Infrastructure Management – Arden Tree Farms

Infrastructure Management

To properly take care of the timber, we need access to the land. Here is an installation of a 48″ diameter culvert across a non-fish stream. The entire project took 10-hours from start to finish.

48-in Culvert Installation

Culvert Staging Area

Digging out the Trench for the Culvert

Preliminary Work for 48-in diameter Culvert Install

Banding and tightening of the Culverts to Secure In Place

Banding and tightening of culvert sections

48-in diameter Culvert Placement

Putting dirt around culvert to secure it in place.

Checking the inside of he culvert banded sections

Water Flowing Through Culvert

Finished Culvert Installation

2/3rds of the ATF Crew

Setting a 48" diameter culvert into the trench

Covering the culvert with fill dirt

Success! Water flowing through the culvert.

The water is initially brown since there is a lot of disturbed dirt. After a few minutes, the water turns clear.