I have built a few thousand grade control structures and fully appreciate the techniques you are using. It is useful for protecting various infrastructure and elevating adjacent groundwater levels.
Always have to start somewhere. Better than doing nothing and expecting these areas to improve by themselves. Already some restoration projects are 30 years old and show positive results.
Who pays the bill up front probably the same people that created the problem in the first place the municipal government building roads adding Concrete Culverts etc etc etc
For small landowners there's a multitude of grants available. Finding a good consultant and grant writer will help procurement of funding. Stick with it and stay focused... you'll get what you need eventually
Fantastic video, can't thank you enough for the clear explanation! Question when you're showing the J hook: Doesn't the big plastic bag degrade and turn into millions of little catastrophes in the future?
Using plastic is stupid in this use. What is also stupid is using too fine a gravel to cover the plastic. What works pretty well is using a double layer of heavy woven wire fencing stapled to the logs. Then cover it with large enough gravel that can't fall through the gaps. You can then cover that with finer gravel if you want. What also does not work is using root wads on outside bends. The next big flood will wash away all your work. Always remember that wood floats. Put it underwater and it will pop right out. I can't tell you how many times I have seen this fail. In the Midwest, you can plant whatever you want, what you will get is reed canary grass (invasive species).
I don't know about these, but fish can swim over the top of structures, particularly during heavy rain events. Their eggs can also wash downstream. And birds and other predators can drop them.
I applaud your efforts...Its usually to little and too late for PA where 200 years of coal mining has caused irrepairable damage to the flowing waters...
This lacks a big picture view of when to sacrifice some of the stream or bank for other purposes. It gives some instruction on the basic how-tos of stream maintenance but is poor on defining terms and it is just stream focused. It is a good thing. Trees are important for the creation of good soil and water ratios and should be considered well beyond the stream banks. Cattle are crucial for percolating water into the ground. Cattle can be fed with trees leaves and stems as was done pre-hay technology. They have been browsers in the forests of England and in forests and savannahs elsewhere. Politicos need to realize it is more than the stream when policy making. Making short sighted, narrow focused laws protecting one resource comes with a converse harm to another. Water sequestration into the soils and water harvesting is important too, to overall health of the landscape. PS the plastic is just wrong. PPS Cattle are well fed with deeper rooted grasses not shallower and it depends on the variety of fescue as to root depth. These people are misspeaking in several places here. You want to have your plan in place and plants handy before you tear up a place, too
Cattle pugging and streambank degradation are an issue. They shouldn't be kept near watercourses. Fencing/enclosures work well, as well as off-stream watering systems (solar pump, etc.). In my experience, those measures have been successful at restoring streams.
A rain event is generally considered as any continuous rain of greater than 0.1 inch in a 24-hour period. Keep in mind, this is the minimum. These structures are designed to help maintain stability in the bank when the rain is significantly more.
I agree. Plastic never completely degrades and turns into nano particles that can enter the bodies of animals, fish , ect.. Some sort of biodegradable cover ( hemp? felted coarse wool"?) would be better.
Almost impossible to find a video on restoring a small creek. Army Corp of Engineers? Hiring a company? Let me play the lottery, maybe I can win a few hundred thousand dollars. I can tell at one point there was one here, until the city decided to get rid of it, same as they go rid of a large pond, about 50 meters from here, to build houses. I have spent 15 years, turning my yard back into a wildlife habitat, now if I could just get water flowing again. I'm sure the wild life would appreciate it. I just need to gather water from rain in the slope that goes down to the area with all the rocks and pebbles and maybe add a small pond (before I drop dead of old age).
Interesting video. I just wish that there was a little less electric guitar and a bit more basic information. I would have loved clearer visuals, such at narration while looking at a diagram of a stream restoration project, with arrows and some basic animation to illustrate flow and changes to flow.
We should remember that natural stream restoration is an alternative to concrete channels we find in many communities. These structures mimic what we find in "wild" streams -- but are there to manage erosion while still providing a visually appealing water features for those living nearby.
I see clean water. There's many many creeks in locales that have become dumping ground. No respect. Why? Are people biologically stupid? I don't believe that. It's something else. I think it comes from a feeling of hopelessness. The more people are made aware and good leadership is in place at local level, people will respond. That's been shown true over and over. One issue is sometimes the cost of disposing of tires and large appliances people cannot afford so they're vicariously dumped. Recycling has to step up.
Erosion is the issue with many streams within cities and towns. These techniques use natural processes to keep erosion within check while still providing atheistic and recreational value to the streams.
Hello Dusty. We agree--if you go to 16:20 in the third video you will hear us stress the importance of integrating stream restoration activities with watershed-based plans and stormwater management on the landscape to decrease the amount of flow that is caused by increased impervious surfaces. However, if designed properly these systems can be implemented such that they are able to handle current conditions under most flow conditions. Of course, most designs will not be made to handle a 500-year flood event, so expectations have to be tempered in those situations as designing for that large of a storm may be cost prohibitive.
Instantly clicked off this dumb video. turned it off after that lady started talking about the creek "not feeling well"..
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I don`t think those piles of rock are usefull for anything. Even less with geotextils. Is there any hidaulic model for this? or some dude just took it out of its hat.
Great visuals and concept presentation 👌 thank you
I truly enjoyed these 3 films, thank you
I have built a few thousand grade control structures and fully appreciate the techniques you are using. It is useful for protecting various infrastructure and elevating adjacent groundwater levels.
Good content . Hope for repairing some of the damage .
Always have to start somewhere. Better than doing nothing and expecting these areas to improve by themselves. Already some restoration projects are 30 years old and show positive results.
Amazing set of videos. The techniques are great and seems very functional. Where can i know more about this project and os resultados?
There is a link in the description to the Low Impact Development website at Okstate University.
Great series of Videos. Thanks
Awareness in every sence, action in every way possible, lasting positive results,... great works! Our problem: who pays the bills upfront?
Who pays the bill up front probably the same people that created the problem in the first place the municipal government building roads adding Concrete Culverts etc etc etc
For small landowners there's a multitude of grants available. Finding a good consultant and grant writer will help procurement of funding. Stick with it and stay focused... you'll get what you need eventually
Fantastic video, can't thank you enough for the clear explanation! Question when you're showing the J hook: Doesn't the big plastic bag degrade and turn into millions of little catastrophes in the future?
Using plastic is stupid in this use. What is also stupid is using too fine a gravel to cover the plastic. What works pretty well is using a double layer of heavy woven wire fencing stapled to the logs. Then cover it with large enough gravel that can't fall through the gaps. You can then cover that with finer gravel if you want.
What also does not work is using root wads on outside bends. The next big flood will wash away all your work. Always remember that wood floats. Put it underwater and it will pop right out. I can't tell you how many times I have seen this fail.
In the Midwest, you can plant whatever you want, what you will get is reed canary grass (invasive species).
@ 4:19 , how do the fish get over that second structure in the background ? nice series of vids though.
I don't know about these, but fish can swim over the top of structures, particularly during heavy rain events. Their eggs can also wash downstream. And birds and other predators can drop them.
My creek is cutting deeper and wider. Not sure how to fix ... Researching it.
Great video series! Very informative!
Great, if you can afford to rent all that large equipment. Almost useless if you are someone on a limited budget.
Is their any volunteer program in IL for participation
So would it be a bad idea in the long run to restore an old creek in my backyard with water from a nearby spring?
I applaud your efforts...Its usually to little and too late for PA where 200 years of coal mining has caused irrepairable damage to the flowing waters...
Are you suggesting people just leave the area?
Natural will retake and repair itself, just takes time
Natural restoration is an interesting statement. Beavers are the natural answer.
Thank you so much for this video. Brilliant.
Very inspiring!
This lacks a big picture view of when to sacrifice some of the stream or bank for other purposes. It gives some instruction on the basic how-tos of stream maintenance but is poor on defining terms and it is just stream focused.
It is a good thing.
Trees are important for the creation of good soil and water ratios and should be considered well beyond the stream banks. Cattle are crucial for percolating water into the ground. Cattle can be fed with trees leaves and stems as was done pre-hay technology. They have been browsers in the forests of England and in forests and savannahs elsewhere.
Politicos need to realize it is more than the stream when policy making. Making short sighted, narrow focused laws protecting one resource comes with a converse harm to another. Water sequestration into the soils and water harvesting is important too, to overall health of the landscape.
PS the plastic is just wrong.
PPS Cattle are well fed with deeper rooted grasses not shallower and it depends on the variety of fescue as to root depth. These people are misspeaking in several places here.
You want to have your plan in place and plants handy before you tear up a place, too
I found the rancher in the comments
Excellent video thanks
Do NOT remove the cattle, rather, change the grazing management. Use the cattle to improve the watershed.
Cattle pugging and streambank degradation are an issue. They shouldn't be kept near watercourses. Fencing/enclosures work well, as well as off-stream watering systems (solar pump, etc.). In my experience, those measures have been successful at restoring streams.
The landscape does not need cattle of course I love to eat them Mother Nature does fine without them bison is a different story
Beavers, all you need is beavers, everything else will come.
Rain event? Is that the same as rain? And if so, who put the event in there, and why?
A rain event is generally considered as any continuous rain of greater than 0.1 inch in a 24-hour period. Keep in mind, this is the minimum. These structures are designed to help maintain stability in the bank when the rain is significantly more.
How do fish migrate beyond cross vanes and J-hooks?
Thanks
(delightful music)
The use of plastic landscaping fabric is terrible.
I agree. Plastic never completely degrades and turns into nano particles that can enter the bodies of animals, fish , ect.. Some sort of biodegradable cover ( hemp? felted coarse wool"?) would be better.
Almost impossible to find a video on restoring a small creek. Army Corp of Engineers? Hiring a company? Let me play the lottery, maybe I can win a few hundred thousand dollars. I can tell at one point there was one here, until the city decided to get rid of it, same as they go rid of a large pond, about 50 meters from here, to build houses. I have spent 15 years, turning my yard back into a wildlife habitat, now if I could just get water flowing again. I'm sure the wild life would appreciate it. I just need to gather water from rain in the slope that goes down to the area with all the rocks and pebbles and maybe add a small pond (before I drop dead of old age).
Can we talk about the annoying music. . . ? What was someone thinking? or not thinking.
Where can I get the video I?
Here it is. ruclips.net/video/CsayzeejVzY/видео.html
Interesting video. I just wish that there was a little less electric guitar and a bit more basic information.
I would have loved clearer visuals, such at narration while looking at a diagram of a stream restoration project, with arrows and some basic animation to illustrate flow and changes to flow.
we Call em "Cricks" up here in Pittsburg Area
And Thorn Bushes, are Jagger Bushes
THOSE "TOE-WOOD" BRUSH PILES ARE A GOOD WAY TO USE ALL OF THE CLEARED EUROPEAN BUCKTHORN, AND HONEYSUCKLES!!!....
"Rain events". You mean, when it rains?
Hail,sleet, snow, blizzard, thunderstorms, and of course RAIN
Part I: ruclips.net/video/CsayzeejVzY/видео.html
Part II: ruclips.net/video/DsRkT8AegwY/видео.html
Part III: ruclips.net/video/h-0NIG508FA/видео.html
Somebody telling that kid to quit removing rocks from the bank and chucking them into the stream couldn't hurt.
LESS DAMS ,..MORE WILD SALMONS FOR YOUR GRANDCHILDREN
Yes I want eat a sturgeon and not decimate the population
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Love the content, dump the obnoxious music
Beavers
Should be native plants.
Lose the music. The overall process is satisfying.
Shouldn’t use plastic as it enters the water, and animals/fish and environment.
a lot of the structures look unnatural
We should remember that natural stream restoration is an alternative to concrete channels we find in many communities. These structures mimic what we find in "wild" streams -- but are there to manage erosion while still providing a visually appealing water features for those living nearby.
I see clean water. There's many many creeks in locales that have become dumping ground. No respect. Why? Are people biologically stupid? I don't believe that. It's something else. I think it comes from a feeling of hopelessness. The more people are made aware and good leadership is in place at local level, people will respond. That's been shown true over and over. One issue is sometimes the cost of disposing of tires and large appliances people cannot afford so they're vicariously dumped. Recycling has to step up.
All you are doing is treating the symptoms and doing nothing to to stop the cause. The symptoms will keep recurring.
Erosion is the issue with many streams within cities and towns. These techniques use natural processes to keep erosion within check while still providing atheistic and recreational value to the streams.
Hello Dusty. We agree--if you go to 16:20 in the third video you will hear us stress the importance of integrating stream restoration activities with watershed-based plans and stormwater management on the landscape to decrease the amount of flow that is caused by increased impervious surfaces. However, if designed properly these systems can be implemented such that they are able to handle current conditions under most flow conditions. Of course, most designs will not be made to handle a 500-year flood event, so expectations have to be tempered in those situations as designing for that large of a storm may be cost prohibitive.
Less work talk more.
Go pokes
Instantly clicked off this dumb video. turned it off after that lady started talking about the creek "not feeling well"..
I don`t think those piles of rock are usefull for anything. Even less with geotextils. Is there any hidaulic model for this? or some dude just took it out of its hat.