{"id":89344,"date":"2024-06-06T11:23:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T18:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?p=89344"},"modified":"2024-06-06T11:23:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T18:23:20","slug":"restoration-project-at-little-butte-creek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/restoration-project-at-little-butte-creek\/","title":{"rendered":"A Restoration Project at Little Butte Creek"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-79y8sps-ce8ef2305722fa70c92e1353c0a5b3c9\">\n.avia-section.av-79y8sps-ce8ef2305722fa70c92e1353c0a5b3c9{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø English Stories - Blog Roll Template - Intro Section' class='avia-section av-79y8sps-ce8ef2305722fa70c92e1353c0a5b3c9 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  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av-lx3km5ea-c861d2b0d3beb86ed044f5825c1941a3 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  top-30 av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >A Restoration Project at Little Butte Creek<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lx3kn5og-2dd7497046b489302ed6e5b5b2022391\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lx3kn5og-2dd7497046b489302ed6e5b5b2022391 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lx3kn5og-2dd7497046b489302ed6e5b5b2022391 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>By Emily Heller<br \/>\nJune 6, 2024<br \/>\nPictured above: The restoration site at Little Butte Creek, featuring non-invasive, bright green algae on the bottom of the crystal-clear creek<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lx3kocuj-f3d647a212f18423d5af74e81e5e5c85\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lx3kocuj-f3d647a212f18423d5af74e81e5e5c85 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lx3kocuj-f3d647a212f18423d5af74e81e5e5c85 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>\u201cNature can restore itself, it just needs a little bit of help,\u201d recalls <a href=\"\/academics\/environmental-science\/\">Environmental Science &amp; Policy (ES&amp;P)<\/a> student, Hailey Stephenson, regarding an important takeaway from her EcoAdventure trip to Little Butte Creek.<\/p>\n<p>Little Butte Creek is a tributary to the Rogue River. The tributary is known to be an important spawning ground for salmon. In recent years however, the stream, like many other water bodies in the U.S., has been affected by environmental degradation and the negative consequences of climate change. Salmon prefer cooler water to spawn in, and many restoration projects focus on restoring streams by adding natural infrastructure such as planting more trees to provide shade to the water body.<\/p>\n<p>About 17 students from ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø traveled about an hour by van to visit the restoration site at the creek on June 23, 2024, led by ES&amp;P professor Dr. Claire Griffin. The goal of the EcoAdventure was to better understand aquatic restoration and to actively participate in the process of the restoration project for the day.<\/p>\n<p>At Little Butte Creek, aquatic restoration biologist Lance Wyss and his team from the Rogue River Watershed Council are engaged in a creek restoration project. Lance met with the students that day for the EcoAdventure to show everyone the ways the restoration process worked.<\/p>\n<p>The water in the creek was transparent, notably cold. The students noticed a non-invasive, bright-green algae growing on the rocks on the bottom of the creek. The surrounding area was quiet, with faint signs of the wind gracefully blowing and water softly flowing.<\/p>\n<p>Lance showed the students several metrics of how to measure the health of Little Butte Creek.<\/p>\n<p>For one, he introduced what pebble counts were. Pebble counts happen during a stream restoration for the benefit of the salmon that populate it. During a pebble count, an individual will get an idea of how large the pebbles are for the interest of salmon spawning. Suitable habitat for salmon spawning requires pebbles that are neither too big nor too small.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-30dd0m8-70ff226f0cb2da47b7a46dd0b28c8a95\">\n.avia-image-container.av-30dd0m8-70ff226f0cb2da47b7a46dd0b28c8a95 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-30dd0m8-70ff226f0cb2da47b7a46dd0b28c8a95 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-30dd0m8-70ff226f0cb2da47b7a46dd0b28c8a95 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  pop-20'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><picture><source 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1200px\" class=\"wp-image-89347 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-89347 avia_image  sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Brilliant purple wildflowers growing on the side of Little Butte Creek\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  > <\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lx3kowdr-395119168da69969339617818d68ad63\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lx3kowdr-395119168da69969339617818d68ad63 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lx3kowdr-395119168da69969339617818d68ad63 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Pictured Above: Brilliant purple wildflowers growing on the side of Little Butte Creek<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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The YSI is an instrument used to measure stream health. Dissolved oxygen, or D.O., is an important indicator of water quality because its abundance is imperative for the survival of fish species. Higher D.O. measurements, like 6.5 mg\/L or higher, are the most ideal conditions for fish to thrive. The students measured the pH to assess the acidity of the creek, where levels too high or too low indicate an unhealthy creek. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, healthy freshwater areas should range from 6.5 to 9. Lower values of pH in freshwater streams indicate high acidity, and higher levels of pH indicates higher alkalinity levels.<\/p>\n<p>Another aspect of the project Lance showed the students was the large wood counts. Lance and his team placed large, downed wood in the creek to create natural stream segmentation. 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