July 2005 Cedar Island Gravel Project
30 yards of ½ to 1 ½ inch gravel added above green bridge. Most added above 2002 project. Gravel was loaded by Jody Swanson and dumped into a shoot on top of the bridge then spilled in to sport yaks for transport upstream.
July 2004 Frog Point (Noyes Camp) Gravel Addition
30 yards of ½ to 1 ½ inch gravel downstream of existing wing dams. Loaded wheel barrows at lodge with Roger’s tractor and brought to stream edge and dumped in sport yaks.
September 2002 Cedar Island Gravel Project
30 yards of ½ to 1 ½ inch gravel added above green bridge. Jody Swanson loaded wheel barrows and they were brought to east side of the river above the bridge via a wooden trail. Sport yaks were used to transport gravel upstream.
August 2000 Wildcat Lodge Gravel Addition
30Yds of ½ to 1 ½ inch gravel was added to river upstream and downstream of Wildcat Lodge dock. 4 large humps were created.
Aug. 2000 Winneboujou Club
15 yards of brook trout sized gravel added. Three humps were created downstream of the bridge on east side, at outflow of lake on east side of river and at Marshall’s further upstream. Roger Anderson Loaded wheel barrows and gravel was dumped off the bridge in sport yaks.
July - Aug 1999 Spring Lake Outlet
Brook trout spawning gravel addition. 60 yards of brook trout sized gravel was deposited on the east shore of the river immediately downstream of Spring Lake. Terry Kohler’s property was used for transfer and loading of gravel. Roger Anderson loaded wheel barrows and gravel was dumped into sport yaks off Kohler’s dock.
August 1998 Upstream Hwy B Bridge
30 yards of ½ to 1 ½ inches gravel added upstream of Hwy B bridge. Four more humps were created adjacent to 1997 project. Gravel was loaded into sport yaks from the canoe landing and transported downstream.
August 1998 Big Lake Brook Trout Spawning Habitat Improvement
Removed larger rock to open up potential spawning sites near three points along the east shoreline and then added brook trout size gravel.
August 1997 Upstream Winneboujou
15 yards of ½ to 1 ½ inch gravel added just upstream of Winneboujou Hwy B bridge. Three larges gravel humps were created. Gravel was loaded into sport yaks from the canoe landing and transported downstream.
August 1997Downstream Stone's Bridge
Maintenance on the three spawning sites downstream of Stone’s bridge and rebuilt a fourth wing deflector site further downstream for future gravel addition.
August 1996 West Fork Structures
Build two additional brook trout spawning structures on West Fork at Hwy P downstream of the original one built in 1994. One 83’ long and the other 60’. Ten plus yards of rip rap was added to narrow stream and 30-40 yards of brook trout gravel then placed in stream.
September 16 - 17 1995 Air National Guard Helicopter Gravel Drop
August 1995 Mott's Ravine
Narrowed river to increase velocities downstream in preparation of the National Guard helicopter gravel project. Rock near site was used to narrow the 75’ section of river to 16’.
July - August 1995 Downstream Stone's Bridge
I mprove three existing wing deflector sites built in the 1940’s downstream of Stone’s bridge with existing rock from the river. River was narrowed to increase velocities and gravel was added to create trout spawning riffles.
August 1994 West Brule
Spawning habitat project (55” long) at Hwy P. Place 15 yards of rip rap to narrow stream and then added 8 yards of brook trout gravel (¼ to ½ inch) by 5 gallon bucket.
1979-81 Little Brule
Beaver dam removal and brush bundle project to improve damaged stream habitat. During this project over 3300 feet of stream was improved using tag alder removed from the old beaver dam impoundments. The tag alder was tied together in manageable bundles and placed in the river and staked to bottom. This was to create a much narrower channel to increase velocities so sediment would pass downstream and result in a deeper stream course.