The contract will re-grade incised channels to re-establish a broad draw with numerous stable micro-channels to reduce stream velocities during high runoff, prevent further upward migration of a deep incised channel, and reduce downstream sediment delivery into the Upper Green River.
This project is expected to be completed this coming fall.
Utilizing funds made available by the Inflation Reduction Act, BLM Wyoming plans to invest $9.9 million dollars over the next five years to reduce sedimentation, erosion and repair habitats in the Greater LaBarge Restoration Landscape in southwestern Wyoming.
BLM recently highlighted the ongoing work in the LaBarge Restoration Landscape in a video called “Nature’s Engineers: The Art of Wetland Restoration with a Beaver’s Blueprint.”