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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Second stolen Willie Boat found stripped, arrest made ... Kristy Lee Cook and friends film TV series on hunting adventures ... Fatal crash slows traffic on Interstate 5 near Gold Hill ... Second stolen Willie Boat found stripped, arrest made ... Kristy Lee Cook and friends film TV series on hunting adventures ... Fatal crash slows traffic on Interstate 5 near Gold Hill ... SINCE YOU ASKED Since You Asked: Bear Creek plantings mostly survived February deluge Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Mar. 4, 2015 at 12:01 AM Posted Mar. 4, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Social News We've been following the streamside restoration work along Bear Creek that has been done by high school volunteers over the years, and our son was one of those early volunteers. We're afraid that the high-water event in early February might have undone much of the hard work of this year's volunteer class. Have the plantings survived this winter's high water? — B.D., Medford We at Since You Asked School of Riparian Ecology have to admit that those young plants sure took a beating during the Feb. 6-7 high-water event in downtown Medford. But the project seems to have survived thanks to some timely tree triage. "When the water came down, we replanted the lost trees and we rebarked and straightened up the others," says Jim Hutchins, the Oregon Stewardship naturalist who heads the restoration effort on Bear Creek's downtown riparian zones. "In the end, we didn't lose more than 1 or 2 percent of the trees, and we've planted hundreds of trees there." Hutchins says he stood on the 12th Street bridge over Bear Creek Feb. 7 and watched a whopping 12,000 cubic feet per second of water stream over this year's plantings, worried they'd be washed out. Indeed, a 200-foot section of the creek's east bank near 10th Street was completely scoured out, Hutchins says. Those plants were replaced, but higher up the bank, he says. The high water also washed in yards and yards worth of gravel that spawning fall chinook salmon should find to their liking next fall, Hutchins says. Send questions to “Since You Asked,” Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by email to [email protected]. We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them.   MailTribune.com Writer Posted Mar. 4, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501