Clatsop Soil and Water Conservation District

Tucker Creek Manure Management
and
Riparian Planting

 Project Highlights

Start Date: January 2008

Completion Date: June 2008

Project Components

  • Dry Manure Storage Building
  • Planting of Native Vegetation along Tucker Creek Slough
  • Wildlife reserve initial planting

Project Partners
  • Clatsop SWCD
  • Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
  • Landowner
  • Tongue Point Job Corps Center

Project Site

original manure pile The ranch operation stored livestock manure in an open pile subject to leaching. There was no control of the composting process leading to poor quality composted material full of viable weed and plant seeds.

riparian area before

The riparian area along Tucker Creek Slough was devoid of trees and shrubs.

  Riparian Planting

planting trees

Tongue Point Job Corps students plant trees and native shrubs in February 2008

tree planting

Trees in the ground, protected with wire mesh

 

Manure Storage Building

building 1

Building under construction

building 2

building 3
Completed Building
 wildlife area Fenced off wildlife area with initial tree planting completed  finished The finished manure storage building and wildlife area (taller brown grass)

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