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Current Restoration Projects.

Data

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Water Monitoring with Sonde Systems

Real-time water data from below Magic Reservoir.

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Canal Fish Screen Project

Phase One: Feasibility Study and Fish Movement Assessment

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Water Monitoring with
Science on the Fly

Water quality data sampling program through the BWR and Tributaries.

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Aquatic Insect Monitoring with the Salmonfly Project

Tracking bugs and population shifts on the BWR.

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EcoWatch

Crowdsourced data to help establish a baseline for the health of the Big Wood River.

Education

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Youth Stewards Water Sampling

Middle School engaged water sampling for education and data collection.

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State of the Big Wood

Annual update on the current state of the Big Wood River and it's tributaries.

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Voluntourism with Visit Sun Valley

Summer water sampling on the BWR for visiting anglers.

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Living Atlas 2.0

Our "restoration roadmap." A comprehensive document focused on the work needed to restore the BWR.

Advocacy

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Magic Connectivity  and the Bypass Canal

With ESA, we have installed data loggers to monitor water quantity and will share findings on canal system losses with the UWRWUA after analysis.

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Sawtooth Brewery X PBW Big Woody

Our collab beer with Sawtooth Brewery. 10% of all sales of the Big Woody Light Lager go back to the river!

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Visual Water Report

Quarterly Video Reports on the Big Wood River with board member Stodd Rowley!

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Wild for the Big Wood:
Grants for Grass

A new initiative that combines ecological restoration with community action.

Earthwork

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Northwoods Project

Work to restore natural channel process along the Northwoods section of the BWR.

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Bridge to Bend Project

Channel adjustments to reduce future flooding damage to the Gimlet residential area.

Project Big Wood

Project Big Wood

PO Box 5006

Ketchum, Idaho 83340

208-309-3457

Mendit@projectbigwood.org

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EIN: 88-2750423

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