John Keys, Commissioner of the US Bureau of Reclamation paid a visit to Alta Harris Creek on June 23. The Commissioner was in Boise for the 50th Anniversary of Lucky Peak Dam, and he was able to fit in the TU project in his busy schedule. Here are some photos courtesy of Steve Sweet, PE.
L to R: Jerry Gregg, Tino Tafoya, Nick Kraus, Andy Brunelle, John Keys, Diana Cross, Doug Fowler, Millie Davis and Felicia Burkholder.
Commissioner Keys discusses the project while standing aside the downstream section of channel.
Quadrant Consulting's Nick Kraus, discussses the finer points of the project with Commissioner keys while Cross and Brunelle watch.
The Commissioner and all enjoyed a walk along the fledgling stream on a beautiful weekday morning.
Commissioner Keys and Jerry Gregg enjoy a moment with Millie Davis and Felicia Burkholder as well as Doug Fowler (back to camera). Davis and Burkholder are daughters of Dallas Harris, who founded Harris Ranch.
James Piotrowski and son Marshall plant dogwood seedlings just upstream of the culvert.
Brunelle & Keys point to all the weeds and erosion, an immediate byproduct of the disturbance from channel excavation.
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