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many juvenite fish, We feel, however,
a icularly during low flows in agricultural
4 ba »iS restricting the aurber of young fish
i eventually recurn as adults. Hence, there is a need to create
ypes Of conditions for the young fish in areas of streang where

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ure and urban develonnenr affect a fish strean?

of these activities tend to remove strean cover that is very fzportaar

h rearing and adule spawning. . Urban Cevelopzent tends to straighten
reazs reuoving importance pools, riffles, logs and boulders,

got can have less of s dacaging impscz, but bank ¢auage and erosion fron
Livestock usa and clearing of strearsida vegetation take their rolls.

ww cen we izprove the situarion?

Stresa enhancenent eaploys a variety of techniques that can Breatly isprove a
Sttean's fish Tearing capabilities. Methods include placement of instrean and
Streanside boulders, logs and root wads, and planting more stable streamside
vegetation types to prevent bank erosion and provide more cover, Streambanks
can be protected from livesteck averuse by fencing.

enst the imsroverent could involve.

the cater form of fish habicat icprovement will be placemeat of boulders into

the strean. "This may involve the use of some heavy equipment (gravel trucks,
back-hoe, etc.), although the majority of rocks will be small enough to be put
into place using wheel bazrows. The boulders will range between 12: to 24 inches
écross. The placement tay take several days, depending on the amounc of improve-
tent needed. Stream irprovenent way also entail planting of cer ain types of
sStreanside vegetation and/or fenciug if ic appears necessary to control livestock
access. These last two methods (planting and fencing) are not required in all
areas and depend upon individual site characteristics, -—

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What are the benefits of stream inproverant?

course, is a healthy environsent for fish procuction
and consequently a greatly improved chance for zore young fish to nigrate to
the osesa ad retera as larger adults in one or txo years. Ansther incortant
beneffr, particularly to land owners, is improved aesthetics and a core stable
stream bank. : :

How can the land owner help?

- The only assistance that is required of the land owner is perrission of access.

In order to keap improvezent costs to a minisun it is nacessary to transport
rocks ss close to the strean as possible, Depending upon the access, this say
favolve a truck, back-hoe, tractor, all-terrain vehicle, or wheel barrow,
Without the land owner's permission to tyansport paterial across privarely
owned lend, streag itproverent is expensive and in most cases, inpossible.
Access pernission is a very inportane factor of strean inproverent.

When will the fsprovenent ocenr?

The best tine to ioprove streazs is at low water periods, Specifically éuring
July and August. We will be contacting specific land owners fadivideally at a
later date for more exact decails. :

If you have any further questions, please contact Gorgon Northcote, Howard

. Valensky, or Jin Scott in the Fish and Wildlife Branch office, Burnaby.

phone: 435-4137 _

or write: Fish and Wildlife Branch
4240 Manor Streer
Burnaby, B.C.
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