Slowing Down the Water

Slowing Down the Water

Stream Restoration, Part 2: Contouring Photos by Mitch Lettow The Existing Stream Long ago, Hidden Pond Preserve’s Tyden Creek had been ‘ditched’ (made straighter and more narrow) for agricultural purposes. Over time, the stream had dug itself a deeper bed....
One Fish, Two Fish . . .

One Fish, Two Fish . . .

Stream Restoration, Part 1: Collecting Baseline Info on Current Fish Populations Photos and story by Mitch Lettow How did people clean out dairy barns back in the 19th century? One way was to divert a stream so that it could periodically flow through the barn and wash...