U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Stream Habitat Improvement Projects Melanie Car ter and Corey Kanuckel U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Partners for Fish & Wildlife (PFW) Stream Team: Drew Langston Hunter Kittrell
UPPER CLINCH RIVER WATERSHED Fish Passage Projects Focal Species Tan Riffleshell, Purple Bean, Host Darters, Eastern Hellbender Little River Mill Dam Maiden Springs, Tazewell County Clinch River Roller Mills Dam - Town of Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County Elk Garden Creek Mill Dam Removal Big Cedar Creek Watershed, Elk Garden, Russell County Project Funding USFWS (Fisheries, PFW, Environmental Contaminants) $87,000 NFWF Grant Application $100,000 Requested Partners: Canaan Valley Institute Ratcliffe Foundation, Ultra Management and Consulting, LLC The Nature Conservancy, VDGIF, Virginia Tech, Memphis Zoo
CLINCH RIVER ROLLER MILLS DAM Dam Modification Riverbank Stabilization Riparian Buf fer Establishment Fall/Winter 2018
LITTLE RIVER MILL DAM Dam Removal 2 8 m i l e s opened, i n c l u ding L i t t l e R i ver, M a i den S p r i n g C r e e k L i b e r ty C r e e k Riverbank Stabilization Fall/Winter 2018
ELK GARDEN CREEK MILL DAM Dam Removal 15 m i l e s opened, i n c l u ding E l k G a r den C r e e k D r y B r a n ch Stream Restoration Fall/Winter 2019
UPPER CLINCH RIVER WATERSHED River Restoration Projects Clinch River RM318 (Richlands Tabernacle) River Restoration, Town of Richlands, Tazewell County South Fork Clinch River (Dunford Park) Riverbank Stabilization, Town of Tazewell, Tazewell County Project Funding USFWS (PFW, Environmental Contaminants) $78,000 Tennessee Valley Authority $45,000 VA DEQ/EPA 319 TMDL Implementation Plan $50,000 Partners: Upper Tennessee River Roundtable, Richlands Tabernacle, Town of Tazewell Tazewell Soil and Water Conservation District Keep Southwest Virginia Beautiful
CLINCH RIVER RM318 Richlands Christian Academy R i verbank S t a b i l ization ( 8 2 0 ft), S torm D r ain Retrofits, L e a r ning L a n dscape, R i p a rian B u f f er E n h a n c ement ( 1 a c r e), C onstructed Wetland, T i r e Removal Completed March 2017
SOUTH FORK CLINCH RIVER Dunford Park Reach R i verbank S t a b i l ization ( 2 5 60 ft), R i p a rian B u f f er E n h a n c ement ( 2. 2 5 a c ) Planned December 2017
COPPER CREEK WATERSHED Lower Copper Creek and tributaries Focal Species Yellowfin Madtom, Duskytail Darter, six federally listed species with critical habitat Streambank Stabilization and Riparian Buf fer Enhancement Copper Creek RM 3.75, Duffield, Scott County Project Funding USFWS (PFW) $42,000 VDGIF $12,000 Partners: Upper Tennessee River Roundtable, Private Landowner
COPPER CREEK RM 3.75 Streambank Stabilization (665 ft) Riparian Buf fer (0.25 acres) Stream Crossing Retrofit Completed Januar y 2017
COPPER CREEK WATERSHED Spivey Mill Dam Modification 2016 Water Quality and Biological Monitoring 2017 Hydraulic and Sediment Transport Analysis, Survey 2018 Design, Permitting, and Community Outreach Project Funding USFWS (PFW, Fisheries) $250k Implementation (2019) $200-300k Needed Partners: Upper Tennessee River Roundtable, Canaan Valley Institute VDGIF, Tennessee Valley Authority, Conservation Fisheries, Inc. Virginia Tech
SPIVEY MILL DAM Dam Removal (Fish Passage, Reconnecting Populations) In-Stream Habitat (1 mile) Streambank Stabilization (2500 ft) Riparian Buf fer (3 acres) Planned December 2019
POWELL RIVER WATERSHED Lower Tributaries Focal Area Priority Freshwater Aquatic Habitat Conservation Zone (The Nature Conservancy), Historical records of mussels Biological Monitoring Study (to be completed this fall) Stream Restoration Projects Martin Creek Stream Restoration (3600 ft), Riparian Buffer, Ag BMP, Rose Hill, Lee County Project Funding USFWS (PFW, Environmental Contaminants, End Sp) $58,000 SARP $68,000 VDGIF SWG $50,000 Ag BMP Program $60,000 Partners: Upper Tennessee River Roundtable, Canaan Valley Institute, Landowners Daniel Boone Soil and Water District, NRCS Jonesville Service Center Caitlyn Carey, Virginia Tech
MARTIN CREEK RM6.0 Stream Restoration (1030 ft) Stabilized Stream Crossing Ag BMP (livestock fencing, alt water system) Riparian Buf fer (1.5 acres) Planned December 2017