by David Gorman, PE | Dec 7, 2018 | Fish Passage
In late summer of 2018 Ecological Engineering completed the fish passage design for the reach of Tryon Creek below Boones Ferry Road and within the Tryon Creek Natural Area for the City of Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services. Existing conditions included an...
by David Gorman, PE | Sep 19, 2017 | Aquatic Habitat Restoration, Fish Passage, Streambank Stabilization
Ecological Engineering completes the construction oversight of the removal of three dams and one bridge on Brigman Creek in east Multnomah County, Oregon and the placement of large wood structures instream to restore fish passage and natural fluvial geomorphology....
by Rick Ray | Aug 27, 2017 | Aquatic Habitat Restoration, Fish Passage
Mr. Gorman designed 2300 feet of new river channel for a previously straightened reach of the Wallowa River near Lostine, Oregon to restore the river to conditions similar to its historical alignment and function. The design included detailed hydraulic design of...
by Rick Ray | Aug 27, 2017 | Aquatic Habitat Restoration, Fish Passage
Metro acquired a residential property at the confluence of Johnson and Brigman Creeks with the intent to restore the ecological values of the site. Mr. Gorman served as the lead engineer and project manager, providing the site assessment, wetland delineation,...
by Rick Ray | Aug 27, 2017 | Fish Passage
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) listed Tryon Creek as its highest priority for fish passage restoration in Western Oregon. The culvert on Tryon Creek at Boones Ferry Road is a nearly complete fish passage barrier that the City of Portland determined...
by Rick Ray | Aug 27, 2017 | Aquatic Habitat Restoration, Fish Passage
Mr. Gorman provided the engineering and project management for the preliminary design, permitting, and cost estimation for the replacement of a culvert under US Highway 101 in the Columbia River estuary to restore fish passage and estuarine wetlands. The area to be...
