Cedar Creek & Taylor Creek Stream Restoration Project

Post construction, the project partners planted 4,760 livestakes & 826 trees along Cedar & Taylor Creek, promising 21.1 tons of sequestered CO2 over the next decade.

Post Construction

Post construction, the project partners planted 4,760 livestakes & 826 trees along Cedar & Taylor Creek, promising 21.1 tons of sequestered CO2 over the next decade.

Before restoration, Cedar Creek's banks were crumbling without stabilizing vegetation. The project partners focused on strategic planting and stabilization efforts.

Before Restoration

Before restoration, Cedar Creek’s banks were crumbling without stabilizing vegetation. The project partners focused on strategic planting and stabilization efforts.

Cedar creek & Taylor Creek

Broad River Watershed
Rutherford County, Lake Lure, NC
Status:  Complete
Stream Restored: ~2,400 feet
Planting Stats: 4,760 livestakes & 826 trees
Carbon Sequestration:  21.1 tons
Sediment Reduction: 301 tons

PARTNERS:

Natural Resource Concerns/Issues

  • Streambanks on the Clark Branch River were steep and severely eroded and lacked a riparian buffer

  • Original Stream = C4

Project Objectives:

  • Restored Stream Type = C4

  • Improve water quality by reducing sediment, nutrient, organic, and inorganic loading of the stream and reduce streambank erosion

  • Stabilize the stream reach to prevent further aggradation or degradation by providing an improved dimension, pattern and/or profile that will improve sediment transport, and manage surface waters and groundwater levels in floodplains, riparian areas, and wetlands

  • Construct rock and woody structures to provide instream habitat, stabilize streambanks and the channel bed
    – Establish a riparian buffer, remove invasive plant species and reestablish native plants, trees, and shrub