Grand Valley Audubon Society

THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE HIGH-VALUE WETLAND HABITAT FOR MIGRATING WATERFOWL, SHOREBIRDS, AND RESIDENT BIRDS AT A SITE THAT IS BOTH ACCESSIBLE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR BIRDWATCHING AND OTHER WILDLIFE VIEWING. IN ADDITION, CREATION OF A DEEPER WETLAND IN THE NORTH POND WILL PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED NURSERY HABITAT FOR THE COLORADO RIVERS NATIVE ENDEMIC FISH.PHASES 2 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TASKS: FILL THE NORTHERN PORTION OF TRAYLOR POND TO CREATE TWO ACRES OF SHALLOW WETLAND HABITAT INSTALL A PERMANENT WATER CONTROL STRUCTURE TO SEPARATE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF TRAYLOR POND FOR WATER MANIPULATION ON THE PORTION OWNED BY GVASINSTALL A PERMANENT WATER CONTROL STRUCTURE TO SEPARATE OSPREY AND TRAYLOR PONDS TO ALLOW FOR BETTER WATER LEVEL CONTROLINSTALL WATER CONVEYANCE INFRASTRUCTURE SO THAT WATER FROM REDLANDS TAILRACE CANAL CAN BE MOVED INTO TRAYLOR AND AVOCET PONDS AS DESIREDINSTALL WATER CONVEYANCE INFRASTRUCTURE TO BRING WATER FROM REDLAND TAILRACE CANAL UNDER DIKE ROAD AND INTO NORTH POND TO AUGMENT WATER LEVELS WHEN LEVELS IN THE COLORADO RIVER ARE LOW AND CONNECTION TO THE RIVER IS LOST. PHASE 3 WILL IMPROVE NATIVE FISH HABITAT THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: REENGINEERING RIVERBANK CUT CONNECTING NORTH POND TO COLORADO RIVER FURTHER DOWNSTREAM TO REDUCE SEDIMENTATION AND MORE EFFECTIVELY CATCH NATIVE FISH FRY INSTALLING A WATER CONTROL STRUCTURE AT THIS NEW CUT TO CONTROL INFLOW AND OUTFLOW AS WELL AS SCREEN FISH MOVING IN AND OUT OF THE POND.