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E&S Environmental Restoration, Inc., under contract to the South Santiam Watershed Council, has helped to coordinate Phase I of the Ames Creek Habitat Restoration Project. The project is restoring
in-stream, wetland, and riparian habitat conditions along a degraded urban stream within the City of Sweet Home, Oregon, through a partnership of federal, state, and local governments, private industry, schools, landowners, and citizen groups. |
Ames Creek Near Sweet Home, Oregon.
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Actions Taken:
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Invasive weed removal
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In-stream boulder placement
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Trash removal
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Planting (>4,000 plants, ~25 species)
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Wetland enhancement
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Habitat improvement
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Care of new plants (watering, weed control)
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Fish passage
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Backhoe
work for invasive weed removal.
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