Natural Resources Division

The 35 feet is measured from the bank of the stream in the location that it is flowing during a typical winter flow (this is called bankfull or the “channel forming” width). We have worked with folks to average if that width isn’t possible in some locations. If you have more blackberries than you know what to do with, we can go larger than 35 feet too!

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County staff will respond to you to get an understanding of what you’re hoping to accomplish on your property. Then we’ll schedule a site visit to discuss in person and see the property.

We will create a restoration plan with your input. If you don’t like cottonwoods, ok! Or you really want flowering shrubs, that’s fine too! As long as we can meet our goals of 30% conifers and all the plans are native, typical riparian plans, we can work with you on the final design. Then we schedule site preparation which occurs in late summer typically. Depending on the amount of noxious weeds, sometimes we do two seasons of treatment and sometimes we can get it in just one.

We follow up site prep with planting which occurs between October and February. Then we provide three years of maintenance to include mowing and spot spraying.

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