Though this site was of relatively low priority, it was located at the highly visible Blue Jay Creek Fish Culture Station in Tehkummah which is supportive of the Manitoulin Streams project. The ease of the work allowed it to be done easily by Ontario Stewardship Rangers and it provided a ready demonstration of stream restoration to potential landowner participants, especially the engineering of stream banks using LUNKERS to maximize fish habitat.

• Improving In-Stream Fish Habitat: In the stream, large rocks, clumps of roots, logs and dug pools provide shelter for fish from predators, the hot sun and the strong water flow. They also create spawning habitat in the riffles and pools they make.



• Improve Riparian Vegetation and Streamside Fish Habitat: Beams, brush and geotextiles placed along one bank provide habitat and stop erosion, so they reduce sediment in the stream and improve local water quality.



• Restoring Stream Width and Depth: Fish need streams to be deep enough or the water will become too warm and flow too slowly, so the bank on the right was rebuilt to narrow the stream.