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<br />_II <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />Results: The stream is showing signs of improvement. Many of the wil- <br />low whips and cottonwood poles have survived and are displaying vigorous <br />growth. Through grazing management, the amount of utilization in the riparian <br />zone has been substantially reduced. Cattle have been excluded from this pasture <br />for approximately 6 years. Sheep still graze the pasture for a portion of the sum- <br />mer, but are herded so that riparian utilization is minimized. Herbaceous riparian <br />species have increased along the length of the stream, and the plants are more <br />vigorous. The in-stream structures have not been entirely successful. The log <br />structures were placed perpendicular to the direction of stream flow and the <br />stream has been cutting around the sides of the structures. One of the riparian <br />exclosures was built on a hillside too close to the stream bank and the eroding <br />bank has undercut the fence. <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />II <br /> <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />Trapper Creek before restoration <br /> <br />II <br /> <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Trapper Creek after restoration <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />- --- Driving Guide . Colorado Watershed <br /> <br />43 <br />