In 2011 , extensive flooding in Cache Valley caused widespread damage to both buildings and land along the Logan River . This led to the formation of the Logan River Task Force ; this group of U tah State University scientists and other experts in riparian and river restoration worked with Logan City and Bio-West, Inc . (a local consulting firm) to develop a long-term restoration plan that prevent ed flooding while balanc ing both social and ecological values of the r iver .