The project kicked off with the installation of a temporary bridge that will allow heavy machinery to reach the far bank of the creek without damaging the stream bed. Watch video of the bridge installation here.

Instream construction for Phase II began in 2023 and will continue through 2026; wetland restoration and revegetation of the floodplains began in 2024 and will continue through 2027. In the 2023 construction season, 0.4 miles of meandering pool-glide-riffle channel and 6 pool-glide-riffle-sequences were constructed. Channel excavation extended for another half mile, with 515’ of constructed side channels. 210 whole trees with root-wads were placed for logjams and floodplain roughness, and 1,000 native wetland sedges and forbs seedlings were planted at a nursey in preparation for developing 14 acres of wetlands. The 2024 implementation season kicked off with willow plantings in May.