Projects

Completed Projects

Here we will show you projects we have completed. The pictures show several different practices, all of which work toward the same goal: each was done to improve water quality. As you look through, we think you will be interested to see the different practices we can employ.

When livestock have troughs to drink from, they stay off stream banks. When the banks don't get trampled, the soil stays on the bank.
>>> See 2006 Annual Report-PDF

A fence is another way to keep livestock out of the creek.

At high water, a rock structure like this pushes the river current back out into the channel and protects the bank.
>>> See 2003 Annual Report-PDF

Using this bridge to replace an inadequate culvert opened five miles of upstream fish habitat.

In this practice, we have built a rock toe, or foundation, at the high water mark. Above that, we have planted trees and shrubs. As they fill in and grow, their roots will help to stabilize the whole project.
>>> See 2005 Annual Report-PDF

Rocks and grass protect this piece of lakeshore from erosion by wave action. This keeps the soil on the bank, and the water much cleaner.

Curlew Lake Assessment Project (CLASP)
The Curlew Lake Assessment Project is a Department of Ecology Funded grant to monitor and improve the water quality of Curlew Lake. Curlew Lake is on the States list of polluted waters because of excess Phosphorus. Ferry Conservation District assists landowners to restore and protect water quality through education, cost share projects, and technical services. >>>Keep reading

Implementation Grant (IMPL)
Ferry Conservation District assists landowners to restore and protect water quality through education, cost share projects, and technical services. >>>Keep reading

Headwaters of the San Poil (HOSP)
The Headwaters of the San Poil (HOSP) is a water quality improvement project funded by a grant from the Centennial Clean Water Fund, which is administered by the Washington Department of Ecology. >>>Keep reading

Nutrient Management Assessment Project
Does your livestock contribute to water quality issues? The Washington State Department of Ecology has started asking this question. As landowners and stockowners, we have to know the answer. If you own animals, does their manure mix with surface water? Does the surface water flow into the ground water? How can we find out if there is a problem, and if there is a problem, how can we fix it? >>>Keep reading

Kettle Watershed Improvement Project (KWIP)
FCD has received funding from the Washington State Department of Ecology to conduct a water quality improvement project in the Kettle River watershed. The Kettle River and some of its tributaries are included on the state’s list of polluted waters [303(d) list] because they do not meet water quality standards for temperature, dissolved oxygen, and bacteria. Excessive quantities of sediment, which limit the available habitat for fish, have also been noted in some stream reaches. >>>Keep reading

Roberta Lake Wildlife Corridor (WICO)
As available land in Ferry County has been developed, wildlife habitat has become fragmented. There are large areas of good habitat on either side of the Curlew Lake Valley, but the bottom land that used to be pasture and hay meadows has been converted into home sites. As new residents move to Ferry County, this trend will no doubt continue. >>>Keep reading

Forest Fuel Feasibility Study
Forest in North Central Washington have increased fuel loads primarily due to the aggressive fire suppression from the last century. A major decline in logging and wood removal (90%) in the last decade, as well as increased insect and disease problems has dramatically decreased much of our forests over all health. Timber sale activities remain low and there is an increased emphasis in road closures that create an even greater threat to fire danger and our ability to suppress it (or access lands to manage forest fuels). >>>Keep reading