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Materials Technical Note 39: Wale7jet Slinger, A tool to plant dormant unroofed cuttings of willows, <br />cottonwoods, dogwoods, and other species (Hoag et a] 2001). <br />Clump Planting <br />Clump plantings can be used in areas where heavy runoff occurs or where the water column directly <br />impacts vertical banks. See Idaho Plant Materials Technical Note 42: Planting Willow Clumps (Hoag <br />2003) for more information. These areas are difficult to plant and establish with traditional methods. <br />* The basic procedure is to locate clumps of willows that are accessible to a backhoe <br />* The backhoe digs up a clump of willows, travels <br />back to the planting site, and places the willow <br />clump in a predetermined location by pushing out a <br />hole as it deposits the clump. <br />* Clumps are then placed close together along the <br />entire problem section of stream to keep water from <br />cutting around the planting. Pulling or pushing soil <br />from the streambank above willow clumps and <br />packing it behind clumps will improve <br />establishment success and assist in bank shaping. <br />* Sod of rhizomatous grass and grass- like species can <br />be placed behind the willow clumps to speed up <br />recovery time of the mid to upper banks. Some <br />minor bank shaping will improve establishment of <br />the herbaceous material. Grass species can also be <br />seeded by hand. <br />Willow clump harvest, Fox Creek, Driggs, ID <br />* Planting should be completed following high water flows in the spring to reduce chance of ripping <br />clumps out before the clumps are well rooted and start to spread. <br />* Temporary protection, such as steel posts with woven wire, sunlight degradable netting, etc., may be <br />necessary to hold willow clumps in place until they are well established which may take 1-3 years. <br />Usually, this is only necessary in areas were high velocities impact the bank. <br />Other Planting Stock <br />See Idaho Plant Materials Technical Note No. 43: Tree Planting Care and Management (Stange et al <br />2002) for infonnation on planting nursery stock. <br />Permits <br />The landowner is responsible for all peri -nits prior to any planting. The completed plan should be copied <br />as needed and provided to the landowner for submission to the state Department of Water Resources <br />and/or US Army Corps of Engineers. Each state has specific permitting requirements and the landowner <br />is responsible for locating the appropriate agency. Normally any work done in a stream channel requires <br />notification and approval by these agencies and the issuance of permits before work can begin. <br />17 <br />