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1 BIOENGINEERING TREATMENTS AND ROCK 3 BRUSH BOXES BRUSH BOX BREAKWATER Brush Boxes along the Rhine River in Germany. Brush Box on the Coeur d Alene River Built to protect the Phramities along the shoreline from barge generated waves. 1

2 BRUSH SPUR Targhee Creek, Idaho Silt plume shows protection area Flow 2 year old Brush Box Barbs Streambank Soil Bioengineering Workshop on the Turtle River, ND September,

3 Brush Spur on Turtle Creek, ND Flooding on Turtle River, ND Workshop site, Winter 2004 spur Turtle River, ND Workshop site Spring, 2004 spur Turtle River, ND Workshop site Spring,

4 Treatments that support Rock Work Vertical Bundles behind rock rip-rap Grass mowed not removed Vertical Bundles placed against bank and tock pulled up to cover them and the bank Poles in existing rock rip-rap on Lapwai Creek, Idaho Root mass on sacrifice cutting 4

5 WILLOWS UNDER RIPRAP Rock rip-rap area with poles in ecosoil as of 2000, planted in 1998 Willow bundles placed before being covered with rock on the Snake River, ID in March, 1998 Oct Snake River, ID 1998 Vertical Vertical Bundles Bundles placed placed under under rock rock Henry s Henry s Lake, Lake, Idaho Idaho Planted Planted 1999, 1999, Eval. Eval

6 Henry s Henry s Lake, Lake, Idaho Idaho Planted Planted 1999, 1999, Eval. Eval º 45º BUNDLE BUNDLE METHOD METHOD Snake Snake River, River, ID ID BRUSH MATTRESS WITH ROCK TOE 45º 45º BUNDLE BUNDLE METHOD METHOD Snake River, ID

7 BRUSH MATTRESS WITH ROCK TOE Note rock toe Planted 11/1998, Evaluated 8/2002 Ending Thoughts on Rivers BEAVER BEAVER (24 HOUR ENGINEERS) 7

8 PLANT THE WHOLE RIPARIAN ZONE, NOT JUST THE STREAMBANK! Combining streambank erosion control with reestablishing the buffer is crucial. USE CONTAINERIZED PLANTS OF DIFFERENT RIPARIAN SPECIES TO INCREASE DIVERSITY!! What were they thinking? Flagged Cottonwood Planting and Layout Willow Poles on Salmon on Salmon Creek, WA Creek, WA These are actual streambank soil bioengineering treatments that were installed incorrectly and they subsequently failed. What did they do wrong? 8

9 Fascine and brush Mattress Hint: Look at the toe Vertical Bundles Hint: Look at the stakes Cottonwood Pole on Salmon Creek, WA Blanket Rock Riprap with 20 ft vertical bundles 9

10 Willow Clump plantings at the end of Brush Box Barbs Rock Riprap Design Christmas Tree Revetment installation on San Juan Creek in San Luis Obispo County, CA Upstream end of tree revetment on Pack River, Sandpoint, Idaho 10

11 Note: diameter difference between top and bottom of pole. Tree Revetment Cottonwood Cottonwood Pole Pole Planting Planting on on Boundary Boundary Creek Creek WRP, WRP, Bonner s Bonner s Ferry, Ferry, Idaho Idaho Brush Mattress Brush Mattress Hint: Pine Material was used 11

12 Cottonwood and Willow Poles on Salmon Creek, WA Placing a large willow tree on the streambank. Carson River, August 2002 Brush Mattress with Juniper Revetment Installation of Vertical Bundles 12

13 Rock Spurs with Brush Mattress between them Grade Control Photos from Ken Mayben Veins Log/brush spur 13

14 Vein Root Wad (?) Erosion Control Fabric installed on streambank. Bedrock Erosion Control Fabric installed on streambank. 14

15 Peachleaf willow pole planted along the South Fork of Chalk Creek, UT in 1999 Root Wads with a rock riprap anchor Tuttle River, Grand Forks, North Dakota Containerized willow and dogwood planting layout on Salmon Creek, WA J. Chris Hoag Wetland Plant Ecologist Riparian/Wetland Project USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Idaho chris.hoag@id.usda.gov WEBSITE: Tom Moody and Stephanie Yard Natural Channel Designs 3410 S. Cocopah Drive Flagstaff, AZ Quit complaining about your job! 15

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