Ten amazing hard working volunteers set a shining example of the collaborative effort of two TU Chapters in the 6-15-2013 Springer Gulch Fire restoration project. Six volunteers from the Cutthroat Chapter and three folks from the Cheyenne Mountain Chapter plus one independent volunteer completed five “Flying V” and 12 “Tow Wood” ephemeral draw sedimentation flow mitigation structures.
These are innovative and cost effective techniques being used in many of Colorado’s current wildfire restoration efforts. All structures were built with material found on site. No materials were brought in from the outside. Pine logs and cut burned trees were used as well as stakes cut from burned Aspen trunks.It was good to see the emergence of wildflowers and new Aspen trees just one year after the fire.This work is just a start, but it will help reduce sediment and flooding issues above the South Platte River along Eleven Mile Canyon, our beloved trout habitat.Volunteers, your hard work, good cheer, partnership and commitment to these efforts are greatly appreciated. We all looked like coal miners at the end of a rewarding day.
