Streambank restoration design standards under review
TROUT UNLIMITED will forge forward with streambank restoration projects in 2021 like this one completed in 2020 on Citron Creek, Crawford County, on the farm of Don Dudenbostel. Increasing precipitation, as well as drought pose problems for these efforts, especially before the plantings meant to hold the banks become established.
DRIFTLESS - In recent years, with large rainfall events becoming more common, professionals overseeing streambank restoration efforts have been struggling to revise their project planning to withstand heavier precipitation.
In Crawford County, the Land Conservation Department is taking a pause on planning new larger projects. In recent years, their team has done the projects only to see them blown out by a large precipitation event. Other counties in the area are changing the specifications of projects to make the installations more resilient to large rain events. It seems to be an issue that is increasingly affecting similar projects throughout the state.