Current Projects

Dickson Brook Restoration, Fundy National Park

Wire gabion baskets lining the brook collapsed as the bed eroded in the narrowed channel. They are being replaced with a natural width pool and riffle stepped channel. This project the field site for the CRI Design and Monitoring Course.

Okanagan River Dyke Setback and Re-Meandering

The Okanagan River was dyked and straightened over 50 years ago, dramatically reducing the spawning reaches for Columbia River sockeye and chinook salmon. The design to set back the dykes and re-create the spawning habitats one kilometer of the channelized reach is currently being finalized. Construction of the new course shown in white below is planned to commence in 2008.