RACKET CREEK @ ELK CITY LAKE NEAR INDEPENDENCE, KANSASPROJECT CONSTRUCTED DECEMBER 7-9, 2008

RACKET CREEK NEAR INDEPENDENCE, KANSASBank erosion is actively eroding and threatening infrastructure within a U. S. Army Corps of Engineers public campgroundRural, sparsely populatedBed material: silts, clay, aluvium, deeply incisedPool-riffle-pool regime, slope less than 1%Average width 30-40 ft32 ft tall eroding banks are a public safety issueOne gully had a series of headcuts up to 4 ft tall.

PRE-PROJECT PHOTOSby Eugene Goff September 2008

Looking US @ entrance conditions into project bend.PRE-PROJECT-RACKET CREEK PIX BY EUGENE GOFF SEPT 2008

Looking US @ middle of project bend.PRE-PROJECT-RACKET CREEK PIX BY EUGENE GOFF SEPT 2008

Looking DS @ middle of project bend.PRE-PROJECT-RACKET CREEK PIX BY EUGENE GOFF SEPT 2008

Looking DS @ lower end of project bend.PRE-PROJECT-RACKET CREEK PIX BY EUGENE GOFF SEPT 2008

Looking US @ entrance into straight section of the project.PRE-PROJECT-RACKET CREEK PIX BY EUGENE GOFF SEPT 2008

Looking US at straight section of project.PRE-PROJECT-RACKET CREEK PIX BY EUGENE GOFF SEPT 2008

STEP-BY-STEPS FOR RACKET CREEKAll drawings by Dave Derrick

stream channelTop bankEroding bank approximately 32 ft tall1 of 9Racket Creek, Independence, KS

2 of 9Racket Creek, Independence, KSDig a notch (2 ft deep and 4 ft wide) to tuck LPSTP closer to bank toe

Looking DS. Tracked back hoe has dug out a notch (2 ft deep & 4 ft wide) to tuck LPSTP closer to bank toe CONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX BY DAVE DERRICK 12-8&9-2008

3 of 9Racket Creek, Independence, KSFrom top bank, dump stone down over hill

4 of 9Racket Creek, Independence, KSTracked backhoe shapes stone into a Longitudinal Peaked Stone Toe Protection (LPSTP) with a crest height 4 ft above the base flow water surface elevation

5 of 9Racket Creek, Independence, KSWillow poles (termed Live Siltation) were then laid on the LPSTP at a rate of 3.5 poles per ft. Basal ends should be in vadose zone (capillary zone)Live Siltation

6 of 9Racket Creek, Independence, KS Soil dug from the opposite bank of the stream was used to plant the Live Siltation & also to provide a flatter slope for the eroded bank.

7 of 9Racket Creek, Independence, KS In some sections of the project the upper bank will be sloped to a stable angle of repose.

8 of 9Racket Creek, Independence, KS Rooted-stock plants will be added in spring 2009 to stabilize the bank, reduce high flow velocities, & provide a vegetated riparian corridor.

9 of 9Racket Creek, Independence, KSSeed & mulch all disturbed areas

CONSTRUCTION PHOTOSby Dave Derrick, December 8-9, 2008

Keys #1-3, LPSTP, Live Siltation, & soil placement at the upper end of the project bend.

Looking DS @ hoe digging Key #1CONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX BY DAVE DERRICK 12-8&9-2008

Looking US @ Key #1 with hoe digging Key #2. Key # 1 will be extended up the hill to top bank. The key will be vegetated with willow poles, filled with stone, backfilled with soil, with a berm at top bank to stop runoff flow down the key. CONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX BY DAVE DERRICK 12-8&9-2008

Looking US. Building Key #1.CONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX BY DAVE DERRICK 12-8&9-2008

It takes a BIG generator to brew coffee on a cold day in KansasCONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX BY DAVE DERRICK 12-8&9-2008

Looking DS @ workers planting 2,000 willow polesCONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX BY DAVE DERRICK 12-8&9-2008

Looking US @ willows in key & on LPSTP.CONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX BY DAVE DERRICK 12-8&9-2008

Looking US @ hoe planting willows with soil from opposite bankCONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX BY DAVE DERRICK 12-8&9-2008

Looking US @ the upper section of the project bend with snowCONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX BY DAVE DERRICK 12-8&9-2008

Looking US @ first half of project bend with snow.CONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX BY DAVE DERRICK 12-8&9-2008

Looking DS @ hoe building Key #7 (last key in bend). Soil dug on inside of bend placed on outer bank. This soil would have been washed away since the stream was shifted over with Bendway WeirsCONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX BY DAVE DERRICK 12-8&9-2008

Traffic Control Stones delineate steep bankCONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX BY DAVE DERRICK 12-8&9-2008

Rooted-stock plants were installed March 18, 2009.

Crew ready, RPM plants ready, lets plant!!CONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX SHOT 3-18-2009

Root Production Method (RPM) cRaZy gRoWtH WITHOUT CHANGING GENETICS (for oaks 0.8 inches @ DBH/year and 4 ft of growth per year are typicalA patented processRPM Method developed by Wayne Lovelace in 1991Wayne Lovelace has 50 years experience in horticultureRPM Method applied to over 250 different species-trees, shrubs, & grassesCost effective 50 trees per acre vs 300-400 with seedlings60 acres of planted Mississippi River hardwood floodplain we observed (50 trees/acre, total 3,000 trees), only 7 trees dead

Here is the teaser, an RPM Nuttal Oak, 7 years old, 7-inch dbh, & 35 ft tall. 92 degrees, we need shadePHOTO-DEB FREEMAN

The RPM method is a 21 step patented process, with plants grown in bottomless trays. The tap root hits air and stops growing (air pruned). Plant is repotted twice, mychorrhiza inoculated twice, the rest is secret !!

A bottomless tray in the greenhousePhotos by derrickA stage 1 RPM seedling

Photos by derrickMeet Wayne Lovelace, the RPM inventorStage 2 Stage 1 Stage 3

Acorns planted in Feb-March, these RPM trees are less than 6 months oldPhoto by derrick

Three gallon container (removed), oak tree 6 months old, nothing but dense roots, allows for increased absorption of water, nutrients, and oxygen !!! Note mychorriza colonization (white area)Photo by derrick

These RPM oaks were acorns in Feb, already 4-6 ft tall, several of these plants WERE PRODUCING ACORNS!!!Photo by derrick

Acorns growing on a 6 month old Burr Oak. Typically these trees do not produce acorns during the first 30 years. Wayne says acorn production coincides with the wasting away of the tap root.Photo by derrick

Kimberley, a natural cross between a Swamp White Oak & a Burr Oak discovered by Waynes wife. Over the last 20 years it has delivered 100 lbs of acorns per year (not diurnal). 50 Kimberlys per acre=5,000 lbs seed/food.Photo by derrick

Planting the rooted-stock plants in the upstream half of the project bend. March 3, 2009.

Its a long way up! Topsoil added to slope eroded bank.CONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX SHOT 3-18-2009

Looking DS @ crew planting the upper section of the project bend. Note flows have reshaped the active stream channel. Fine material deposited between the short Bendway Weirs.CONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX SHOT 3-18-2009

Looking US @ the US section of the project bend. Channel within project is stable with sediment between Bendway Weirs. Bank has been graded & a few rooted-stock plants installed. CONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX SHOT 3-18-2009

Looking US @ upper bank plantings with browse guards installed.CONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX SHOT 3-18-2009

Looking US @ plantings on the US section of the project bend.CONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX SHOT 3-18-2009

Planting the rooted-stock plants in the downstream half of the project bend March 3, 2009.

Looking US @ exclusionary vegetation plantings between the Traffic Control Stones on top bank above the steep bank .CONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX SHOT 3-18-2009

Looking down hill at planting crew installing rooted-stock plants on the narrow floodplain bench above the LPSTP.CONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX SHOT 3-18-2009

CONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX SHOT 3-18-2009Looking down hill at planting crew installing rooted-stock plants on the narrow floodplain bench above the LPSTP.

Stream Project Functions: Fully functioning both hydraulically & environmentally. Multiple protection redundancy. Longitudinal Peaked Stone Toe Protection provides a robust adjustable bank toe protection. Bendway Weirs move scour & thalweg away from attacked bank, with velocities reduced within weir field & on bank. Live Siltation, pole plantings, & rooted-stock plants provide roughness & reduce near-bank flow velocities. Roots strengthen bank & bind soil. Bank & top bank rooted stock plantings will provide stability and a continuous riparian corridor.

8 MONTHS AFTER PROJECT COMPLETION(1/2 A GROWING SEASON)Photos by Derrick AUGUST 19, 2009

8 MONTHS LATER THE UPSTREAM HALF OF THE PROJECT BEND

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking uphill at the multi-function structure that serves as Key #4 & visitors path to the stream. 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking downhill @ the headcut gully repair, Key #4, & visitors path to the stream. 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-From stream looking uphill at the visitors path. 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-From top bank looking US @ the upper section of the project. Vegetation functioning well!! 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking US. 32 ft tall bank is steep but stable & well vegged with an assortment of native trees, shrubs, & grasses. 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking US. LPSTP has stabilized the toe & Bendway Weirs have transferred energy to the inside of the bend. 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking US. Entire bend is stable. 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking US @ stable LPSTP, deposition between Bendway Weirs, & good willow growth 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking US @ willows dead & alive 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-Cottonwood trees growing from seed @ toe 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking US. Stable channel thanks to LPSTP, Bendway Weirs, & vegetation 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking uphill @ grasses, trees & shrubs 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking uphill @ grasses, trees & shrubs 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking US @ upper end of project 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking uphill @ the upstream vegged key 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-Slump near US end of project. Slumped material is rapidly colonizing with cottonwood trees & other natives. 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-From US end, looking DS @ stable channel 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-From top bank looking DS @ US end of project 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER - THE DOWNSTREAM HALF OF THE PROJECT BEND

8 MONTHS LATER-From top bank looking DS @ US end of project 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking DS @ lower section of project bend. Over steepened bank will not support vegetation. However colluvium at toe is partially vegged & collecting other fallen material. 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking DS. Bendway Weirs & LPSTP is stabilizing toe. Veg is holding colluvium. 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking DS. Some rilling of bank. Toe above LPSTP could use some additional shrubs & bunch grass. 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-From top bank looking @ toe & BW 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-Top bank stone & grasses at bank edge 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER - KEYS/HARD POINTS/SHORT LPSTP STRUCTURES FOR THE DOWNSTREAM (STRAIGHTER PORTION) OF THE PROJECT

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking @ the L-Head structure. Note deposition DS of bank section of L-Head 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking @ a hard point. Stable & deposition DS of the structure. Shady so no veg. 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking DS @ 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

8 MONTHS LATER-Looking US @ stable bank & deposition DS of structures. Shady so little veg. 8 MONTHS LATER-RACKET CREEK-PIX BY DERRICK 8-19-09

This project is done. NOT BAD FOR 4 DAYS WORK!!CONSTRUCTION-RACKET CR. PIX BY DAVE DERRICK 12-8&9-2008

Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.Based on the interagency publication, Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices, this introductory training covers:

Stream corridor ecosystems and their components Ecological processes, structure & functions Characterization and analysis of stream corridors Development of a restoration plan Design, implementation, monitoring, and Integrated, iterative, adaptive, flexible approaches.