Photos by Gerry Steers
I have been on a cross Canada trip this past 4 months, and just back in time to witness a restoration project at McIntyre Creek, at the pumphouse near the Yukon College.
A group of biologists and volunteers, with the help of Yukon Fish and Game Association (YFGA) , restored a section of McIntyre Creek next to the Army Pumphouse Pond.
Spruce saplings were harvested from previously distrurbed sites. They were planted on a one-meter grid. Willow live stakes were acquired from donor stock in adjacent areas. Re-bar was first pounded into the ground to make holes. The live stakes were then placed in the holes and tapped until they were well seated. Soil was deposited around each live stake and tamped in. Water was poured around each stake. A pole fence was constructed to the north side of the ford to block vehicle access. The site will be watered in the spring and summer of 2012 and 2013 to enhance potential for success.
The project has a broad range of broad community partners and is being supported through
Environment Canada's Environmental Damages Fund, Yukon College, Environment Yukon, the Yukon Salmon Sub-Committee, and Friends of McIntyre Creek.
A number of young volunteers from the Ukraine were volunteer labour on this project. Having personally witnessed the hard, rocky ground they were digging in, I don't doubt they felt they were in some gulag, and would no doubt have many sore, and aching parts after a day of hard labour.
For more photos go to:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/friends_of_mcintyre_creek/?saved
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