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114-41 &11&.� ...... <br />Figure 2: Willow clump planting on Medicine Lodge Creek after one growingseason (August, 2001). <br />Irving Creek, ID <br />Irving Creek, a tributary of Medicine Lodge Creek about 25 miles West of Dubois, Idaho near the Montana border, <br />had some major erosion problems because of an improperly installed culvert. The entire stream below the culvert was <br />downcut and the willow community was dying because the watertable was well below the root mass. The steep <br />banks were reshaped and willow clumps were placed at the toe of the bank. Large rocks were placed as toe rock in <br />front of the clumps. The willow clumps were trimmed back so that about 1/3 of the stems remained. New growth was <br />extensive and lush. <br />Figure 3: Steep cut bank on Irving Creek was being eroded away especially during high water periods. The <br />landowner signed up for a NRCS program called Continuous CRP to restore the stream in exchange for fencing <br />out the cows. <br />2 <br />