Great Sand Dunes National Parks & Preserve - Restoration of Gravel Pits along Sand Creek
Owner: U.S. National Park and Service
General Contractor: Wildlands, Inc. - Richland, WA
Location: Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, CO
Funding: American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009
Project Description:
Tezak Heavy Equipment has been contracted by Wildlands, Inc. out of Richland, Washington for the restoration of thirteen man-made pits along Sand Creek, on the western flank of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, in the Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado. The land is currently owned by the United States and is managed by the National Park Service (NPS). An unknown quantity of sediment from the local Sand Creek floodplain and terraces was excavated and used for road construction and road maintenance in the area. Our scope of work includes but is not limited to the following: Mobilization, Clearing & Grubbing, Earthwork (Cut & Fill) on all thirteen man-made pits, Monitoring Wells, Prepare & Maintain S.W.P.P.P, and the installation of Silt Fence.