The Island Creek Project construction work in March and April 2003 began with heavy equipment excavation. The next step is planting the mud flats and stream banks. More than 2,000 sedge plants in one gallon containers were delivered to the project site. The students from BK took care of 700 plants on a Sunday afternoon.
 a. Brian Bixby and Alex Berglund stand on the mud awaiting another plant from Brian O'Donnell (see black spot in air at right) . |
 b. Ellen, Dana, James and Jordan pull the plants from the containers. |
 c. Brian shows some Kelly Pride as he takes extra care putting the plant into the muck. |
 d. Some of these plants would not come out of the containers very easily! |
 e. As Brian looks on Alex searches for the perfect spot for the sedge he is holding in his hand. |
 f. After an afternoon of hard work a group photo (l to r): Alex, James, Brian O., Brian B., Ellen, Dana and Jordan. |
 g. Sedge plants were scattered across the mud flats in the areas where it is safe and accessible. |
 h. Some stream banks have more gravel and sand and are more stable, but the mud flats will remain in need of vegetation. |
 i. The mud flats on the north side of the stream (foreground) was largeley completed. Plants on the south side remain in pots and await other volunteers. |
 j. A wider angle than photo i. The empty pots are stacked ten high and then the stacks were laid in pyramids of ten stacks. Each of the two pyramids contain 100 empty pots. |
 g. Looking downstream from near the Linder Road bridge over Island Creek. Flats in the foreground were planted. |
 h. The mud flats were soupy in some areas; often times one could use the foot holes for the plants! |
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Ted Trueblood Chapter of Trout Umlimited