Keeping dirt on roads and out of streams

The Conservancy has used global positioning systems and mapping tools to inventory more than a thousand miles of unpaved roads in the Strawberry, Mulberry and Kings river watersheds as the first step in identifying and fixing problematic road segments such as low-water crossings, culverts and ditches. The Conservancy and its partners have also hosted workshops for county officials and road crews, demonstrating how improved road construction and maintenance techniques can keep excess sediment out of streams.