BUSTING MYTHS

BUSTING MYTHS ADVENTITIOUS ROOTING PLANTS CANNOT BE PLANTED DEEP Onondaga Nichol Road Bridge, Lafayette, NY

Onondaga Nichol Road Bridge, LaFayette, NY – project planted PLANT PLANTS WITH LARGE YELLOW MACHINES

TWO-STAGE SLIT TRENCH TECHNIQUE Sketches by Derrick Dig the trench down into the capillary (vadose) zone {moist area above the permanent water table} Mini-Case study: 1 of 16 Spoil

Onondaga Nichol Road Bridge, LaFayette, NY – project planted Rubber tired backhoe digs 4-5 ft deep trench with a narrow bucket. Pix by Bill Frederick Mini-Case study: 2 of 16

TWO-STAGE SLIT TRENCH TECHNIQUE Water table Mini-Case study: 3 of 16

TWO-STAGE SLIT TRENCH TECHNIQUE Vadose zone {moist area} is shown in pink Mini-Case study: 4 of 16 Water table

TWO-STAGE SLIT TRENCH TECHNIQUE Take the last scoop of soil dug from the trench & place it back into the trench. Mini-Case study: 5 of 16

Onondaga Nichol Road Bridge, LaFayette, NY – project planted Rubber tired backhoe digs trench (narrow bucket). Pix by Derrick Mini-Case study: 6 of 16

TWO-STAGE SLIT TRENCH TECHNIQUE Place willows & other water-loving species into loose soil at bottom of trench. They are then less likely to fall over when trench is backfilled. Mini-Case study: 7 of 16

Onondaga Nichol Road Bridge, LaFayette, NY – project planted Many hands get things done quickly, 2,740 plants planted in about 6 hours. That’s why they call it a workshop. Pix by Derrick

TWO-STAGE SLIT TRENCH TECHNIQUE Partially backfill the trench. Mini-Case study: 9 of 16

TWO-STAGE SLIT TRENCH TECHNIQUE Plant other species that require less water than the willow. In this case Sycamore & Red Osier Dogwood Mini-Case study: 11 of 16

Onondaga Nichol Road Bridge, LaFayette, NY – project planted Partially backfill, then plant species that require less water (Red Osier Dogwood & Sycamore). Pix by Derrick Mini-Case study: 10 of 16

Onondaga Nichol Road Bridge, LaFayette, NY – project planted Sycamore & willow here. Pix by Derrick Mini-Case study: 12 of 16

TWO-STAGE SLIT TRENCH TECHNIQUE Completely backfill trench & water plants in Mini-Case study: 13 of 16 DONE

Onondaga Nichol Road Bridge, LaFayette, NY – project planted Backfill using either the bulldozier…..Pix by Derrick Mini-Case study: 14 of 16

Onondaga Nichol Road Bridge, LaFayette, NY – project planted Or the backhoe………. Pix by James Bennett Mini-Case study: 15 of 16

Onondaga Nichol Road Bridge, LaFayette, NY – project planted Pix by Derrick ONE TRENCH DONE, MORE TO GO Mini-Case study: 16 of 16

Onondaga Nichol Road Bridge, LaFayette, NY – project planted Slit Trenches on the grid pattern. Pix by Derrick

Onondaga Nichol Road Bridge, LaFayette, NY – project planted LET’S SEE HOW IT GROWS

Onondaga Nichol Road Bridge, LaFayette, NY – project planted BEFORE :00am. Pix by Derrick

Onondaga Nichol Road Bridge, LaFayette, NY – project planted AFTER NOON. Pix by Derrick

Onondaga Nichol Road Bridge, LaFayette, NY – project planted Aug 3, 2007 Less than 3 months after installation. Looking US at right bank floodplain. Pix by Mark Schaub

Onondaga Nichol Road Bridge, LaFayette, NY – project planted Aug 3, 2007 {less than 3 months after installation}. Looking US at right bank floodplain. Pix by Mark Schaub

Onondaga Nichol Road Bridge, LaFayette, NY – project planted Sept 10, 2007 {less than 4 months after installation}. Looking US at right bank floodplain. Pix by Mark Schaub

Onondaga Nichol Road Bridge, LaFayette, NY – project planted Oct 16, 2007 {5 months after installation}. Looking US at right bank floodplain. Pix by Mark Schaub

Onondaga Creek-Year 2 July 10, {middle of second growing season} Looking at Two-Stage Slit Trench installation (right bank). Pix by Derrick

Onondaga Creek-Year 2 July 10, {middle of second growing season} Right overbank lush growth, average height is 7 to 9 ft tall. Pix by Derrick

2 YEARS & 1 MONTH LATER-Looking the planted floodplain (Mark hidden in plants). Very lush growth, dense as desired from a hydraulic point of view. 2 YEARS & 1 MONTH LATER-Onondaga Nichol Rd Bridge-DERRICK

BUSTING MYTHS BIG STRUCTURES ARE NEEDED TO MOVE STREAM ENERGY AWAY FROM A BANK SINGLE-STONE BENDWAY WEIRS ON CHAUTAUQUA CREEK, WESTFIELD, NY

Aug 31, 2006, looking US at two pegged to bedrock Single-Stone Bendway Weirs in the stacked stone wall section. Pix by derrick

Aug 29, high water- Looking US, note dead water near toe & thalweg location near arrow, all due to the Single Stone Bendway Weirs Photo by Dave Spann

A high water flow event. Mar 14, 2007

Mar 14, Looking DS. Note slow water near right bank due to Single Stone Bendway Weirs Pix by Joe Galati

Mar 14, Looking DS. Three submerged Bendway Weirs can be located due to surface disturbance Pix by Joe Galati

Mar 14, Looking DS. Close-up of two submerged Bendway Weirs Pix by Joe Galati

16 MONTHS AFTER CONSTRUCTION NOV 2007

Nov 8, Looking DS. Thalweg off the ends of the Bendway Weirs Pix by Joe Galati

Man’s best friend, Cleophus Speed Elvis Derrick