Streams & Riparian Corridors
Stream and riparian restoration in the Wasatch Back
A stream is not a pond with a current. It moves sediment, cuts banks, floods and rebuilds itself, and the useful question is rarely “how do we stop it” but “is it working the way a stream should.” That is what a Proper Functioning Condition assessment answers, and it is usually where we start.
From there the work ranges from low-tech, process-based restoration that lets the channel heal itself to targeted bank stabilization where a structure or a property line genuinely is at risk. We would rather spend your money on the root cause than on repeating the same repair every spring.
Proper Functioning Condition (PFC) Assessments
A structured, agency-recognised read on whether your stream and its riparian area are functioning — and what is driving them if they are not.
Instream Habitat Improvements
Structure, cover, spawning substrate and pool-riffle complexity for the fish and invertebrates that should be there.
Riparian Habitat Improvements
Rebuilding the vegetated corridor that shades the channel, feeds the food web and holds the banks together.
Streambank Stabilization
Bioengineering, rock work and vegetation to stop erosion on stream frontage before it becomes a much larger bill.
Erosion Control
Low-tech, process-based restoration for headcuts, gullies and incising channels — working with the stream rather than against it.
Stream Water Quality Monitoring
Temperature, dissolved oxygen, nutrients and the sampling record you need for a baseline or a permit.
Fish Population Assessments
What is actually living in your water, in what numbers, and what that says about the habitat.
Wetland Delineation
Formal delineation of wetland boundaries — the first step before almost any work near water.
Water Rights Referrals
Water rights are their own specialty. We will point you to people who do it properly.