More recently, another potential disaster has crossed my radar screen:
www.savegateway.org
The way this project is described there is no way one of the steelhead
spawning tributaries would not be silted, what is the recovery time for
such an event? Supposedly after the project is completed landslides
would be mediated and less silt would be introduced to flows. Maybe that
would be too little sediment, I am not clear on this relationship.
Certainly more pollution would be introduced to the reservoirs. The
project mentions biofilters to be installed, why is this necessary?
This one is in my backyard, adjoining regional space I have personally
enjoyed. The reason it is called a regional preserve is because it is
set apart from developed areas. At the very least the name would have to
be changed from "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve" to "Sibley Municipal
Dog Park" Of course I have carefully adjusted my response level.
The steelhead trout already face degradation to spawning habitat, I am
gathering documentation about this.
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