nc eqip and the western nc stream initiative dick everhart – resource institute kevin tweedy - epr
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NC EQIP and theWestern NC Stream Initiative
Dick Everhart – Resource Institute
Kevin Tweedy - EPR
Chairman Michael “Squeak” Smith
Resource Institute, Inc. 2714 Henning Dr.
Winston Salem, NC Phone: 336-750-0522
www.resourceinstituteinc.org
Resource Institute Office StaffCharles AndersonProject Coordinator,Resource Institute 2714 Henning Dr.Winston-Salem, NC 27106336-750-0522 [email protected]
Debbie DodsonChief Financial Officer,Resource Institute2714 Henning Dr.Winston-Salem, NC 27106336-750-0522
Paula WordenConference CoordinatorResource Institute, Inc.
Tammy WinfreyOffice ManagerResource Institute2714 Henning Dr.Winston-Salem, NC 27106336-750-0522 [email protected]
Our Mission is to Provide an Avenue of Support to Address Natural and Human Resource Opportunities to Enhance the Quality of Life
Resource Institute, Inc.Incorporated 2001A 501 c (3) Non Profit Organization,Recognized by the US Internal Revenue ServiceAnd the State of North Carolina
Short List of Current Projects
Ararat Phase III – Greenway & Stream Restoration
Horn Creek – Stream Restoration of 3,140 ft.
Hitchcock Creek – Stream Restoration
City of Wilmington River Front
Linville River Phase III
Stokes Sewer Project – Build Community College
Tanglewood Park Project – Trail Interpretive Signage
Educational Rosgen Conferences
National Stream Restoration Conferences
WNCSI 2013
WNCSI 2014
RCPP 2014/15
Current Projects total $20,000,000 +
Partners and Funding Agencies: • NCDENR - NC Division of Environment and Natural Resources
• NC DWR - NC Division of Water Resources• CWMTF – Clean Water Management Trust Fund
• NRCS – Natural Resource Conservation Service
• S&WCD – Soil & Water Conservation Districts
• Various city, towns and counties associated with projects
• Trout Unlimited
• American Rivers
• Audubon Society
• NC Department of Transportation
• Tennessee Valley Authority
• USFWS
Western NC Stream Initiative (WNCSI)
Resource Institute established this initiative to help landowners with costs to implement Federal Programs. This model is used to spread the concept Nationwide under the RCPP (NRCS) for 2015. Resource Institute applied for RCPP grants in the following statesNC, TN, KY, TX,.
WNCSI 2014 Projects Completed Projects County Stream Length Feet Alleghany Bridle Creek 1050Avery North Toe River 1300Surry Big Creek 3900Surry Little Fisher River 700Watauga Cove Creek 1700Yadkin UT South Deep Creek 2770 11,420 (total)Design/Permitting Buncombe Newfound Creek 1709Cherokee Hiawassee 650Lincoln Hoyle Creek 2285Macon Coweeta Creek 1700Macon Little Tennessee 1000Macon Upper Cartoogeohaye Creek 1000McDowell Crooked Creek 752Polk Upper North Pacolet River 1300Surry Little Fisher River 960 11,356 (total)
Unnamed Tributary to Cranberry Creek
Yadkin County
• 1,700 feet of restoration• Drainage area = 0.45 sq mi• Priority Level I and III restoration
approach• One new stream crossing and
water line crossing• 4,800 feet of fencing
Pre-Restoration Condition
Construction and Post-Restoration
Condition
Ring Creek
Surry County
• 1,600 feet of restoration• Drainage area = 3.6 sq mi• Priority Level I and III restoration
approach• Partially wooded corridor• Budget constraints
Pre-Restoration Condition
Construction and Post-Restoration
Condition
Resource Institute, Inc. 2714 Henning Dr.
Winston Salem, NC Phone: 336-750-0522
www.resourceinstituteinc.org