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finer material appears to have been transported out of the lower project area after the <br />channel was disturbed while the cross vanes were being installed. h1 future surveys we <br />would expect to see an increase in fine material relative to gravel and cobble to show that <br />the structures placed are working in slowing the velocity and reducing the energy of flow <br />in the chaiuiel. Post project photos were taken at monumented photo points for both the <br />main channel of Ski Creek and the two tributary gullies to better assess changes in <br />vegetation cover in restored areas. The post-project monitoring data will provide a base- <br />line for monitoring the effectiveness of the treatments in the Slci Creek Project, and will <br />be repeated every year for the next three years in the fall after the summer thunderstorm <br />season. <br />Project results will be distributed in several ways. klitial results including a summary of <br />this report to the National Forest Foundation will be given to the Pike National Forest <br />District Office, the Sierra Club Pikes Peak Chapter, and the City of Colorado Springs. <br />Projects results are also being conveyed through our e-mail newsletter. Both the report <br />and the newsletter will also be available on our website at www.rmfi.org. Results of the <br />data collected over the three years of the monitoring period will be compiled into a final <br />report that will be distributed to all partners in the project as well as being published on <br />RMFPs website. <br />4.0 Project Wrap-up <br />The Upper Ski Creek Watershed Eros~iorl Cor1t~•ol and Restoration Project has shown that <br />highly degraded stream channels on Pilces Peak that are still receiving significant <br />stormwater flow from the Pilces Peak Highway can be successfully addressed to reduce <br />erosion and sediment transport and be stabilized so that chamlel bai~lcs and associated <br />areas can be restored. The successful techniques used in this project will aid RMFI as we <br />finalize plans for completing stream restoration for an additional 1600' of the Slci Creek <br />channel just below this year's project area in 2009. <br />12 <br />