Projects
The Ruby Valley Conservation District works to improve and restore the natural resource benefits of the Ruby Valley. Our projects range from landscape scale conifer removal to small scale, natural process stream restoration. Look below to learn more about recent projects the RVCD has been working on. Scroll further south on the map to see the location of our weed-spraying program. You can also view the map online.
Featured Projects
Water Quality Monitoring
Water Quality Monitoring
The RVCD has 26 water quality monitoring stations throughout the tributaries to the Lower Ruby as part of an increased effort to plan for drought in the Ruby River.
Upper Ruby River Restoration Projects
Upper Ruby River Restoration Projects
The RVCD has done extensive work on restoring the Upper Ruby River so that it can start flowing through its original channels again after being forced into artificial channels for several decades.
Duncan District Restoration Project
Duncan District Restoration Project
The Duncan District project allowed us to restore approximately 299 feet of impaired bank lines and install willow matrices to increase bank stability and reduce sediment pollution in the Lower Ruby River.