Alarka Live Staking Work Day
Assist with a Brook Trout habitat project in the headwaters of Alarka Creek.
Fri, Dec 16, 2022 10:00 AM (EST)
Alarka Creek Headwaters,
Whittier,
North Carolina
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Volunteers are needed for a work day on Friday, December 16th in the headwaters of Alarka Creek, Swain County, NC. TU recently managed a project replacing a double corrugated metal pipe crossing that restricted Brook Trout movement with an open-bottom culvert that allows for full aquatic passage.
To finish up this project, volunteers are needed to install live stakes in the soil slope headwall and at strategic locations throughout the work area. Live stakes are dormant cuttings of tree and shrub species that will root the next spring. Installation requires the stakes be driven into the ground with a rubber mallet. These live stakes are vital to stabilizing and protecting the reconstructed streambanks in the project area.
Volunteers will meet on site (35.334126, -83.354511) at 10 am that morning. Live stakes and tools will be provided. Volunteer will need to bring their own waders/waterproof footwear, gloves and water. Lunch will be provided for all participants.
Directions to the project site
From Whittier, NC
Turn onto Main St, travel over the Tuckasegee River and bear left onto Whittier Depot St. Continue for 0.3 miles
To finish up this project, volunteers are needed to install live stakes in the soil slope headwall and at strategic locations throughout the work area. Live stakes are dormant cuttings of tree and shrub species that will root the next spring. Installation requires the stakes be driven into the ground with a rubber mallet. These live stakes are vital to stabilizing and protecting the reconstructed streambanks in the project area.
Volunteers will meet on site (35.334126, -83.354511) at 10 am that morning. Live stakes and tools will be provided. Volunteer will need to bring their own waders/waterproof footwear, gloves and water. Lunch will be provided for all participants.
Directions to the project site
From Whittier, NC
Turn onto Main St, travel over the Tuckasegee River and bear left onto Whittier Depot St. Continue for 0.3 miles
Turn right onto Old Bryson City Road. Continue for 0.1 miles.
Turn left onto Conelys Creek Rd. Follow for 9.3 miles to the project site. This road will turn to gravel about halfway up and can be challenging for smaller vehciles.
From Cowee, NC
From NC-28 heading north, turn right onto Cowee Creek Rd. In 0.2 miles, bear right to stay on Cowee Creek Rd. Follow for 1.2 miles.
Bear left onto Leatherman Gap Rd. Follow for 2.9 miles.
Continue straight onto Huckleberry Creek Rd. Follow for 2.6 miles.
Huckleberry Creek Road will turn to gravel and become a Forest Service Road. Follow for 2.7 miles.
At the Y intersection, turn left onto the gated Forest Service Road (Conleys Creek Rd). The gate will be open. Follow for 0.4 miles to the project site.
From Cowee, NC
From NC-28 heading north, turn right onto Cowee Creek Rd. In 0.2 miles, bear right to stay on Cowee Creek Rd. Follow for 1.2 miles.
Bear left onto Leatherman Gap Rd. Follow for 2.9 miles.
Continue straight onto Huckleberry Creek Rd. Follow for 2.6 miles.
Huckleberry Creek Road will turn to gravel and become a Forest Service Road. Follow for 2.7 miles.
At the Y intersection, turn left onto the gated Forest Service Road (Conleys Creek Rd). The gate will be open. Follow for 0.4 miles to the project site.
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