhem Gulch

  6. Upper Mayhem Gulch After Restoration

  7. Project Scope • Frontier Environmental Services • Approx. 0.75 miles of stream channel • Cross vanes • J hooks / Toe wood structures • Boulder clusters • Streamside riparian plantings • Negligible disturbance of habitat • Major In-kind donors • AFS Quarries (Granite) • WDTU Volunteers (Riparian plantings)

  8. Project Cost • Engineering design $33, 705 • Permitting 4,815 • Site survey 8,025 • Mobilization/demobilization 21,079 • Cross vanes 90,000 • J hooks/ toe wood structures 17,655 • Stream channeling 38,038 • Boulder transport 6,781 • Traffic control 10,165 • Erosion control 28,890 • Re-vegetation 2,568 • Signage 2,000 ________ TOTAL $263,722

  9. Funding Sources • DOW “Fishing is Fun”$168,700 • Conservation Trust Fund (2010) 30,000 • Conservation Trust Fund (2011) 30,000 • Colorado Water Conservation Board 20,300 • West Denver Trout Unlimited9,200 • Henderson Mine2,000 • Trask Family Foundation 1,500 • CTU GoMo Grant 1,000 ______ TOTAL $263,700

  10. Essential Action Items 1. Involve the Community; Identify Supporters and Detractors 2. Carefully Select Engineering Contractor Permitting, Design and Construction Experience, Competence, “User-Friendliness” 3. Identify Controlling Interests (Private, County, Federal) Jeffco Open Space, Jeffco Planning & Zoning, CDOT, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, CDPW, U.S. Corp. of Engr. 4. Establish and Nurture Relationships with Influential Contacts Within Controlling Agencies 4

  11. Essential Action Items (Con’t) 5. Develop “The Hook”; ie., What Makes This Project Special? “Safe Access For Marginally Mobile Folks & Families” 6. Solve the Funding “Chicken or Egg” Problem Funding Agencies Require Complete Engineering Design; Engineering Design is Time-Consuming and Expensive 7. Exceed the Required Minimum for Local Funding Match FIF Requires 25%; Strive For 50% Minimum 8. Be Proactive, Accommodating, Responsive, PATIENT!

  12. Thank You For Your Attention! Thank You For Your Attention!

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