2022 RESTORATION PROJECTS
Resource Institute completed 5 outstanding projects in 2022. The average life of a project is 3 years – this includes preliminary assessment, finding funding, design, construction, and riparian planting. Resource Institute works with landowners, communities, nonprofits, for-profit, and government agencies to restore streams, rivers, and wetlands. Click on an image below for details about each project.
Pounding Mill Creek & Knob CreekStream 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 BroadStream 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 CreekStream 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 CreekStream 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 CreekStream 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...