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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
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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.
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Lake Superior
Ashland
Duluth
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The Bad River Watershed
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Upper Watershed
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Lower Watershed
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BRWA Culvert Project History
In 2003, BRWA received $21,000 from USFWS to remediate 3 crossings in the BRW.
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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
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Culvert Program• Find problem culverts and fix them
Sedimentation
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Culvert Program• Find problem culverts and fix them
Fish passage
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Establish a database - Where are the culverts?
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Establish a database - Where are the culverts?