My timeline has gotten much longer. I’m not sure where I got the idea that we could or should do multiple BDA installations in one fell swoop, but I think it is a better idea to do one, see how that pans out after a week or a month, and then do another in a location that will not undermine the efforts of the first installation. If 7-10 BDAs remains the goal for the project area, this turn this project into a long, several month project, barring weather events or fire.

The stream isn’t very wide or deep, so the creation of 1 BDA will not take very much time or effort, so really a whole bunch of volunteers is not required.

The biggest barrier I am experiencing is getting back into the website to complete the permitting.

Our timeline should be manageable. We’ll cross off initial steps perhaps next fall depending on weather, and then probably start something next spring. I think the costs will be minimal since we’ll use local materials. We have a lot of dead and down on our property that can start getting put to good use.

Also, I found beaver activity in our lowland thicket, so hopefully one of them will start doing some of the work for me.

I attached multiple photos of recent beaver activity and one showing evidence of historic beaver activity on our land. It’s really amazing how much they do in a short time!