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SIUC Sediment Runoff Project |
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Forestry's local tree care division,
Lumberjack Tree Care, completed a
project with SIUC's agricultural division in
February 2008.
SIU placed flumes in 3 creeks near
agricultural fields whose purpose is to
measure the amount of sediment runoff
washing into the creeks. Lumberjack
Tree Care provided the trucking and skid
steer service to haul 6" rip rap into the
site and put it in place with our skid
steer. The job was completed ahead of
schedule and the work received high grades
for quality and meeting the specifications,
which is usually very important when your
are working on a scientific experiment. |
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The chutes collected sediment during periods
of high flowing water to measure the rate of
erosion from the surrounding fields.
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The sediment collector lying on the floor of
the chute |
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Sediment runoff chute installed by the SIUC
Department of Agriculture in January of
2008. Lumberjack hauled and installed
the rip rap used in the project. |
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Examples of erosion in the fields near the
chutes and in the ditches running to the
chutes. All photos were taken in
November of 2008, 8 months after the
completion of the project.
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