Trail Fork Crossing Replacement Del Rio, Tennessee (Cherokee National Forest) Existing culverts at the Trail Fork Crossing were perched and skewed with respect to the stream thalweg, which reduced AOP and created localized erosion and associated sedimentation affecting both the channel and adjacent floodplain. The culverts also created a break in the natural streambed, [...]
Blacks Run Restoration and Northend Greenway
webbones.es2024-07-12T12:11:18-04:00Blacks Run Restoration & Northend Greenway Harrisonburg, Virginia Both the tributary and Blacks Run were experiencing lateral and vertical degradation as a response to livestock access/use and an increased volume and magnitude of stormwater runoff due to a rapidly developing watershed. A community lead greenway trail had been conceptually planned and would address a [...]
South Fork Shenandoah River Restoration
webbones.es2024-07-12T12:12:05-04:00South Fork Shenandoah River Restoration Elkton Virginia The South Fork Shenandoah River project in Elkton, Virginia had been the site of a historic landfill. This waste material was being eroded into the river and impacting aquatic life. The outer meander of the River was excessively eroding, and the floodplain was disconnected from more frequent [...]
Restoration of Lick Run at Washington Park
Kip Mumaw2024-07-12T12:12:22-04:00Restoration of Lick Run at Washington Park In 2018, the City of Roanoke engaged Ecosystem Services to lead engineering and design to restore Lick Run at Washington Park in Roanoke, Virginia. The watershed at this location is just over 5 square miles and is over 42% impervious (ie urban roads and rooftops). Because of [...]
River Run Stream Restoration & Dam Removal
Annemarie Abbondanzo2024-07-12T12:14:05-04:00River Run Stream Restoration & Dam Removal An existing dry detention pond was failing and the stream reach was incised measuring approximately 8’ wide by 6’ deep throughout the reach. The stream was eroding laterally along both left and right stream banks. Stream restoration work would help to address the pollutant reduction requirements for [...]
Linville Creek Stream Restoration at Heritage Park
webbones.es2024-07-12T12:18:33-04:00Our project in the Town of Broadway, VA is a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) funded project in partnership with the Town of Broadway and Shenandoah Valley Soil & Water Conservation District (SVSWCD).
Maury River
webbones.es2024-07-12T12:20:00-04:00Maury River Ecosystem Services, LLC was contracted to provide restoration engineering and assessment for the Maury River in Rockbridge County, Virginia. This project was a partnership with a local landowner, DGIF, and a stream restoration designer. This project was the largest ever undertaken by DGIF and was made possible through a multi-disciplinary team that [...]
Murray Run
webbones.es2024-07-12T12:17:56-04:00Ecosystem Services has collaborated with HHHunt and Roanoke County to develop the first stream restoration project funded through a public private partnership. The proposed project consists of restoring approximately 1,250 linear feet of Murray Run adjacent to the Pebble Creek Apartments in Roanoke County, Virginia ...
Glasgow Watershed Assessment and Stormwater Design
Annemarie Abbondanzo2024-07-12T12:12:57-04:00Glasgow Watershed Retrofit Prioritization & Stormwater Design In 2015, the Town of Glasgow partnered with the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission and Ecosystem Services to implement a NFWF Technical Capacity grant for conducting the Town of Glasgow Watershed Retrofit Prioritization Project. Led by Ecosystem Services’ science and engineering team, a field based study characterizing the [...]
Greening of Crittenden Street
Kip Mumaw2024-07-12T12:29:54-04:00Greening of Crittenden Street With a population of 1,488, Edmonston is bisected by the Northeast Branch of the Anacostia. Due to its low point on the watershed, Edmonston and its residents have experiences flooding during heavy rain events, including the 5200 block of Crittenden (the block closest to Kenilworth Avenue). Ecosystem Services was hired [...]