Spicer Creek Rehab

[John Jarosz]

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/2d93594

[carl schenk]

 That explains the barge that went past us heading down the river yesterday. It was loaded with  large cement blocks and even larger tree stumps. 

[John Jarosz]

That's neat. We'll try to get Tim back in to give us a presentation on that project once we get back to face-to-face meetings. The boulders around there are supposed to deaden the wave action as well as protect the tree stumps from ice-scrubbing. 

Root balls seem to be the habitat of choice these days. Lots of places for forage to hide & lots of nutrients to grow shoots. Couple of pics attached; row of root balls West River & a root ball growing shoots. Motor Island 2018:

[Stephen Glassic]

Great stuff. It will be great for YOY and juvenile fish. Hopefully it will help protect them from predators like cormorants. I just wish they could find a way to control the gobies.