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BDA Volunteer opportunity! Get these dates on your calendar, because this is going to be some riparian habitat work you will not want to miss. BDA is an acronym for Beaver Dam Analog, a habitat restoration method utilizing natural products to simulate a real beaver dam. Volunteers will be tasked with hammering stakes into the ground, digging up sod and dirt for patching, and finding small sticks that can be laid down in between to slow the flow of water and expand the water table. The goal is to encourage riparian habitat development through artificial beaver dam installation.
We worked at this site last year, and now we need to complete the job!
Date:
September 14-15th - 9 am to 3 pm
Why? We are enhancing brook trout habitat, restoring wetland function, recharging groundwater, and helping maintain streamflows. This is fun (albeit muddy) and essential work.
Where? Silver Creek is located just east of Rochford Road a little north of the town of Rochford. Lat Long is: 44.162900, -103.714895.
Estimated time from Spearfish and Rapid City are both about 1 hour and 15 minutes. See map in discussion for directions. The road to the site is a little rough so a car/truck with some clearance is recommended.
Map is linked to PDF that is georeferenced and works in Avenza
Directions
From Rapid City
- Take Hwy 44 to Hwy 385.
- At 385 take a right. Travel 11.8 miles on 385 to the Custer Crossing Rd intersection.
- Turn left on Custer Crossing Rd.
- Travel about 4.8 miles and then turn left on Minnesota Ridge (Forest Service Road 203.1C)
- Travel about 2.5 miles to a four-way intersection and take a right down Greens Gulch.
- Follow the road down about 0.6 miles until you see the flagged parking area.
From Spearfish
- Take I-90 to Deadwood
- Take exit 17 and travel to Deadwood
- In Deadwood continue on Pioneer Way to 85 Bypass towards Central City
- Continue on 14A past Lead.
- About 4 miles south of Lead take a left onto North Rochford Road
- Travel about 9.5 miles on North Rochford Road and then take a left onto Custer Crossing Rd.
- Travel about 1.4 miles on Custer Crossing and then take a right onto Minnesota Ridge (Forest Service Road 203.1C).
- Travel about 2.5 miles to a four-way intersection and take a right down Greens Gulch.
- Follow the road down about 0.6 miles until you see the flagged parking area.
Please let us know that you plan to attend- email us at blackhillsflyfishers@gmail.com to let us know
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