Here's a link to the Iowa Map Viewer: https://nrcs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=bfe24b067f4b48f597e4d9fd33f34cb6

Could Brandon show that slide bar tool?

You can also add the Iowa NRCS conservation easements in the Iowa Map Viewer.

I would like to see the layers he used again.

Are there any soil mapping tools that would help as well?

Yes, you can add soils in the Iowa Map Viewer as well

We can go through the layers we use again at the very end of the presentation. If anyone has an oxbow in mind, find it on the Iowa Map Viewer and be ready to share the link.

https://ifis.iowafloodcenter.org/ifis/newmaps/risk/map/ 

https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/data/mapper.HTML 

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Is enhance with deer stand an option?

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Have you had success getting rid of the reed canary?

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aren't mud flats beneficial?

What is your recommendation for the seeding and management of the seeding if seeding native species.

Do landowners seem open to tree removal as part of an oxbow restoration? How do you help educate them that this would be beneficial?

We will talk more about seedings later on in the presentation.

https://www.fws.gov/midwest/partners/getinvolved.html

What is the cost-share rate for NRCS? USFWS?

RCPP link:  https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/ia/programs/farmbill/rcpp/ ACEP link:  https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/ia/programs/easements/acep/EQIP link:  https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/ia/programs/financial/eqip/

Please show a map of the RCPP project areas

See link Brandon dropped for RCPP

Can federal funding be used to put an oxbow in on CRP ground?

Scott's website as a resource: http://skralston.com/USFWS/

Any design recommendations for oxbows created by a straightened stream (old streambed restoration)? Also - any unique recommendations for tile -fed oxbows?

Clay, what did the seeding plan look like?

Sorry, Clint.

Thanks.

Is there a minimum buffer width you would recommend between a restored oxbow and adjacent farm field to prevent sedimentation?

Have you faced challenges restoring oxbows along significantly incised streams (getting the hydrology in the oxbows)? In these cases, would you still excavate to native stream bed, or would you excavate to the nearest pool depth of the stream?

Demo (PERMT Screening tool): https://programs.iowadnr.gov/permt/Home

https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/

Do you face any challenges restoring oxbows that are currently mapped as wetland? (Excavation to mitigate for reed canary grass, etc.)

Can anyone seine an oxbow to conduct fish surveys or is a special license or permit required?

How do you monitor N removal? Tile inflow is untreated. Treated water would be found where?

https://tnc.box.com/s/1oz8wnrevxjj5srov5d3uudqn3ca7y70

Have you done any projects to adjust water levels? To promote vegetation, or water for migrating birds?-Using Water control structures?

How long do you expect the restored depth of the oxbow to last before it silts in excessively again? What is the expected average life span of our oxbow restoration work? Plenty of variables I'm sure.

Here's a simple article on the "power of prairies": https://www.fws.gov/news/blog/index.cfm/2011/6/27/iowa-the-power-of-prairies

https://www.cals.iastate.edu/inrc/projects/2019/evaluating-water-quality-benefits-reconstructed-multi-purpose-oxbows

For IDALS wetlands, we aim for the tile outlet to be one foot above normal pool elevation. Would the same standards be recommended for oxbows fed by tile?

Here's a link to NWP 27: https://www.swf.usace.army.mil/Portals/47/docs/regulatory/Permitting/Nationwide/NWP27.pdf

Have you ever excavated an oxbow deeper than the adjoining creek bed elevation in order to accommodate tile outlets, expected sedimentation, or other variables?

I was at a field day last month where I thought Bill Crumptom said oxbow restoration could take care of Iowa’s nutrient problem in surface water. I am not sure about this, but aren’t oxbows a “no-regrets” policy aside from that? They are on marginal farming land; they enhance wildlife; they mitigate flooding. Given that, should we be lobbying for paying more than a 100% for oxbow restoration? What is your take on the value of oxbows to society at large?

If the landowner has dumped soil and other debris in spots between the oxbow and the creek, would removal be recommended during restoration?

Thank you so much! Well done!

Thanks!

Thank you!

Excellent training! Thank you!