MUDDY CREEK STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT
1,800 Linear Feet | Mason, OH | Construction Completed in 2012
This urban restoration project included sloping of severely eroding banks, providing grade control using boulder cross vanes, improving fisheries with boulder clusters, toe-wood structures, and J-hook vanes. Beaver Creek Hydrology along with the Warren County Soil and Conservation District implemented a series of classroom activities and curricula to educate the local school children as well as professionals in the community about the benefits of stream restoration.
Muddy Creek Restoration Project involves the restoration of two sites located on private property within the City of Mason, Ohio. Project funding comes from the Ohio EPA 319 Grant program with a local match provided by the City, St. Susanna Church and School, and some other local businesses. The project design included sloping of severely eroding banks, providing grade control using boulder cross vanes, improving fisheries with boulder clusters, toe-wood structures, and j-hook vanes. This project also included the design of a new riparian buffer using native plant species. Permits obtained included State Historic Preservation (Section 106), USFW Endangered Species (Section 7), USACE 404 Permit, and Ohio 401 Certification. The educational component of this project is unique. Beaver Creek Hydrology along with the Warren County Soil and Conservation District implemented a series of classroom activities and curricula to educate the local school children as well as professionals in the community about the benefits of stream restoration. Beaver Creek Hydrology has also written a series of articles for the City of Mason newsletter, Mason Matters, describing the project for the local community. Additional educational signage was placed along with the project in conjunction with a planned bike path that will be placed along the stream in the future.