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BOCC approves Mainland Ranch stream restoration plan and activity envelope after multi‑agency review
Summary
The board granted activity envelope and site‑plan approval for stream restoration work on Collins Creek and Woody Creek through Mainland Ranch parcels; the project includes reconstruction of channel reaches, debris‑flow mitigation, multiple permits and agency oversight, and seasonal construction windows.
Pitkin County commissioners approved an activity envelope and site‑plan application permitting restoration work on portions of Collins Creek and Woody Creek on Mainland Ranch parcels 1 and 4 (also called the 4 Sons Ranch).
Staff referred the application to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Aspen Valley Land Trust (AVLT), Pitkin County Open Space & Trails and the Woody Creek Caucus; those agencies and referral bodies participated in multiple site visits and provided comments that led to conditions in the county’s draft resolution.
The project team, led by DHM Design with Wright Water Engineers and Urbani Fisheries among others, described a tiered approach: a full reconstruction of an upper Collins Creek reach to reestablish a meandering thalweg and…
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