This summer, our large stream rehabilitation job is the Kagawong River Enhancement Project. We spent many hours cleaning up the garbage along the river and trail system pulling out mounds of metal and had found some historic relics, a whiskey bottle half full from 1873 which we donated to the museum.
The Ontario Stewardship Rangers from Windy Lake Provincial Park came up to help us out which we are grateful for. We then suited up in our waders to help start to build a coffer dam to divert the water down a different channel and slow down the water along the shoreline that we will be restoring. Everyone worked hard loading up sand bags and transporting them by hand to the site. The lower part of the trail is being closed off temporarily while the construction takes place for safety reasons. More pictures to come over the next couple weeks.
Volunteers will be called on for tree planting once the stream restoration is completed. Come check out this amazing site once completed, and get ready for the salmon spawning season to begin!
The Ontario Stewardship Rangers from Windy Lake Provincial Park came up to help us out which we are grateful for. We then suited up in our waders to help start to build a coffer dam to divert the water down a different channel and slow down the water along the shoreline that we will be restoring. Everyone worked hard loading up sand bags and transporting them by hand to the site. The lower part of the trail is being closed off temporarily while the construction takes place for safety reasons. More pictures to come over the next couple weeks.
Volunteers will be called on for tree planting once the stream restoration is completed. Come check out this amazing site once completed, and get ready for the salmon spawning season to begin!
