WHAT WE DO
Resource Institute Manages the Entire Project from Fundraising to Finalty.
Resource Institute helps communities, landowners, and partner organizations restore streams, rivers, and wetlands. Our projects improve water quality, reduce erosion and flood impacts, and protect land and infrastructure.
We provide project management from concept to completion, bringing together partners, securing funding, and coordinating the work needed to turn a project idea into a completed restoration.
HOW WE HELP YOU WITH YOUR PROJECT
Our project management services connect three key areas of work to keep your project moving forward.
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT & FUNDING
We work with you to identify project needs, establish shared goals, and develop a project plan. We identify potential funding sources, prepare grant applications, and coordinate partner contributions to help move your project forward.
DESIGN & ENGINEERING COORDINATION
We coordinate with engineers and other technical partners to develop a design that meets project goals and funding requirements. We manage consultant contracts, review design progress, and keep the scope, budget, and schedule aligned as the project moves toward construction.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT & COMPLETION
We coordinate bidding and contractor selection, oversee construction, and manage project finances. Throughout the work, we maintain communication with landowners and project partners, track schedules, and handle reporting, reimbursement documentation, and project closeout.
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RESOURCE INSTITUTE PROJECTS
Resource Institute works with local partners to deliver stream, river, and wetland restoration projects that improve water quality, reduce flood risk, and support productive land use. Every project is different, but each one delivers real results for people and the land on which they depend.
Click below to explore our work and its impact across the region.
Crab Creek Stream Restoration Project
Crab Creek French Broad WatershedHenderson County, Hendersonville, NCStatus: Completed 2023 Stream Restored: ~1,100 feetPlanting Stats: 2,180 live stakes and 390 trees Carbon Sequestration - 20.1 tons in 10 yearsSediment Reduction - 125 tons Resource Institute’s...
Line Creek Stream Restoration Project
LINE CREEK STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT HENDERSONVILLE, NC STATS French Broad Watershed, Mills RiverHenderson County, Hendersonville, NC COMPLETED 2023 APPROX. 1,050 FEET OF STREAM RESTORED 2,000 LIVE STAKES PLANTED 290 TREES PLANTED 17 TONS OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN...
Boyston Creek Stream Restoration Project
Boyston Creek French Broad Watershed, Mills RiverHenderson County, Hendersonville, NCStatus: Completed 2023 Stream Restored: ~3,650 feetPlanting Stats: 7,240 (live stakes), 1,256 (trees)Carbon Sequestration: 32.1 tonsSediment Reduction: 220 tons Resource...
Lewis Creek Stream Restoration Project
Lewis Creek French Broad WatershedHenderson County, Hendersonville, NCStatus: Completed 2023 Stream Restored: ~3,020 feetPlanting Stats: 3,900 lives takes & 2,600 trees Carbon Sequestration - 85.1 tons (over 10 years)Sediment Reduction: 180 tons Resource Institute’s...
Nantahala River & Black Creek Stream Restoration Project
Nantahala River & Black Creek Little Tennessee WatershedMacon County, Hendersonville, NCStatus: Completed 2023 Stream Restored: ~2,843 feetPlanting Stats: 5,639 live stakes, 979 treesCarbon Sequestration 50.3 tons Soil Erosion Reduction 180 tons Resource Institute’s...
Webb Creek Stream Restoration Project
Webb Creek Webbs Creek Broad River WatershedRutherford County, Lake Lure, NCStatus: CompleteStream Restored: ~1,125 feetPlanting Stats: 2,228 livestakes & 386 treesCarbon Sequestration: 20.5 tonsSediment Reduction: 340 tons Resource Institute’s Partners:...
Unnamed Tributary Ararat River Stream Restoration Project
UT Ararat RiverArarat River WatershedDobson, Surry, NCStatus: CompleteStream Restored: ~709Planting Stats: 1,406 livestakes & 244 treesCarbon Sequestration: 13 tonsSediment Reduction: 13.8 tons Resource Institute’s Partners: USDA-NRCS North Carolina Land & Water...