Partially funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Fish Habitat Action Plan Program, three sections of actively eroding bank were resloped and stabilized in the summer of 2008. Native prairie grasses and forbs were then planted in the riparian corridor to help stabilize banks, reduce surface runoff, and provide some shade to the stream. Lunker structures and root wads were placed in-stream to enhance overhead cover and increase habitat diversity for brook and brown trout, slimy sculpin, and several species of dace.  

Local efforts by the SWCD, Iowa DNR, RC&D, NRCS, Upper River Watershed Alliance, Izaak Walton League, and the Driftless Area Trout Unlimited chapter, have made this project a great success. Strides will continue to be made in this focus watershed to improve water quality and in-stream habitat for fish.