Streambank Stabilization and Extension
Catalogue Number: OWL002
Producer: Checkered Owl Media Inc.
Producers: Jones, Rew
Directors: Jones, Rew
Producing Agencies: Checkered Owl Media Inc.
Subject: Documentary, Environmental Studies, Science, Social Sciences
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2020
Running Time: 23:15
The video follows a stream and wetland restoration project on farmland where years of soil tilling, heavy grazing, and land clearing have caused a once‑ephemeral stream channel to erode deeply, sending excess sediment downstream and degrading habitat. Restoration specialists assess the site and explain how straightened, fast‑moving runoff accelerates erosion, while healthy riparian areas—though limited on the landscape—provide essential wildlife habitat, stabilize soil through plant roots, and slow water movement. Their plan introduces meanders, rock baffles, and native vegetation such as willows, sedges, and cattails to slow the flow, capture sediment, rebuild floodplains, and encourage natural healing. Over time, these efforts will widen and stabilize the channel, reduce long‑term land loss, improve water quality, increase biodiversity, and help the system regain resilience so it can better absorb future floods and droughts while remaining a functioning part of the farm landscape.
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