SHAW CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT

Natural Resource Concern/Issues

• Multiple severe out-of-bank flooding events

• Severe streambank erosion, significant land loss, and reduced crop production after each rain event

• Invasive species, including kudzu and Japanese knotweed, overran the stream corridor and prevented more desirable native trees and shrubs from growing along the streambank

Project Objectives:

• Floodplain and bench construction and enhancements

• Install in-stream structures

• Reduce stress on the banks and maintain channel stability

• Introduce buffer plantings and remove invasive species

• Remove at-risk trees from streambanks and replant along banks and floodplain

• Plant over 3,000 native species trees and shrubs

• Plant elderberry for medicinal purposes

• Transplant river cane, a plant that has cultural significance with the Cherokee Nation and may supply materials for future Veterans Healing Farm endeavors

PARTNERS

• Veterans Healing Farm
• USDA-NRCS
• North Carolina Land & Water Fund
• North Carolina Division of Water Resources
• Henderson Soil & Water Conservation District
• Wildlands Engineering
• Suttles Grading