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Typical ProjectsRestoration DesignNCD specializes in and has completed restoration designs on numerous projects utilizing the geomorphic approach for natural stream channels in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Alaska. Project specifics included obtaining permits and preparing Biological Evaluations, designing and implementing restoration practices and preparing detailed engineering documents for use in construction and providing construction supervision. Native plants species are used in all bioengineering techniques and restoration activities. Detailed construction, monitoring and final project reports are prepared and presented. A more detailed list of some of our completed and ongoing restoration projects follows.Watson Woods Riparian Preserve Restoration Project Sponsor: Arizona Water Protection Fund, Prescott Creeks Preservation Association, Prescott, AZ 2008-Present Fluvial geomorphology, riparian restoration Montezuma Well Riparian Restoration ProjectSponsor: National Park Service - 2007-Present Invasive weed management, riparian restoration Tonto Creek & Canyon Creek Aquatic Habitat Improvement & Repair Sponsor: Arizona Department of Game & Fish - Present Fluvial geomorphology, aquatic habitat improvement Picture Canyon Meander Restoration Project Sponsor: Arizona Water Protection Fund - ADWR; City of Flagstaff, AZ Weed management, fluvial geomorphology, riparian restoration - 2005-Present Big Boulder Creek Salmon Access & Habitat Improvement Sponsor: Takshanuk Watershed Council, Haines, AK - 2008-Present Fluvial geomorphology, aquatic habitat improvement, riparian restoration Hopi Tribe Erosion Control ProjectsSponsor: The Hopi Tribe - 2006-Present Slope stabiliation, sediment reduction, invasive weed control Sheldon Johnson Southwest Willow Flycatcher Habitat Sponsor: Natural Resource Conservation Service, Utah Bank stabilization design, Habitat enhancement design, Irrigation design Wilkins' Family Little Colorado River Riparian Enhancement ProjectSponsor: Arizona Water Protection Fund -ADWR Fluvial geomorphology, riparian restoration - 2004-2008 X-Diamond Ranch LCR Riparian Enhancement ProjectSponsor: Arizona Water Protection Fund -ADWR Fluvial geomorphology, riparian restoration, fish habitat - 2004-2008 Bear Wallow Creek Fish Barrier ProjectSponsors: Arizona Game & Fish Department, Trout Unlimited, U.S. Bureau of Reclemation, San Carlos Apache Tribe, Bureau of Indian Affairs - 2007 Design & construction of fish barrier to protect endangered native trout species Virgin River & Santa Clara River Revegetation Project Sponsor: Natural Resource Conservation Service, Emergency Watershed Project, Utah Bioengineering, riparian restoration Hart Prairie Sponsor: The Nature Conservancy, Flagstaff, AZ Road drainage details, fluvial geomorphology - 2005 Francis Short Pond Restoration Project Sponsor: City of Flagstaff, AZ Sediment capacity, riparian restoration, aquatic habitat - 2004-Present Spirit Hollow Preserve – San Pedro River, Salt River Project Road Construction and Erosion Stabilization - 2004-2005 Bamboo Wash Stream Restoration and Streambank Protection Project Sponsor: BIA-Western Navajo Agency Fluvial geomorphology, riparian restoration - 2004-Present Yuma East Wetlands Restoration Project Sponsor: Quechan Indian Tribe & City of Yuma, Yuma Az Fluvial geomorphology, riparian restoration - 2000-Present Riparian Enhancement, Zion National ParkSponsor: Zion National Park Fluvial geomorphology, riparian restoration Cherry Creek Riparian EnhancementSponsor: USDA Forest Service Fluvial geomorphology, riparian restoration - 2002 Va Shly'ay Akimel - Salt River Ecosystem Restoration Project Sponsor: Army Corps of Engineers, AZ GIS vegetation inventory, Geomorphic/vegetation interactions, Urban stream planning Cottonwood Creek Restoration Project Sponsor: Coronado RC& D Inc. Willcox, Az Fluvial geomorphology, riparian restoration - 2003–Present. Lynx Creek Restoration, Sediment Trap #2 USDA Prescott National Forest, Prescott, AZ - 2002-2004 Ash Creek Restoration and Diversion Project Robert Lichfield Property, Toquerville, UT. Shunes Creek Diversion Project Trees Ranch, Springdale, UT. Virgin River Restoration Project, Grafton, UT. Sponsor: Grand Canyon Trust, St. George, UT - 2001 Little Colorado River Riparian Enhancement Project Apache Natural Resources Conservation District, Springerville, AZ - 2000-2004 Lynx Creek Watercourse Restoration USDA Prescott National Forest, Prescott, AZ - 2000 Monticello Millsite Restoration Project Town of Monticello, UT - 2000 Tohtso Wash Stream Restoration Project Sponsor: Navajo Tribe - 2000. Chaco Wash Stream Stabilization Spopnsor: Tucson Power Company, Tucson, AZ - 1998
Development Design/PermittingNCD has provided technical assistance in the delineation of Army Corp. jurisdictional areas, obtaining 404 permitting, and completing stream channel design for private landowners.Switzer Wash Project, HealthPark, Flagstaff, AZ, 2002Rio Homes, AZNorth Realty, Flagstaff, AZ, 2003Baterville Project, AZNorth Realty, Flagstaff, AZ, 2003Kachina Village Project, AZNorth Realty, Flagstaff, AZ, 2003Bank Stabilization, Gerry Murdock Property, Springdale UT, 2004-presentStream Channel Restoration, Ashfork Ranch, Ashfork, AZ, 2004-presentGrippen Road & Lantis Lane Properties: Streambank Stabilizaiton, Camp Verde, AZ, 2005-present
Stream Channel AssessmentNatural Channel Design has provided channel assessments and preliminary designs using the geomorphic approach for various streams in Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and Alaska. Culvert Evaluation & Replacement Study Takshanuk Watershed Council, Haines, AK - 2009-Present Sawmill and Holgate Creeks Fish Passage Assessment Takshanuk Watershed Council, Haines, AK - 2008-Present Santa Clara Master Plan Washington County Water Conservancy District, UT - 2005-Present Virgin River Master Plan Washington County, Cities of St. George, Santa Clara, and Washington, Washington County Water Conservancy District, Virgin River Program - 2005-Present Stream assessment, Urban stream planning Los Angeles Basin Regional Curve Assessment Santa Monica Bay Restoration Authority, L.A. Urban streams assessment, Watershed planning, Restoration potential NRCS, Washington County, Utah, Programmatic Biological Assessment Natural Resource Conservation Service, Utah Stream geomorphology/structure relationships, Urban stream planning, Endangered species biology, Invasive species biology. Tonto Creek Aquatic Habitat AssessmentArizona Game and Fish Department Fluvial geomorphology, riparian restoration, aquatic habitat Development of Regional Drainage Analysis Engineering Tools for small to medium watersheds on BIA roads on the Navajo Nation BIA - Navajo Regional Office, Gallup, NM, 2005-Present Preliminary Design for the Colorado River Limitrophe Reach: Channel Capacity, Boundary Alignment and Ecological Restoration Yuma Az, - Present Stream Channel and Wetland Research Complex – Design Concept The Arboretum at Flagstaff, AZ, 2004-2009 Confluence Park – Enhancement Alternatives: Design and Evaluation Virgin River Resource Management and Recovery Program, St. George, Ut, - 2003 Restoration Potential along the Virgin River in Zion National Park, UT Grand Canyon Trust, St. George, UT - 2001 East Carson River Assessment and Preliminary Design Natural Resource Conservation Service, Reno, NV Virgin River Assessment and Preliminary Design, Grafton, UT Grand Canyon Trust, St. George, UT - 2000 Scotia Canyon Stream Assessment USDA Coronado National Forest, Tuscon, AZ. Stream Morphology of the Cherry Creek Watershed USDA Tonto National Forest, Phoenix, Arizona.
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