Anabranch Solutions, LLC

This Proposed Project Will Restore and Maintain Mesic and Riparian Habitat Function in Priority Watersheds Inwashington Shrub Steppe. Decades of Development Activities and Historical Uses Have Resulted in Heavily Incisedstreams Creeks and Wet Meadows Within the Shrub Steppe Ecosystem and Degraded the Ecological Integrity Andhydrologic Function. Conservation Partners in Washington Shrub Steppe Have Been Working With Anabranch Solutionsto Implement Stream and Wet Meadow Restoration Through Lowtech Processbased Techniques in Areas With Highrestoration Potential.this Project Will Result in the Restoration of Wet Meadow Habitat Important for Sagegrouse for Brood Rearing.additionally Nuisance Beavers Will Be Relocated Opportunistically to the Stream to Expand the Project Scope Andimpact and Provide Longterm Maintenance and Adaptive Management of the Desired Stream and Riparian Benefits.the Project Involves Installation of Beaver Dam Analogs Bdas and Postassisted Log Structures Pals at Siteslocated in the Upper Rock Island Creek Watershed Including Mainstem Rock Island Creek and Several Tributaries.