Spreading the word on Wet Meadows

By Roberta Marquette-Strain

Dark, stormy clouds hung low over Lower Chance Gulch south of Gunnison. A murmur of thunder rumbled every so often. Heavy rain began to fall, but it didn’t deter the group of 18 journalists from scribbling notes or snapping photos.

The writers asked questions as ecologist Renee Rondeau discussed the “plug and spread structure complex” — a restoration structure that utilizes a plug made out of soil or clay to block the flow of water — utilized in the area.

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