Time lapse footage of the removal of an abandoned railroad grade and culvert on Nebagmon Creek (Douglas County, Wisconsin) during August-October 2023.
Nebagamon Creek is a tributary to the Bois Brule River. The Nebagamon Creek restoration site held a collapsing culvert and abandoned railroad grade that impeded fish passage for all life stages of brook trout and other Lake Superior and resident salmonids in the Bois Brule River watershed. In its previous condition, the site also posed a high-risk sediment threat to downstream spawning and rearing areas in Nebagamon Creek and the Bois Brule River. During fall of 2023, the restoration team removed the collapsed culvert and railroad embankment and restored natural hydrologic conditions for fish passage and sediment transport in the project area.
This work was completed in partnership by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Douglas County, Town of Brule, Brule River Sportsmen's Club, Brule River Preservation, Inc., and Izaak Walton League.
Funding was provided by the NOAA Regional Habitat Partnership, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, US Fish and Wildlife Service Fish Passage Program, Brule River Rats Stewardship Council, Brule River Sportsmen's Club, Brule River Preservation, Inc., and Izaak Walton League.
More information:
Regional Habitat Partnership: [ Ссылка ]
Nebagamon Creek Project: [ Ссылка ]
