Seabird Island worked with Jake's Contracting and removed 340,000 cubic meters of gravel from Spring bar February-March 2008. Seabird was worried that the Fraser river was getting to close to the reserve, and hoped that this gravel removal project would keep the river from flooding the reserve. 12 Volvo's and 4 excavators worked throughout feb-mid march and got this job done before it's deadline. Environmental monitors were on site 24/7 to make sure that nothing went wrong and harmed the environment. No equipment was allowed to touch the river. The river will eventually flow into the extracted area when it rises. The water that is shown in the picture was from underneath the gravel, and not caused by an opening directly to the river.
Everything went well with this project. It was also in newspapers and TV.
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