Strengthening the White River Watershed: CRO Retreat Pecha Kucha
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Mary RussExecutive Director
White River Partnership
Strengthening the White River Watershed
Stories from the Ground
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WHITE
State of Vermont
Middle Branch
First Branch
Upper White River
Middle White RiverLower White River
Third Branch
White River Partnership:
Hurricane Flats Farm Toe Wood Project
Mary Russ, Executive Director
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Restoration
Data collection
Bringing people and communities together to improve the long-term health of the White River
Volunteer coordination
Education
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Greenhouses
Floodwater path
5-home development
Floodwater path at Hurricane Flats Farm in South Royalton, VT
House & barn
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Hurricane Flats Farm during Irene, looking east
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Greenhouses
5-home development
Project area at Hurricane Flats Farm in South Royalton, VT
House & barn
Post-flood holes
Floodwater path
Debris piles
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Photo: WRPUpstream hole, before and after fill
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Post-flood debris pile
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Toe Wood Project cross-section view
Scour log
“Deadman”Root-wad log
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Toe Wood Project top-down view
River
Scour log
Root-wad logs
Cabled “deadman”
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1. Removing fill from upstream hole 2. Placing scour log parallel to bank
3. Placing root-wad perpendicular to bank 4. Securing “deadman” to root-wads
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VYCC installs willow fascines & ice fenders
VYCC pounds willow stakes to hold soil lift
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Upstream site during November 2012 high water
Upstream site during January 2013 thaw
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Planting riparian trees with Pomfret Elementary School students in 2013
Riparian “river-side” buffer = native trees and shrubs growing on top of bank provide multiple benefits
Minimum width = 35 feet
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Upstream project site in July 2013
Upstream site in May 2013 Downstream site completed in August 2013
Downstream site in August 2014
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Elements of a successful watershed restoration project
• Diverse partners• Grant funders• Individual donors• Technical assistance• Volunteers• Willing landowner
• Efficient use of resources• Donated design• Free/donated materials• Local contractor• Volunteer labor
• Multiple benefits• Flood resilience• Habitat• Water quality• Educational opportunity
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EXAMPLE 2: Replacing 6 flood-damaged culverts in Rochester, VT
AFTER Irene
Nason Brook at Woodlawn Cemetery culvert
BEFORE Irene
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Nason Brook at Moose Run: BEFORENason Brook at Woodlawn Cemetery: BEFORE
Nason Brook at Woodlawn Cemetery: AFTER Nason Brook at Moose Run: AFTER
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EXAMPLE 3: Creating 10 buyout/river access parks in 8 watershed towns
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205 N. Main St, Rochester - BEFORE
205 N. Main St, Rochester - AFTER
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THANK YOU! Please visit www.whiteriverpartnership.org for more information
Buyout/public access project partners:
CDBG–Disaster Recovery
FEMA
NPS Rivers, Trails & Conservation Program
Town of Bethel
Town of Braintree
Town of Granville
Town of Pittsfield
Town of Rochester
Town of Royalton
Town of Sharon
Town of Stockbridge
Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Comm.
Vermont Community Development Program
Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
Vermont River Conservancy
Vermont Watershed Grants Program
Hurricane Flats/culvert project partners:
Clean Water Future
Davis Conservation Foundation
Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture Program
FEMA
Greater Upper Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited
Hurricane Flats Farm
National Forest Foundation
Orvis/Trout Unlimited
Pomfret/Sharon Elementary Schools
State of Vermont
Town of Rochester
TR Fellows Engineering
US Fish & Wildlife Service
US Forest Service
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
Vermont Youth Conservation Corps