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Stream Restoration Projects 2006 - present

This presentation by Dave Clark, Vice President of BFC, provides an overview of three significant stream restoration projects in Boulder County, Colorado. The projects include Rogers Park (0.4 miles restored), Lower South Boulder Creek (2 miles restored), and the proposed Upper South Boulder Creek (1.5 miles). It details the construction timeline, funding sources, partnerships, and lessons learned throughout the process, emphasizing the importance of collaboration, complex permitting, and funding strategies essential for successful restoration efforts.

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Stream Restoration Projects 2006 - present

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  1. Stream Restoration Projects 2006 - present Dave Clark Vice President BFC CTU Rendezvous Redstone, Colorado April 22, 2012

  2. Three Projects • Rogers Park • 9 miles west of Boulder on Middle Boulder Creek • Lower South Boulder Creek • East of Boulder, upstream and downstream of US36 • Upper South Boulder Creek (Proposed) • Between Moffat Tunnel & Town of Rollinsville

  3. Summary • Rogers Park • 0.4 miles restored • Final Cost $231,580 (includes in-kind contributions) • Primary Contractor Ecological Resource Consultants • Feb 2006 – Jul 2009 • Lower South Boulder Creek • 2 miles restored • Final Cost $206,000 • Primary Contractors Biohabitats, Inc. and Buddy’s Backhoe • Jan 2009 – Oct 2011 • Upper South Boulder Creek • 1.5 miles to be restored • Estimated final cost $251K (includes in-kind contributions) • Primary Contractor TBD • Mar 2012 – Oct 2014 (Tentative)

  4. Grants • Rogers Park • Fishing is Fun, $129K; Trout and Salmon Foundation, $4K; Colorado Watershed Conservation Board, $30K; Boulder County, $20K; Colorado Trout Unlimited, $1K; Boulder Flycasters $10K • Lower South Boulder Creek • Fishing is Fun, $60,K; Denver Water Board, $125K; City of Boulder, $21K • Upper South Boulder Creek (proposed) • Fishing is Fun, $80K; Trout and Salmon Foundation, $5K; Denver Water Board, $124K; Union Pacific Railroad, $22K; Boulder Flycasters $10K.

  5. Partners • Rogers Park • Trout Unlimited, Boulder County Parks and Open Space, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (DOW) • Lower South Boulder Creek • Colorado Parks and Wildlife (DOW), Denver Water, City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, Wildland Restoration Volunteers • Upper South Boulder Creek • Colorado Parks and Wildlife (DOW), US Forest Service, Trout Unlimited, Denver Water, Union Pacific Railroad

  6. Lessons Learned • A design/build approach with the project contractor is a very helpful and labor saving methodology • Permitting is a very complex process, especially in Boulder County • Funding these types of projects must be done through grants & matchings • Coordinating volunteer activities such as re-vegetation efforts is a big job.

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