Aquatic Contracting LLC

Where's all the mud?

Our next log salvage opportunity

Testing out our new 80 ton pile driver

This restoration project located on 180 acres of Columbia River floodplain in the Columbia Gorge Scenic Area included several stakeholders including LCEP, USFS, BPA, ODOT, UPRR, City of Cascade Locks, Interfluve, Inc. and others. The project was successfully completed despite a short work window, differing site conditions, access constraints and challenging logistical complexities.
The restoration goals included: fish passage improvement retrofits to the Interstate 84 –Horsetail/Oneonta Creek culvert, helicopter-assisted habitat log placement, engineered log structure installation, floodplain grading and stream channel re-alignment. In order to construct the project, Aquatic Contracting secured access permits from ODOT and UPRR, and implemented traffic control and public safety measures. Floodplain grading plans required the dewatering of a 4 acre pond for fill placement and new channel construction. In this process AC pumped over 80 million gallons of water and moved approximately 20,000 cubic yards of soil in moist and saturated conditions. Dewatering and access requirements included two gravity bypass diversion systems, temporary bridge and culvert crossings.

In total, over 600 pieces of large wood were installed in Oneonta and Horsetail Creeks, and the newly constructed pond/channel/floodplain complex. Shortly after the project completion, adult salmon were observed utilizing the improved fish passage during low-flows which would have been prohibitive prior to construction.

A video of young students learning about habitat restoration first hand on our Ruby Lake project site that we completed in 2013. As a bonus - it even has a little bit of footage of our crew during construction.

Holding Class in a Habitat Restoration Site A habitat restoration project on an island north of Portland is incorporating middle school students in a unique educational experience. The work, funded by ...

An awesome video filmed during construction on our Salmon River and Still Creek project sites.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/15/6977253/oregon-ecologists-are-cutting-down-trees-to-save-rivers

To restore Oregon's Sandy River, ecologists are felling the trees around it For half a century, the Sandy River was manicured in an effort to mitigate flooding risks. Now, scientists are working to restore its wilderness.

The Oregon State Land Board awarded The Freshwater Trust with the 2013 Stream Project Award for the Salmon River and Still Creek projects. Aquatic Contracting is proud to be the contractor that performed the construction on both projects. Video and photos - http://www.thefreshwatertrust.org/work/salmon-river/?utm_content=drew%40aquatic-con.com&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=our%20website&utm_campaign=May%202014%20Issue%20of%20blueNEWScontent

Salmon River – OR | The Freshwater Trust Partnership for Watershed-Wide Cooperation to Restore the Salmon River