Engineering a log jam

Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Date Shot/Created
11/24/2021
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
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ELJs help replace wood that was “cleaned” from many streams to facilitate log drives or prevent flooding. The use of pilings mimics how natural log jams accrue on trees or snags and then become self-stabilizing over time.
Ecosystem
River/stream
Subject tags
Aquatic environment
Ecological restoration
Habitat restoration
Rivers and streams