Inc Lifezone Ecological
Pub. Date
2008.
Description
The complexity of this VMP lies in the fact that the Project reach serves as a valuable corridor for fish and wildlife habitat as well as tremendous recreation opportunities afforded by an extensive trail system utilized by tens of thousands of visitors each year The required vegetation removal therefore will require careful and thoughtful planning intense community coordination and outreach and well executed vegetation management using a phased approach...
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Heavy rains during August 11-12, 2006 in Chaffee County caused several ephemeral tributaries in the upper Arkansas River valley, including a tributary flowing through Hecla Junction, to experience unusual flash flooding. The first step in restoring Hecla Junction is to take a holistic approach and to find a balance between ecological integrity, recreation access, and continued function of natural environmental processes. Biostabilization techniques...