Utah Low-Tech Restoration Resources

 Webinar Powerpoint & Presentation Material

• Webinar Agenda
• Webinar Videos
• Download the full slide deck for the workshop here
• Q&A

Zeedyk Planning and Technique Resources

• Technical Note: Hand-Built Structures for Restoring Degraded Meadows in Sagebrush Rangeland: Examples and lessons learned from the Upper Gunnison River Basin, Colorado (Maestas et al., 2018)
• Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes – Design Manual and Pocket Guide (Wheaton et al., 2019)
• Erosion Control Field Guide (Sponholtz & Anderson, 2013)

• Quivira Coalition Technical Guides
• NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife Starter Guide for healing degraded meadows with hand-built structures in sagebrush country
• Zeedyk, B. & Clothier, V. (2009). Let the Water Do the Work: Induced meandering, an evolving method for restoring incised channels. Quivira Coalition.
  • Book is currently out of print but a partial online copy may be viewed here on Google Books.

Mapping Tools

• Rangeland Analysis Platform

Example Environmental Assessments (EAs)

• BLM Montana/Dakotas Riverscape Restoration Programmatic EA
• BLM Cedar City Field Office UT Riparian Restoration and Wetland Enhancement EA

People and Places

• Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration (LTPBR) Explorer
• Wildland Restoration Volunteers

Videos

• Low-Tech Restoration structure videos
• Utah Zeedyk construction timelapse
• Wyoming Zeedyk before and after timelapse