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The V andiford Ditch reconstruction and the inclusion of a backwater channel to the pond will <br />remain the same as in Scale 1, as well as the number of j-hooks and boulder clusters. <br />The most prominent change between Scales 1 and 2 will be the reduction of project footprint <br />with the elimination of 1,5501inear feet of channel realignment, bank stabilization, and <br />revegetation at the northern end of the site adjacent to Site No. 4 near station 278+00. This <br />portion of the project has been eliminated for the Scale 2 measures because it is considered to <br />have less damage from in-stream mining as compared to the downstream portions of Site 3, and <br />it could possibly self-correct with the downstream improvements. <br />4.3.3 Site 3, Scale 3 Description <br />The project footprint for Scale 3 is identical to Scale 2, with improvements concentrated between <br />the south boundary and the north end of the existing gravel mining area at the off-stream pond <br />site. As with Scale 2, the channel layout in this azea has been changed from its initial proposal in <br />Scale 1 to a slightly different alignment which better utilizes the existing channel, substantially <br />reduces off-channel floodplain grading, and preserves more of the existing vegetation. This new <br />alignment will encourage efficient overbank flooding for natural recruitment of native riparian <br />vegetation. Scale 3 differs from Scale 2 by the removal of imported topsoil, seed, and specific <br />riparian plantings and replacing them with live willow silt fences to encourage and enhance <br />natural recruitment. Revegetation of the expansive overbank areas will rely on natural <br />recruitment. <br />The Vandiford Ditch reconstruction and the inclusion of a backwater channel to the pond will <br />remain the same as in Scale 1, as well as the number of j-hooks and boulder clusters. <br />32 <br />