2013 Summer Conservation Corps

5/20/13 - 6/08/13 Crew Report

The river crew was hindered by inclement weather and high water during the week of 5/20/13 - 5/26/13, but used this time to stage materials on the Upper Black River downstream of the Go tt s c halk property. The following week, 19 structures were installed on the Upper Black River between the Go tt s c halk and Bentz properties at waypoint SPRG - 10. The structures were installed to catch silt, provide structure for adult and juvenile Brook Trout, and to narrow a wide stretch of the river. The crew finished the week off by clearing trees from the seasonal roads off of East Branch Road leading to the public fishing and camping access sites.

The week of 6/02/13 - 6/08/13, the crew continued staging materials and insta lling structures for the waypoints SPRG - 11 and SPRG - 12, which included a long narrow lunker style structure on the back side of a popular fishing hole, for a total of 4 structures for these waypoints. The crew finished the week off by starting waypoint S PRG - 13, a large woody debris structure was installed extending along the big bend on the right bank.