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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 French Broad Watershed, Mills RiverHenderson County, Hendersonville, NCStatus: Completed 2023 Stream Restored: ~1,050 feetPlanting Stats: 2,000 live stakes and 290 trees Carbon Sequestration - 17 tons in 10 yearsSediment Reduction - 88 tons Resource...
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...
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...
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...
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 &...
Cove Creek Stream Restoration Project
Cove Creek Watauga River WatershedWatauga County, Sugar Grove, NCStatus: CompleteStream Restored: ~ 1,992 feetPlanting Stats: 4,000 livestakes, 800 treesCarbon Sequestration: 19.2 tonsSediment Reduction: 104 tons Resource Institute’s Partners: USDA-NRCS North Carolina...
Chinquapin Creek Stream Restoration Project
Chinquapin Creek Ararat River WatershedSurry County, Pilot Mountain, NCStatus: CompleteStream Restored: ~4,950 feetPlanting Stats: live stakes 5,818 & 1,710 Trees Carbon Sequestration: 43.5 tonsSediment Reduction: 359 tons Resource Institute’s Partners: NC Land...
North Toe River (Upper Reach) Stream Restoration Project
North Toe River (Upper Reach) North Toe River - Upper ReachFrench Broad River WatershedAvery County, Newland, NCStatus: CompleteStream Restored: ~ 2,500 feetPlanting Stats: 4,760 livestakes & 826 treesCarbon Sequestration: 21.1 tonsSediment Reduction: 57 tons...
North Toe River (Lower Reach) Stream Restoration Project
North Toe River (Lower Reach) French Broad River WatershedAvery County, Newland, NCStatus: CompleteStream Restored: ~ 1,500 feetPlanting Stats: 2,975 livestakes & 517 treesCarbon Sequestration: 13.2 tonsSediment Reduction: 72 tons Resource Institute’s Partners:...
Bill White Creek Stream Restoration Project
Bill White Creek French Broad River WatershedAvery County, Newland, NCStatus: CompleteStream Restored: ~ 5,000 feetPlanting Stats: 9,917 live stakes & 1,722 treesCarbon Sequestration: 44 tonsSediment Reduction: 177 tons Resource Institute’s Partners: NC Dept of...
Cedar Creek & Taylor Creek Stream Restoration Project
Cedar creek & Taylor Creek Broad River WatershedRutherford County, Lake Lure, NCStatus: CompleteStream Restored: ~2,400 feetPlanting Stats: 4,760 livestakes & 826 treesCarbon Sequestration: 21.1 tonsSediment Reduction: 301 tons PARTNERS: USDA-NRCS North...
Pounding Mill Creek & Knob Creek Stream Restoration Project
Pounding Mill Creek & Knob Creek Broad River WatershedCleveland County, Lawndale, NCStatus: CompleteStream Restored: ~3,175 feetPlanting Stats: 1,350 Trees & 6,300 Live stakesCarbon Sequestration over 10 years = 64.7 tonsSoil Erosion Reduction = 440 tons...
UT to Second Broad Stream Restoration Project
UT to Second Broad Broad River WatershedRutherford County, Forest City, NCStatus: CompleteStream Restored: ~2,605 feetPlanting Stats: 5,280 Live Stakes & 870 TreesCarbon Sequestration over 10 years = 47.5 tonsSoil Erosion Reduction = 270 tons Resource Institute’s...
Cleghorn Creek Stream Restoration Project
Cleghorn Creek Broad River WatershedRutherford County, Rutherfordton, NCStatus: CompleteStream Restored: ~1,540 feetPlanting Stats: 3,100 Live Stake & 1,100 TreesCarbon Sequestration over 10 years = 42.9 tonsSoil Erosion Reduction = 308 tons Resource Institute’s...
Hodges Creek Stream Restoration Project
Hodges Creek Fisher River WatershedSurry County, Dobson, NCStatus: CompleteStream Restored: ~ 2,700 feetPlanting Stats: 1,300 Trees & 7,200 Live StakesCarbon Sequestration over 10 years = 67.7 tonsSoil Erosion Reduction = 397.1 tons Resource institute’s Partners:...
Cove Creek Stream Restoration Project
Cove Creek Watauga River WatershedWatauga County, Sugar Grove, NCStatus: CompleteStream Restored: ~ 2,000 feetPlanting Stats: 4,000 Live Stakes & 800 TreesCarbon Sequestration over 10 years = 39.6 tons Resource Institute’s Partners: USDA-NRCS North Carolina Land...
EWP Projects (NRCS’ Emergency Watershed Protection Program)
USDA NRCS administers the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWPP), which responds to emergencies created by natural disasters. It is not necessary for a national emergency to be declared for an area to be eligible for assistance. The EWP Program is a recovery...
UT to Squirrel Creek & Squirrel Creek Stream Restoration Project
UT to Squirrel Creek & Squirrel Creek Toe River WatershedAvery County, Plum Tree, NCStatus: CompleteStream Restored: ~1,500 feet Partners: USDA-NRCS North Carolina Land & Water Fund Brushy Fork Environmental Consulting Avery Soil & Water Conservation...
Hog Lot Branch & Bates Branch Stream Restoration Project
Hog lot Branch & Bates Branch Tributary of Little TennesseeMacon County, Franklin, NCStatus: CompleteStream Restored: ~1,250 feet Partners: USDA-NRCS North Carolina Land & Water Fund North Carolina Division of Water Resources Michael Baker International...
Valley River Stream Restoration Project
Valley River Valley River Watershed, Hiwassee RiverCherokee County, Murphy, NCStatus: CompleteStream Restored: ~1,100 feet Partners: USDA-NRCS North Carolina Land & Water Fund NC Department of Environmental Quality Jennings Environmental North State Environmental...
Paint Fork, California Creek, and Little Ivey Creek Stream Restoration Project
Paint Fork, California Creek, and Little Ivey Creek French Broad River WatershedMadison County, Beech Glen, NCStatus: CompleteStream Restored: ~1,725 feet Partners: USDA-NRCS North Carolina Land & Water Fund North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality...
Foster CreekStream Restoration Project
Foster Creek Tributary of the Mills RiverHenderson County, Mills River, NCStatus: CompleteStream Restored: ~3,100 feet Partners: USDA-NRCS North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Mills River Partnership Jennings Environmental North State Environmental...
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