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Bioengineering Workshop

Location and Date 2023 To Be Announced

The Gunnison Conservation District hosts a bioengineering workshop every year, open to the public.  Past agendas have included learning about small steps you can take on your land such as gathering and planting willow stakes to secure eroding streambanks, to larger engineered efforts that can be used as well.  

2019 workshop participants learn how to cut willows and cottonwood trees to grow out
2019 workshop participants learned how to cut their own cottonwood tree and willow stakes to grow out for future plantings
2019 workshop participants learn how to plant willow plugs
2019 workshop participants learned how to plant plugs
2019 participants plant willow plugs
2019 workshop participants planting willow plugs
2021 workshop participants learning about a wood toe structure
2021 workshop participants listening to a local expert explaining an engineered structure stabilizing the streambank
2022 workshop participants planting willow stakes
2022 workshop participants planting willow stakes
2022 bioengineering workshop participants listen to the CPW aquatic biologist.
2022 workshop participants learning about a bioengineered structure
Planted willow stakes from 2022 bioengineering workshop
2022 willow stakes planted during the workshop
2019 workshop participants learn how to cut willows and cottonwood trees to grow out
2019 workshop participants learn how to plant willow plugs
2019 participants plant willow plugs
2021 workshop participants learning about a wood toe structure
2022 workshop participants planting willow stakes
2022 bioengineering workshop participants listen to the CPW aquatic biologist.
Planted willow stakes from 2022 bioengineering workshop