Dry Creek Timber Road Crossings FWP-DN-Fisheries-R3-25-016

May 9, 2025 12:55 PM

This proposed project would create legal access (not open to public use) to State Land to facilitate log hauling operations for the Dry Creek Timber Permit. Following the completion of the Timber Permit, the next phase of the project will be to reduce conifer encroachment that has severely impacted vegetative conditions on State Land. There would be one ford crossing and two culverts that would be installed to facilitate the proposed work. The ford crossing and culverts would be installed by the winning bidder of the Dry Creek Timber Permit. DNRC has standard protocols required for culvert installation that will be a part of the Timber Permit Contract. On the ford crossing, DNRC would rock the approaches and use heavy mats made from old tires to cross the channel. Once the project is completed, the ford mats would be removed from the channel.

Work associated with the crossing installations will only occur at times when the soil conditions are not saturated from snow melt or rain events. The Forester Officer will be responsible for inspecting the conditions on the ground prior to authorizing any work to occur on this parcel of DNRC Land.