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<br />JjJ.!I<e""vr!tingweU!lIf<f~. This would,i~dlucle eJli<iacvatt$Flin,.@TaJji~"awaste~Cr~er<<a~aWiiJf~~~to 4
<br />acres., It, woufd also ,iP:~lucleexcavi\ting. tfu~@l~ W~st~ ~@"r,le$!1al'Wlil'tt t@~~QJsil2t19' ~a~Jres '@f
<br />gtoUltd,wateF.And it would include' slQ]l~g aridel!iP!ll1d1ug ~~e,p,l1l'J.ritl'nl!fFth'(iIJhtierii\,'el'.;jjl;(emix~~l\;~et:Jij\1;J.~ is
<br />asm:all mnoffcat';:funeut that mfrya1~oh:e included lilterin t~e'stu:dy.EJli()a\ffrted,we:tJ.'ands w@wkQj!\jf;'e1.ve a
<br />to)1soillayer s,uchas muok excavafed from a{Jity laJ;:il,b'elow williterle:vels..
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<br />CQuver:!ing.tl1e .nQFtJl:west, andlIQI'tlIeast:PQn'd~:tlC!J.tg'l7nir1J;et~ireRQlfil::to:wetliUJ:dll, 'EfuemlUTh'~l!~~~a1,is
<br />to.pwtially fill'thill!e,piOnds wi.thmaterial",excavlltildfrom' elsew,hlillie'onslte;. arr(:j;topro.~ae,abdtto1lNsl!t~\'1'lli~.of
<br />topsoU0r ex<;avatedlaJce muck. Tfuelill volUineswoald rougJilWJ1l:a.laridefue,eut v@'llmles frQ1iIi1 Wiltlan:a~erea1iij!m
<br />and oxbow restoration. The;ponds wouldchangefrom'ste~ s'i1iesa!id8cto IOcftdefilills,fo$(,kl SlbtnlS1lll.d:
<br />approximate maxim1lll1 5"ftdepth. Their surf-a(ieffi'ea w(:JUIl!lbeteClu.;:e<ihthesaJ1lle aJ1llwWlHI1:at 0tMrwet:aijeag'
<br />woultlbeado.ed on site; adispersionofaq1lllticvaluesandincre:a.S:l.1dmverstty. '
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<br />An alterhativetfuat was temporarily eliminated iSfrgainbei1j:g.'sllfdied, asthesJil'onsol'h:aSindioatl.1d.tllljji4~j:a:cent
<br />lapuown~ts 'maYlJ:eeept wat~r sm-faee low~mn~".AoS'9~gin:atr~y.~~e<il,.'tIll.1$,fudYiS<io:nsil't~fiiig,rclwe~fig'tle.
<br />fourpqnds.along Timberline Road\dJ:i!inJngthem into tl;(eCaclieiLaPoudJ:~Riv~rc,'asoneway.toa'll1il.ev:e'tJle',
<br />sh:<<llowel' 'd~pths for wetlana: behe'fits; ,
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<br />Also,potentialma'y.exist to intercdnnect'allthe pOIids,'to eIillbleereatUres .aiJ.d\Vaterto'exehan:g€?Thetween~\lm;
<br />Studi€?s wiUaddress the biological beIiefits compared to costs'aIiu' the implll'i'tsofwafer leveT<lliran:g@s.
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<br />Ch$11i<laleliminationof c8.!'jJ in the northwestPMd cCluldb~a:aetemeIitof"th.eprQ'Jeet.Ca:rp, do~ate'$re'po:nd
<br />and make it difficulttoimprove water quality, aquatic vegetation, and o1hercaGjjlatfll'speci@s; ,,'
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<br />Restoring Native Ripllrian And'Feriestdal Vegetation.. :King$JSher Point contains a varietY o(natJlv\l
<br />riparian trees and shrubs, whichmighth\l enhaneed byadditionlflpJlUitings; l1he' o*bow.area,l'egJiaded~a'V;el
<br />pit shorelines, and,excavat@dwetlandswin have potential fodnetlilase<ibiiparia:a\lst1iolis1lmentandassacia:ted'
<br />wildlife benefits. However,. tltil study will alsoeonsider whetlt@l'histomc c0nditie'fiswere treeless" arr&:ifsl!l, ,the
<br />possible benefits of restoring that grassland condition.
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<br />The existing forb and grass speeies covering45 aeresoflandareprin1arilyuQn-native (n%), andthesewould
<br />be replaced with natives. Control of noxious weeds and otlterinvasivenon-natives is ourrently oocurri.:ta,g in the
<br />area and will be important to continue during and after restoratien.
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<br />Establishing In-stFeam R.etuge For Fish. The river in this reaclds subjeottodreugI1tperiods, winter low
<br />flows, andseasonaIly mghflows. The lackofehanneldiversity s,\.lbjectsthefish toextJ;emeIYd1Tflowlt
<br />conditions. In-stream structUres win be investigat€?d to create sooUr holes,inwfuioh wafer could Iing.€?r .Giurin;g
<br />droughts and during winter, and in whieh fishcou1dtake refqglil from high flows. ReClilnt data inmeatesutit(iient
<br />holes may exist already.
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<br />Why Is It B'eiiIgPFoposed? The Cache La PoudreRiverhase~erieneed signifieantefuang.es sin.e,e settlement
<br />of the area, The Kingfisher Point Natural Area was once a dyn.amic str,et<ih of river terrace whoselandfo~ was
<br />defined by frequent shifting of tltemain riverohanneL Surveys of oldphtltosand maps showed two major
<br />ohanneltraoes: a creek as well as a prominen.t oxbow of the river. The edge of the river is reportilU to have
<br />supported a wider and more contiguous riparian corridor tha:a is evident today. The rest of the site was a.
<br />floodplain terrace that probably contained native grasslands, wetlands and possibly pookets of rip,arian
<br />woodlands.
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