A 1.2 km exploration trail off Kilometer 159 of the Dempster Highway was restored using natural and bioengineered techniques from 2004 to 2005. The Government of Yukon investigated methods including backfilling with adjacent vegetated material, transplanting vegetation plugs, dispersing hand-collected seeds, and live willow staking. By July 2009, the trail appeared largely restored, with some sections virtually indiscernible from the surrounding environment.
Use Cases
- Compare effectiveness of natural vs. mechanical restoration methods based on the described techniques.
- Analyze erosion control outcomes based on the use of willow staking at a stream crossing.
- Model vegetation colonization rates based on the dispersal of hand-collected grass and sedge seeds.
- Assess long-term site recovery based on the July 2009 observation of restoration.
Strengths
- Describes a specific 1.2 km trail with remediation required on approximately half its length.
- Provides a concrete temporal scope, with work conducted in 2004-2005 and a follow-up observation in July 2009.
- Details specific, low-cost techniques like backfilling with native material and willow staking.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single site in Yukon.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon
- Collection Method
- Field study investigating restoration techniques.
- Time Range
- 2004-2005 (study), with follow-up observation in July 2009.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:45:37.759532; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Exploration trail off Kilometer 159 of the Dempster Highway, Yukon.