Harpers Slough restoration project

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St. Paul District Corps staff meet with the contractor and project partners Aug. 11, 2015, during the weekly progress meeting for the Harper’s Slough project. The Harper’s Slough Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project, located within the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, was planned and designed under the authority of the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program. It will protect five existing islands and construct an additional seven islands using material from the backwater and main channel. The program emphasizes habitat rehabilitation and enhancement projects and long-term resource monitoring. Project component includes dredging backwater areas and channels, constructing dikes, creating and stabilizing islands and controlling side channel flows and water levels. Once the project is completed, the project will be turned over to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, who manages the refuge.

St. Paul District Corps staff meet with the contractor and project partners Aug. 11, 2015, during the weekly progress meeting and site visit for the Harper’s Slough project.

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Tags: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, environmental restoration, Mississippi River, St. Paul district, Harpers Slough, Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program, Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, Habitat Restoration

Photo by: George Stringham | VIRIN: 150811-A-GX971-077.JPG

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