July 21st, North Branch Oconto
On July 21st, 2012 the Green Bay, Oconto Chapters and Tom Morris lead National Forest Service work crews placed brush bundled tag alders and shoveled channel dredgings on top. Log covers were placed in-stream and side stream. The area transformed to a meandering stream helping water temperatures cool.
![North Branch Oconto Work Crew ready to work](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicA-800x600.jpg)
Work crew ready to get at it
![Adrian, Randy and crew cut tag Alders](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicA1-800x600.jpg)
Adrian, Randy and crew cut tag Alders
![Jeff, Randy and Arian start to bundle brush](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicA2-800x600.jpg)
Jeff, Randy and Arian start to bundle brush
![Work crew placing brush bundles within stakes](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicB-800x600.jpg)
Work crew placing brush bundles within stakes
![Adding more tag alder bundles to stake line](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicC-800x600.jpg)
Adding more tag alder bundles to stake line
![Bundle ends are placed along stake line](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicD-800x600.jpg)
Bundle ends are placed along stake line
![The sediment shoveling begins as more alder bundles are placed](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicE-800x600.jpg)
The sediment shoveling begins as more alder bundles are placed
![Sediment shoveling allows grasses to germinate and bank to stabilize faster](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicF-800x600.jpg)
Sediment shoveling allows grasses to germinate and bank to stabilize faster
![Sediment shoveling is hard work](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicG-800x600.jpg)
Sediment shoveling is hard work
![A good crew makes the mud slinging easier to take](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicH-800x600.jpg)
A good crew makes the mud slinging easier to take
![The process continues with more bundles, more sediment shoveling](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicI-800x600.jpg)
The process continues with more bundles, more sediment shoveling
![Good sediment progress on bundles](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicJ-800x600.jpg)
Good sediment progress on bundles
![Overview of progress in work area, note cross stream log left in place to scour sediment](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicK-800x600.jpg)
Overview of progress in work area, note cross stream log left in place to scour sediment
![Prior years work is taking shape](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicL-800x600.jpg)
Prior years work is taking shape
![Prior years log placements and bundling providing cover and stream sediment capture](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicM-800x600.jpg)
Prior years log placements and bundling providing cover and stream sediment capture
![Matt floating in a new pine log for placement](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicOr1-800x600.jpg)
Matt floating in a new pine log for placement
![Drilling log for anchoring with root wad](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicP-800x600.jpg)
Drilling log for anchoring with root wad
![Crew checks log placement position](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicQ-800x600.jpg)
Crew checks log placement position
![Log ready for securing to stream bank](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicR-800x600.jpg)
Log ready for securing to stream bank
![Log is expertly placed for overhead trout cover](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicS-800x600.jpg)
Log is expertly placed for overhead trout cover
![Root wad is muscled into position](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicT-800x600.jpg)
Root wad is muscled into position
![Log and root wad placement complete, a welcome home to trout](https://greenbaytu.org//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/northBranchOcontoPicU-800x600.jpg)
Log and root wad placement complete, a welcome home to trout