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<br />· P,teS~1Yeand:,enh.anGe"Je\Vsane!opelJ1spaoei:n\1fe~ettrltY' '. .',,' ,",., . ,'., ., ""., '..
<br />· 'p,rovidefor adiversitYQfp(;)st~gravel mini1jg,landuses ~iltcoInpleliHmtllill rurliJ ehal'alltlltlitf't1\ietll,&ien
<br />and,promoteaheaIthy streallt!corridoreEewst<:1ID " , ",. .. ,.., ,. '
<br />· Provide forrepreationa:l opp~lItunf*sW~lepresetvilrgtheintegtiJiY ofllie ecosystem
<br />. PreselWe andenh.ljJl,ce cu11;Uraland''/l'g'liicl\:li;UralrestitiJ'<lM, , . ,.
<br />. Dem.ollsttate the .legacy <!ff1lndp'tol11ote,asustal:na1Jle:fih\tur<if'~t tl'leWQul".' cletand Ci;jal Cre&1\: s~rl'1fns
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<br />. Restore stveams' morphology to a natural and stable fo!tli1withacttve.elraurrel,floodplain, me~d'er
<br />pattern and gradient. ' ,
<br />· Stabilize banks and create in"stteam structures withna:turalmateriaIssuoh astJoulders,trei:H0!ilt wads,
<br />ancl. vegetation.
<br />. Developin"stre:am:bishpoolsane!sidecover." '.' '" ',. ,",. . " ,. '..',.','.','.'" '.
<br />· ' Enhariee,stream moi;phologr, shading,oxygenation,wetl~d ftJterJng,and semment cOJ'ttr<'lHoilitllll'bve
<br />water Cijuality fQr haliiliat value. '
<br />. Resto:reandenhanC'e riparian vegetatron.
<br />. Restore hydrology tooxbl'1wwetlands.
<br />. Construct, off-channel wetlands fer low flOwcontieGtion.
<br />. Plant and seed native upland vegetation.
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<br />Strea1nres'tQrlition. The proje\ltwo.uldre-esta,bUsh theap):lrepriately cortf'~ed'acti'Ve oliaIDl"I,~~l!fa!1t
<br />fl004plain, ,meander pattern, and stream gradient. Riparian areas would herevegetatedtoenhaneeblf!llkstaoility
<br />_d, e~ological :funcfuon. Il. aulaers, tv, eero,ot wads,. veget~t. iOIl; ~,' cth!l!'dStru., '., O,tur,', '. eswl1e:re Il'tleded, .Wj[~r. e.......
<br />~oss~ble, lliestream woUld be permitted to me3pd~r naturally. :Hwwey,et, to'prdtect:in.frasthretare, utilittes,and
<br />neighboring properties, some segments, wotildbe ariildted witJ1,n:a:tar<<1r,nat:e:fffltlstoresl$fctlateral:m9W(;llil'J:ent.
<br />Incstream stru.ctures,anu an enhanced riffle/poe'!, complex woUld eghan:cecttver fer .natlve fi~I1'sp~(ille&,
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<br />Wetland development. The Lower Boulder Creek andCoalCre~kOp,enSpace Master Plan (.I\\:fltsterPl!ln1
<br />created for Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department envisioas preserving,existing wetlllIIds.and
<br />creating other wetlands via partial diversion of stream flows. The'sponsor-owned<Kenosha gravetmine'couldtJe
<br />converted to a wetland and energy dissipation basin. CoalCreek baseflows,which.pclmarilycom):lrisi:)~ay-
<br />water from upstream wastewater facilities, might be diverted and filtered through this wetland basin prlorto its
<br />outfall near the project limits. '
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<br />Re-vegetation. Appropriate native plant specii:)s would btrplan:tedalOJil:gthestvearrt, wetlands, andliplands to
<br />improve habitat diversity. The location anu extent of thescplanth1.Sswcma:d 'alitempt tocreatearela:ti~ely
<br />continuous riparian corridor. Non-native plan:t species w0uldbe removed.
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<br />Although most of the resources in the area would benefit greatly from restoration effollts, some high quality
<br />communities and habitats do exist and would tJeenhanced, Thesi:l'inClude a mature riparian woodlandwi,th high
<br />quality bird habitat; rock squirrel and marmot hatJitat at arJp-rapped area; rrtarshIands with tJird hlthitatand a
<br />beaver lodge; several wetlands, several remnan:t oxbow sloughs; two ptairie dogcolenies, bird nesth1.gha\iiitat
<br />within Boulder Creek; and riparian woodlands and bird nesting habitat in the abandoned CoalCreekefuuu:rel.
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<br />aestoration by Reaches. In May 1998 a master plan was corrtpleted for Bou1der.Cow;ty ti~ed Lower Boulder
<br />~reek and Coal Creek Open Space Master Plan (Master Plan). The Master Plan Identifies SIX reaches for
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