<br />. K1NGNSHERI.'OFNTREStORATION PRPlJECT. 'ColI:g!!'lSsional District CO-4. The pro.Geet ell\1011&or.,i&
<br />the CityefF(i\rtCorlins. '
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<br />.ocatil>fi. Along the Cache La "Poul'lJ;e River and its reIJ.1l'ratIt c1;!ilWel's, an.ii1sevetll1 a:ii1J,ae~rttsand-~v~1r.)\l~ts.in
<br />Fort Collins, C0. ,,"
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<br />J)'esclfjpiiorr'(l)''tiPvopDse1l'l.'rdj'el.lt.
<br />Whlltj$,'I!(lilt~p:r,~p:l1sed:?
<br />O'''Je~ti:\re;s. , ,
<br />. 'Reinttoducei;lowst;hrpugh a historic river oxbow site.
<br />· Im,',',.., F,. :,r,o .ve"we,,',tl.,.aJ)l, d.an. da, qualleV,' at.,., u,', 'e, ,'a. in".,'. ,',grav.el"",.pit,laki....,.'.." 'e.,8,,'
<br />. mcrease, artdimp'raveripanan.vliiluesardundgtilve1' Vir f$es;
<br />. R'educenon-native. plant speGiesaftnesiteantllteclalrtI gLrewit]>nlltiVe 'species.
<br />. Expandthe'b1!iffert>etWeen tIle Rl!lttdre-mver,JijpariimicGlfftiiil'otand1ilreP'olirweRNer Trail
<br />· R'l:lint).'oduce pre-lin!1e-wastelaniilifoIDl fea't1Ji;es tQ.th(l'stt19',
<br />· 1vJ;~il1'lize'the'habital$dnabitat,corndo'!fl~teh.ti&l~'t'th'~~te.
<br />. Minimize the 'fim:berlihe Road;in:ipaetOl'1the;$ite, '
<br />. Provide opportunities fer the interpretationafth:e h'istar)",1uncti0n,inhaOitants,andconteJ(tef'thesite.
<br />. Inco1'porate opp0ttunities for views of the mountains as w(lllas desiralille viewswom witbin"the.ai.te. '
<br />. Integrate the'redani.ationoftb,eKingJ:'iSher site withai;fJallentnatWTalar~.
<br />. In1prove n'verfisherynabitat.
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<br />An objeGtive thathas been dropped Oat is the removal oflhnewaste fitomthe sitli},astfrereapjpl'la!sto,j!)eIio
<br />economic use for the material and site restoration can he conduotetl o:ver the top of the lime waSte.
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<br />4l.eycomponents. ' ,
<br />. Re-establishment of the prominent oxbow landfoIDl thatoncecomsli}dthrough the site; reintrl:ldllCing a
<br />flow of water th,r(;jugh the site, , ,
<br />. Converting the northwest and northeast ponds along Timberline Road to wetlands,
<br />. Excavating through lime and a gravel mine to create wetlands,
<br />. Restoring native riparian and terrestria.l vegetatron,inClllding replacement of non-native' wee$ with
<br />native plants; and
<br />. Creatfug instreamchannel diversity for fish refuge places"
<br />One component that has been eliminated is diverting riveroxb:owflowstbrm'l,gh tllegravel pit ponds,6!ueto
<br />limited water available, concerns over carp impacts in the,pottds, and>stady:~imp11imcation,
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<br />Re-establishmentof the oxbow. Thiswoul'dexcavate tbroughllie limeonthealigmnent ofthelllSt<lnc OKhOW,
<br />Flows would be diverted on a seasonal or semi-peIDlanent basis 1'i:om the .river ancl retlilrnedttlit about 1Vl(i}feet
<br />downstream. The excavation slopes would also receive vegetatlverestqration. A similar approach, was ,takeiLby
<br />the .sponsor in conjunction with the construction of the TimberIlnl'l Bridge" where a 30-cfs occasronal :Flow was
<br />diverted from the Poudre River under the bridge and routed back to the nverdownstream. This ekca~tionmay
<br />extend into the groundwater to provide water even without flows, although carp~pavvning isacone'em <!lithe
<br />State biologist.
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