The Alum Fork Saline River is an Extraordinary Resource Waterbody and an Ecologically Sensitive Waterbody that is the home to several threatened, endangered, and at-risk species as well as species of greatest conservation need. This project serves as a demonstration project for other landowners that are seeing erosion issues and unsure of how to address the issues. Reducing the sediment entering the stream will improve water quality for many uses as well as for ecologically and economically important species including recreationally targeted species. The project will stop sediment inputs from getting into the Alum Fork Saline River, by using rock vanes that point upstream and replant native vegetation.
The Alum Fork Saline River is an Extraordinary Resource Waterbody and an Ecologically Sensitive Waterbody that is the home to several threatened, endangered, and at-risk species as well as species of greatest conservation need. This project serves as a demonstration project for other landowners that are seeing erosion issues and unsure of how to address the issues. Reducing the sediment entering the stream will improve water quality for many uses as well as for ecologically and economically important species including recreationally targeted species. The project will stop sediment inputs from getting into the Alum Fork Saline River, by using rock vanes that point upstream and replant native vegetation.
Project Timeline:
Completed in October 2019.
Project Partners:
US Army Corps of Engineers
AR Department of Environmental Quality
US Fish and Wildlife Service
AR Game and Fish Commission
Section 6
Partners for Fish and Wildlife
Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership
Brian Nalley
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTJDm91JqRg&t=35s