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This photo shows the Ekstrom property along the Shasta River with newly constructed fence (see Picture #2 for after shot at same location). Note that banks have little cover from trees, shrubs or grasses due to continuous cattle grazing.


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Ekstrom property along the Shasta River showing recovery of riparian vegetation after cattle have been excluded from the riparian zone.


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Live stock control fencing on Ekstrom Ranch on Shasta River about nine months after construction.


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This photo shows a stock water access under construction at Ekstrom Ranch on Shasta River. The rock deposited at the access helps prevent cattle from getting stuck in the mud. Concentrating access to one site helps banks recover while still providing needed water for livestock.


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Jim Fitzgerald constructing a stock water access on the Ekstrom Ranch. 1994.


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Ekstrom stock water access along the Shasta River near Grenada after high water in 1995. Note increase in shrubs in the area where cattle have been excluded versus photo taken in 1993 (Picture #4).


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Red willows growing in the exclusion zone on the Ekstrom Ranch inside an exclusion cage near the stock water access on the Ekstrom Ranch. This photo shows the same location as Pictures #4 and #6. Photo taken after high water in spring of 1997.


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This photo shows trees in Beaver cages along the Shasta River on the Ekstrom Ranch. Green posts support the cages in the event of high water. The tree species is red willow. Fence keeps cows from entering this area. Photo taken in 1997.