MONKEY RUN, ARCADE, NY. HISTORIC RAILROAD PROTECTION & DEMONSTRATION PROJECT, 41 METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN COMBINATION

This project was funded by the Great Lakes Commission, through the Seneca Trail Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc. and implemented with the assistance of the Wyoming County Soil & Water Conservation District Alleghany Ecological Services U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NYS DEC Region 9 Cattaraugus County Soil & Water Conservation District NRCS Area Office, Batavia, NY Attica and Arcade Historic Railroad,

PRE-PROJECT CONDITIONS AT MONKEY RUN Stream has been straightened in mid-1800’s (railroad), & 1959, & 1965 (NY State Highway Dept.) Stream is incised (disconnected from the flood plain) Active knickpoints (headcuts) throughout the system Stream is shallow and overwidened. We turned 2 bends and one crossing into 6 bends and 5 crossings. The grade control structures consist of a 3-log Log Digger, a 6-log Log Aerator-riffle, one Engineered Rock Riffle, two Solid-Sill Engineered Rock Riffles, and one Adjustable Random-Boulder Rocked Riffle

From the air, flow is left to right, 5/18/2005, YELLOW IS NEW CHANNEL ALIGNMENT Pix by Derrick

From the air, flow is left to right, 5/18/2005, WHERE THE NEW CHANNEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOCATED–BUT THE BYPASS CHANNEL WAS PUT IN THE WRONG PLACE, THINK AHEAD !! Pix by Derrick

THE PROJECT Construction Oct 25-Nov 11, 2004 In addition to protecting the railroad at two sites, we will replace two bends and one crossing with 6 bends and 5 crossings (riffles)

Log Outer-Bank Bend Protection with Living Retard & Solid-Sill Engineered Rock Riffle ( Bend #1 and Riffle #1 in the Monkey Run realigned channel, Arcade, NY, constructed Oct-Nov 2004)

Looking US at Pool #1, log revetment in place and anchored with duckbill anchors

Backfilling behind log revetment in Pool #1. Logs are designed to be undercut and act as LUNKERS

TRANSPLANTED LIVING WILLOW RETARDS MONKEY RUN STREAM REALIGNMENT PROJECT, ARCADE, NY {rural, gravel-cobble, straightened three times, re-meandered during project, incised} THINK BIG!!!! THINK INSTANT!!! Transplanting an entire big clump of willows (roots and all) a track hoe bucket (4 ft wide) at a time Multi-function, used to weigh down bank protection and provide bank protection, shade, cover, insect habitat, etc

Backfilling behind log revetment in Pool #1. Logs are designed to be undercut and act as LUNKERS Mini case study: 1 of 7

Grab a scoop of willows Mini case study: 2 of 7

Place them on the outer bank. Looking US in Bend 1. Mini case study: 3 of 7

Get some more willows Mini case study: 4 of 7

More willows Mini case study: 5 of 7

Looking US. Skilled track hoe operator has managed to orient willows out over pre-dug pool. The entire transplanting operation took about 20 minutes Mini case study: 6 of 7

Looking US at Living Willow Retard two growing seasons after planting Aug 24, 2006 Pix by Derrick Mini case study: 7 of 7

Looking US at Living Willow Retard at beginning of the third growing season after planting-June 14, 2007 Pix by Derrick

The next 5 slides are looking downstream thru the same bend, Bend #1.

Looking DS at the flow cut-off structure on LDB & into constructed Bends 1 and 2 -Nov 2004

Nov 5, It took approx. 20 minutes to place the entire Living Willow Retard, if I were a fish I would be……..

……. swimming under the overhanging veg!!! Aug 24, Looking DS at Living Willow Retard on left bank in Bend #1 Pix by Derrick

After two growing seasons, Aug 24, Looking DS at Living Willow Retard on left bank in Bend #1 Pix by Derrick

Bend #2 “BioD-Block” Coir Block System Proprietary method, introduced 2003 An easier way to construct encapsulated earth- filled system of lifts Locked Logs and/or Locked Limbs can be integrated between underwater lifts Vegetation can be integrated between emergent lifts Living Retards/Living Dikes can be placed on top of the BioD-Blocks

Display booth at IECA conference, Philly PA., Feb 2004

Looking DS at Pre-dug Pool #2, BioD-Block material in foreground

Looking DS at BioD- Block, ready for willow retard installation on top of coir logs Nov 5, 2004

Fred Kelly cutting Locked Limbs and Locked Logs for that pre-formed pool in the previous picture

After two years, looking at Locked Limbs & Locked Logs in Bend #2, Monkey Run. Aug 24, 2006 Pix by Derrick

Two years later, looking DS at BioD-Block bank, Aug 24, 2006 Pix by Derrick

Nov 5, Looking DS, at engineered solid-sill rocked riffle #1, then Bend #2 with BioD-Block coir bank protection (single 16 inch lift) with some black willow (tall light-colored branches)

After two growing seasons, Aug 24, Looking DS at rocked riffle and Bio-D Block in Bend 2. Willows on left bank in Bend 1 and outer bank of Bend 2 were planted. Pointbar of Bend 2 is transplanted creeping bent grass Pix by Derrick

TRANSPLANT A LITTLE BITTY CLUMP OF STUFF MONKEY RUN, ARCADE, NY Mini case study: 1 of 5

Looking DS. Creeping bent grass sod transplantation to define channel width-Nov 5, 2006 Mini case study: 2 of 5

Aug 24, Looking DS at Bend #2, note nice growth on pointbar Pix by Derrick Mini case study: 3 of 5

Aug 24, Looking DS at the Bend #2 pointbar Pix by Derrick Mini case study: 4 of 5

Aug 24, Great diversity & shallow areas on the pointbar. Almost a hemi-wetland!!!! Pix by Derrick Mini case study: 5 of 5

The UB class pulling non-biodegradable netting out of Monkey Run. Aug 24, 2006 Pix by Paul Fuhrmann

Freeing several dozen trapped crawfish from the non-biodegradable netting at Monkey Run-Aug 24, 2006 Pix by Paul Fuhrmann

When regulatory is happy…

And the designers are confused…. Only then is the project complete………