Stream Bank Stabilization Handbook - David s. Biedenharn - 1997
Kitchen Creek CREP & Stream Bank Stabilization Project
Transcript of Kitchen Creek CREP & Stream Bank Stabilization Project
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Kitchen Creek CREP & Stream Bank Stabilization Project
Project Sponsors:Greenbrier Valley Conservation District
West Virginia Conservation AgencyU.S.D.A Natural Resources Conservation Service
U.S.D.A NRCS Appalachian Plant Materials CenterU.S.D.A Farm Service Agency
U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceTrout Unlimited
Greenbrier River Watershed AssociationWest Virginia Division of Highways District Nine
Ducks UnlimitedClinton Kirk, Landowner
This project is intended to demonstrate the importance and feasibility of utilizing buffers along streams to prevent non-point source pollution from agriculture and cost effective methods of stream bank stabilization for erosion control.
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Eroded stream bank is sloped to reduce energy from high water
Site 1
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Straw erosion control blanket is put down to hold soil short term
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Erosion control blanket is trenched in to prevent high water from
undercutting
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Trees and grass is planted to hold soil long term
Trees provided by NRCS Plant Materials Center
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Site 1, one week after completion
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Site 2
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Stream bank is sloped
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Erosion control blanket, trees and grass is applied to the site
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Grass seed is applied to the disturbed riparian area and a 4-weeler is used as a cultipacker
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Site 2, one week after completion
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Site 3, before restoration
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Banks are sloped and seeded
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Footers are dug for log vain construction
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When necessary, wildlife was removed from the site and relocated
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Log vain anchored into stream bank
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When available, rocks and trees from the site were used
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Completed log structure
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Completed log structure
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Sometimes the erosion control blankets needed to be cut to fit the site
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Site 3, after completion
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Bermuda Grass from NRCS Plant Materials Center used to mulch and re-vegetate site
Rock bar pulled out of stream and used to re-build the eroded stream bank
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Landowner spreads Bermuda grass sprigs
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Bermuda grass sprigs must be watered when they are applied
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Bermuda grass sprigs one week after application
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Site 4Before After
restoration restoration
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Placing rock for structure near bridge
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Large rock was brought in from a local quarry for the structure
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Large flat rocks existing on the property were used as footers for
the rock vain
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Completed rock vain
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Fence building crew form the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Trout
Unlimited build CREP buffer fence
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Spring gates are installed as needed
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Electric fence charger and signs are included with this fence
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Bird house and wood duck box also provided