Connecting People, Land and WaterConnecting People, Land and Water

Culvert Inventory, Restoration and Monitoring Program

Lake Superior Binational Forum’sPublic Input Session

Friday, September 17, 2010

Our mission is to promote a healthy relationship between the people and natural communities

by involving all citizens in assessing, maintaining and improving

watershed integrity for future generations.

Lake Superior

Ashland

Duluth

The Bad River Watershed

Upper Watershed

Lower Watershed

BRWA Culvert Project History

In 2003, BRWA received $21,000 from USFWS to remediate 3 crossings in the BRW.

Culvert Program Objectives • Identify and inventory all stream/road crossings in

the Bad River Watershed

• Prioritize crossings in need of repair with respect to fish passage barriers and sedimentation

• Search for funding to help pay for new installations

• Monitor the effects of restoration

• Educate watershed citizens about the environmental and fiscal costs of improperly designed and/or installed culverts

Culvert Program• Find problem culverts and fix them

Sedimentation

Culvert Program• Find problem culverts and fix them

Fish passage

Establish a database - Where are the culverts?

Establish a database - Where are the culverts?