One of our large-scale projects has a desired end-goal of beaver restoration (Trudy and I have a lot of projects). The project areas is about ten acres along Cottonwood Creek on private ground. In general, there is less volume in Cottonwood Creek than in previous decades. Cottonwood Creek is a tributary to the Boulder River that flows into the Jefferson. There are small fish in the creek. Banks are incised within the 10 acres, and there are several areas that might benefit from a BDA. The areas has been logged but the conifers are getting more dense.
The creek bottom is rocky, so poking anything into the bottom will be difficult in most places. There are some willows around, but I think conifer limbs will comprise the bulk of any mitigating structure.
I’ve attached a link to a map that might not be in a format that anyone can open (KML), and a couple photos. The grey dotted line is a logging road. I am hoping some people with more experienced eyes than mine will come and give advice on how best to approach this project.
The economic impact of reduced water volume in river tributaries is difficult to pinpoint.
If anyone else has onX, here is a link. https://webmap.onxmaps.com/backcountry/map/query/45.987878,-111.981714,16.11/overview?link_id=01KEQG10D5Y6WGQHJTNYD0FVVZ&mode=trail
https://webmap.onxmaps.com/backcountry/share/content?share_id=01KEQDC7BRGGHTBNFZS19QHY1F
These are the coordinates of the pin in the screenshot 45.98469, -111.98241