If you have wandered into the Forest Gallery in the new year, you may have noticed that the creek looks much clearer. Just before Christmas 2010, Live Exhibits staff got together to clean ten years' worth of silt and sludge that had built up since the opening of the gallery. It was a tough and dirty job, but the end result was well worth it when the clean water was turned back on.
First we had to drain the creek.......
The Forest Gallery creek drained of its water.
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...so we could remove all the rocks.....
Removing the creek rocks.
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...and scoop out all the stinky mud!
Scooping out ten years' worth of mud from the creek's base.
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With all of the rocks washed and returned...
Squeaky-clean rocks back in position
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...we could fire up the pump...
The pump that circulates water through the Forest Gallery
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...and let the water flow. C'est fini!
Sparkling, crystal-clear Forest Gallery creek.
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