Description: WSRI teamed with Mountain West Helicopters to complete over 19,000 acres of aerial straw mulching during the fall of 2002 and summer of 2003. WSRI procured straw from over 7 states, coordinated delivery of up to 50 semi loads of straw per day, and loaded 550 tons of straw per day into 5 helicopters.

Description: WSRI teamed with Aero Tech to complete over 500 acres of critical burn areas during August of 2002. Three Air Tractor Airplanes and 3-3,000 gallon hydromulchers were used to complete the 500 acres of aerial seeding and hydromulching in 5 days. WSRI initially helped the BLM design a revegetation plan, including a rapidly growing native grass seed mixture, mulch, tackifier, and organic fertilizer mixture for the aerial slurry application. The BLM has since completed qualitative vegetation surveys that have indicated contract efforts have resulted in very successful canopy over native grass in 1 growing season.

Description: WSRI subcontracted to Aero Tech to complete 869 acres of aerial seed and hydromulch slurry mixing and loading on the Encebado Fire during August 2003. The slurry mixture consisted of winter wheat for quick vegetation cover and pine seed, hydromulch, and laccoset, which is a new soil stabilizing material. The 869 acres were completed in 16 days.

Description: WSRI completed revegetation of a ten-mile length of road shoulder associated with new highway construction. The project scope required application of three cubic yards of compost per 1,000 square feet. WSRI used 10 cubic yard heavy-duty organic spreaders to complete this phase of work.

Description: This project consisted of reconstruction of Fountain Creek to redirect water flow away from Fountain Creek. WSRI subcontracted to Tezak Heavy Equipment Company during 2003 to complete several acres of applying compost soil amendments, drill seeding, straw mulching, installation of 1,200 native trees and shrubs, harvest and installation of 5,700 willow cuttings, and installation of a temporary irrigation system for establishment of native plants during the first growing season. The temporary irrigation system consisted of mainline pipe, dripline pipe, irrigation timers, and temporary hook-up to a city fire hydrant. Indications are that the survival rate of native woody plants was over 50% by the end of the first growing season.

Description: WSRI was the General Contractor to Jefferson County to complete construction of this 3acre wetlands project. The project included 3,000 cubic yards of rough grading, 1,800 cubic yards of topsoil placement, 3 acres of wetlands seeding, 1,700 square yards of geotextile and straw blanket, 2,500 willow cuttings, 10,500 wetlands plug planting, and 100-5 gallon trees and shrubs.

Description: A small pipeline for Xcel Energy that ran approximately 10 miles south from Palisade, Colorado to White Water, Colorado. This line presented many challenges due to terrain and endangered native plant life. Some areas were impassable on the right of way due to lava rocks and impassable drainages. This resulted in mobbing equipment over 40 miles at a time to access an area requiring revegetation. Multiple crews and equipment were used to simultaneously spread organic fertilizer, till, drill seed, straw mulch, and crimp.

Project:	Los Alamos Burn Aerial Revegation Project
Client:	National Park Service
Location:	Los Alamos, New Mexico

Description: WSRI completed over 1,450 acres of aerial revegetation on critical burn areas of the Cerro Grande National Forest. The $4M contract was completed in 30 days, which was the desired time frame of the National Forest Service. A slurry of seed, hydromulch, fertilizer, tackifier, and long fibers were mixed in large hydromulcher tankers and aerially spread on burn areas using Air Tractor Airplanes.

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