River & Fisheries Restoration

West ForkPine Creek Streambank Stabilization

SERVICE TYPE  Stream restoration and trout habitat enhancements

LOCATION  West Fork Pine Creek, Sublette County, WY

CLIENT  Private Landowner

YEAR  2024 (in progress)

SCOPE  Design and install toewood bank stabilization structures with riparian vegetation treatments at sites where accelerated streambank erosion is occurring due to loss of established vegetation.  Alder Environmental provided design, permitting, and construction oversightservices for the project.

 
Bioengineered Streambank Stabilization

SERVICE TYPE  Stream restoration, fisheries, ecological & wildlife

LOCATION  Flat Creek, Teton County, WY

CLIENT  Private

YEAR  2021

SCOPE  Accelerated streambank erosion and lateral migration of the channel threatened a flood control berm, access road, and sewer main line.  A toe wood with bioengineered willow soil lifts was used to stabilize the bank and provide long term ecological benefits to the creek and riparian corridor. Alder Environmental provided design, permitting, and construction supervision services for the project.

Flat Creek (Trib. To Snake River) Stream Restoration

SERVICE TYPE  Stream restoration, trout habitat enhancements and riparian and wetland restoration

LOCATION  Teton County, WY

CLIENT  Wyoming Game and Fish Department

YEAR  2019-2023

SCOPE  Restore the degraded stream channel based on Natural Channel Design providing improved aquatic habitat for all life stages of cutthroat trout. Re-establish and improve riparian corridor and sediment transportation while maintaining family ranching operations. Alder Environmental provided project management, Natural Channel Design, riparian and wetland design, permit application support and construction management.

 
 
Spring Creek and Cody Creek Enhancements and Restoration

SERVICE TYPE  Stream and wetland restoration, fish passage and trout habitat enhancement

LOCATION  Teton County, WY

CLIENT  3 Creek Ranch Homeowners Association

YEAR  2015-2019

SCOPE  Establish and restore aquatic habitat. Remove accumulated fine sediments and improve sediment transportation by restoring natural channel dimensions. Alder Environmental provided geomorphic assessment and concept design, final design and permitting, construction oversight and evaluation.

Lower Bar BC Spring Creek Fish Passage and Channel Restoration

SERVICE TYPE  Stream restoration, fish passage and trout habitat enhancements

LOCATION  Teton County, WY

CLIENT  Trout Unlimited and Private Landowner

YEAR  2019-2020

SCOPE  Restore fish passage for all fish species and life stages by replacing existing undersized levee culvert. Restore and enhance Lower Bar BC Creek’s degraded backwater reach based on Natural Channel Design. Alder Environmental provided a geomorphic assessment, stream design, permit applications, construction management.

 
 
Flat Creek (Trib. To Salt River) Channel and Fish Passage Restoration

SERVICE TYPE  Stream restoration, fish passage and trout habitat enhancements

LOCATION  Lincoln County, WY

CLIENT  Private Landowner and Realtor

YEAR  2016-2018

SCOPE  Restore 1.4 miles of a remnant channel, enhanced aquatic habitat, and re-connected upper Flat Creek at a fish passage barrier providing access to historical trout spawning habitat and improved water quality. Alder Environmental provided a geomorphic assessment, stream design, permit applications and construction management.

Cody Creek and Blue Crane Creek Restoration, Enhancements, DamRemoval/Fish Passage

SERVICE TYPE  Stream restoration, fish passage and trout habitat enhancements

LOCATION  Teton County, WY

CLIENT  Private Landowner

YEAR  2015-2016

SCOPE  Native trout habitat and passage was restored through dam removal and stream restoration efforts on Cody and Blue Crane Creeks. Alder Environmental provided design, permitting and construction services for this project spanning 0.75 miles of important trout spawning and rearing tributary of the Snake River.

 
 
Dell Fork, Jack Creek and Dawson Creek Restoration and Enhancements

SERVICE TYPE   Stream restoration, fish habitat enhancements and riparian plantings

LOCATION  Sublette County, WY

CLIENT  Private Landowner

YEAR  2014-2015

SCOPE  Existing conditions evaluation, stream geomorphic and habitat design, permit applications, construction management.

Spring Creek Fish Passage/Dam Removal

SERVICE TYPE  Stream restoration and fisheries

LOCATION  Teton County, WY

CLIENT  Private and WY Game and Fish Dept.

YEAR  2012  

SCOPE  An existing irrigation diversion structure was replaced with natural boulder weirs to improve fish passage for native cutthroat trout. Alder Environmental provided design, permitting and construction services for the project.

 

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