2000s Habitat Projects

July 2005 Cedar Island Gravel Addition

Added 30 yards of ½ to 1 ½ inch gravel above green bridge.  Most added above 2002 project.  Gravel was loaded by Jody Swanson and dumped into a shoot on top of the bridge then spilled in to sport yaks for transport upstream.  Gravel was added to augment gravel in spawning areas.

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July 2004 Frog Point (Noyes Camp) Gravel Addition

Added 30 yards of ½ to 1 ½ inch gravel downstream of existing wing dams.  Loaded wheel barrows at lodge with Roger’s tractor and brought to stream edge and dumped in sport yaks.  Gravel was added to augment gravel in spawning areas.

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September 2002 Cedar Island Gravel Addition

Added 30 yards of ½ to 1 ½ inch gravel above green bridge.  Jody Swanson loaded wheel barrows, and they were brought to east side of the river above the bridge via a wooden trail.  Sport yaks were used to transport gravel upstream.  Gravel was added to augment gravel in spawning areas.

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August 2000 Wildcat Lodge Gravel Addition

Added 30 yards of ½ to 1 ½ inch gravel to river upstream and downstream of Wildcat Lodge dock.  Four large humps were created.  Gravel was added to augment gravel in spawning areas.

August 2000 Winneboujou Club Gravel Addition

Added 15 yards of brook trout sized-gravel.  Three humps were created downstream of the bridge on east side, at outflow of lake on east side of river and at Marshall’s further upstream.  Roger Anderson loaded wheel barrows and gravel was dumped off the bridge in sport yaks.  Gravel was added to augment gravel in spawning areas.