What Will the Stream Restoration Work Involve?
Restoration work will likely begin in late summer or fall 2010 and will involve restoring 8,500 feet of degraded stream, preserving 11 acres of wetlands, one mile of the Rivanna Trail, and a total of 73 acres of land. The work will entail reducing the steep height of the stream banks, realigning the stream channel, adding meanders and in-stream habitat structures, and planting trees to enhance the forested buffer along the stream. A conceptual stream restoration design has been completed. Additional data collection, surveying, and modeling will be completed to aid in the development of a final design. Citizen and neighborhood input has been solicited throughout the process and will continue to play a vital role as the project moves forward. One of the highly eroded stream banks of Meadow Creek The project will build on the environmental initiatives being undertaken by the City and other groups throughout the watershed and will serve as a demonstration site, providing educational opport
