If you looked at the press release below you will see that the grant is to study the effects of culverts on fish passage in the St Marys river system.Turns out that this a problem in many, maybe even most river systems - around here anyway.
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According to Pierre Martel, Resource Management and Public Safety Specialist with Kejimkujik National Park, there are 165 culverts in the park.
According to Pierre Martel, Resource Management and Public Safety Specialist with Kejimkujik National Park, there are 165 culverts in the park.
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Only 36 of those are on fish bearing streams.
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But get this, recently park staff discovered that of these thirty-six culverts, only fourteen were working as planned, allowing water and fish to pass without interference.
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Fourteen of them were blocked to some degree and eight of them were completely impassable for fish.
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This is in a National Park where people care and will work to repair the problem.
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What the heck is happening elsewhere?
Steve, this problem is everywhere. In fact, I spend a great deal of my job fixing these issues. MESBOA/MESBOAC. Look that up and you'll find some great info for culvert design and installation. Dr. Sandy Verry has done some great research during his career with the US Forest Service.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information JP.
ReplyDeleteI had no luck with the search for MESBOA. If you get a minute could you post the link for me and the other readers?
Thanks again,
Steve