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photo: Rein Janzen

Creek Restoration

 

Upper Gardom Creek is also known as Mallory Creek

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Upper Gardom Creek, which runs along Mallory Road, is the only inflow creek to Gardom Lake and is an important part of the lake's watershed.  It flows seasonally during the late winter and spring, depending on temperatures and the amount of precipitation. One of the recommendations of the Gardom Lake Management Plan was the "daylighting"  or restoration of this creek to help restore some of its original functions. A report written by EAD Dodd was presented to the Gardom Lake Planning Committee regarding the accumulated stressors on the creek.

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© 2016 by Gardom Lake Stewardship Society.

In planning the creek restoration there was an initial visit by Tom Biebighauser. A walking tour of Upper Gardom /Mallory Creek occurred and all of the impoundments on the creek were assessed. Work was planned for the mouth of the creek which would include relocating the creek to its original alignment, planting riparian vegetation, restoring a wetland area and livestock fencing. Tom Biebighauser returned in 2017 to help with the planning for the wetland restoration on Musgrave Road.

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The main phases for the wetland restoration project included wetlands construction, impoundment maintenance and returning the creek mouth to its original alignment. There was to be an emphasis on planting indigenous riparian vegetation and creating and enhancing habitat.

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Wetland Phase 1 of this project was completed in 2018 and Phase 2 was completed in 2022.  The wetland was constructed on Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI) Right of Way (ROW) North of Musgrave Road.  The BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) held the permit to construct works on the MoTI RoW and BCWF agreed to Mutual Cooperation with the Gardom Lake Stewardship Society (GLSS).

Following completion of both phases of the wetland in 2022 there has been ongoing work on maintaining the wetland.  There have been numerous workdays for indigenous species planting, path building, invasive plant species removal, bench building, mulching, and most recently the construction of turtle nesting sites.

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The major funding for this project so far has been received from:

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  • BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF)

  • Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC)

  • Province of British Columbia Greg Kyllo MLA

  • Work-in-Kind from GLSS members

  • As well, there are myriad of other contributors and donators listed on our Many Thanks page.

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