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The dredge pipeline corridor as seen from the shoreline.
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An aerial view of the created wetlands in the containment area.
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An aerial close-up view of the created wetlands with a prominent lobe in theforeground.
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Lake Chapeau in the foreground.
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A clear aerial view of Lake Chapeau in the right of the image.
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Lake Chapeau, the created wetlands can be seen in the foreground of thephotograph.
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A close-up view of the created wetlands at Lake Chapeau.
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Plug site 7 looking northwest along the existing oil access canal. A shell andrip rap plug was constructed across a section of the existing canal whichmeasured approximately 157 feet wide by 10 feet deep.
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Plug site 7 looking at the south bank of the existing oil access canal. Thewhite PVC pipe marks one end of the proposed plug.
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Locust Bayou between plug site 7 and the existing southeast trending oil accesscanal. This 6500 linear foot section of Locust Bayou silted up and was dredgedout to its natural depth prior to construction of the project's plugs.
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Lake Chapeau shoreline. The broken marshes west of Lake Chapeau were restoredby the dredging component of this project.
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Marsh fragmentation. The mud was pumped in to fill the fragmented marsh.The marsh was then planted as part of the restoration.
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Marsh fragmentation. The mud was pumped in to fill the fragmented marsh.The marsh was then planted as part of the restoration.
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Construction equipment was moved out of the flood plain, after constructioncompleted but before the November 4th flooding event that brought the chumsalmon into the system.
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A typical channel between two ponds. This was taken after the volunteersvegetated the area.
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A group of volunteers pose with Representative Lynn Woolsey, a big supporter ofNOAA's community restoration efforts.
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One of the volunteers from a local school plants native vegetation along thecreek. When the vegetation matures it will provide shelter and food forsteelhead trout returning to the creek to spawn. Vegetation also provides shadethat cools water tempera
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One of the seedlings being prepared for planting along creek. Volunteer schoolchildren planted more than 2000 native trees along Brush Creek to provide shadefood and shelter for steelhead trout.
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Brush Creek is beautiful but it lost its vegetation when the waterway waschannelized for flood control. The Brush Creek restoration project providedfunds to assist in the planting of 2000 native trees to provide food, shelterand shade for steelhead t
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A view of the native vegetation that was typically found at Brush Creek. Thecommunity restoration work provided funds to plant 2000 trees along the creek.
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