2012 Project Sites
Green bay creek
The Green Bay Creek site required two (2) Frostfree nose pumps to be installed to promote remote watering, and fencing was installed to restrict the livestock access to the creek. The pumps were installed on both sides of the barn due to the fact that the landowner required two separate yards for separating herds of cattle. The pumps were installed away from the creek to prevent contamination of the water source. The design of the pump prevents backwash, and the details of the system included a cement pad which prevents ground water contamination. The Green Bay Creek site required 46 meters of cedar rail fencing to restrict livestock access to the creek. Trees and shrubs were planted with the help of volunteers to vegetate the newly established riparian and canopy zone on both sides of the creek.
Benefits of frost-free nose-pumps:
The following accomplishments were completed:
This project had 7 volunteers from the Board of Directors of Manitoulin Streams participate in planning and actively volunteering at rehabilitation sites. The total number of hours volunteered for this site is 51.4 hours. Three volunteers spent 4 hours transporting the cedar rails to the site with the use of their vehicles and attending meetings with the landowner. A total of 20 volunteers contributed 50 hrs of installing cedar rail fencing and planting native trees and shrubs.
The landowner contributed 4 hrs of his time attending meetings, took the Environmental Farm Plan Course (8 hours) to contribute toward the project and used his tractor (8hrs) to remove fill from the ponds and nosepumps location and redistributed onto other parts of his property.
Funding contributions toward the construction of the project include Community Fisheries & Wildlife Involvement Program (CFWIP), Canada-Ontario-Agreement (COA), Ausauble Bay Conservation Authority, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) and TD Friends of the Environment.
Benefits of frost-free nose-pumps:
- Low maintenance, energy free, no electricity, gas, or solar power required.
- Livestock access to fresh water on a 24 hour basis
- Can be used in very cold weather and will not freeze
- Cement pad prevents contamination of the water source and ground water contamination.
- Cost efficient for farmers
The following accomplishments were completed:
- 358 trees planted
- 45.72m Fencing installed
- (64 m) stream length buffered and restored
- (390.14m2 + 585.22m2=975.36m2) riparian habitat restored
- 0.09754 Hectares of land retired
- 2 Frostfree nose pumps installed
- 2 ponds enhanced
This project had 7 volunteers from the Board of Directors of Manitoulin Streams participate in planning and actively volunteering at rehabilitation sites. The total number of hours volunteered for this site is 51.4 hours. Three volunteers spent 4 hours transporting the cedar rails to the site with the use of their vehicles and attending meetings with the landowner. A total of 20 volunteers contributed 50 hrs of installing cedar rail fencing and planting native trees and shrubs.
The landowner contributed 4 hrs of his time attending meetings, took the Environmental Farm Plan Course (8 hours) to contribute toward the project and used his tractor (8hrs) to remove fill from the ponds and nosepumps location and redistributed onto other parts of his property.
Funding contributions toward the construction of the project include Community Fisheries & Wildlife Involvement Program (CFWIP), Canada-Ontario-Agreement (COA), Ausauble Bay Conservation Authority, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) and TD Friends of the Environment.
grimesthorpe creek
Riparian/Canopy Planting & Installment of a Remote Water Device
Due to approval of late funding, Manitoulin Streams used CFWIP funds for a Frifty Frostfree Nosepump and a cement pad to reduce ground water contamination along Grimesthorpe Creek. Fencing and tree planting was covered with other funds at this site.
Work completed:
This project had 7 volunteers from the Board of Directors of Manitoulin Streams participate in planning and actively volunteering at rehabilitation sites. The total number of hours volunteered for this site is 51.4. Ontario Rangers had 2 leaders and 12 rangers help out with building a 100m cedar rail a total of 231hrs of labour.
The 3 landowners contributed 7 hrs of attending meetings, researching on internet to determine the best watering device and driving to Gore Bay to pick up the nose pump 60.8 km, used their chainsaw to help cut upright posts for the fencing, spent 1 hr using his tractor to transport the rails to the site (3 hrs), preparing the site with the tractor, provided 46 cedar rail posts, used sand from pit on the farm to put under the cement pad, provided 2” styrofoam for insulation under the concrete, spent 2.5 hours pouring pad and assembling frost free nose pump and cement pad. Total of 3 volunteers contributed13.5hrs and contributed in-kind support in regards to materials and tractor use.
Funding contributions toward the construction of the project include Community Fisheries & Wildlife Involvement Program (CFWIP). National Turkey Federation donated for tree planting. Manitoulin Streams provided rails, tree planting and fittings for a nose pump.
Due to approval of late funding, Manitoulin Streams used CFWIP funds for a Frifty Frostfree Nosepump and a cement pad to reduce ground water contamination along Grimesthorpe Creek. Fencing and tree planting was covered with other funds at this site.
Work completed:
- 1745 trees planted
- 1896 m2 of shoreline & wetland protected, stabilized improved and/or retired from agricultural use
- 100 (m) of cedar rail fencing installed
- 94 (m) stream length buffered and restored
- Frostfree nosepump installed with cement pad
This project had 7 volunteers from the Board of Directors of Manitoulin Streams participate in planning and actively volunteering at rehabilitation sites. The total number of hours volunteered for this site is 51.4. Ontario Rangers had 2 leaders and 12 rangers help out with building a 100m cedar rail a total of 231hrs of labour.
The 3 landowners contributed 7 hrs of attending meetings, researching on internet to determine the best watering device and driving to Gore Bay to pick up the nose pump 60.8 km, used their chainsaw to help cut upright posts for the fencing, spent 1 hr using his tractor to transport the rails to the site (3 hrs), preparing the site with the tractor, provided 46 cedar rail posts, used sand from pit on the farm to put under the cement pad, provided 2” styrofoam for insulation under the concrete, spent 2.5 hours pouring pad and assembling frost free nose pump and cement pad. Total of 3 volunteers contributed13.5hrs and contributed in-kind support in regards to materials and tractor use.
Funding contributions toward the construction of the project include Community Fisheries & Wildlife Involvement Program (CFWIP). National Turkey Federation donated for tree planting. Manitoulin Streams provided rails, tree planting and fittings for a nose pump.
norton's creek
Rehabilitation, Enhancement & Eyed Egg Event
Due to the late nature of receiving CFWIP funding, Manitoulin Streams used the funds for materials for the rehabilitation of the Lower Norton’s Creek project, stream assessment on by College Boreal and the Brook Trout Eyed Egg Event.
In the spring, 7 volunteers helped locate and remove the Scotty boxes from Norton’s Creek from the 2011 Brook Trout Eyed Egg Event. The Scotty Boxes were cleaned out, remaining dead eggs counted and Javex was used to sterilize the boxes for 2012. These activities took 4 hours totalling 28 volunteer hours. One of the volunteers provided lunch and the use of a four wheeler and trailer.
During the summer, work continued on Lower Norton’s Creek to establish fascines to constrict the creek in order to increase the velocity of water downstream to scour sediment and create potential spawning habitat for brook trout. Such work included:
This project had 7 volunteers participate from the Board of Directors of Manitoulin Streams in planning and actively volunteering at rehabilitation sites. The total number of hours volunteered for this site is 51.4. Four volunteers helped with rehabilitation work at the site for a total of 18 hours. A chainsaw was used to cut cedar slabs to create the fascines, the use of a four wheeler and trailer were used to transport cedar slabs and sandbags to block off beaver channels. Ontario Rangers had 2 leaders and 12 rangers help out with building the fascines, removing beaver dams and placing sandbags along the channel, a total of 182 hours.
College Boreal came with 11 students and 1 professor and conducted electro-fishing and invertebrate surveys along Norton’s Creek in order to determine the status of the brook trout population in the creek for a total of 96 hours. Four electro-fishing sites and 2 invertebrate assessments were conducted. All information has been given to the MNR to enter into the NRVIS data layer.
Manitoulin Streams held a brook trout eyed egg event on Dec 12th 2012. In preparation, gravel was cleaned and washed of sediment by 4 volunteers (4x2hrs=8hrs) and placed into bags to have available for the sites during the winter. The day before the event 3 volunteers helped to transfer water from the creek to the facility, help with the set up and transfer of the gravel out to the site locations along the creek.
A total of 10,000 brook trout eggs were transferred into Scotty boxes and stocked into Norton’s Creek. There were a total of 62 volunteers that provided 3 hrs of labour for a total of 186 hours. There was a donation of from Orr’s Valumart and a donation from the landowner for BBQ supplies to feed the volunteers. The landowner also allowed the use of his facilities, heating and hydro to hold the event. The use of a quad and sleigh to transfer the coolers with the Scotty boxes out to the sites was provided by a volunteer. Media (Expositor and Recorder) were present and an article was placed in the newspapers.
Due to the late nature of receiving CFWIP funding, Manitoulin Streams used the funds for materials for the rehabilitation of the Lower Norton’s Creek project, stream assessment on by College Boreal and the Brook Trout Eyed Egg Event.
In the spring, 7 volunteers helped locate and remove the Scotty boxes from Norton’s Creek from the 2011 Brook Trout Eyed Egg Event. The Scotty Boxes were cleaned out, remaining dead eggs counted and Javex was used to sterilize the boxes for 2012. These activities took 4 hours totalling 28 volunteer hours. One of the volunteers provided lunch and the use of a four wheeler and trailer.
During the summer, work continued on Lower Norton’s Creek to establish fascines to constrict the creek in order to increase the velocity of water downstream to scour sediment and create potential spawning habitat for brook trout. Such work included:
- (91.74m2) of shoreline protected, stabilized or improved
- Two (36 m2 & 13.78 m2) artificial fascine type banks created and 3 (28.52 m2, 7.92 m2 & 5.52 m2) enhanced with additional top soil and native seed
- 6 beaver dams removed
- 2 beaver channels blocked off to increase stream velocity
- (91.74 m2) of native grass seed planted
- 6m of wire mesh installed under bridge to prevent beavers from blocking water flow.
This project had 7 volunteers participate from the Board of Directors of Manitoulin Streams in planning and actively volunteering at rehabilitation sites. The total number of hours volunteered for this site is 51.4. Four volunteers helped with rehabilitation work at the site for a total of 18 hours. A chainsaw was used to cut cedar slabs to create the fascines, the use of a four wheeler and trailer were used to transport cedar slabs and sandbags to block off beaver channels. Ontario Rangers had 2 leaders and 12 rangers help out with building the fascines, removing beaver dams and placing sandbags along the channel, a total of 182 hours.
College Boreal came with 11 students and 1 professor and conducted electro-fishing and invertebrate surveys along Norton’s Creek in order to determine the status of the brook trout population in the creek for a total of 96 hours. Four electro-fishing sites and 2 invertebrate assessments were conducted. All information has been given to the MNR to enter into the NRVIS data layer.
Manitoulin Streams held a brook trout eyed egg event on Dec 12th 2012. In preparation, gravel was cleaned and washed of sediment by 4 volunteers (4x2hrs=8hrs) and placed into bags to have available for the sites during the winter. The day before the event 3 volunteers helped to transfer water from the creek to the facility, help with the set up and transfer of the gravel out to the site locations along the creek.
A total of 10,000 brook trout eggs were transferred into Scotty boxes and stocked into Norton’s Creek. There were a total of 62 volunteers that provided 3 hrs of labour for a total of 186 hours. There was a donation of from Orr’s Valumart and a donation from the landowner for BBQ supplies to feed the volunteers. The landowner also allowed the use of his facilities, heating and hydro to hold the event. The use of a quad and sleigh to transfer the coolers with the Scotty boxes out to the sites was provided by a volunteer. Media (Expositor and Recorder) were present and an article was placed in the newspapers.
mindemoya river
Restoration/Stabilization, Livestock Watering Pad/Fencing and Riparian Planting Project
The rehabilitation of MIN-320a consisted of bank restoration, installment of a livestock watering pad and cedar rail fencing to restrict livestock access to the river and vegetative plantings.
Sites MIN-320a had extensive erosion and lack of canopy due to improper land use practices and unrestricted livestock access. Fluctuating water levels also undermined the stability of the banks creating large amounts of erosion and sediment discharge. In order to rehabilitate this site, bio-engineered site designs were created to prevent further erosion and sediment discharge. Large excavators were used to grade the vertical eroding banks back to a 2:1 slope. The resulting banks were vegetated with native grasses and tree/shrub species. A designated livestock watering pad with angled cobble and fencing prevent further erosion.
Manitoulin Streams restored this severely degraded aquatic & shoreline habitat, which in turn will prevent erosion of soil from its banks reducing sedimentation from occurring over critical spawning habitat and providing sustainable fish habitat and structure to increase productivity of salmonid and other associated cold water species. Improving the fish habitat (channel edges, channel centre, reducing the width/depth ratio by narrowing and deepening the channel, creating pools, improving available river bottom substrate, and riparian vegetation/canopy) in this area will reduce the effects of low water levels and increased temperatures in the summer and will enhance the overall quality and productivity of this river’s aquatic and riparian habitats for the long term.
Proven bio-engineering techniques were used for riparian zone restoration that will provide fish and wildlife habitat along the river edges. The riparian area was restored by planting native tree and shrub species such as eastern speckled alder, red osier dogwood, chokecherry, flowering raspberry, sandbar willow, shining willow, slender willow, elderberry, meadowsweet, nannyberry and native grass seed. This will shade the creek so the water will stay cooler, which will help to maintain an ideal overall water temperature for all cold water biota as well as to provide future suitable shelter and shade for a variety of aquatic and wildlife species. Tree plantings were also planted on the top of the east bank that was lacking any riparian or canopy zones. Soil stabilization consists of using coconut coir fabric and planting of native grass seed.
The rehabilitation of site MIN-320a involved the restoration of the following bank features along an approximately 58 m long section of the Mindemoya River:
This project had 7 volunteers from the Board of Directors of Manitoulin Streams participate in planning and actively volunteering at rehabilitation sites. The total number of hours volunteered for this site is 51.4 hours. A total of 3 volunteers contributed 33 hrs of time transporting cedar rail fencing to the site (trailers, trucks, gas), tree planting, use of chainsaw to create up right posts and labour. Ontario Rangers had 2 leaders and 7 rangers help out with building a 52m cedar rail a total of 36hrs of labour. The landowner was only able to contribute 4 hours attending meetings due to a unforeseen medical issue that arose.
Funding contributions toward the construction of the project include Community Fisheries & Wildlife Involvement Program (CFWIP), Canada-Ontario-Agreement (COA), Ausauble Bay Conservation Authority and Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), Environment Canada, National Turkey Federation and TD Friends of the Environment.
The rehabilitation of MIN-320a consisted of bank restoration, installment of a livestock watering pad and cedar rail fencing to restrict livestock access to the river and vegetative plantings.
Sites MIN-320a had extensive erosion and lack of canopy due to improper land use practices and unrestricted livestock access. Fluctuating water levels also undermined the stability of the banks creating large amounts of erosion and sediment discharge. In order to rehabilitate this site, bio-engineered site designs were created to prevent further erosion and sediment discharge. Large excavators were used to grade the vertical eroding banks back to a 2:1 slope. The resulting banks were vegetated with native grasses and tree/shrub species. A designated livestock watering pad with angled cobble and fencing prevent further erosion.
Manitoulin Streams restored this severely degraded aquatic & shoreline habitat, which in turn will prevent erosion of soil from its banks reducing sedimentation from occurring over critical spawning habitat and providing sustainable fish habitat and structure to increase productivity of salmonid and other associated cold water species. Improving the fish habitat (channel edges, channel centre, reducing the width/depth ratio by narrowing and deepening the channel, creating pools, improving available river bottom substrate, and riparian vegetation/canopy) in this area will reduce the effects of low water levels and increased temperatures in the summer and will enhance the overall quality and productivity of this river’s aquatic and riparian habitats for the long term.
Proven bio-engineering techniques were used for riparian zone restoration that will provide fish and wildlife habitat along the river edges. The riparian area was restored by planting native tree and shrub species such as eastern speckled alder, red osier dogwood, chokecherry, flowering raspberry, sandbar willow, shining willow, slender willow, elderberry, meadowsweet, nannyberry and native grass seed. This will shade the creek so the water will stay cooler, which will help to maintain an ideal overall water temperature for all cold water biota as well as to provide future suitable shelter and shade for a variety of aquatic and wildlife species. Tree plantings were also planted on the top of the east bank that was lacking any riparian or canopy zones. Soil stabilization consists of using coconut coir fabric and planting of native grass seed.
The rehabilitation of site MIN-320a involved the restoration of the following bank features along an approximately 58 m long section of the Mindemoya River:
- 568 trees planted
- (51.8 m) fencing installed
- 1 cattle watering ramp installed (6.7 m x 6.4 m depth= 42.88 m2)
- 58.2 linear (m) of stream length buffered and restored
- 4 root wads providing in-stream habitat and bank protection installed
- (700.66m2 x 2=1401.32m2) riparian habitat restored (both sides of the stream)
- 0.14 hectares of land retired
This project had 7 volunteers from the Board of Directors of Manitoulin Streams participate in planning and actively volunteering at rehabilitation sites. The total number of hours volunteered for this site is 51.4 hours. A total of 3 volunteers contributed 33 hrs of time transporting cedar rail fencing to the site (trailers, trucks, gas), tree planting, use of chainsaw to create up right posts and labour. Ontario Rangers had 2 leaders and 7 rangers help out with building a 52m cedar rail a total of 36hrs of labour. The landowner was only able to contribute 4 hours attending meetings due to a unforeseen medical issue that arose.
Funding contributions toward the construction of the project include Community Fisheries & Wildlife Involvement Program (CFWIP), Canada-Ontario-Agreement (COA), Ausauble Bay Conservation Authority and Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), Environment Canada, National Turkey Federation and TD Friends of the Environment.
Bank Restoration and Stabilization
Manitoulin Streams was excited about rehabilitating this final site on the Mindemoya River as it completed our goal of rehabilitating the stretch of the Mindemoya River between Monument Road and Blue Road. The rehabilitation consisted of bank restoration and vegetative bank protection.
Manitoulin Streams restored this severely degraded aquatic & shoreline habitat, which in turn will prevent erosion of soil from its banks reducing sedimentation from occurring over critical spawning habitat and providing sustainable fish habitat and structure to increase productivity of salmonid and other associated cold water species. Improving the fish habitat (channel edges, channel centre, reducing the width/depth ratio by narrowing and deepening the channel, creating pools, improving available river bottom substrate, and riparian vegetation/canopy) in this area will reduce the effects of low water levels and increased temperatures in the summer and will enhance the overall quality and productivity of this river’s aquatic and riparian habitats for the long term.
In addition, we used proven bio-engineering techniques for riparian zone restoration that will provide fish and wildlife habitat along the river edges. The riparian area was restored by planting native tree and shrub species such as eastern speckled alder, red osier dogwood, chokecherry, flowering raspberry, sandbar willow, shining willow, slender willow, elderberry, meadowsweet, nannyberry and native grass seed. This will shade the creek so the water will stay cooler, which will help to maintain an ideal overall water temperature for all cold water biota as well as to provide future suitable shelter and shade for a variety of aquatic and wildlife species.
Total accomplishments include:
This project had 7 volunteers from the Board of Directors of Manitoulin Streams participate in planning and actively volunteering at rehabilitation sites. The total number of hours volunteered for this site is 51.4.
Ontario Rangers had 2 leaders and 7 rangers help out with re-enforcing a shoreline corner bank with clean field stone boulders, cobble/rubble substrate and planting riparian vegetation for a total of 66.5 hours of labour. The 3 landowners contributed 12hrs and equipment.
Ted Ferguson from Ferguson Aggregate donated 2 yards of spawning gravel to create spawning habitat for salmon and trout and installed a French drain to prevent shoreline bank erosion.
Funding contributions toward the construction of the project include CFWIP, COA, Ausauble Bay Conservation Authority, NOHFC, Environment Canada, Turkey Federation and TD Friends of the Environment.
Manitoulin Streams was excited about rehabilitating this final site on the Mindemoya River as it completed our goal of rehabilitating the stretch of the Mindemoya River between Monument Road and Blue Road. The rehabilitation consisted of bank restoration and vegetative bank protection.
Manitoulin Streams restored this severely degraded aquatic & shoreline habitat, which in turn will prevent erosion of soil from its banks reducing sedimentation from occurring over critical spawning habitat and providing sustainable fish habitat and structure to increase productivity of salmonid and other associated cold water species. Improving the fish habitat (channel edges, channel centre, reducing the width/depth ratio by narrowing and deepening the channel, creating pools, improving available river bottom substrate, and riparian vegetation/canopy) in this area will reduce the effects of low water levels and increased temperatures in the summer and will enhance the overall quality and productivity of this river’s aquatic and riparian habitats for the long term.
In addition, we used proven bio-engineering techniques for riparian zone restoration that will provide fish and wildlife habitat along the river edges. The riparian area was restored by planting native tree and shrub species such as eastern speckled alder, red osier dogwood, chokecherry, flowering raspberry, sandbar willow, shining willow, slender willow, elderberry, meadowsweet, nannyberry and native grass seed. This will shade the creek so the water will stay cooler, which will help to maintain an ideal overall water temperature for all cold water biota as well as to provide future suitable shelter and shade for a variety of aquatic and wildlife species.
Total accomplishments include:
- 474 trees planted
- 37.5 linear (m) of stream buffered and restored
- 4 root wads providing in-stream habitat and bank protection installed
- 1 stone drainage ditch to prevent shoreline bank erosion installed 2.7m x 13m=35.1m2
- 11 linear (m) or (11x3m=33m2) of the shoreline stabilized at a corner bend by hand placing cobble and boulder substrate
- 26.5m x 11.5m =609.5m2 of riparian habitat restored on both sides of the stream
- 0.6095 Hectares of land retired
- (23.5m2) of spawning habitat created
This project had 7 volunteers from the Board of Directors of Manitoulin Streams participate in planning and actively volunteering at rehabilitation sites. The total number of hours volunteered for this site is 51.4.
Ontario Rangers had 2 leaders and 7 rangers help out with re-enforcing a shoreline corner bank with clean field stone boulders, cobble/rubble substrate and planting riparian vegetation for a total of 66.5 hours of labour. The 3 landowners contributed 12hrs and equipment.
Ted Ferguson from Ferguson Aggregate donated 2 yards of spawning gravel to create spawning habitat for salmon and trout and installed a French drain to prevent shoreline bank erosion.
Funding contributions toward the construction of the project include CFWIP, COA, Ausauble Bay Conservation Authority, NOHFC, Environment Canada, Turkey Federation and TD Friends of the Environment.
